[MR] Bowling / skittles

[jbrmm266 at aol.com]

Yes, the little men in the hills were playing ninepins. In total silence and with no apparent pleasure.
 
He fell asleep when he had a drink from the keg he had helped the one little man carry to the group.
 
The story starts apparently in the 1750's or so to start, because Rip slept through the Revolutionary War.
 
your servant aye,
Donal 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Mauldin <wmauldin at adelphia.net>
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Sent: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:42:43 -0400
Subject: [MR] Bowling / skittles


If memory serves, Rip Van Wrinkle mentions bowling in America. It was not
written period but much before 1900.

Geffrei


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