All the players but one are blindfolded and scatter promiscuously. The one who is not blindfolded carries a bell loosely in one hand, so that it will ring with every step. If desired, this bell may be hung around the neck on a string or ribbon. The blindfolded players try to catch the one with the bell, who will have to use considerable alertness to keep out of the way. Whoever catches the bellman changes places with him.
Where there are over twenty players, there should be two or more bellmen. This is a capital game for an indoor party.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft