THE GAME OF THIMBLERIG.

Who has not heard of the game of Thimbles ? For the edification of those who have been so fortunate as never to have seen it, we will briefly describe it.

The sporting gentleman produces three common sewing thimbles and a small ball, and placing them on his knee or some smooth surface, commences operations by rolling the little ball by his third finger under each of the thimbles, which are in a row, lifting first one and then another, as the ball approaches it, with his thumb and forefinger, and playing it along from one to the other. When all is ripe he suffers the ball to stop, half disclosing, half concealing its resting-place. Hands are then lifted, and the easy dupes make their bets as to the identical thimble under which the ball may be found. The strength of the game lies in the legerdemain by which the gamester removes the ball and places it under any thimble he may choose, after the bet is made.

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