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SECOND
EDITION
PREFACE.
In
offerino-
Rlivmes,
such,
have
been
much I
^
^
effort
from
old
to
collect
fashion
'^
"\^and X
a
delight,
the
felt
and
\d
ser}', the at
\
once
s^followedin "j'
^ ^
with
wonder turn
succeeded,
and
universal and
by
a
the
chapter
description
being given,
of
Rhyme-Games
the
on
the
action
the
title
being may
a
be
of
the
Xur-
ha\e
been
; which
of
case
portrayed. left
to
is
Rhymes, is
work
the
well-known each
a
This
ages.
foreign
section
the
with
generally
which
of the
and
in
"
decidedly
as
Counting-out
on
home
all
Scotland,
occupied
of
puzzle
"
exclusive
of
me
are
use
appropriately, by
in-door
contents
to
illustrated,
examples,
numerous
embracing
and
children
pages
sources
really sincere
regularly fascinating Rhymes
vitalityand the
of the
earlier
first
ample
long appealed
textually
but
puerile,
has The
|J^ commentary,
like
with
albeit
general welcome,
It is the
anything
memory,
varied
and
which^
of
own
my
and
hearty
a
literature
iiatwal
want.
wide
young.
in
what
meets
work
in
and
Songs,
industry,
patient
from
Children's
items
living
not
with
for the
anticipate
multitudinous
were
gathered
genuine
alike
as
of
Children's
"
leasts
at
collection
Games, the
Stories
this
public
Children's
Children's or
tlie
to
out-door the The
suggest.
Rhvme ing remain-
I
may
6
PREFACE.
add
only and
the
that
all
in
ten
Giant
the
"
books
once
so
and
book
a
delight
have less
to
lyart
haffets
"
chaprare
so
thin
Och
hey
For
!
chasin' Is
were
just
man
I
gin
were
I
were
bumbees an
auld
young
the
owre
sang
sung
Drive,
Dennistoun, Glasgow.
if
Commend
who,
with
again
and
welcome,
the
"
poet
again,
young
it
children
"
young
the
;
plain
again."
ROBERT
Onslow
the
woman
sing
can
assured,
sincere.
or
jiictur-
less, meaning-
am
once
fact
less
not
bare,"
gin
I
"
the
!
land,
the
be
and
their
From
who
remembering
occasions
and
arms.
those
Ochone
287
now
apparently
the
"
should
all
on
open
"
in
boisterous, me
old
the but
country^
in
young
with
growth
larger
from
often
though
the
received
be
fellow-narratives
children
about
innocent^
frolics, by will
Beard/'
unobtainable.
Essentially esque
the
in
Bkie
^"^
their
verbatim
printed
common
almost
be
to
and
Killer/'
are
"
of
inchiding
"
"Jack
as
Stories
FORD.
with
"
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Rhymes
of
Nursery,
the
9
Rhymes,
Counting-out
.S8
Rhyme-Games,
Children's
55 "
Merry-ma-Tanzie, "The Mulberry Hush."
'
'
"
Dis,
A
"I
Dree
Bowster," Wadds,"
"The
Wadds
and
"The
Widow
of
Bab
'
'
London
59 (iO 61 68
the
Wears,"
65
Babylon,"
Bridge, Jolly
"Willie
68
"
69
Miller,"
70
Wastle," and
Oats
"
.
the
at
"The
58 ..
"The
"
57
Grass,"
Green
a
Looby," I Droppit it,"
Looby
"
Dis,
a
56
70
Beans
and
Barley,"
71
Hornie
Holes," Craw," Neevie-neevie-nick-nack," "Blind Man's Buff," "
72
"The
73
"
73
'
"
Wa
te
al 1flo
W
r
74
"
w
75
e r ,
"The A'
"
Emperor Birdies
the
"Through "
I
Het
*
Lady
Glasgow
"
'
Thing,"
Young
a
to
78
London,"
79 80
Theerie
Airlie's
"
was
my
"
"
77 78
B, C^'
"My
' '
76
Henry," Bird,"
"Carry
'
Air," Needle-e'e, Boys,"
76
Bhie
"When
'
75
i' the
the
King
"The
"A,
Napoleon,"
and
Thorie,"
my
Ships,
80
"
81
Green,"
Rowes
and
83 Butter
Cakes,"
83
"
Queen
Mary, Scoorie," Whuppity Hinkumbooby," Three
"Here "Janet "The
Brethren Comes
come a
Jo," Goloshans,"
Poor
84 85 85 from Sailor
"
Spain, Botany
from
87
Bay
90 91 94
CONTENTS.
8
PAGE
Songs
Children's
101
Ballads,
and
101
Robin,
Cock The
Marriage
The
North
and
Eobin
Cock
of
Jenny
104
Wren,
109
Wind
110
Bo-Peep,
Little
Ill
Builr,
Jack
that
House
The
114
Simon,
Simple Old
Mother
Hubbard,
114
Old
Mother
Goose,
115
The
Old
A
would
he
Frog
her
and
Woman
wooing
a-
117
Pig,
122
go,
,
The
Carrion
Crow
126
My
Pretty
Maid,
127
Can
Cushions
Sew
ye
Dance
to
129
Croon,
Birdie,
Hush-a-ba
127
?
1 29
Daddie,
your
132
Beardie
Katie The
Miller's
Hap
and
133
Row,
134
Dow,
Dilly
Dan,
How
133
Dochter
135
Crowdie, The
The
Nettle
the
Cowe
137
early,
138 140
Nest,
Wren's
Children's
Humour
Schoolroom
Facts
141
Testament,
Redbreast's
Robin
Quaint
and
Sayings,
Blue
Beard,
Jack
and
The
Babes
Jack
the
182
in
Giant
Beauty
the
or,
Little
Sleeping
210 229 Glass
Slipper,
233 243
Boots, and
205
Hood,
Riding
Whittington
191
Bean-Stalk, the Wood, Killer,
in
Cinderella; Puss
184
the
Red
Little
143 ...
163
Fancies,
and
Stories,
Children's
The
Pi^s,
Little
Three
136
Wife,
Auld
whistle,
Whistle,
and
the
his
Cat,
Beast,
Beauty,
249 259
274
OF
RHYMES
Writing half
the
on
of
subject
century
a
THE
the
ago,
been
back
harking able
was
to
with
say,
young
mind
of
uninstructed
the
the
best
and
tale, and
stitious
taken evil
terrors
and
tended Yet
nature.
the
scene,"
day
in
he
light gabble
beautiful
was
never
no
of
keeping
occurred
children
' "
to
Bairns
about
endless
the
little
were
of
over
tionably unques-
children.
good were
my
the
all the
it
and
and
just bairns,'
were
simple, often
kindness,
children
sui)er-
presided
gentle
that
true,
feelings
these
them
is
foster
to
better
expressed,
in
and
})ains
through
song,
little flock
2
it
sometimes
which
rung
their
are
be
to
soothe
to
tended
capacities of
philosophy
held
was
for
and
ideas
jocund
the
to
generally
was
power
and
simplicities
M^ere,
;
elicit
ideas, generally well suitable
There
There
"and
continues,
the
ready
what
the
the
coj)ious supply of song,
system
to
he
childhood,
she
times
between
of But
satisfaction, that
and
implanted,
were
what
infantile
there
in the
distinguish
to
all
own
had
nursery."
amidst
most
charges.
young
disadvantages
some
the
drollery^ at
her
amuse
had
;
his of
cradled
"
intellect
who
nurse
feeling
a
then
was
of
period
the
Chambers
Nothing
"
as
than
more
Robert
said,
much
so
the
on
Dr.
he
as
revolutionised
rhymes
nursery late
expressed regret because, late
NURSERY.
old
dames a
; but
wonderful It
humour.
anything nurse
but
would
RHYMES
10
say
make
them
able
and
men
a
exercising the I
even
now.
north
of the
and
amusing
are
and^
;
amused
question
if there
is
has not
a
been
same self-
Chambers minds
and
all the
land
the
over
common
The
Dr.
engaging
of children
who
the
in
to
than
more
this hour.
to
faculties
Tweed
beginning
still little
while
women
speak." They did not of Scotland, they do not rhymes and drollerywhich
child
of
thought
once
never
to
homes
as
they
and
"
NURSERY.
THE
OF
child
anywhere entertained by
Brow, brow, brinkie, Ee,
winkie,
ee,
Nose,
nebbie.
nose,
Cheek, cheek, cherrie, Mou,
mou,
merry.
Chin, chin, chuckle,
Curry-wurry ! Curry-wurry! Or
the
briefer
eye, the
nose,
formula, referring only and
the
mouth, which
Chap
the
at
Keek
with
only the
was
his infant
spread out, from
thumb
catch
:
son
and
little
"
door.
that
evening
his
I
knee, having
entertaining
to
:
in.
other on
runs
brow, the
sneck.
Walk it
the
to
in.
Lift the
And
etc.
its
owner
finger,and
saw a
a
father
little hand
by travelling
repeating
the
"
This
is the
man
that broke
This
is the
man
that stole the
This
is the
man
that
This
is the
man
that tell't a'.
And
puir PirlyWinkie
ran
the
barn. corn.
awa'.
paid
for
a',paid for a'.
old
OF
RHYMES
As
well
THK
its tVllow-rhvine
as
little
This Httle
"
none
;
and
could
!
be
that
capers
Hfe of Scotland
of course,
squeak
home.
way
rhymes
nursery
;
beef.
roast
])iggot
nonsense
delighted the none,
home
pig stayed at
I can't find my the
market,
little })igcried, Squeak I
This
Than
the
to
pig got
little
This
n
:
Tliis little \n"r went This
XLHSKRY.
for many
tions, genera-
delectable
more
have
"
none
awakened
charming the sense, they have imagination and develo])ed]wetic fancy in
thousands
who
While
suitable.
more
old
age
stolid
proving
every
and
let them
never
can
Can
uninteresting
into
and
men
Just Ca' To
a
a
that man.
ony the
nail into
the
tae.
poAvnietrot nail,and
There's
a
pownie weel
rude
his
a
father
has
knee, he
rhyme by
the
had
has
brae ;
;
brod.
shod, shod
shod, w^eel shod, weel
pleasingrecollections
on
weel
there's
a
a
the
heel.
There's
many
}
I can,
pownie climb
gar the
Weel
What
as
nail into
gar the
Ca' To
weel
as
o' mine
this horse
shoe
you
fine.
fallow
my
Yes, indeed, and
that
blundered
go.
Johnny Smith,
child
have
might
They are, for this reason, part and j)arcelof and the healthyand happy life, properly-balanced
women.
mind
otherwise
of his
when,
demonstrated
fireside o'
own
})ownie. hood earlychild-
sittingwith and
his
chanted
nights far,as
often
RHYMES
12
has been
the
To
such
know
the
wind
When
the
bough
is
hear."
Its
the
blows
the
breaks
which
"
various
will rock ; will
cradle and
records
fall,
and
all.
has
joyed
baby child
every
told in the
origin,as
it !
top.
cradle
the
learned
frolics of the young.
tree
cradle
come
rhyme
a
the
on
he
least,of the
delightin
the
will
where
scene
at
old
down
NURSERY.
one,
When
This
the
is to reaHse
Hush-a-by baby
And
THE
from
case^
the
why
reasons
OF
of the
to
Boston
than curious (U.S.)Historical Society,is not more beautiful and significant.Shortlyafter our forefathers landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts (I am quoting),a "
party
picking
were
babies
in Indian
fashion
hung from Sure enough,
these
cradles
would
rock
observing this, pulled off the above
words, which
Several
Sat in
Eating his
Master
suppressed monks
from
the
of the
party
and
off
wrote
firstpoetry histories.
curious
corner
pie
;
in his thumb
said.What
real personage.
blew
Horner
pulled out
Horner,
rounding sur-
wind
be the
to
have
Christmas
put
And And
a
man
young
is
tied up
of the
the
piece of bark
a
Little Jack
He
A
or
that
"
them
limbs
when
is believed
in America."
written
!
the
women
women,
papooses
cradle, they had
no
and
trees.
of the
called, had
were
and, having
"
the Indian
Several
strawberries.
they
as
squaws
fields where
the
in
out
were
a
a
good boy
it appears,
Tradition
was
I !
am
not
a
tells that when
monasteries,
their nests, the
})lum.
and
drove
title-deeds
myth, Henry the
of the
but
poor
a
VIII. old
Abbey
of
RHYMES
Bellwood, of
Abbot
London
to
the
made,
as
fine
of whieh
the
dainty he
entrusted
deliver
was
cold, the
and
the
chances
pulled
what
chance
wondering by and
arrived
the
title-deeds
value
plums
he
kept
in the
Jack
received
deserved
him
the
We
by
Great
to
of the
this
carry
uj)
])arty for
have
"
and
the he
the
be
learningtheir the
were
of the
rage
a
little was
true.
"
doubtful.
everywhere lamb
was
that sure
snow
Mary to
go.
Master
bestowed
lamb. as
when
be
truth, whether
white
and
and
lines,
had
sioners, Commis-
the estates it may
good boy
juiciest
to the monks.
out
claimed
than
more
there,
missing.
were
documents,
its
the
delivered, but
story ; and ''^
behold
reached
now
they dealt
title of
Its fleece
The
the
light of
the
And
innocently enough,
These
was
goes
the
Mary
forth
parcel was Abbey estate
restored
rhyme" will
all know
be
pie,and
there.
the
Horner
"ret
of the
them
So
in
and ])laeed,
hands
pocket, and
wxre
them.
But, then,
Mells
his secret
peacefultimes
])ieto
a
Horner
it could
the vengeance
kept
very
by thieves, to
were
in his
pie.
heavy But
of
it
The
town.
them
had "
in
were
the
the crust
He
!
parchment
he would
journey was lon^, the boy was hungry, the pie was temj)ting, of detection, the youth presumed, were
he broke
So
But
The
refeetory table,inside
a
the
into
intended.
was
day
small.
on
lad named
a
that
ordered
documents })reeious
and
it
infested
was
to
l)iiilt hy Abbot
the documents
as
smoked
ever
as
\y,
instead
metropolissafelyhe
to
London
and,
;
road
the
them
whom
determined
Glastonbury
them
Jack
NL'KSKRV.
by the Conunissioiurs.
deniaiuled
were
valuable, and
to
THK
oranoc iiu'ludingtlie .simi))tii()us
Mells,
send
OF
;
went.
on
RHYMES
14
her to school
It followed It
made
To These
than
Less
farmer
a
into the
It became
One
the
it under
her
There
school a
the
burst
out
the
lamb
it died
well
her
what and
to
to
do
stayed until Mary
it
teacher's
desk
to
the
with
covered
it
village it
with
called her
of her
composed making The
a
Some
pet.
was
verses
years to
complete rhyme
followingare i^nd But And Tdl
so
much
so
""
that
white
pair of stockings to
additional
the
up
lesson ;
went
Mary grieved
for her
there,
over
was
say
her
follow
it would
that
desk
of its wool, which
some
knitted
*
girl,the
little
a
lip to lip,giving the greatest delightto all. grew up to be a sheep,and lived many years
when took
still living.
quietlyafter her, and the whole laughing. Soon after,John Rollstone, with memorating Mary, wrote a little rhyme comwent incident, and the verses rapidly
lamb
fellow-student
from
was
it followed
her
class to the
then
but
of her
knowing
not
with
she
be
may
actual
an
on
Worcester
in
day
school,and,
her shawl.
Mary
ago
fond
so
everywhere. girlput
it appears,
setts, County, MassachuOne spring her father brought a feeble house, and Mary adopted it as her especial
of
U.S.
pet.
heroine
the
laugh and play.
school.
at
founded,
eighty years
daughter lamb
lamb
a
see
and
circumstance,
children
the
were
verses
day^
one
againstthe rule.
was
And
NURSERY.
THE
OF
the the
added teacher
waited
Mary
turned
lingerednear, patientlyabout did appear.
in
w^ear
know
lines referred
still he
snow," and
as
of John
we
him
to
out,
; and
mother
brance remem-
after,Mrs. Sarah
those as
her
The
Rollstone, it.^
:
"
Hall
Mary
RHYMES
took
such
good
able
Boston. from
was
wanted and
give
As
soon
the
to
those
So
a
short
to
iVoiii her
to
a
cluirch
bazaar
tliat the
the
stockingwas
South
in
stocking one
every
unravelled,
pieces. Each
Old
she
vvoinaii
piece
Mary wrote her full that the}brought the
well
so
made
oto\vii-uj)
known
the
wiiich
on
of "28
was
ir,
Mary's httle lamb/'
into
card
stockings
them
"
it.
cards sold
sum
of
of
cut
a
NURSERY.
it became
as
fleece
yarn
she
one
])ieceof
a
fastened and
when
to
the
THE
of tlu-
care
fleece that
lamb's was
OF
Church
was
name,
some hand-
in Boston.
sat on a wall, Humpty-Dumpty Humpty-Dum})ty had a great fall ; Not all the King's horses, nor all the Kin^j's men, '" Could set Hum])ty-Dum})ty uj) again
Attempts have suggested by the the days of King years the
old
knows
conundrum,
but
with
tickled,
as
but
the is
lines
how
baron
child
every
an
"
bad
be
no
than
As
head
if he said, You'll
What The
Why, The
shield
I'm me
not
from
imagination,
children
Mary teacher
laid
afraid, all harm."
love
Mary
did
so
?
"
cry.
loves the lamb, you
reply.
no
It is enough
arm.
the lamb
makes eager
her
upon "
her, and
to
it
its fascination
"
then^he ran
ten
conundrum,
less. the
was
lived in
yet, were
rhyme,
nonsense
who
a
And
t^p;.
that
more
present
jingle of rhyme,
His
*'
bold
a
show^
to
intellect would
And
"
;
onl}'a
the in
John that
for the budding
when,
fall of
which
to
answer
made
been
know,'
is
16
RHYMES
diddle
Hey
or
OF
THE
NURSERY.
diir
Went
to
his b"
One
shoe
off
Hey
diddle
John,
-on
.xovwsers
other
i,ne
a
dinxiT]"Tin', my
shoe
on
on,
John
son
;
;
"
CrippleDick And Sandy on Ride To or
yet again
a
a
stick.
soo.
Galloway pund o' w^oo' ; to
away
buy
upon
a
in^
Sing a A
o' saxpence,
sang
fu' o' rye,
baggie
blackbirds, Four-and-twe^^ty Bakit When
the
To
The
pie.
a
pie
began to stng ; that a dainty dish before the King ?
wasna
set
King
in his
was
Queen
maid
was
the
in
was
Eating bread The
counting-house
his money.
Counting out The
opened
was
birds
The And
in
and in
the
parlour honey, garden
I
Hanging out the clothes, When blackbird a by came And snapped afF her nose. For
such
supreme
nonsense
no
historical
origin need
be
sought, surely. Yet part of the latter least applied to a historical personage in worth recalling.Dr. H. J. Pye, who w^as
way
that is
created
Poet
Laureate
in
in succession
to
Thomas
Warton,
has a
been
1790,
at
was.
RHYMKS
Odes
there
each and
other
every
were
to
sure
The And To
But
take
to
rhymes^ by
his
the
And
that
nurse,
^'nle foot in cither
take^
id
merrily
the
:
and
brought
coiuin^r
the
lark,
rhyme,
into
poeticaland the
car
patriotic
adaptation:
sing,
to
dainty dish. king .^
a
a
Action rhymes only by themselves. of their pra-^tical fail never drollery, the very earliest practisedis among
The
following.
)
opened,
was
before
set
reason
amuse.
the
be
began
not
was
Xrir
important toj)i(s,
described
coul
Pye
birds
his to
,iore
podridaultimatelyprovoked the
In
.rences
oi}
and
;
rc^
were
bird that
When
to
dearth
appear
of.
17
,
field-flower
and
tree
the
in
NURSERY.
fw.
perpetual
were
spring: and,
olla
THK
poet, regularlymade
a
as
OF
with
the
child
her
on
knee,
hand, and, making them
go
down, she sings: "
.
^
This
is Willie
He
ca'd him
He
sticket
W^alker, and to
a
him
on
that's Tarn
feast,and the
he
spit,and
ca'd him he
he
owre
him, and
he
owre
him,
And
he
owre
him, and
he
owre
him,
keep
to
manner
This
way
doggiesgaed
and
took
They
And
diversion, may
;
etc.
follow
in the
same
"
little
And
the
him
:
Twa
And
up
;
sticket
And
Then,
Sim,
a
that way, lick out
to
and
the
mill.
this way
o' this wife's
and
that way
;
poke.
they took out o' that wife's poke, a loup in the lade, and a dip in the dam, hame wallopin', wallopin', they cam' wallopin', a
lick
etc.
RHYMES
18
OF
THE
NURSERY.
Or:"
Feetikin^ feetikin^ When
will ye gang
When
the
And
Should
and
active
more
nightsturn short. days turn lang,
the
ril toddle
toddle
gang,
to
uprighton line,the rhyme
the
This
is the
and
Jimp This
the
way
is the
demanded,
will be
ladies
the
gang. the
knee, and, suiting
one
:
"
ride.
sma', jimp and way
and be
entertainment
child will be set bold the action
?
sma'
;
gentlemen ride.
Trottinga',trottinga' ; This is the way the cadgersride.
For
Creels
and
a' ! creels and
Creels
and
a' ! ! !
sake, on variety's A' the And A' the The The
A
a' the nicht
hen's
more
nicht
follow
again ;
owre owre
the
hen.
hungry beast.
a
there's
swing, may
owre.
and
owre
cock
is hollow nae
within
deceit
in
a
;
puddin',
pie'sa daintything.
A' the
Or, yet
and
owre
peacock followed
The But
nicht
easier
an
a' ! !
to
nicht
the
engage
and
owre
owre.
intellect may
Poussie,poussie, baudrons, Whaur Eve
been
ha'e ye been to
London
Seeing the Queen.
?
"
Da
come
Capo. : "
: "
RHYMES
20
Again
: "
Eezy
ozy
Kens
na
moolin's whaur
o'
bread,
lay her head, Kirkgate and the Cross
the
Atween
And
NURSERY.
THE
OF
to
There
stands
It
can
it gallop,
It
can
carry
white
bonnie
a
the
horse,
trot.
can
mustard-pot.
yet again : "
Willie
Warstle, auld Carle,
Dottered, dune, and Feeds
his
o'
Sowps In Arbroath
and
weans
doited
bodie.
calfs'
on
lugs, draps o' crowdie.
brose, and
the district, mothers, indicating
parts of the child's anatomy Brow
Eye
o' o'
Scent
various
they proceed,sing :"
as
knowledge.
life.
bottle.
Penknife. Cheek
cherry.
Neck
o' grace.
Chin
o'
That's Shoulder Breast
pluck "
your
face.
o' mutton. o' fat.
Vinegar-bottle, Mustard-pot "
That's
my
Touching severallythe various dress during its repetition,this : rhyme is common "
laddie.
buttons sort
of
on
the
child's
fortune-telling
RHYMES
Or
OF
NURSERY.
A
laird, a lord,
A
rich
A
tailor, a driiinmer^
A
stealer o' beef.
for the
supposing
rili:
man,
thief,
a
that the
nonce
child is
cooper-work^requiring-to be mended, accompanied by the supposed process, Donald
As
weel
the
about
ane
about
the
And
ane
about
the
that's
next
is lilted
of
thumj)s:
the
as
And
a
town
ran
penny
kirk
And
a
?
can.
mou'
o't.
body o't. leggen o't.
accompaniment
to
pretended
a
was
;
sold. down
told ; and
ane,
great muckle aboon
the
"
on
him
sent
pair o' garters to
I coffed
a
to dight his pocket-na})kin
found
garden
to
thoomiken
my
a
the
a',
a'.
I coffed
to
aboon
:
him, I bridled him, I
hun
twa.
remarks)explainsits
little manikin, I set him
I saddled
was
doon
aboon
Chambers
character
choir
thump
a', doon
following(as Dr. theatrical
And
-
man
The
Doon
I sent
:
girded coggie !
a
an
coffed and
He
a
be sung
may
"
To
got
following,
bodie.
ony
And
Bontin's
I
as
ane
And
The
coggie
Carline,that I
There's
own
gird my
ye
Couthie
game
the
])ieceof
a
Cooper,Carle, quo' she.
Can
The
i"i
to the tooniken
tie his little hosiken
fetch
Iiim in the kitchen-neuk
a
;
;
little nosiken
pimd
;
o' sage
kissinglittle Madge.
:
RHYMES
OF
dandlingthe
child
22
While nurse
NURSERY.
THE
her
on
knee
the
mother
or
sing :
may
"
I had Its
littlepony,
a
name
I lent it to To ride She
Dapple Grey : lady,
was a a
mile away.
whipped it,she
She
ca'd it
owre
lashed it,
the brae ;
I winna
lend my pony mair, Though a' the ladies pray.
In the
the above
manner
same
Chick
! my ! my
Chick How
many Eightand
Try to
win
may
be followed
naigie,
naigie. miles to
Aberdaigy? and other eight; eight, there by candlelight.
Or:Cam'
ye by the kirk ? Cam' ye by the steeple ? Saw ye our gudeman.
Ridingon Foul fa' the Winna
a
ladle ?
bodie,
buy a saddle.
Wearing a' his breeks. Ridingon a ladle ! Or The To
cattie rade to
Passelet,
to Passelet, Passelet,
The
cattie rade to
Upon
a
Passelet, harrow-tine,O.
by "
RHVMKS
THK
OF
'Twas
on
MRSKin'.
Wt'(lius{la\
weetic
a
,
Wednesday. Wednesday 'Twas
on
I missed
Lighting'a to
form
the
will
nurse
it aye
stiek, and
semi-eirele
a
sing
Wednesday,
weetie
a
sin syne^
making of red
or
:
it
().
to
wave
fire before
croon
and'fro/so
the
as
child's eves,
: "
Dingle, dingle doiisy, The The
cat's at the
dog's awa'
To
buy
the
well. Miisselbro'
to
bairn
bell.
a
Greet, greet bairnie. And If ye
ye'seget
greet faster^
dinna
I'll keep it to
Or
mysel'.
again,dandling the child,the
what
Perthshire
some
Riding
on
a
St.
In bv
Guildtown
Richt
up
the
stand
the
To
a
see
Rings on She
favourite
Cock-Horse an
"
by Xewmill, by Cargill,
round
by Gallowhill,
owre
ride
doun a
to
horse
Wolfhill, and
never
still.
universal
Ride
to
:
owre
Harelaw, and way
well
may
standing still,
Burstbane, and
that's the
And
and
entertainment
know
Martins, and
by
by
children
horsie,never
Doun
Yont
Or
bell ;
a
old her
shall have
woman
to
"
Banbury Cross, ride
fingersand music
:
ensue
may
on
bells
wherever
a
white
horse
her
toes,
on
she
goes.
;
be
Or
OF
RHYMES
^24
:"
The The
the
jumped
The
little
To
a
and
cat
cow
And
diddle,
diddle
Hey
In
NURSERY.
THP:
dish
the
;
moon
dog laughed. sport, with
away
ran
reposefulattitude, such
employed
the
over
such
see
fiddle.
rhymes
the
as
spoon.
follow
may
: "
Jack
and
Went
up
To
fetch
a
Jill the
hill
pailof
Jack
fell down
And
broke
And
Shoo
Jill
tumbling
came
the
pet, and
Baa, baa, black
Yes, sir,yes, sir,three for the
master,
One
for the
little
daddie's
any
shall I wander
lives in the
?
Upstairs,downstairs, And There Who I took And
lady'schamber.
in my
I met
an
old
wouldn't him
by
threw
man
say his prayers, the
him
left
?
dame.
Goosey, Goosey Gander, Where
wool
full ;
for the that
hen.
you
bags
one
boy
after.
glen,
sheep, have
One
;
his crown.
shuggie,owre
Mammie's
Avater
leg.
downstairs.
lane.
be
a
bone
do"]foie got
the })oor
so
to tiie
went
cupboard.
;
was there, the cuj)])oard
she got
But when
XURSKRV.
do""oie
fetch her poor
And
she
Hubbard,
Old Mother To
THE
OF
RHYMES
bare.
none.
PollyFlinders
Little
the cinders.
Sat among
})rettylittle toes. and caught her,
her
Warming Her
mother
And
whi})ped her
came
little daughter
spoilingher
For
nice
clothes.
new
Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole
Pig And
pig and
a
eat, and
was
Tom
he
away Tom
;
run
beat.
Avas
the street.
roaringdown
went
Betty Blue lost her holidayshoe.
Little Has
her another
Give To
match
Three See
blind
how
Who
:
in two.
blind mice
; three
mice
they run
all
They Did
she will walk
then
And
other,
the
how
see
they run
off their tails with
cut ever
you
Three
blind
carving knife,
a
such
fools in
mice
!
see
vour
Mary, Mary, Quite contrairy. How
does
garden grow
your
Silver bells. And And
cockle
shells.
pretty-maidsall 3
in
a
;
wife.
after the farmer's
ran
;
row.
?
life ?
26
RHYMES
OF
THE
NURSERY.
baker's Pat-a-cake^ pat-a-cake, Bake
cake
a
Prick
it,and
And
fast
as
Little Miss Sat
on
Eating her
curds a
beside
frightenedMiss
Jack
Sprat could wife
licked
Sang
no
fat.
eat
no
lean ;
the
both, you
see,
platterclean.
Tucker
shall
Brown
give him
we
bread
and
shall he
Without How
away.
for his supper.
What
How
Muffet
them
Little Tom
her.
eat
could
so, betwixt
They
me.
whey ; great spider
And
And
and
Tommy
and
down
sat
His
T,
it with
Muffet
came
And
mark for
oven
;
tuffet,
a
There
can
you
pat it,and
it in the
put
as
!
man
any
shall he
Without
any
butter. it
cut a
?
knife ? marry
wife ?
See-saw, Margery Daw,
Jenny She
shall have
shall have
Because
she
but
a a
master
new
penny
can't work
;
day,
a
faster.
any
Roun', roun' rosie, cuppie, cuppie shell. The If you
dog'sawa' don't
to
Hamilton,
to
tak' it,I'll tak' it to
buy
a
new
mysel',
Roun', roun' rosie, cuppie,cuppie shell.
bell
RHYiMES
28
TafFywas TafFycame I went
to
I took
up
house, and
my
to
lion and
And
the
knocks
Some
But
the
a
was
Em
home
marrow-bone.
a
are
blawin'
she
the
What
What
do ye
I feed
Doun
me
Gerse
the
in
a
moon
blanket. ;
declare,
the
sun.
wee
Tam
high ? out o' the sky. wifie,quo' I. so
}
Taits !
do ? and
gaits!
they ?
in yon eat
up
there
clouds
sheep
feed
Where
unicorn
canna
they you
ca'
They
:
wifie,quo' I,
dune,
ca'
as
bure
cauld
dune, weel
What
I
doin' up
ye
down.
town.
wifie,wee
wifie,wee what
the
did there oxter
head.
bread.
high
as
;
;
both
wifie row'd
she
in her
crown
them
the
times
what
Weel
at
dog
lion beat
wee
Nineteen
O
stole
got brown
some
All round
Wee
not
unicorn
the
got white
And
For
piece of beef;
a
Taffy'shouse, Taffywas in bed, broomstick and flungit at his a
Fighting for Up jumps a wee
And
thief,
a
stole
house, and
my
The
There
NURSERY.
Taffy'shouse, Taffywas
Taffycame to
THE
Welshman^ TafFywas
a
to
I went
OF
bog
they ? and fog !
!
RHYMES
What
oic
Milk Wha
?
Taits and
and
robin
and
the
lintie, wren
;
nests^
thrive
never
hail-storm
I !
the
harry their
ye
Ye'll
a
':Hj
wliey!
laverock
Gin
NUKSl^KV.
Slips that ?
The
During
they
and
Tarn
The
THE
OF
again.
country children
sing : "
Rainy^rainy rattle-stanes, Dinna But
rain
Far
Again, when
rain on
is
Snaw, Ow^re
no
the
House,
sea.
: falling "
snaw,
the
flee awa' far awa'.
hills and
"
"
unaccountable
an
it with
inconsiderable
rhyme
superstitiousnotion,
drinking a drop
May morning,
every
Groat's
the
beautiful
credits
;
yellow-hammer, or yellow-yite bird of ject it is the subbecause plumage though it be
Towards
of
me
Johnnie the
owre
snow
on
the
children
contempt, which
of
the
devil's
of Scotland finds
which blood
cherish
expression in
: "
puddock, half a taed. Half a yellow yorling; Drinks a drap o' the deil's blood Every May morning. Half
On
East
the
search
of
a
Coast, when
the
food, the children, not
seagullsfly inland desiringtheir
in
appear-
RHYMES
30
ance
they
are
them
prone
"
: "
Seamaw,
seamaw,
Pit-oo
the
lark's song
kindly way,
mither's
my
pouther an' lead^ to
For
To
NURSERY.
THE
probably of the old superstitionthat the eyes of people cry to to pick out
because
"
OF
thus
!
the
awa'
shoot
ye
dead
"
pit-oo ! pit-oo! mind
young
gives language,in
a
: "
Larikie, larikie,lee ! Wha'll
gang
No
the
lout that
No
the
doolfu'
wi'
heaven
to
up
lies in his
that
dreeps
me
?
bed. his head.
the lapwing'scry, they Interpretingsimilarly with
:
"
Peese-weep ! Peese-weep ! Harry my nest, and gar me greet Of
the
cuckoo
they
The
He
He
And
a
rhyme
common
bonnie
: "
bird,
sings as he flies ; tells
us
the
keep he'll
In the
no
lies.
cold water
his voice
come
clear ;
again
Spring of
the
year.
Leddy Lanners," is a favourite cover children, and is employed by them to disfuture partners in life. When a boy or girl
lady-bird,or their
is
drinks To
with
this
!
brings us good tidings; He
insect
have
cuckoo
He
The
retaliate
"
RHYMES
finds onC;, the
he,
OF
THE
the
she, as
or
NLRSKKV.
case
the Hnes off",
it be, })laces
may
and
pahii of his,or her, hand,
'M
rej)eats,until
on
it Hies
: "
Leddy, Leddy Lanners, Leddy, Leddy Lanners, up
yer cloak
An'
flee awa'
Tak'
The
Flann'ers
to
ower
firth,an' flee
Flee
ower
pool,an'
Flee
ower
hill,an' flee
Flee
ower
flee livin',
Flee
ower
corn,
Flee
ower
river, flee
rinnin'
well. mead.
ower
dead.
ower
an' flee
lea.
ower
ower
sea.
ye
flee ye West, or p].ast,
Flee
to
the
that loves
ane
the
to
has many
varieties
best.
me
curious, and
in Scotland
young
and
"
the
Four
postiesto
bed
that
I lie
;
on
bed.
my
outspread:
angelsare
Two
to
bottom,
One
to
watch
One
to
bear
first two
John,
Mark, Luke, and
Bless
two
soul away.
lines it goes
Four
corners
Four
angelsround
to
and
One
to
read
Two
to
guard my
I pray.
while
me
my
head.
to
sometimes
: "
bed.
my
my one
bed
head to at
still not
England alike,
:
Matthew,
Six
and
old
;
fell.
ower
Flee
followingrhyme,
the
head
yer
Flee
unknown
After
about
;
write,
night.
RHYMES
32
And
In
often
old
an
the
OF
closinglines
One
to
watch
One
to
keep
MS.
run
:"
and
two
to
pray^
all fears away.
by Aubrey^
this
NURSERY.
THE
British
the
in
Miiseinii^he
regularlyused by people Then to bed. when Ody, in his Ccmdle in they went the Dark, l656, tells that it was frequentlyused by old people as a charm^ and was repeated three times before Launcelot Sharpe^ in his Towneleij going to bed. a 1838^ relates that he had often^ when boy, Mysteries, states
that
heard
similar words
Since
Glasgow
the
about
immediately
was
a
prayer
used
then
shouted
Saw
had
o' them
Marching At
an
earlier
Wha Wha
saw^ saw
Some
For
the
an'
}
stockin's,
ava
;
plaidieS;,
Broomlielaw.
: "
them
gaun
awa'
}
Cotton-spinners the
o' them o' them to
}
} Cotton-spinners
o' them
Some
"
nane
tartan
the
had
Sailingfrae
Some
had
to
the
saw
more
:
awa'
boots
had
periodthey
Wha
and
children
Broomielaw
the
to
of them
Some
"
the
"
streets
gaun
o' them
Some
now
War
Forty-Second
Marching Some
prayer.
Forty-Second}
ye them
ye the
a
as
Crimean
than
in the
ye the
Saw Saw
of the
time
after
have
in Kent
keep
had
Broomielaw boots
had had the
an'
nane
ava
umbrellas rain
awa'.
}
stockin's. ;
of
RHYMES
There
are
'rHK
similar
many
But
suggest. of the
OF
would
bairns
.'i.'{
wliich
entertainments
follow
to
NURSI^RY.
in
the
extent
the
beyond
us
carry
out-door
these
rhymes
prescribed
cha})ter.No^ie have been cited,so far, that do not belong absolutelyto the nursery ; and the collection of these even, though fairly ample, is not so limits
of this
full
it
as
of which in all
We
be.
might forms
will conclude conundrum
puzzleor
a
mystery
well but^ individually,
"
thought and As
stir
I
gaed
I met
wi'
I took
Brig o'
left his
full of terrible
;
I looked I
saw^
owre
stannin'.
body
the
window
my dead
bluid.
his
at
o'clock
ten
of
bottle
[A As
awaken
to
Perth
drank
head, and
of them,
youthfulcircle.
Bawhannan
George
aff his
And
the
owre
and
calculated
in any
imagination
few, each
a
some
"
enough,
conscience^ gruesome
with
at
wine.]
nicht,
carrying the living.
[A ship sailing.] Hair A' Three
and
hair,and
feet
The
head auld
hair within,
and
bluid
livin' in the
wi'
man
a
pot
Wha It
had
a
me
where
in
dwellin'
is the
:
man
answer.]
race,
place ;
heaven, earth, nor
this
dead
his head.
on
certain
o' the
mouth
o' Adam's
man
neither
was
Tell
a
was
ro})e.]
;
[Lastline There
hair
dead,
doun, flesh and o' the
[A
skin.
nae
feet up, cauld
Twa
An
without
hell.
did dwell.
[Jonah in
the
whale's
belly.]
RHYMES
34
OF
NURSERY.
THE
ha'penny here, an' a ha'penny there, Fourpence-ha'penny and a ha'penny man* ; A ha'penny weet, an' a ha'penny dry, Fourpence-ha'penny an' a ha'penny forby
A
"
much
How
is that ?
[A shiUing.] There His He
a
age
no
wives
Yet
he
And
He
His
of
day
There's
no
all
when
he
new
wi'
should
sleep.
;
shoemaker
fit him
;
begone.
ever
are a
none
reckoning
his boots
spurs
Can
numerous.
very
bids them
wears
tell ;
fell.
maintaineth
the
at
He
are
earth,
greatest height
e'en Adam
Before
His
could
man
his
at
was
this
prophet on
was
a' the
on
earth
shoe,
a
[A cock.]
Riddle
riddle
me,
A
wee,
A
staff in his hand
Riddle
wee
in
man
red, red
a
and
riddle
me,
rot-tot-tot,
me,
me,
a
coat
;
in his
stane
throat.
rot-tot-tot.
[A cherry.] There And But
was
he he
Whether
a
made
man
that made 'twas made 'twas
a
a
it did
thing. it
bring ;
for did not
thing or
know
no.
[A coffin.]
RHYMES
36
is Dick
relation
What
is John's
father
If Dick's
NURSERY.
THE
OF
son.
John
to
?
[Hisgrandson.] The
Gaed He
hill o' Haverton
the
owre
dashed And
Baverton,
bull o'
brown
was
his head
atween
brought
milk-white
[Cornsent A
beautiful
lady in beauty was
Her In the
she
fair
of her
first hour
And
garden
a
died
sun
life she
was
before
she
stanes
hanie.
ground.]
mill and
laid,
was
the
as
twa
the
to
;
;
made
wife,
man's
a
born.
was
[Eve.] The Went Each
minister, the dominie, and to
the
took
one
where
garden a
pear
how
"
[Two : Mou'd
like the
Though
stands
It's a' clad
then
many
pears
three
jiersons
the
a'
day, ye'llno
[An There
h-nig:
pears
a
tree
at
one.]
cat
;
that.
kail-pot.]
old-fashioned
house-end.
our
bend
wi' leather
owtc
guess
?
were
mill-door, luggit like the
guess
ye
t^ree
La, ^,
Andrew
Mr.
It'll fecht
a
bull, it'llfecht
It'll fecht
a
thousand
a
o'
men
:
bear. wear.
[Death. Lang
man
Gaed
to
legless, the
door
Goodwife, put For
dogs
and
up cats
staffless : your I
deuks
and
hens
;
carena.
[A worm.]
RHYMES
As
OF
I
gaed
I met Ten
THE
Falkland
to
me
XURSKRV.
^\l
ugly
an
tails,a hunder And
no
to
beast
:
nails^
fit but
a
feast,
a
ane.
[A shi), I cam'
As
drove
I met
a
Some
were
Some
o' them
Sic
the
owre
o'
tap o' Trine,
Highland
black, and
swine
some
:
brawnet.
were
yellow tappit. Highland swine was
a
drove
o'
Ne'er
cam'
owre
the
tap o' Trine.
[A Infir taris,inoknonis
of
swarm
bees.]
;
Inmudeelis, inclaynonis. Canamaretots
['nfir tar In mad
is,lii oak eel is,in
Can
Wee
is ;
none
claynone eat
mare
a
?
is.
oats
?]
o' leather
man
through the heather. Through a rock, through a reel. Through an auld spinning-wheel. Gaed
Through Sic
sheep-shank bane.
a
Wha
never
was
man
a
had
he
seen,
?
been
[A beetle.] The
robbers
When The
we
house
And
we
cam'
to
were
a' in ;
lap out were
our
at the
house
windows.
a' ta'en.
[Fishcaught in
a
net.]
COUNTING-OUT
The
of
use
of
which
familiar
to
being
is the
fact
that
called. that
mo
have^
"
the
by
nearly
America. the
among alike
a
form
rule
the
proved of
form^
hundreds
of
country
That
the of
of
is
civilized
the
girls
about
them
either
in
then
capable to
repeats or
each
the
to
a
or
rhyme,
in
succession,
"
One-
" "
manny^ active
use
they
been
common
yet
Not
in
in
fast with not
a
a
races
tion investiga-
only A
the
but
so,
leader,
around
or
slow,
the
hand
as
or
as
of
attention
proposed
circle
are
Africa,
Asia^
and
like
in
as
identical.
join
mean
semi-civilized
engaged
disposed, pointing child
has
case.
row
in
Europe^
and
nearly always
and
boys
been
interest,
be
to
I
meeny,
yearS;,
pastime
curious
this
of
self-appointed, having
arranges He
use
identical
for
children
Eeny^
"
worthy
fellow
its
be
however^
known^
rhymes^
and
in
must
youth
any
Avell
"
every
certainly
is
has the
folks
Spy/'
particular^ beginning
line
opening
almost
in
wee
stilly in and
the
takkie/'
''
I
word
last
or
had
the
tickery_, seven/'
respect;, with "
has
them
in
"
'^
"
one
two-ery^
ery^
and
playing
in
the
by ''Mt
is not
of
common
very
"
who
What
some
be
Seek
reader
every
so
shall
and
children
by decide
to
number Hide
"
rhymes
games^
their
like
games
of
doggerel
out-of-door
their
RHYMES.
game, him. he
is
finger fore-
forgetting himself.
COUNTING-OUT and
allottino- to eacli
last word
Eeny,
meeny,
Catch
a
he
"
Eeny,
meeny,
the
chapped
or
the I
the
formula
recollect,was
the leader's The
of
allotted
a
word
^'^titted
go,
child
ste})saside, and
the
all the
in certain
for each
boy
which
all the
'^fingerin
or
times Some-
his
fingerinto stood.
company
then
ceremonies
"
parts of Scotland,
insert
to
*^Mt
forthwith.
proceeds
have
rest
is declared
out
the At
until
"
whom
on
steps aside.
employed
each
;
mo.
manner
game
the to
toe
out," and
"
ordeal
cap, around
master
the
the
verse,
the
"
mo,
manny,
in like
survives
takkie," and
as
tonmila. niysterioiis
hollers,let him
falls is said to be
w^ho "
manny,
nigger by
When
repetition one
been
of tlie
"
Having completed
one
word
one
:i()
be, for exani})le :
It may
each
HH^MlvS.
with
the
his
pie."
It
finger might
be:"
Eenity,feenity,fickety, feg. El, del, domen,
egg,
Irky,birky,story,rock, Ann, Dan, Toosh, Jock. With
the
of
pronouncement
M.C.'s
down
one
be withdrawn
fingercame "chapped out"
In
some
The
parts of America
a
name,
child in the
child which that the
who
a
alphabetis repeated by
letter to each to
with
is the
child same
is '^Mt."
the a
whack in
the
as
falls out, and
are
which
made
"hunder
leader,who
other
obtains.
assigns one
when
the
initial of his
this one
is
the
hurries."
and
plan, until only There
a
Jock," the
"
peculiar method
group,
same
word
a
letter falls last
serving continued, obchild
remains,
forms, too, but
none
COUNTING-OUT
40
RHYMES.
dissimilar. Where strikingly in haste to proceed with the waste
time
have
taken
in
counting
the
the
little
ones
game^,
and
in
each
out
of
sharperprocess
saying
been
mood
no
the
to
one
have
to
last,they
"
Red, white, yellow,blue. All out and
Now,
a
rhymes
found
in
all
the
over
question only,which
The
Whence
is "
much
too
to
in their turn
Jacob
used
each
form
a
and
for the
the
boys and
themselves
exercise
as
used
the
among
decide
to
champions
other and
in
spoil; criminal
the real
the
boys
to
individual
in
the
of their time,
learn
contests
by Undoubtedly not actually
to
colonised
or
in very
lots
as
early were
battle; to select determine
lands
; in
the
the sion divi-
Magistratesand offices ; assignment of priestly
appointment
; in the
custom
heathen
that
in ;
manner
still in vogue
are
be taken
of
when investigations, the
doubt
existed
indeed, the Israelites,
divinelyordained Holy will,and its use
was
Isaac, and
in the
of God
people
historywe
culprit. Among
of lots
other
hazarding
the
measures
functionaries in
be
not
Abraham,
they
is so,
answer,
prevailedamong
partitionof conquered of
can
ancient
chosen
sacred
From
times.
one
part, in the very
a
casting lots,which
well
no
counting-out rh}me for which
less
or
this
girlsof the present day. a precedent, if they did
found
they
of
said, is
more
a
of
beyond dis})ute.
It would
boys,with
as
purpose
almost
think, that
I
say,
I have
When
perhaps
they }
come
interesting feature
world.
origin is placed
common
of parties. relationship
as application, they prevail in
fact that
form
identical
their
and
the
and
important
very
these
of
you,
the first reading fixed the
by
their
but
as
a
on
method many
of
as
to
ing casttaining ascer-
interesting
COUNTING-OUT
RHVMKS.
is described
occasions
the
in
41
Holy Scriptures. Tlur
of the process, and its unanswerable sini})licity were : says appreciated by Solomon, who causeth
contentions
to
and
cease,
In
mighty" (Prov.xviii. 18). again, Matthias in this
ministry and
"
in
the
and
21-22).
A
current
was
though it By imitation
in the
"
etc.
What
rhyme. in
existence
distant
so
lands.
fair distance
garb of board, goes
the and
and
various
shaken
in
before
of
''
a
bag, xxi.
belommiy,
Mahomet's
rise,
the
children
Koran. are
stantly con-
housies," in nursing the
counting-
is not
easilyunderstood
is their
so
example
an
see
track
us
how
of
in
familiar
a
in which
widely cosmopolitan many
enough in
the
it has
Britain
over
so
how
it a})pears
countries
All
came
forms
identical
bidino-.
and
:
"
One, two, buckle
my
shoe.
Three, four, open
the
door,
Five, six, pick up the sticks,
straight,
Seven, eight,lay them Nine, ten,
cities
there
many As
the
doubtless
are, let
of them
some
"
of
prohibited by
making
casting
(seeEzekiel
matter
of their elders, to which
dolls,etc.
out
a
afterwards
was
prone of
the
to
wont
were
names
fell
about
first by
were
the Arabians
among
place
Judas
of divination, called
method
like
tinus,
the
which
attacked
These
decided
drawn
one
take
"
to
The
arrows.
on
Testament
nation,
manner. ])eculiar
a
written
were
another be
lot the
Babylonians,when
cityshould
w^hich
determine lots
against
war
wage
New
by lot
The
The
"
})artethbetween
from a})Ostleship
(Acts i. 24-26).
away to
chosen
was
result,
a
good
Eleven, twel', bake
fat
hen.
it
well.
one
for
national
found America
bed, it
RHYMES.
COUNTING-OUT
42
Thirteen^ fourteen, maids Fifteen, sixteen, maids
a-coiirting,
a-kissing,
Seventeen, eighteen,maids Nineteen, twenty,
In
Germany
suffice
it is found
a-waiting.
stomach's
my
empty.
forms, but
in various
one
will
: "
1,
2, Polizei,
3,
4, Offizier,
5,
6,
7,
8, Gute
9,
Hex,
Alte
1 0, Auf
Nacht, Wiedersehen,
11, 12, Junge Wolf, 13, 14, Blaue 15,
In France children energy,
of cut
l6,
Hexen,
17, 18, Madle
Wachsen,
19, 20, Gott
Verdanzig.
it also
Paris, it
Alte
Schiirzen,
appears
various
in
disposed
not
follows
as briefly,
to
forms, and waste
time
the and
: "
Tu
deux, trois, I'es pas,
ne
Quatre, cinq,six, t'en d'ici.
Va
In
Italya
form
goes
:
"
duo.
Pan
uno,
Pan
tre, pan
Pan
cinque, pan sei.
Pan
sette, pan
pan
quattro.
Pancotto
otto, !
-
" L n,
COUNTING-OUT
44
RHYMES.
Hickory^ dickory, dock^ The The
clock
mouse
iij) the
ran
struck
and
one,
clock ;
down
the
mouse
ran,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
An
American
yersion
of
which, by the bye, goes
Hiddlety,diddlety,dumpty. The cat ran up the plum tree Half-a-crown
to
fetch
her
: "
;
down,
Hiddlety,diddlety, dum})ty. But
still,before
familiar
of
us
rhyme again the
leaying the Marjorie Fleming, let
in Scotland
and
the
among
see
chapping-out how
it
of
children
occurs
of
some
other
further. nations, to go no English-speaking Charles Taylor,in the Magpie; or Chattcrings of the Pica, published at Glasgow in 1 820, gives it thus : "
Anery, twaery, duckery, seven, Alama, crack, Peem, Come
and with one,
remarks the and
pom,
am
it must
teetle,come
: "
Druids it
ten
"
This ; the to
seems
be
done.
In the
streets
Aberdeen
it
:
twenty-one
reported to a
and
have
is
of words
mixture
lanes
and
open
"
Enery, twa-ery, tuckery,taven, Halaba, crackery,ten
or
eleven
;
originated
of words
total number be
;
total,come
is
rhyme."
runs
eleven
;
Peen, pan, musky dan, Feedelam, Fadelam, twenty-one.
twentyput
spaces
into
of
COUNTIN(;-()UT
Jn the
UHVMKS.
county of Wexford,
45
Ireland, it
in
^roes
:
One-ery,two-ery, dickery,Davy, Hallabone, erackabone, tenery, Navy Disconie,dandy, merry-conie-tine, Humbledy, bimibledy, twenty-nine, O-U-T, In the
Midlands
of
You
out.
England
nuist
!
out
i"o
;
:"
One-ery,two-ery, dickery,dee, Halibo, crackibo, dandilee Pin, ])an, muskee
;
dan,
Twiddledum, twaddledum,
In
Black
fish,wiiite trout,
Eeny,
meeny,
twenty-one
;
yoii go out.
Massachusetts,U.S., America
: "
Ena, deena, dina, dust, Catler,wheeler, whiler, whust
Spin, spon,
be
must
;
done,
Twiddleum, twaddleum, twenty-one. In the island
of
Guernsey : "
Eena, deena, dina, duss,
Catalaweena, wina, Tittle,tattle,what O-U-T
Another
Scotch
a
;
rattle,
!
spellsout
version
w^uss
: "
One-ery,two-ery, tickery,ten, Bobs
of
vinegar,gentlemen
;
A
bird in the
air,a fish in the
A
bonnie
lassie
wee
One, two, three
come
I
sea
;
singing to
thee.
46
RHYMES.
COUNTING-OUT
Of
the
these
feenity^fickety^ feg
"Eeny^
evident
of Scotland
West
This, said
varieties.
rhyme, be
to
used
: "
fick, fickety,
Zeeny, meeny,
Deal, doll,dominick
Zanty-panty,on
This
"
in Cumberland
;
rock, toosh !
a
: "
fegg, Eeny, pheeny, figger}^, Deely, dyly,ham
and
stony rock,
back, and
Calico
Arlum, barium, bash
In the
States
United
egg.
!
: "
Inty,minty, tippity,fig, Dinah, donah,
nig,
norma,
Oats, floats,country Dinah, donah, tiz,
notes
;
Hulla-ballop-bulloo, Out
This
curious
goes
in
one
you
!
Edinburgh
: "
Inty,tinty,tethery,methery. Bank
for over,
Dover, ding,
Aut, taut, toosh
Up
the
;
Causey, down
There
stands
It
can
gallop,it
It
can
carry the
a
the
white
bonnie can
horse
trot.
mustard
One, two, three, out
Cross,
goes
pot. she !
:
find
we
in
the
COUx\TING-OUT
Again^
in Scotland
RHYMES.
i;
: "
Inky, pinky, })eerie-winkie, Hi
domin
I.
Arky, parky,tarry rope, Ann, tan, toozy Jock. This
is
bye,
is "
song,
trulyAmerican derived
King
the
"
from,
of the
first line of
is borrowed
or
Cannibal
Islands
Hoky pok}^,win^y How
do you
which, by the
by,
the
College
"
: "
wum.
like your
'taters done
}
Snip,snap, snorum. High popolorum, Kate You
That
go scratch
this also is from I
As
beyond
him
It made
West
his
Ease,
they
ose,
Cauld
the
lake,
goes
nose
parritch, pease
say
she !
sometimes
man's
say
;
brose.
: "
Eemer-awmer, Doon
is evident
jelly-cake. little bellyache.
of Scotland
Forfarshire bairns
"
i)ond
mucK
so
One, two, three, out In the
"
little rattlesnake.
a
I gave
the
walking down
was
I met
I
out
are
it.
KirstyGawmer,
i' Carnoustie, merchant-dale.
Leddy Celestie,Sandy Testie, Bonnie poppy-show. You
"
are
"
out
!
: "
: "
RHYMES.
COUXTING-OUT
48
elsewhere, but still in Scotland
And
: "
peatum, potinn, pie,
Eatum^
Babylonie,stickum, stie, Dog's tail,hog's snout, in, you'reout.
I'm Or
the
Eerie, orie, owre
white
fish and
Black
Eerie, orie, you
Another
let
and
poke
Fill your
dam. ;
gang
us
trout. out.
are
:
goes
"
ha'penny puddin',a ha'penny pie, Stand you there, you'reout by.
A
last
The
First
two.
will
We'll And
also
bring
we
bring
it about
a' for the
and
sake
the
fell out,
me
weel
as
}
about
matter as
we
can.
man. grandfather's
o' my
Second Master
Foster, very good
Sweeps
his
After
Up
Stand
a
takes
London black
you
there, you
than.
dance
a
dow^n
bonnet
man.
and
collegenow
that he
from
With
the
:"
man My grandfather's
How
embraces
interestingcollection
Scotland,which next
Popular Ehipnes of
Chambers'
in
apjiears
and are
France,
to a
white
out.
snout,
i
RHYMES.
COUNTIXG-OUT
111
(xlasgow^I
used
one
l)e
to
"
As
I
tree aj)})]e
fell ap})les
on
a
Send
it up
John Send
;
me
puddin', bake
Bake
The
pie,
a
John
Mackay
Mackay
is
in,
it up
the
to
to
no
and
bawbees
;
i' the
man
farden
a
;
mune
mendin'
mune's
i' the
man
Three this
iij)tlie
gaed
A' the
his
shoon,
in.
:-
As
I went
the
up
apple tree.
All the
apples fell
Bake
puddin',bake
a
Did
you
Yes
I
tell
ever
did, and
O-U-T,
out
;
me
on
pie,
a
lie }
a
times.
many she
goes
the
Right in And
next
:
coinmon
Also
told, the
am
4C"
of the
middle
deep
blue
sea.
this
Eerie, orie, ickery,am. Pick
slick
nick, and
ma
Oram,
pick ma
scoram,
slam.
ma
noram,
Shee, show, sham, shutter. You
In with
are
"
out
"
f^ngland and Scotland slightvariations, for at As
I went
I met
my
up
I
alike least
the
a
this has
been
hundred
years
brandy hill,
father, wi' gude will
He
had
jewels,he
He
had
monv
braw
had
rings.
things
;
;
used, : "
RHYMES.
COUNTING-OUT
50
a
cat
He'd
a
hammer
wantin'
Blaw
bellows, auld
the auld
nails.
Tam^
doim
took
man
man.
dance,
a
London, then
First to
to
France.
: "
Queen, Queen
Caroline,
Dipped her hair Turpentine made
yet another
in
turpentine
;
shine.
it
Caroline.
Queen
Queen, And
tails^
nine
Up Jock^ The
Another
and
He'd
: "
Tit, tat, toe. I go.
Here
if I miss,
And I
The
long been
followinghave
Scotland, if not
this.
pitch on
also elsewhere
in
active
use
: "
Zeenty, teenty, halligolum, Pitchin' Wha's What
there
d'ye want
?
A
your
money
Where's
your
purse
Where's
your
pocket
the
down
You
"
bottle
In my
?
"
purse.
pocket.
I
forgotit. blockhead. silly
?
stair,you are
o' beer.
In my
?
Where's
Go
Blair.
Johnnie
?
lum.
the
doun
tawties
out.
Zeenty, teenty, alligo,dan, Bobs
o'
vinegar,gentleman,
Kiss, toss, mouse, Bore
a
needle, bum
fat, a
fiddle,
all
over
RHYMES.
COUNTING-OUT
52
Master
how's
Monday,
like to die.
Very sick,and Can As She
she
much
O
?
eat
I
as
makes
wife ?
your
yes.
buy.
can
porridgevery thin,
the
pound of butter she puts in, Black puddin',white clout.
A
Eerie, orrie, you
!
out
are
Inky pinky, my black hen Lays eggs for gentlemen ; Whiles
ane,
Whiles
a
whiles
tw^o
"
You
are
"
Eeny,
meeny,
If you
want
Just
John
John
John
Get
to too
says to out
peeny.
piece and jeely. !
out
John, are
your
geese
?
John, a-piece.
cents
says
That's John
clean
much
Twenty
!
out
walk
says to
craw.
three,
"
"
a
says to
How
black
bonnie
One
tw^a.
John, dear
;
John,
of here
!
Ching, Ching, Chinaman, How
do you
sell your
Ching, Ching, Chinaman, Six bits
a
dish.
fish ?
RUVMKS.
COUNTING-OUT
53
Chiiiainan,
Chiiio-,Chin"r.
dear
Oil ! that's too
;
Chin"?,Ching, Chinaman, Clear
and
Lemons I'm
scholar
rose
The
days are
is
I'll saddle
Home,
so
are
many.
green, seen.
fire is out.
little
dog's not cat, and
my
send
])enny,
counts
])astthat I have
My
And
that
a
doot, I doot,
I
my
for
two
red^ the leaves
The
And
!
of here
oranges^
good
a
out
little
my
:
I'll bridle
boy
my
dog,
home. !
again, home
home
home
at
Jenny, good spinner. Come
down
to
your
dinner.
leg of a roasted frog! I pray ye, good people. the kirk steeple. Look owre the cat play wi' the dog ! see
And
the
taste
And
Mark, Luke, John,
Matthew,
horse
till I win
Haud
the
Haud
him
siccar,haud
Haud
him
by
a
on
him
;
fair,
picklehair.
One, two, three. You
Around I
are
the
out
house, arickity-rary,
hope ye'llmeet You Hold
!
the
green
say ay, I say no. fast"
let go !
canary
:
COUNTING-OUT
54
Scottie
RHYMES.
Malottie, the king
Sell't his wife When
the
Scottie
Dundee
In
for
shoes
Malottie
these
o' shoes
pair
a
o' the
began
to
wear
began
to
swear.
hnes
added
are
Jews^ ;
to
the
"
Eenity
"
feenity rhyme
: "
Jock
out, Jock
Jock
through
in^
hickle-pin.
a
Eetle-ottle^ black
linked
fingersbeing (little used
the
on
used
commonly Coast
East I
as
test
a
while
as
I'll go
to
a
Tak'
a
And
"
the
!
bad
place
I die. black to
me
gully
my
miles
pan.
death,
muckle cut
Ten
breath.
below
the
earth. Amen
But
these
delivered
than
and
to
the
as
a
"
acted, more
takkie."
of
as
course, as
they
elaborate
part of them,
opportunity or
all,of
also
lie
a
pan,
Burn
truth-telling
is uttered)^ counting-out rhyme :
Whenever White
of
it is
ring^ I ring, a pinky If I tell
;
!
Eetle-ottle, out ThiS;,more
bottle
and
!
already stated, have are
games to
rather still,
designed afford
deciding emphaticallywho
been
as
a
to
follow
lude pre-
designedly shall be
the
"it"
CHILDREN'S
When
be
Round
have
is to
be
a
musical are
the
hand,
played
and
legion,
are
Grass,"
"The
Carry My
"
Looby- Looby,"
found
the in
of
Their and
Lady
to
and
counting-out
far
"
I
as
musical
so
A
I
years their and
recall
a
the
Dis,
Mulberry
Dree
at
I
other Green
a
Bush,"
Dropj)it It,"
more.
many
rhpnes,
been
games
on
Dis,
"The
is
accompaniment
rhyme-games,
"
there
Tig,"
can
it
engage,
than
song
the
"
if
maturer
girls' commoner
embrace
ever
of
of
games,
always
the
London/'
any
But
Peever/'
so
Merry-Ma-Tanzie,"
"
Like
indeed^
without
verse.
subject "
all
one
have
their
in
as
sex.
are
or
certainly
girls
the
"Foot
equally
may
the
Frog/'
action.
almost
even
sterner
about
are
line
the
sexes
then
boys,
Rope,"
moment,
which of
of
Skipping
both
frequently
more
confreres "
than
Bonnety,"
Smuggle
"
the
their
Somehow
it.
Bracks
essentially boys'
enliven
to
"
Toss/'
and
are
girls alone,
with
rhpne
which
Spy/'
"Loup
follow
to
Burly
"
Corner/'
I
"
Pitch
"
which
in
for
game
more
all of
game
the
^^Dock/'
rhymes
no
in
it has
rhyme
game
Tig/'
Hounds/'
Bools/'
it," the
''
Cross
Pussie
"
the
dozen^
and
they
"
be "
"
chappino-oiit
"
Tig/'
Horn/'
Half/'
a
a
and
the
should
Stacks/'
"Booly
another
a
who
Tod
Keg/'
of
Single
"
the
The
and
aid
decided
may
or
the
by
been
''
RHYME-GAMES.
the
only slightly differing forms
game-rhymes in
widely
are
divided
56
CHILDREN'S
countries
and
RHYME-GAMES.
quite the same. though always varying lines
The the
in
almost
in
alike^they
ever
never
are
Merry-Ma-Tanzie/'for instance,
"
same
There
even.
But
places.
town
every
variants
are
will be
name,
found
with
land villagein Scotequally,I suppose, of and
all. "
"
Merry-ma-Tanzie
boys, however,
which
interested
be
may
The
counting-out rhyme having put
the
rest
join hands
in
a
slowlyround, they sing Here
we
Here
About
the
her, and
centre,
moving
"
the
go round
we
the
:
jingo-ring. jingo-ring.
the jingo-ring,
The
spectators.
in
one
ring about
round
go
of
girls'game,
solely a
is
the
jingo-ring.
merrv-ma-tanzie. "f
Twice Then
the
Choose
short band
the
this
distance
we
fa,',.
merr3^-ma-tanzie. all
around.
Sweep
the
one
the
retires
circle,and
During
About
house comes
the
around.
invitation, the
their
before, and
bride
Sweep
all
merry-ma-tanzie.
away.
jH'oceeds as
The
fa'.
fa'.
men
maidens
your
from
two
-
around, all around.
About
chooses
-
maidens
your
Choose
to
and
about
About
Replying
then
fa',then
we
Twice
All
and
about
house
the
ere
the
the
with
absence
sing with
bride
in, the bride ere
the
in
comes comes
bride
merry-ma-tanzie.
comes
centre
them
the
a
ring-
imitating
in. in. in.
CHILDREN'S
When
those
who
eentre
takes
up
others^ and
left return, her
the
Here's
a
About
follows
usual
repeats, and
"
A
bottle
is his
bride the
Then
o' wine
name,"
new
new
do
tin*
:
"
;
hame,
merry-ma-tanzie.
is her
"Honey
'^Applesare sour and a gay gold ring," A
wha
ye
tell his
to
also
hame
eome come
Guess
"
tlie
in
was
hanie^
eome
Anderson
Mary
"
new
liame^
come
who
one
again with
on
bride
a
the
-,?
original position, as
ring-moves
Here's New
RHYME-GAMES.
is
name," with is her
name,"
"
and
sweet
love,"
true
Andrew
Wilson
he," (or
is
so
the
he,") He's married her wi' thing," gay gold ring'sa cank'rous But now married wish them we they'x-e joy," Father and mother they nii / obey," Loving each other like sister this couple may and kiss "rother," pray with their re})eats as together,"all, uf course, sung a^-'^vc ; and the game be played until every little may is
so
"
"
"
"
"
"'
'
*
girl
revealed
..
is the
be sure,
'^^The as
''
"The
little sweetheart's
of luotif
Mulberry
the
name,
which,
to
i:"lay.
Bush," which
goes
to
the
same
air
Merry-Ma-Tanzie," and is in some places called Mulberry Tree," and in others "The Gooseberry
Bush," is
all
her
^
is
yet
of
more
again in
a
an
action
game.
ring,and, moving
round
The
ment arrange-
hand-in-hand,
sing : "
Here The Here On
we
go round
the
we a
go cold
bush.
mulberry bush round the mulberry bush. and frostymorning.
mulberry bush,
the
mulberry
;
CHILDREN'S
58
RHYME-GAMES.
Stopping short with a curtsey at the conchision and hands, they stand, and imitating the process disjoining of hand-washing,they sing : "
This
is the
Wash
is the
On All
Here
"
"
which
on,
verse
to
on
They
are
"
''
"
''
"
"
"A
The
may
be
oiven
out
opening
lines of the
action-
here
suffffest
the
whole.
to
is the
way
we
lace
This
is the
way
we
comb
This
is the
^vay
we
walk
This
is the
way
we
return
This
is the
way
the
ladies walk."
This
is the
way
the
gentlemen
Dis,
Green
A
generallywith forms
if not
face
advancing
however,
and
A
the
hair."
our
school."
to
from
is
school."
walk."
simple it
so
little ladies.
And
both
Scotland
game, other
is for the
in
children
again, the
two
who
have
hand-in-hand
in
retiring, sing : "
dis,a dis,a green grass, A dis,a dis,a dis ;
Come And
all ye dance
The
countries. to
counting-out rhyme
together
u})
and
very
in
stays."
our
Grass,"
of the
also
and, when
applied once "
the
This
way, row,
before,
as
mulberr}^bush," and repeated regularlyafter each action-
end.
different
a
round
go
"
England, in
frostymorning.
round
go
the
Dis, A
common
hands.
our
:
favourite are
hands.
our
again, they
we
is
alone
verses
hands,
our
wash
we
w^ay
cold and
a
joining hands
singing so
hands, wash
our
This
wash
we
way
pretty fair maids.
along with
us.
been
a
there and more
stand has
is
all
been "
hit
front, and,
CHILDREN'S
60
Why
Saturday nights only
on
would
futile,I suppose,
be
expressionof
the
RHYME-GAMES.
hands, and, standing each next
suitingthe
verse,
Put
your
Take Shake And
it
with
word
out
: "
;
it,and
shake
it.
yourselfabout.
round
by herself,then
scurry
round Here
the
to
shake
being
is
in
in
righthand in. your righthand
turn
last line
the
As
and
they all instantlydisjoin her place,they sing the
action
it,and
know,
inquire. Anyway,
to
the last word
I don't
each
sung
hands
wheels
one
rapidly
joined again,and they
are
ring as before, singing :
a
"
looby-looby. Here we go looby light; Here we go looby-looby Every Saturday night, and
in"
hand
"left
"out," and
and
sexes, as a
it is
a
with
a
while
each.
girl "
"
"
The
goes
handkerchief :
in"
and
"out," "noses," "ears," the
anatomy
It
"
calls for
numbers
are
a
of
even
of the
mixture "
^or
nearly
as
the
players are ranged in facinginwards with girlalternately
and
between
foot
exhausted.
the
when
chance
boy
been
affords
and
are
"right
finishing only when
I Droppit
I Dree
"
foot in"
game
playershas
"out," and
regularly varied by
in
action-verses,which
and
"left
etc., etc., the the
"looby-looby" coming
of the
each
between
go
the
on,
so
we
one
who
tripping
is
"chapped
round
dangling in
the her
space
a
out"
others'
ring,
a
"
say
backs,
hand, singing the
CHILD
RflN'S
I sent
letter to
a
And
I
dree, I dree, I
He'll
a
He'll and
nor
"
at stealthily saying "but you,"
the
heel
and
bolts
that one,
has first to
who
her
pursuing to
fact he
is
pursues
her
If he
try
at
length "
successful,she
and
he
play may and
As
go
"Bab
pronouMced that
grown
"
will
energy for
on
on
boy
her
the
he "
is
victim's
outside
free "
girlabout
"
And as
with
indeed,
"
than
her
choose.
to
})lacein
of it.
if he claim
suffused
time
some
but
that
will receive
agile
always
may
by
may
try again
her the thus
long
as
effort
ring, the time
permit. at
the
Bowster
"
Babbity Bowster"), I people have engaged in "
place;
girl
more
it will
and
boy,
she
her, he
try and she
the
boys,
the
turn,
heroism
; and
her
And
wrong
overtakes
come
takes
hers
takes
as
a
herself
of course,
whom,
pursuer,
little
which
course
which
proves
chief handker-
player,round
!
away
take
must
"
the
of the this
you,
handkerchief, gives chase,
must
crowd be
it may
she
until
When
the
nor
"
drops
one
makes
pains, for
you
round
the
and correctly
applauseof
she
of
the
up
"out," and
blushes, as
is
pick
exactly in
kiss for his
the
length
nor
"
;
cot-neuk.
our
there, and
out
take.
choose
a
here,
in
eot-neuk,
bite you
you
at
it. dro})})it our
no
forth, until
so
I
way
doggie in
wee
bite you
no
love.
my
he'll
bite you, wee,
it, {lropj)it it, dro})j)it it ; drojipit
doggie in
w^ee
wee,
no
There's
letter to
by the
(ii
I
way
dree, I dree, I
a
KS.
love,
iiiy
I
And
a
the
by
I sent
There's
RHYME-GAM
(more generally am
it
not more
sure
than
but wee
62
CHILDREN'S
folks
have.
RHYME-GAMES.
Indeed^
borrowed
it
is
that
improbable
not
the
from the old, by observation. originally ively it exclusNow-a-days, undoubtedly, we know child's play. But a as yet, within the memory of living men, the regular custom it was in country all Scotland to wind places nearly over up every Bab at the Bowster." No wedding dancing-ballwith Handsel have been dance, no Monday ball, would
young
this
"
esteemed
complete
performed
old
The
same.
square,
the
boys
and
while
sing
:
down
the
on
dancing
up
on
the
boy
who
down
and
mode
starts
formed Per-
ago.
takes
a
is the
barn
learned
Bab Wha
Bab
Wha
this
play girls,all "
before
the
the
bowster
;
at
the
bowster
;
Wha
at
bowster
;
the
at
minnie
Bab
at
minnie
Bab
at
bowster
brawly ?
the
the
the
bowster, bab
bowster the
dance, at
the
dance,
brawly.
keys
to
keep,
bowster, bab
at the
the
keys to keep, bowster brawly ? the
keys to keep,
bowster, bab
ga'e me the
to
me
ga'e me the
to
me
learned
at
dance,
to
learned
ga'e you
Bab
dance,
to
bowster, bab you
ga'e you
Bab
My
at
minnie
Bab
My
at
minnie
My
the
learned
Bab
My
at
you
bowster
the
at the
bowster
keys to keej), brawly.
or
chief handker-
"
Wha
it
seen
side of the
one
A
male
have
forty jxars
other.
regularlya
I
however,
young,
girlssit
it is
"
or
and
it ;
both, less than
at
by
without
;
CHILDREN'S
Kneel
and
down
Kiss the
fixed
has "
last
his
on
down
kneel
bonnie
the
time
the
it should
marches all
verse
is
and
round
away
while
after
obtained
be
been
again sing
"
the
he
kiss
ensues,
struggle; the
girl in
though
then
by
the
the
has
l)oy girl,
the
time
turn
tile
which
even
followed
By
to
spreads
girl'sfeet,on
a
boy
eonnnand
the
song.
again reached,
the
at
round
the
the
reached
ground
A
immediately kneel.
both
ground.
has
verse
;
lassie.
floor at
the
on
kiss tlie orouiid
wee
kiss
fj;}
ground,
partner, and
and
handkerchief
tlie
kiss the
and
Kiss the the
kiss
ground,
down
Kneel
By
UHVMK-(;A.M1:S.
last
selected
before him. boy, but does not kneel down in his lap, and She simply throws the handkerchief inmiediatelyjoins her ow^n partner by taking his arm. before she joins her If,however, she can be overtaken
the
next
penalty kiss
partner, a
second
selects
pair after jiairis are
and
up
formed
the
I should
the
in
state, even
the
as
the
round At
boy
girl,and until all
fashion
is finished.
game
first
the
same
arm-in-arm
marching
when
square,
first did
the
girl as
Second
enforced.
be
may
adult
blies, assem-
pairedin
company
or
room,
this
dance, they departed for home, "
folks "
is
less than
no
Bab
"
Wadds
The
at
Its mode
the is
another
children
the
side
on
other.
One
of the
lads first chants
one
its
I
the
and
lasses
this nicht
grown
wliich, like
is
the
I think
and
engage,
hearth,
O, it's hame, and
which
house a essentially game. players to be seated round the
Bowster," for
may
in
game
:
lads
on
tlie
-
hame, it's hame, hame, hame,
maun
gang
hame.
RHYME-GAMES.
childrp:n's
64
To
wliich Ye
of the
one
had
And
opposite party responds: "
I'll choose
Answer
"
bide ?
an' I wad
"
the
her
bricht.
and
:
choose
ye
nicht^
:
fairest and
The
At
wad
wha
Then
a'
partner bonnie
a
ye
first speaker again says
The
bide
hcht^ and
better
time
same
playerwill
the
mentioning
the satisfactory,
is
male
"
I'll set her
the
on
up
wauk
bonnie
tall and
and
It's straucht
a' nicht
her
choice
is
the
If, however,
and
:
say
I wad
choice
countryside.
female
})resentinga
If
name.
in a' the
best
tree.
pear
is she
sae
;
love to be.
he satisfactory,
not
may
reply: "
I'll set her she
Where The
Or
It's She he
may
to
gang
for
I thank
ripe ; wadna
j^yke.
surlytemper): "
the
high crab-tree,
the
sae
is she
;
unkissed
mools
"
another, she's
ye for your
gentler sex,
dyke.
by saying : civilly,
similar ritual is gone
the
banes
dour, and
decline
may
She's
A
and
sour
on
up
fael
I be
ere
auld
be of
maiden
I'll set her
But
her
corbies
(ifthe
rot
may
auld
the
on
up
where
no
for
me.
"
for me,
courtesie.
through with respect to one of such rhymes as the following
CHILDREN'S
In
used.
are
RHYMK-CiAM
the
of
ease
KS.
(J:,
a('ee|)tancc the
l;i(l\ will
:
say
"
I'll set And
him
feed
liim there
Whereas^, if the be
may
table-head.
u]) at my
wi' milk
is projiosal
and
hrrad.
agreeable, her
not
r())ly
:
"
I'll put him
on
riddle, and
a
blaw
him
the
owrc
sea,
Wha
for buy [Jamie Paterson]
will
?
me
Or:" I'll set And
A
of money, the
either
on
"wadd/'
a
when
or
of
happens,
of the the
to
forfeit
which
"
"
;
room
them
bite
prettiest,bow
ordered an
to
through.
redeemed
the
Similar Wadds writer
to
and
the
The
(in his day) ingle-ring in "
"
four
poker ; a
forfeits
the
she,
or
the
as
corners
"
kneel
"
kiss the
dozen
have
one
similarly have
may
jiroposes,
foregoing,in
all
Gallovidian the
most
John
to
been
"
of
The
Mactaggart, the
describes Km-i/clopa'dia,
celebrated
south-west
is res])ects,
some
which
Wears,"
the
of
one
may
is ended.
game
the
of
When
which
wittiest, and
the
forfeits,
made
kiss the
off tlie
inch
(orshe)loves best," or any sillyordeals, as the doomster gone
have
He, "
Then,
})ur})Ose.
commences,
to
lie
be
the
of amusement. be
])iecc
a
little article which
any
of persons
redeeming
may
"
or
of
consist
may
for
be atoned
course,
for
convenient
amount
any
of
must,
lead.
and })oother
air wi'
side
finds
tlie business
case
high lum-heid,
sufficient number
a
afford
a
knife, a thimble,
a
owner
on
up
'im in the
blaw
refusal
by
him
of the
anuisement
Scotland.
as
As
in
the
66 "
RHYME-GAMES.
CHILDREN'S
the
Wadds/'
One
in the
round
the
hearth.
ring (says speaksas follows Mactaggart),
I hae been These
seven
And's
come
What
seated
playersare
awa' at the wadds
lang hame
will ye
and
: "
the wears^
years ; broken piiir
a
gie me
ploughman ;
helpme
to
trade ?
to my
'^ puir broken ploughman/' may either say he's a or any other trade ; but since he has chosen that trade, of the articles belongingto it must some always be
He
given
offered,in order
or
article he
most
party,who
is not
he
as
knows
"
shall afterwards
and
to
course,
thing,w^iich
the
must
be
wadd
is
anything, will throw the
avoided
much
as
a
as
ploughman
a
makes
the
said : to what above was way of answ^er coidter to help ye to your trade." " I don't thank The ploughman answers,
I hae coulter,
of the
one
offer him
by a
the
very serious matter, the the one be explained.Now on in
of the poor
left hand
tells jn'ivately
allowed, of
in a wadd, offerer possiblefor to be as
he
w^ants
But
him.
recruit
to
"^
first offer, I'll gie ye
ye for your another offers him
another
already."Then article belongingto the ploughman'sbusiness,
such
the
as
ane
but this also viool-hrod,
perhaps,gives the sock,another another the naigs, another spattle, ; until
on
w
is the
thing that
the throws
j)loughman says
Whether or
or
was
gang
on
another stilts,
the
and so naig-graiik, the
was
the
article he
told to one, thing secretly the giverin a wadd, out of manner following
to
will ye hae three and three commands
wi',sae
another,
the
w^hich
soam,
hich he is relieved in the The
"
gives the
wanted, and
most
and
one
is refused ;
that ye may
the
one
: "
in
the
wadd,
mands, questionsand twa comto answer twa questions,
win
oot
o' the wadd
?
"
68
CHILDRI:N'S
again^to
the
I wad
sink
"
Sallie sweet
And
so
But folks Widow
fiiiiof the
Mary
in jjerhaps^
company^
Kairnie,
aneath
Snadrap Kate
RHYME-GAMES.
Tibbie
soom
oxter
my
this way,
Tait, bring;
Ian', and
to
marry
o' Minnieive." that bout
ends
the
the
at
wadds
and
the
wears.
engaged in exchisively by the Such is reallydelightsome ones.
"
games
"
the
are
"
wee
The
Babylon," the ritual of which, less elaborate,
of
resembles
of
Merry-Ma-Tanzie," though the Girls only play here. One is rhymes are different. chosen for the centre. The others, with hands joined, form round a ring about her, and move singing briskly, that
"
:"
Here's With
The
a
poor
six poor
widow
from
children
One
can
bake, and
One
can
shape,and
One
can
sit at the
One
can
bake
all alone
one
you
east,
Come
choose
the
one
in
the
sew.
middle
spin.
for the
choose
girl
can
fire and
Come
;
brew.
can
one
cake
a
Babylon,
king ; choose
come
that you chooses
west,
you
love best.
one
from
the
ring,
naming her, and sings:
"
I choose
the
fairest that
Anderson]come [Jeanie The name
their
girlchosen of her
enters
sweetheart, when
lightsome motion, Now
the
and
I do see, to
me.
ring, communicating those
in the
ring
resume
sing : "
they are married, I wish them joy, P^veryyear a girlor boy ; Loving each other like sister and brother, I pray this couple may kiss together.
the
CHILDREN'S
UHYMK-CAMIvS.
girlswithin tlu- rino- kiss. occupiedthe circle then joins the
Tlic
Tlie
to
"
played
"
Bridgp:
London
as strongest;,
long
a
run
the
Those
others
form
first
verse,
while
alternate
: "
down,
fallen
bridge is My fair lady. will it take
"
The
fallen down
down,
and
face, hold up their
the
fallen
London
Question. What
tallest
sing the second, and
bridge is
Fallen
to
slightly
eacli other's dresses, and
to
on
running sing
London
the
widely
with
the
"
arch.
an
followingrhyme
of the
last
on
and
there
children
the arch
forming
and
of
by holding
line
ones
here
form
the so
well-known
a
standing face
"
the
making
under.
verses,
rule
a
rino-,while
(irst
their turn.
Two
differing rhymes. hands,
is
though
game,
who
one
])artof mistress; and
until all liave had
aoes
oame
the
in enacts
come
(i|)
;
down.
build
to
up?
it
(With repeats.) Answer.
"
Answer.
Silver and
"
preens
will
gold will
build
and
Needles
Question.
Question. Silver and
gold
"
Answer.
it u}) with
Build
"
})reens will build
and
Needles
"
it u)).
and
rust
bend.
it up.
will be stolen
away.
loaves.
penny
down.
Question. Penny loaves will tumble "
Answer.
Bricks
"
Question. Bricks "
Answer.
Question. Here's "
At
the
words
mortar
and
will set
We
"
and
"
a
a
will build
will w^ash away.
mortar a
dog
to
prisonerwe
the prisoner,"
apprehend the passing one fast,the dialogueresumes
in the : "
it uj).
bark. have two
got.
forming
line. and.
the
areh
holding her
CHILDREN'S
70
Answer.
Here's
"
"
Stole
"
the
Answer.
hundred
A
"
Question. A hundred "
Answer.
off to
Then
"
from
away
the
she
and
"
the
?
chain.
him
free }
pounds will set pounds I have
him
free.
to
prison you
is led
she
will
the
or
line have
tance dis-
a
where jailers^
the
choose
necklace."
side
one
got.
go.
prisoner her
by
not
must
diamond
the
you
set
all in the
"
As
other.
a
she
When,
chosen, a tug-of-war
is ended.
game
Jolly
The
take
rest
"a
to
goes
in like manner, ensues,
my
her^ whether
to
questionsare put gold watch/' or decides
broke
and
declaration, the
this
Following
to
will you
"
got.
prisoner done
watcli
my
Question. What
have
prisoner we
a
What's
Question. Answer.
RHYME-GAMES.
Miller."
"
In
this
the
players take
partners all except the miller,who takes his stand his companions walk round him the middle, while
in
"
in
couples,singing : "
There As
the
One As
the
At
was
hand
word
alone
made
hopper, and
the
round
went
then
has
on
defies the
a
the
he
made
"
hillock
his wealth other his
in the
bag.
grab.
companions
exclaims, by w^ay of challenge: "
:
left necessarily
one
a boy's game. essentially or large boulder, from
efforts of his
;
opj^ortunityof seizing one
so
is
by himself.
change partners.
must
one
doing,the place,and so on.
in
his
Wastle
lived
he
"grab," every
take
"Willie
standing
in the
succeeds
must
round
w^ent
wheel
the
if he
and
he
wheel
miller
The
jollymiller,who
a
to
One wliich
dislodge him,
cHiLDRKX's
rhvmk-c;amks.
n
I, Willie Wastle, Stand
The
place,and
"Oats
a' the
Will
no
dogs o' ding Willie
succeeds
Beans all
played
lines
Barley,"
England,
over
well
as
his
in
as
])retty most
In Perthshire
varying rhymes.
and
beans
and
barlev
Oats
and
beans
and
barlev
First the
farmer
he
stands
Then
Waiting Waiting the
players form usually a boy
The
a
to
for
a
partner take
action
the
"farmer
and
takes
his
They
to
in
centre.
ease/'
etc.
the
first four
the his
sows
then
in.
one
in the
ring stands, and
how
;
One
ring by joining hands.
round, sing the
gives suitable
his lands.
view
})artner.
ring and
;
ease
clapshis hands^
a
stands
"
his
for
kiss her
And
seeds.
takes
and
around
turns
Open
his
sows
feet,and
his
Stamps
;
grows
nor
and
oats
ffrows,
nobody knows beans and barleygrows.
I
nor
you
Then
round.
but
simple
a
Oats
pleted, the
takes
"
How
moving
doiiii.
:
run
But
"
Wastle
dislodoini) him
in
and
parts of Scotland, with the
toim,
your
on.
and
is
game,
so
castle,
my
And
who
boy
on
still
The
middle.
These
lines.
singing,each
succeeding words seeds," and At
the
re-joinhands,
how
tenth still
;
he
child
ring ct)m-
})layer showing "stands
line all wheel
singing,and
at
CHILDREN'S
72
the
words^ the
in
the
Open
''
middle
whom course), requested. The
Xow
leads
he
must
And
help your
be
of
making
it
B
distance, at which it aside
with
his
to
is
boys'
stick,or
the
: "
good. wood.
the
chop
in
game either
on
hole, and
one
as
obey. be
must
wife
a
kisses
say ;
assistant
at
(a piece of
and
together,while
must
you
kind, you
Holes"
his assistant
design
partner (a girl,
a
centre
there
all you
to
You
"cat"
ring
the
to
in/' the child
one
again, sing the marriage formula
and play,a })rincipal
a
take
the
stand
two
be true
HoRNiE
with
from
you'remarried,
Must
"
ring and
chooses
of
ring,moving
RHYME-GAMES.
side.
throws
four
which
what
A
stands
is called
sheep'shorn),with
a
alight into stands, with
another
hole
at
the some
his assistant,to drive
rod
resembling a walking-stick. The followingunintelligible rhyme is repeated by a player the one on side, while they on the other are gathering
in
the
"cats."
This
is attested
old
by
people
great antiquity: "
Jock, S})eak,and Wi' Round Will Gae
A' the Will With And
a
an
a' their lousie train. about
by Edinbro',
never
meet
head
Gae
Sandy,
'im, gae hang 'im,
lay him
in the
birds
o' the
bear
'im
nig-nag, widdy e'endown
again.
sea
;
air
companie. "
(orworry)bag.
trail,trail. Quo' he.
as
of
CHILDRFA'S
Craw
The
HHVM
of
admits Dr.
involving,as
portionof
be
He
craw.
another
boy
into
the
slapat
er}' out
former w
ants
craw
then
he respite,
handkerchief, and
craw,
with
of tiie other
the
bovs,
to get a agility beginning,the guard of
eraw's
my
he
strikes
cry "
free.
becomes
becoming guard. must
takes
all their
use
"
Ane, twa, three
"
latter also
attack
long
a
"
first whom
the
of
:
Ane, twa, three And
ends
two
the
But, before
craw.
must
craw
couts^
tliaii a
more
hard-twisted
round
runs
no
The
against the
him
ol" li\(l\ exercise,
boy is selected to ground, and he and
of the
another
similar
who, with
the
handkerchief.
Coui, and
defends
cout
hold
T.S
One
n])on
lay
right hand
his
called the
the
then
deal
remarks,
violence.
sits down
twisted
stra}) or
good
a
Chambers
reasonable
K-CAMKS.
When
craw,
the
guard
the
: "
craw's
my
Neevie-neevie-nick-nack,"
"
A
free.
no
lottery game,
and
boys,is of simplemovement, but convenient that in this only two jilayersare required. They stand facing each other, the leader whirling his two confined
to
"
closed
fists,one
Avhile he
containing
prize, the
a
cajoleshis opponent
with
the
other
empty,
rhyme^
Neevie-neevie-nick-nack, Whilk The
hand richt
will ye tak'
ane
the wTang,
or
I'll beguileye
"
gin I
can
}
he gains the })rize. If he correctly, falls Until success misses, he has to equal the stake. the lead. continues to the second, the original j)layer If he
guesses
'
/
6
CHILDREN'S
74
"^"^
yet
Blind
Man's
well
so
it is worth
how of very
origin,and
the
chiefs
one
from battle In
Jean
Colin.
times, he
which
Colin
He
ordered
of the such
Maillard his
so
"
of
in
Count
de Lourain "
first
the
in
story
in
his eyes. take
esquire to
Maillard
name
recurrence jjerpetual
the
lost both
its valiant
oj)ponents.
the
runs
that
was
mallet, wherewith
a
were
querors. con-
exploitsstill
among
his
encountered
pitched battle, and
onset
crush
to literally
duced intro-
Ages.
acquired the being
if
"
Norman
of whose
reckoned
He
weapon
of the feuds
one
in those a
999
used
he
mere
such
Maillard,"
Middle
him
into
the
thickest
fight,and, furiouslybrandishing his mallet,
fearful
that
execution
is
It is of French
of the
memory
Liege
year
chosen
his
fact.
on
Colin
"
of the
chronicles
lives in the
for the more
many
train
name,
warrior, the
brave
In
the
in
Its French a
rhyme-game,
a
great antiquity,having been
Britain
into
of
Like
it is based
"
not
mentioning
tellingits story.
only knew
we
Buff/' though
known
of
purpose
RHYME-GAMP:S.
itself
declared
victory soon
did
for him. Robert
When
favour
lavished
he
great
was
the
of
the
By degrees
themselves, and blindfold
The extended
hands in
some
"blind
of these
honours
upon
it took
})ursuer, he
gropes
degree man's
to
as
for
memorated com-
the
a
to
familiar
bandaged
victim
repeat the
of which
buff."
a
was
performances of of
with
it
so
that
learned
form
the
Colin, and
representations
dramatic children
the
feats of arms,
exploit that
pantomimic
Maillard, the tradition name,
heard
the
part of the rude
formed
seems
and
fame
in
age.
of France
to
sport. and
eyes
jjounce
action
it for
act
of
is also traceable
upon, Colin in
the
76
CHILDREN'S
In
each
after
successive
another
blanks,
or
least is not
of the
nods
head.
As
she
forfeit and
a
pays
Birdies
THE
simpler
i'
arch, and
of
others, who
to
be side
taken
have
"Through
their
form
will
who
describes
sides.
The
raisingthem
it in
his
Arcadia.
chosen
two
high enough
below, they sing : "
leaders
back,
chase eggs
will
!
"
a
the and
played also to Bridge," and
London
resembling "Barley Break," time
when
perhaps by
much
in the
victors
Boys," "
her
at
! rotten
eggs
extent
ladies
favour, and
places the
of
indiiferently,
cham])ion they
some
lords and
form
to
air
about
which
Needle-e'e, the
a
tail.
be followed
; to
the
in
i' the
they
"
is ended
hands
their
up
is
Two
Bridge."
running
Afterwards tug-of-war ensues. vanquished,calling, Rotten game
on
"
my
chosen
all have
support, and
the
goes
:
birdies
may
which
in time
and
each
play
purely Scotch,
London
''
formula
call the
Tick-to
decide
The
out.
other, hold
A' the
The
indicated
be
to
blank,
player makes a nodding, or vice versa,
Air,"
the
merely
form
players,facingeach an
drops
the
"
far
fallen.
till all have
"A'
spoken
the
at
each
of
mistake, by speaking,instead
syllable
one
line, beginning
main at
or
verse,
happens latterly,having
it
as
merely by
the
"
of the
singing
in
is left out
end,
RHYME-GAMES.
a
i)astime of highborn
of Sir The
PhilipSydney,
boys
join both
to let the
others
first choose
hands, and pass
through
CHILDHFA'S
HIIVMIvCA.MI'.S.
Brotlier
it'vf'll [.loliii],
I'll gie A
you
he
uiiiic,
olass o' wiiR-
a
olass o' wine
is
:
and
good
77
fint-,
Throiigiithe nt'edlc-e'e,hoys. their
Letting him
to
fall,they enelose
arms
which
side
he
will
a
belong,and
and
boy, he
is
ask
disposed
decision. The according to his own ])artiesbeing at length formed, are separated by a real or iniaginary distance behind in them, line, and place at some heap, their jackets,caps, etc. They stand opj)ositeto each successful other^ the object being to make a the line into the enemy's country, and incursion over It bring off ])art or w^hole of the heap of clothes. a
requiresaddress being
taken
game
is decided
all its
or
the
Border
warfare
old
accustomed
so
winning
to
where
this
without of the its
men
legendary
peculiarlyflourishes, the
use
followinglines
of
: "
Set your King
The
do
})artyfirst loses all Hawick,
King Covenanter,
"
which
proj)erty. At
boys are
defiance
by
of foot to
foe.
prisoner by the
of
mimicry
swiftness
and
feet
Henry
come
Scots
on
"
if ye daur
out
venture
if ye ground, P'.nglish,
somewhat
resembles
"
"
I
!
daur
dree
I
I
of standing, the only, instead girls droppit it ; forming the ring sit, or rather crouch in a sort of One girl, attitude. working-tailor occuj)yingthe centre, it." A second Immediately is girlis on the outside. "
the
ring begins singing the rhyme
:
"
King Henry^ King Henry, Run, boys, You, with Follow
run
;
the
red
coat.
with
the
drum^
CHILDREN'S
78
the
one
the
on
The
centre.
outside
rhyme
ring decides
Otherwise
ceases.
try^ and
try, until another
putting "The rather
Blue
be
may
she
remains
she
succeeds
her
in
who
one
is
before
the
in
and
The
Here
comes
a
Here
comes
a
Here
comes
a
rhyme
is
is
singing must
and
: "
bird through the window, [blue] bird through the door ; [blue] bird through the window, [blue]
a
Take
a
little dance
and
a
hop
in the
floor ;
Take
a
little dance
and
a
hop
in the
corner.
playersdance
round
of
process first
a
hi in
corner.
dum, day. ring.
a
One
previously,
chapping-out rhyme, being
outside, then decide
is to
now
"
on.
Take
business
it
"
and
Hey, diddle, hi dum, day. little dance and a hop in the
*^^it," goes
the
as
getting out, so
the
Bird/' played by very small children, is
pretty.
the
by
often
unreheved,
place;
Hey, diddle, The
girl from
repeated as
objectof the "tig" the other
and
the
pursued by
is
the
; but
overtake
to
RHYME-GAMES.
who
into
the
shall
succeed
centre.
made Her
her ; and
in the rhyme red, blue, accordingas the colour-word or corresponds with the dress of yellow,etc. green, all the individual playersin the successive singing, the take their place in the centre, ones spottedsuccessively "
"
and
the
process
alike in the
"When
goes
of
on,
until all have
course,
shared
game.
I
was
a
pretty action, has had When A
young
I
Young a
was
w
Thing," ide vogue.
a
young
thing,a
of Its
simple though rhyme goes :
thing,
young
thing ;
"
CHILDRF.X'S
RHYMK-(;AM1:s.
I
When
was
How 'Twas And
youiio- thiiio.
a
was liap])y
this way, this way, I
When
was
and a
takes
then
all walk
making go
:
the
Still this
other's
seat,
on
hoisted
When
I
was
a
teacher, etc.
When
I had
a
sweetheart,
When
I had
a
husband,
When
I had
a
baby, etc.
When
I had
a
donkey,
When
I took
When
my
baby died,
When
my
husband
singing end
in
simpler
the
to
being
a
their third
in order, the
child
still.
Then
steps. thev
sing
and
throughout.
well be
"
In
London."
to
gras))ing each
hands
bearers
child
Each
four lines, and
as
Lady
can
successive
to individually
second
words
as
or
kee})ingtlie ring
three
or
cross own
dance
ring, and
dances
mv
etc.
etc.
stand
continued
children and
died,
line in each
two
is "Carry
two
which
a
singly,singing the form
wrists
oh
form
skirt and
left^ making
same
etc.
died,
fourth
of the
action
etc.
words, and
the
of her
hold
etc.
washing, etc.
they unclasp,and
suitable
and
I.
went
etc. school-girl,
round
game
thing.
a
rightand
the
;
w^as
when
verse,
way
I
until the
form
tliat
When
round
walk
tliat way,
young
players,joining hands,
The
1.
and
Oh, this way
"
Tf,
thus carried.
stc])out
forming When
singing
:
"
a
Gie
needle
a
me
To
carried
child is thus
Each
"ABC" indoor
is
practiceon
in turn.
table, or
a
of
verse
a
"
down.
spiritedgame, admirably adapted for ren wet a day, w^hich is played by child-
a
seated round solo
;
lady down.
let my
I must
And
London
broken
Bridge is
thoom
stick i' my
to
lady to
my
carry
London
a
RHYME-GAMES.
CHILDREN'S
80
For
rhyme.
nursery
some
One
fireside.
the
at
sings
instance
:
Hey, diddle, diddle. The The
little
The To
repeated; the
and
again, to
is
sing the
to
rhyme
nursery
solo.
not
hitherto
limit, the
pays
a
engage
Less
forfeit. adult
fresh of
out
is a significance,
of the
"Come "Come
"
as a
a
and
Thorie,"
my
widely played.
game
Cam
a
teerie
theerie. Come "
pany. com-
the
a
and
game
often
brain-taxingentertainments
My
theerie
arrie
with
a
In
one
a
thorie
"
and
my
; "
;
in
torry ;
ma
mathorie
theory, oary
Perthshire,
a
wdthin
rhyme
"
is known
be
must
any
now
wits.
Theerie
"My
supply a player stands to
it
turn
solo
new
by
through,
sung
child, whose
sung
solo is
the
repeated again
and
The
next
If unable fixed
alphabet is
next
spoon.
tune, and
the
is sustained
the
bother
up
the
with
away
the
letter,Z,
last
and
sport.
ran
which
after
;
moon
dog laughed
takes
of voices
chorus
The
dish
the
the
over
such
see
fiddle.
the
jumped
cow
And
and
cat
or
in
place it another,
yet another,
it may
thorie."
political
And
be,
as
even
in as
CHILDRFA'S
RHV.MK-CAMI'.S.
refrain varies^so
the
generallythe of
about
Moving
tlu-
rliynu's.lint the divide into ])layers
The
same.
equal number, forwards
of the
about
do
and
baekwards
you
"
Bread
and
Have
you
Yes,
"
Bread
theerie
and
Yes,
We
"
One
A7isfrer. "
We
Question. "
Answer.
What
"
Question. How "
Answer.
"
Just
"
Question.
and
and
and
and
arrive
"
Not
a
your
gin
feet be
if your
candle-lieht
clean
gates and
without
to
fixed
the being *"
Glasgow
wine.
glassof it,ete.
one
I be there
struggleensues reach
wine,
thorie.
my
beck
a
and
throuoh
break
goal goa
on
either
? etc-.
slicht, etc.
and
let
"
and
;
wine^
and
bread
some
wine
thorie ?
my
through,etc.
me
boo.
a
Rep/i/.-There's a beck and there's Open your gates and let me A
xcrse
wine.
bread
theerie
sin".
glassof it you shall not get, ete. all King George'smen, ete. are for King George'smen, etc. we care miles to Glasgow Lee } etc. many
Open
"
"
and
wine, bread
shall have
Will
Question.
Answer.
wine,
other.
etc. Sixty,seventy, eighty-three,
"
Answer.
and
and
some
have
we
My Question.
bread
any
sides
bread
wine,
sides
two
each
the
is
action
"
bread
have
we
:
any
My Answer.
faeino-
lines
in
followingrhvme
Qi(es/i()fLHave
si
a
boo.
through. other's lines,
each side
"
the
first
to
victors.
Ships
"
is
a
simjilebut })rettygame.
joinhands, forming a ring, and, moving
.Ml
round, sing :
82
RHYME-GAMES.
CHILDREN'S
sailingin,
Glasgow shipscome
sailingin sailingin, come in sailing Glasgow shipscome Come
On
You
fine
a
daurna
Your You
morning.
summer
set
fit upon.
your
fit uj)on. your daurna Or
Three
set
Gentle
;
will bless you
;
Five
times
butter
Upon
a
send
shall
Send
it to, send
Who
shall
her
She's
Braw
Braw
it to ?
[Thomson's]daughter
by
the
hand. lily-white
o'er the
water
;
kisses,one,
two, three,
the favourite
daughter.
is
news
Braw
it to ?
it to ;
send
we
her
Lead Give
we
Mrs.
her
bread
and
silver salver.
Who
Take
will kiss you.
John
times
;
fit upon.
your
Four
To
fit upon
will kiss you
times
is
news
come
to
is carried
news
come
to
town, ;
town,
[Maggie Thomson's]married. First she
got the kail-}3ot.
Syne she got the ladle ; Syne she got a dainty wean. And
;
syne
she
got
a
cradle.
RHYME-GAMES.
CHILDRENVS
84
The
''
hoodiecraw's
bhndfolded been
he
ready cakes
!
"
when
on
goes
call
rush
all
Het
" "
back
before.
as
Bickety/'the rhyme
is
Where is
Will Or
"
will he
Queen
With But One
morning
Says
I to
My
hands
Yeb
there's
It is
by
in front
alone
and
chooses
another
hands
and
verses,
with
alone.
At
and
the
to
advance
I'm
suitable the
game
close
:
goes
"
awa'.
me
in the
glass, lass ;
young
ha ! ha !
a
stand
in
awa'.
me
a
The
two
with
row,
sings the
who
line.
the
}
will tak'
laddie
;
fu' braw;,
me
I gave
begin with, from
w^est
green,
handsome
a
side and
and
Hickety,
is sixteen,
I looked
played by girlsonly, who
one
game
}
rhyme
age
my
will tak'
bonnie
nae
"
nest
the
dress
and
I rose,
my
the
as
gang
yonder to
money
myself
and
gang
craw's
on
laddie
bonnie
nae
will he
Mary^
farmer
plenty of
"'
Scotchman
the
Mary^ Queen a
whence
scone^
In this game
father's
My
are
"
jjanij; to
Mary."
Queen
all
"
:
east;,or
gang
it
butter
spot
it ;
"
and
the "
is
when
played
shall this poor he
ho
w
rowes
to
Hickety^ bickety,pease Where
he
; and
eyes
all have
When
wall.
last to arrive
The
despatched.
his
the
between
space
places around^
the
gives
the
from
bandage
the
is
and
different
to
the
removes
feet
one's
sent
"
nest
verses,
then
join
retire, rei)eatingtogether the
action,
they
as
the
select
proceeds thus
a
had
one
third
until all
are
before
done
from taken
the over.
line ;
CHILDRKN'S
Scoorie/'
"^WiiriM'm'
and
Lanark, a
once so
of
the
to
thoug'h of
boys
yet worth
is
year,
of the
many
RIIVMK-C.AMKS.
Lanark
creates
old
ino- the
the
but
resume
peal of
the
fightwith
the
bells
ring
the
at
of
of
Xew
stick
to
in
attached
to
attitude, with
used
it ;
and
principalstreets, sang
them
met
chased
And
played.
seen
of
"
"
fightover,
the
Old
Town)
carrying
return,
huge
a
handkerchief
fathers
their
and
the
fathers grand-
: "
bold them
It is, however, The
;
Lanark
New
boys. brae
the
doun
Hinkumboobv,"
Looby-Looby."
that
come
The
Popular Hhipnes of
In Chambers's
description of
the
stand-up
a
their
Hooray, boys, hooray, the day have won For we We've
for
arranged, they parade
thus
singing, as
before
three
being
flag or
a
first
is made
(who
meet
exalted
the
march
in
engage
Lanark
evening,
At
rush
a
of
Church
in the
and
-
c("m-
month
Parish
start
them), the weajwns attached to a long string. bonnets victors (generallythe boys of the marching in order, headed by one length
tlie
in
March.
they
affect
till the the
in
children
where
youth
))laycd, re"i;u]arly
six o'clock
day
tlic mists
in
youni*-
church, after which
Wellgate Head,
the
oidv j)lav('d
recurrence,
the
lu
Its ori"rin, likr
of October
first
the
bell then
round
times
than
the
to
cease on
the
its annual
month
February, inclusive, there steejile
and
it is still
on
scarcelyless
P'rom
niunitv.
Lanark,
celebrations, is lost
sensation
a
peculiar
ij,ainc
nientionin""-.
antiquity, nevertheless,
and
a
s:,
Scot lafid there I
which
only an
party form
!
have
extended a
circle
is
a
never
version
(saysthe
86
CHILDREN'S
RHYME-GAMES.
writer)^ taking hold and the rest join,to
of each the
Fal de while
doing
so
they
again, beating the As
soon
and
the
as
wheels the
time
ral
is
hands.
of LuUibero
tune
la, fal de ral la
move
a
little
One
;
sideways and
concluded, each
line of the
verse
Hinkumbooby,
at
feet. hands
the
same
: "
round
about.
Then
they sing,with the appropriate gesture throwing their righthand into the circle and out
back
their
claps his
grotesquelyround, singing
second
sings,
:
(which is slow)with
time
line
other's
that
"
the
is, left
: "
Right hands
in, and
still
left hands
beating the time ; then wheeling round, with a clap of Hinkumbooby, Fal de ral
round
add the
as
hands
out,
before, wiiile : "
about,
la,fal de ral la
;
as before,hand sidenrti/s [gloving Hinkumbooby, round about, with [Wheelinground as before, the hands.]
Left
hands
in and
Hinkumbooby, Fal de ral
righthands
round
in
a
out,
about,
la,fal de ral la,
Hinkumbooby,
round
about.
Right foot in, and left foot out, feetset into the eentre.] [Bight Hinkumbooby, round about, Fal de ral
la,fal de ral la,
Hinkumbooby,
round
about.
hand.^
chip of
riglitfoot
foot in, ;ind
Left
Heads
de
ral
ia, fal dc backs
in, and
Fal de
Backs
out,
about,
ral la, etc.
heads
in, and
out,
about,
round
Hinkumbooby, Fal de
out,
ral la, vie.
round
Hinkumbooby,
s7
about,
Hinkmnboobyj,round Fal
i:-(i AMKS.
RIIYM
CHILDRKN'S
la,etc.
ral
A' feet in, and
nae
feet out, all sit don'u. n-ith their
[On this occasion
of
stretched into the centre
the
ring;
feel and
great point to rise tij)proinpth/ enough to he readyfor the wheel round. ^
it is
a
Fal de
Shake
ral
hands
la,etc.
a',shake round
Hinkumbooby, Fal de ral
about,
round
Hinkumbooby,
a',
hands
about,
la,etc.
Good-night a',good-night a', [The hoyshoning and the misses curtseifmg in an affected formalmanner.^ round
Hinkumbooby, Fal de
ral
la,fal de ral la, round
Hinkumbooby,
generallyplayed
More is
"
"
Brethren
Three
stand
in
two
about,
come
and from
about.
not
in
Scotland
Spain."
The
lines,slightlyapart, facing each
only j)layers other
"
CHILDREN'S
88
the
boys on
The
side^ the
one
three brethren
are
All in French We
And
As
who
boys advance Be
mother
Spain,
darlings.
: replies "
again,singing : "
she young, or All in French
It'sfor And
a
be she
old.
garlands.
bride she must
adieu to you, my
be sold,
darlings.
Answer A
bride,
a
bride,she shall
not
be.
All in French
garlands, through the world
Till she go And adieu to you, my Address
with me.
darlings.
:-
Then
fare ye well,my ladygay. All in French garlands;
We'll And
come
sents repre-
Jane, daughter,
your
adieu to you, my
they recede,the
from
come
My daughter Jane she is too young. All in French garlands ; She cannot bide your flattering tongue, And adieu to you, my darlings. The
verse.
garlands ;
to court
come
are
onlyshe
first
The
speaks.
the mother We
other.
singing the
motionless,and
girlsremain
the
girlson
dancing,and
advance
boys
RHYMP:-GAMES.
again some
adieu to you, my
other
day.
darlings.
CHILDUKX'S
Answer
RHVMK-(;AMKS.
: "
Come
back,
back, you
come
All in French Clear
up
And
Address
spurs, and
your
adieu
"Jarlands
to you,
my
scornful
kni"::lit.
;
make
them
bright,
darlinos.
:"
Of
my
s})urs take
All in French For
in this town
And
Answer
sf)
adieu
to
no
you
thouglit.
garlands; not bought, they were you, my darlings.
: "
Smell
my
smell my lilies,
roses,
All in French Which And
Address
of my
garlands: daughtersdo
adieu
to you,
my
"
all
And
Answer
A^our
adieu
to you,
my
and
sound
?
and
sound
?
darlings.
: "
In every All in On
every And
in
?
darlings.
daughterssafe All in French garlands: Are all your daughterssafe
a
pocket a thousand pounds, French garlands; fingera gay, gold ring.
adieu
to you,
my
darlings.
repeated as above until every boy has lady-mate,when all march round arm-in-arm
formula
chosen
choose
:
Are
The
you
pairs,and
is
the game
is ended.
7
CHILDREN'S
90
"
Here
Comes
RHYME-GAMES.
Poor
a
Sailor
Bay."
Botany
from
who to decide played as a preliminarygame side they will take^ in a coming shall join^and which tiig-of-war. The chief delight derived is in putting and answering questions. Two standing as principals,
This
is
rival
chiefs,and
play ;
and
You
all
acting togetheras catechists,begin before
warned
are
say neither
must
"Black," "White," Then,
each
as
"
replying: "
Yes/' "No,"
"Nay,"
nor
Grey."
nor
formula
approaches, the
child
the
ceeds pro-
: "
Here
comes
Pray,what A
pair of
What
a
poor
are
you
colour
going
[may be
boots are
Botany Bay ; give him to-day?
sailor from to
answer].
the
they ?
Brown. Have
anything else
you
I think What
to
give him
}
to
give him
?
so.
colour
is it }
Red. What
of
is it made
t
Cloth. And
colour
what
?
Blue. Have
you
anything else
I don't
think
Would
you
so.
like
a
?
sweet
Yes. Now
he
is
replies;
and
den.
After
youngsters
trapped. the
child who
all have are
has
He
divided
given
answered
gone into
"
through a two
of
one
Yes
"
goes
similar
classes
"
the
fatal to
a
form, the
those
who
CHILDREN'S
92
She
is then
rest
weeping.
joy)^and herself A a
of A
RHYME-GAMES.
carried
off to be
Sometimes
she
(to their that
"
and
the
ojreat Janet
is, as
chooses.
(Dr.Chambers
south-countryversion
and little,
represents Janet afterwards
upstairs,and
edition
Glasgow
In the be
lover
revives
libitum
not, ad
sometimes
a
"
as
the
'^at
lover
the
at
gives the
country prose, and the court your dochter, Kate to
buried^ the
whole
Mackleister
!
I'm
''
so
good
in
begins:
on.
westto
come
"
Janet
"
entertainment
Well," instead
Mill," and
Stewartryof Kirkcudbright,
dramatic
differs tells)
amongst
"
Jo
used
rustics.
young
Suppose a party have met on a winter evening round a good peat fire,writes Chambers, and is resolved to Jo" Janet have to perperformed. Two undertake sonate a goodman and a goodwife ; the rest a familyof marriageabledaughters. One of the lads the best ^'^
"
singer
of the
dress proper of
a
wife.
retires, and
party "
for
representing
He
an
equips
old
in, bonnet
comes
himself
bachelor
in
"
e'en to ye, maidens
Maidens
a',maidens
Gude
I've
I've
to
come
Janet
or
ye
a'.
no.
court
Janet
jo,
Janet
jo,
jo,Janet jo ; to
come
Janet, Gudewife
a',
a' ;
e'en to ye, maidens Be
court
my
jo.
sings : "
What'll Janet
ye
gie for Janet
jo,
jo,Janet jo ;
What'll
ye
gie for
Janet, my
Janet
jo ?
a
search
hand, bowing, and
sings: Gude
in
in
jo,
CHILDREN'S
The
RHYM1:-(;ANI1:S.
():;
replies:
wooer
"
I'll gie ye A
peek For
exclaims,
"
siller,
o' siller,j)eeko' siller ;
I'll gie ye
(nidewife
o'
peck
a
peek
a
o' siller
Janet, my Gae
jo.
awa', ye
auld
get Janet
jo,
carle I
"
tluii
sings : "
Ye'se
never
Janet
jo^Janet jo ;
Ye'se
never
get Janet
Janet, my The of
jo,
jo.
hereupon retires,singing
wooer
mortification,but
with
re-enters
soon
expressive
verse
a
a
re-assured
air^ singing : "
I'll gie ye A
peck
o'
I'll gie ye For
The
enters,
is also
Janet, my
and
"
at
he
pecks o' gowd," his next
which
the
again which,
entry he
offers
gudewife brightens
sings : "
Come
ben
beside
Janet
jo,Janet jo ; to
Janet, my
the
before, and
as
twa
Y'e're welcome
The
;
jo.
At
refused.
pecks o' gowd,"
"three
rebuff
a
offer of
singing an
however,
up,
gives him
matron
peck o' gowd, gowd, peck o' gowd a peck o' gowd. a
suitor
then
affair ends
in
advances a
scramble
Janet
Jo,
Janet
jo,
jo.
gailyto
his sweetheart,
for kisses.
and
RHYME-GAMES.
CHILDREN'S
94
Goloshans."
"The not
confined
other
called
was
'^'^
The
and play^,
Hogmanay
a
for
inaptlyclose
will not
reasons,
is
alone, which
children
to
parts it
some
This
that,as well
this
chapter.
Galatians," to be
as
In
sure,
now-a-days,though the one designationor the other, fifty years ago, under it was played annually by the Hogmanay guizards, I say was,
because
one
for the
who, dressed
never
it
sees
occasion,
with
it forth
set
delici-
and in every bluster ously unsophisticatedswagger house they visited that had a kitchen floor broad and the material wide enough for the operation. It formed of a chap-book which was regularlyon sale at the Johnnie-a'-thingshops in the middle of last century, though now, I suppose, a copy could scarcelybe had Sir Walter for love or money. Scott, who delightedto to simple keep up old customs, and could condescend had a invariably thingswithout losinggenuine dignity, set of guizardsto perform the play before his family "
'^'^
both
Ashestiel
at
who
somewhat
in
"
was
the
fairly adequate ;
but
in Proverbs
at
Abbotsford.
dramatis
The
Goloshans," after the character
personce of "The title-role
and
inevitable
his
in
the fullest and
all occasions
districts.
various
version
on
"
Chambers
in the
differed
gives a
Popular Bkymes of
best I have
seen
land Scot-
is contained
and Proverbial
edited by "Andrew Expressions, Cheviot," and recentlypublished by Mr. Alexander and which I take the libertyof Gardner, of Paisley, bers's quoting mainly,though j)art also is taken from ChamThe
version.
Farmer's
Son
characters
; Goloshan
are
; Wallace
;
Sir Dr.
Beelzebub. Enter Haud Haud
Sir
away aw
Alexander, and
speaks :
rocks, and
away
ay stocks
and
baud
"
reels,
spinning-wheels ;
Alexander Brown
;
and
;
CHILDRKX'S
Redd And That
for (jorlaiid, and
room
I will show was
ever
sic
Enter Here
in
and
set
a
as
we
And
got
sin^-,
to
room
time.
stand
ne'er
are
().;
thiiitr j)rettiest
Son
I, the farmer's
come
us
Christmas
Farmer's
next
^ie
Little-wit
Althouofh I be but I've
the
you seen
Muokle-head But
RHV.MK-CAMKS.
were
ahint
the
door
:
before.
seen
:
"
son,
sir,
vounor,
spiritbrave,
a
I'll freelyrisk my for to
My country Goloshan
life.
save.
ajijiears : "
Here
come
I, Goloshan
With
sword
and
Goloshan
"
pistolby
my
is my
name.
side, I hope
win
to
the
game. Son
Farmer's The
My My
into
you
head
is made
sword
is
Goloshan
Who
Here
of iron, my
Ferrara
that
rock, sir,my
Goloshan
Wallace
when
do its
of
duty
steel.
weel.
my
you
is like are
Wallace,
for Scotland's
right,without
I draw
head
a
dead
stone, and
gone.
"
his blood a
is made
heart
:
I, Sir William
shed
can
power,
half-an-hour.
in less than
inches
in your
"
come
Without
sir I it is not
:
I will be
Enter Here
a
is like
My body And
"
sir,the game,
game,
I'll cut
:
a
wight,
right;
reason.
bloody wea})on. ( Fight.s with Cn)loshan
"
the latterfalls.)
CHILDREN'S
96 Farmer's
Son
: "
that young
Now
RHYME-GAMES.
is
man
dead^ sir^and
the
on
ground
is
laid^ And
shall suffer for it^ I'm
you
Wallace It
afraid.
: "
not
was
much
very
did
that
me
the
deed^
nor
that
me
did
the
crime^ 'Twas
this young
who
me
drew
his sw^ord
fine.
so
Sir Alexander
: "
artful
Oh^ you For
behind
man
two
my
villain^to lay the blame shut, sir,when
were
eyes
on
!
me
this young
man
did dee.
Wallace How
: "
could
your
could
your
swords
were
Farmer's
Son
How
can
you
be
shut, sir, when
eyes
be
shut, sir, when
were
you
}
lookingon How
eyes
drawn
both
the
?
(toWallace): "
thus
deny
the
deed
As
?
I stood
looking
on.
You
drew his
body
Wallace
li I have And
Haste
sheath, and
its
out
slashed
down.
slain
I will make
the and
from
:"
hour Round
sword
your
Goloshan, Goloshan him
rise and
sing
I will cure. in less than
;
kitchen, round
bring me
Dr.
the Brown.
town.
half-an-
RHYMK-(;AMKS.
CHILDREN'S
l?n"wn
Dr. Here
Dr.
foremost
the
Brown,
makes
good^
so
you
sir ?
"
travels.
Wallace
: "
where
Doctor
have
travelled
you
?
: "
three Hickerty-pickerty-hedgehog, W^est
the
in
:
my
From
doctor
:"
Doctor
And
"
town.
Wallace
Why^
:
I, old
come
the
What
enters
()7
Wallace
back
Indies, and
old
to
round
times
Scotland.
: "
Is that all ? Doctor No
: "
have
I
sir.
from
chairside
side, from
tableside
from
fireside
stoolside,from
to
press-side,and butter
from
travelled
got many mother
my
stoolside
bedside, from
to
; and
that's
to
table-
bedside
of
lump
a
chairside,
to
bread
the
way
to
and my
belly'sso big. Wallace
: "
Well, what Doctor I
can
can
and
a
cure
?
: "
the
cure
of
you
rurvy-scurvy,
man
who
can
make
girl of sixteen.
has an
been old
and seven woman
the
rumble-gum})tion
years
of
dead
or
sixtylook
more,
like
a
CHILDREN'S
98
Wallace How
: "
much
would
Would
Doctor Five
RHYMP:-GAMES.
five
take
you
to
cure
this
dead
not
get
?
man
do ?
pounds
(turningaway) : "
No^ five pounds would
!
pounds
good
a
kit of brose.
Wallace Would
: "
pounds
ten
Doctor
do ?
: "
Yes, perhaps ten I
wine.
would
do
bottle
of
pounds have
a
that^ and
"
inky-pinkie in
pocket. (Approaches Goloshan.) pocus
and
heigh
ho
Goloshan
Oh, And
! start
up.
touch
of my
Jack, and
sing
the
hocus-
little
finger;
!
"
We'll
all
We'll
all be
dead, sir,but
was
blessed
be the
doctor
join hands,
All four We'll
magical
By
my
and sings) : (rises I
once
the
pint of
a
and
that
alive.
am
made
have
we
revive
me
fightno
never
good fellows,as
I
now
;
more.
before.
been
:"
all shake
hands
and
and
agree,
fight no
never
more.
We'll God
all be bless
like the
brothers, as
master
we
of this
were
before
once
house, the
;
mistress
fair
likewise, And Go Your
all the down
into
barrels kind
pretty children
:
your
being
that
cellar and not
empty,
see we
round
the
what
you
hope
you
table can
rise.
find.
will
prove
CHILDREN'S
100
country
and
and
children
the
for
a
of
certain
class
say
matters
and
which
that,
like
only !
by
seems,
the for
lie
mant dor-
of
feeling
birds,
in
may
alike
each the
It
they in
air.
dogmatize
is "
solved.
easily
action
into
country
suggested,
who
on
ones
and
be
mansion
beautifully,
simultaneously
songs are
the
out-door
the
"
not
the
all,
meet
town
parts
and
class,
how
spring
may
seasons,
by
alley,
And,
separated
problem us
the
of
children
the
child,
city
spaces,
widel}^
to
I
the
ground.
common
in
RHYME-GAMES.
seems
belong its
to
turn,
But
or
mark, on
such
CHILDREN'S SONGS
AND
BALLADS,
'^ff/yy/y/y^ff^t
Not
the
"Willie
Air/'
collectively, volume "
children and of
late
for
many
little
rude
"
less
which, Babes
ruder
been
frequently
the
dapper
favourite
he
that
be
is
with of
awarded
be
the
Wood,"
has
w^ith
old for
claimed
and
more
killed
Who
I, said With I killed
than
ROBIN.
COCK
the my Cock
Cock
Robin
}
Sparrow, bow
and Robin.
arrow,
Cock
'^
tale
to
subject
tyrant
"
a
"
done
young,
print.
honour
elaborate
little
the
of
more
red-waistcoated
which
comment
surely
place
sing,
in
seen
such,
the
to
and
slight
the
with
together in
too,
And
required.
delighted sung,
large
a
which
only
hearing
so
which,
of
limits
ditties
not
"
"^Castles
band,
the
have
by
favourites,
})ert and
may
the
here
and
esteemed tax
charmed
not
Doon/'
widely
generations
well
may
The
of
old
being
Robin song
no
have
These
"
some
life
child
Cuddle
themselves
would
but
been
'''
all that
and
of
songs
and
Winkie/'
the
in
exalted
more
make
the any
himself
of its
general virtue
02
CHILDREN'S
SONGS
Who
AND
him
saw
BALLADS.
die ?
I, said the Fly, With I
him
saw
Who
httle eye^
my
die.
caught his
blood
?
I, said the Fish^ With I
httle
my
caught his
Who'll
dish,
blood.
make
his shroud
?
I^ said the Beetle^ With ril make
Who'll
thread
my
and
needle^
his shroud.
him
carry
his grave
to
I, said the Kite, If it's not I'll carry
Who'll
in the
him
dig
night,
his grave.
to
his grave
?
I, said the Owl, With
spade and shovel,
my
I'll dig his grave.
Who'll
the
carry
link ?
1, said the Linnet, I'll fetch I'll carry
Who'll
be
it in
the
a
minute,
link.
chief
mourner
}
I, said the Dove, I'll mourn I'll be
chief
for my mourner.
love,
?
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
AND
IJALLADS.
sing the psalm
Who'll
lo.H
?
I, said the Thrush, As
he
sat
on
I'll sing the
Who'll
a
bush,
psalm.
be the
])ars()n ?
I, said the Rook, With
little book,
my
I'll be the
Who'll
parson.
clerk }
be the
I, said the Lark, in the
If it's not I'll be the
Who'll
dark,
clerk.
toll the
bell ?
I, said the Bull, Because
I
I'll toll the
And
all the
Fell When For
And been
of the
Cock
bell.
little birds
a-sighingand a-sobbing. they heard the bell toll poor
Robin
Robin.
Cock
again, no
less
captivatinghas
celebratinghis wedding with little Though why with a lady of the Wren always strike naturalists as an absurdity;
ballad
Jenny Wren. family,must
and, I suj)})ose, we may not forbidden, were the
pull,
can
children, and
the
not
how
ask
since
whole
the
it
was
Messrs.
creation
banns with
Wren,
of
single exception of a blackguard acquiescedin the nuptials. jubilantly the
the
birds
cuckoo"
"
with have
CHILDREN'S
104
THE
SONGS
OF
MARRIAGE
a
was
So
Wren
gallantbird ; his hat to Jenny,
thus
to
If you
her
will but
shall dine
You
And
drink
I'll dress Or
like
And
Cherry pie So
But
I'll wear never
fan.
her her
mind
to-morrow.
Bob
offer kind.
is very wine
is currant
And
Jenny, day."
me,
declared
your
;
gay
behind
let it be
I take
goldfinch.
a
peacock
thus
wine.
currant
like
blushed
Then
:
mine,
appoint the
us
Jenny
said
cherry pie
nice
So, if you'llhave Let
be
on
you a
he
Jenny Wren,
dearest
My
heart.
a
was
And
"
young.
lost his
Redbreast
doffed
He
"
was
neatlyas she dressed, And so sweetly as she sung.
He
"
time.
Jenny
Robm
"
WREN.
merry
When
AND
ROBIN
COCK
JENNY
It
BALLADS.
AND
my
good. ;
russet
dress
too
gown fine."
:
"
CHILDREN'S
Robin
SONGS
AM)
up
early,
rose
the
At
of
break
BALLADS.
day
;
Jenny Wren's sing'a roundelay.
flew to
He
To
He
bade
And This
Cock
was
And
Then
And
declare
then
blew
the
fair.
his
horn,
neighbours know Robin's wedding day, they might see the show.
he he
At
And
Jenny
he
he
And He
The To
his
one
wedding. love Wren
;
the
unto
came
Parson
end,
Rook,
spectaclesand
of Mother
held
clerk
began again.
first came With
the
of Robin's
when
Then
be
Robin's
little
Lark,
the
sweetly sing.
to
Avas
Cock
For
him
could
sang
The
Cock
Wren
followed
For
At
Hen,
let the
This
He
and
liouse
wedding- day
Jenny
With
To
the
his
was
The
Cock
the
met
lo;
within
Goldfinch
give away
band
Hubbard's his hand.
came
the
on
next,
bride ;
Linnet, being bridesmaid,
Walked
by Jenny's side
;
;
books
106
And
she
as
Said,
a
Whose
And
thus
her
Becomes
Must
Then
bear
dress and
blushed
bride
red
As
But
as
Robin
We're
Robin's
And
happy
bridegroom ; dressed,
breast.
her
cheered
going
and she
'^'^My pretty Jen," "
look
much, her cheeks
so
to we
be
;
bell."
the
away
Quite plainlywas And
gay
well.
very
the
came
so
apparel
gay
Jenny's modest
Yet
Redbreast,
dressed
her
though
That
:
Robin
friend
Goldfinch
That
by Robin, did say
him
to
Pray mark,
fair.
walked
Bullfinch
The
;
wedding the
Wren
Jenny
dale ;
there
were
the
see
and
Tomtit,
the
and more
to
came
sweetly echo
grove
every
many
Of
"
Thrush,
the
songs
Sparrow
And
"
and
sweet
Through
All
Robin
charming Nightingale,
And
The
Cock
pretty bird."
very
Blackbird
The
word,
my
that your
I think Is
a-walking,
was
Upon
"
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDRf:X'S
up ;
says
he,
married.
shall be."
were
108
CHILDREN'S
had
They
AND
SONGS
cherrypie,
a
Besides
BALLADS
wine.
currant
some
And
every guest broughtsomething. That sumptuous they might dine.
they all sat
Now To And
and
eat
He
to drink
think.
happened to each took
They
drank
And Cock And
bumper. the pair;
a
to
the
Robin
;
said what
one
every
stood,
or
bridegroom.
the fair.
Jenny
removed. dinner-things They all began to sing ; And soon they made the place
The
For
The
mile around
it
concert
And Who And
When And He
a
to
ring.
fine,
was
every birdie tried best should sing for Robin
in
the bride.
Wren
Jenny
Cuckoo,
the
came
made
a
great rout
;
caughthold of Jenny, And pulledher about.
Cock And Who
Robin so
was
was
fetched
His bow
angry. the Sparrow,
in
and
a
hurry
his
arrow.
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
His
tlien lie
aim
Hut His
he took
skill
he shot
Or
For
the
But And
That
Yet the
another
eyes
that it
And
we
With
which
has
Robin
I don't
know
WIND.
blow.
doth
snow.
then, poor thing ?
do
barn.
keej)himself
warm.
his
under
for these
moistened
will call it
we
will sit in the
claimed
sj^illed.
so
Robin
wind
his little head
It is not
was
shall have
will the
And
"
NORTH
North
He
killed !
he
title,but
a
missed.
youthful vocalist.
a
The
what
he
birds mourned
THE
And
fright;
a
of the
song
had
in
his blood
of many
ever
good.
Robin
all the
right.
it not
Cuekot) Coek
loj)
took,
not
was
BALLADS.
AND
wing,
thing !
poor
pieces that they belong to
in more senses though really, high order of verse than they belong to the very first. In point of one, popularityalone, they are not surpassed by Paradise Lost," nor by the playsof Shakespeare,or the songs of Burns. Then, they have so thoroughly commanded
any
"
"
the
interest
that, with grow
into
and
engaged
old and the
alike
young
old, alas
the affections of the
! "
there
"
for the are
no
young
folks,
wee so
soon
compositions
in
said
I have the
They have
fame.
immortal
reason,
necessary to set well by heart.
however, to
in
out
what
"
it
was
is
everybodyknows so for the eye, refreshing
be
familiar to the ear, and
so
apology
no
"
LITTLE
Little And
Bo-peephas doesn't know
Let them
Little And But
lost her where
dreamt she
she heard
Determined for
It
to find them
;
home.
them.
found
them
them
bleating ;
awoke, slie found
up she took
For
big folk.
sheep.
tails behind
For stillthey all were
She
for their
Bo-peepfell fast asleep.
when
Then
I
BO-PEEP.
alone,and they'll come
Bringingtheir
deemed
not
yea, I hope to be thanked a})j)earance in this little book for bairns and Let the next be make
and
print what
It must
scan
gloryof printed,
very often years, at least
is because
I suppose,
and
been
not
often in recent
not
"
honour
for the
better secured
the world
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
no
it
joke.
fleeting.
her littlecrook. to find them
indeed,but
;
it made
they'dleft their tails behind
d happen'
a
her heart them.
day,as Bo-peepdid stray Under a meadow hard by, That she espiedtheir tails, side by side. All hung on a tree to dry. one
bleed.
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
She
heaved
And And
tried
To
the
ballad
the
tails of the
as
Ill
; .stinn))-()
should. she])herdess
a
its runip-o.
to
to be sure. sadlyin |)articulars, flock disajjpeared entire in at the by malice aforethought,
lacks
whether
"
eould,
again each
taek
The
swoop
liillocks went
she
as
BALLADS.
lier eye,
sigh,and wiped
a
over
AND
How fell
one
instance
lurkingenemy, or in a miraculous accident, whilst the young shepherdessslept at her charge has never of wondering pows, multibeen told, though thousands know. to })liedby ten, have wanted Perhaps it is better not explained. Mystery is so often just another of
a
"
word
for charm.
We
will
that Jack but
Built."
famous
issued
have
now
the
In
sense
no
of
because
the
builder
having
walls.
It
is
stored
told
best
fortuitous
This
is the
house
This
is the
malt
That
lay in
That
Jack
This
is the
the
the
here
these
that
house
built.
rat
the
That
ate
That
lay in
That
Jack
malt the
the
with
THAT
HOUSE
curious
quantity
a
illustrations, but pictorial
THE
a
from
regular sequence
in
tale
curious
house
built.
"
The
of
House
house, perhaps, events
simple fact
JACK
Jack
of
malt
w^hich of the
within
its
accompaniment
of
are
not
available.
BUILT.
built.
112
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
This
is the cat
That
killed the
That
ate
That
lay in the house
That
Jack
built.
This
is the
dog
That
worried
That
killed the
That
ate
That
lay in
That
Jack
This
is the
That
tossed
That
worried
That
killed the
That
ate
That
lay in the house
That
Jack
This
is the
BALLADS.
,
the
rat
malt
the
the
cat
rat
malt the
house
built.
with
cow
the
crumpled
horn
dog-
the
the
the
cat
rat
malt
built.
That
milked
That
tossed
That
worried
That
killed the
That
ate
the
That
lay in
That
Jack
This
is the
kissed
That
milked
That
tossed
cow
the
with
the
crumpled
horn
dog
the
the
That
all forlorn
maiden
cat
rat
malt the
house
built
all tattered
man
the the the
maiden cow
dog
and
torn
all forlorn with
the
crumpled
horn
CHILDREN'S
It has am
sure,
simple as him
as
"
SOXCIS
That
worried
That
killed the
That
ate
That
lay in the house
That
Jack
This
is the
That
married
That
kissed
That
milked
That
tossed
That
worried
That
killed the
That
ate
the
That
lay
in
That
Jack
built.
This
is the
cock
And
waked
the
That
married
That
kissed
That
milked
That
tossed
That
worried
That
killed the
That
ate
That
lay in
That
Jack
been to
a
the
AM)
the
most
ll;j
cat
rat
malt
built.
all shaven })riest the
the
and
torn
the
crumpled
horn
dog
the
cat
rat
malt the
house
crowed
that
the
in
the
cow
the
torn
all forlorn
maiden
the
shorn
and
all tattered
man
morn
and
priest all shaven
the
the
shorn
all forlorn with
cow
the
and
all tattered
man
maiden
the
with
the
crumpled
horn
dog
the
cat
rat
malt the
house
built.
satisfaction
feel tliat he
that
BALLADS.
was
abject of
to
many
not,
all
by
a
little
many
boy.
miles,
simpletons,familiar
I
so
to
CHILDREN'S
lU
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
SIMON.
SIMPLE
Simple Simon met a jiie-maii;, Going to the fair ; Said Simple Simon to the pie-man, Let
"
taste
me
Says the pie-man, Show Said
Simple
For All the Was
To When
went
to
But
when
she
She
went
to
And
had
;
got
pail!
comment.
HUBBARD.
MOTHER
the
so
She
She
a-fishing.
she
went
to
the
get her poor doggie a bone ; she got there, the cupboard was
And
And
without
Hubbard,
Mother
he
pie-man,
any."
not
in his mother's
OLD
Old
the
whale
a
;
penny
to
went
catch
water
follow
may
Simon
Simon
to
"
first your
me
Simple
Some
Simple Simon,
"
Indeed, I have
'"
ware."
your
when
went
when
the
she
back
back
the
the
butcher's
to
back
he
came
had
buy
to
undertaker's
came
the
doggie
baker's
came
the
she
to
poor
bare.
none.
him
poor
bread.
some
doggie was
buy him doggie was
to
get him was
cupboard.
coffin.
a
laughing. tripe.
some
smoking
dead.
a
pipe.
116
built in
'Twas Where
door
Jack,
son
a
-lookinglad, plain
Not
good,
very
yet very bad.
Nor
She
him
sent
A
market,
to
he
live goose
Here, mother," It won't
"
wood.
a
sentinel stood.
a
had
A
"
house,
a
at the
owl
an
For
She
had
Goose
Mother
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
Or
His
goose
An
egg
rode
Jack The She
in
I have
As
one
been
of pure
to
To Who The
morning.
told,
laid him
had
gold.
his mother for to tell ;
called him
Jack
fine
one
news
And
together, pond.
eat
found,
Jack
gander
fond,
both
swim
nought."
the
and
very
They'd
says he,
go for
Jack's goose Grew
bought,
said it
a
was
good boy, well.
sold his a
gold ^gg Jew% rascally
cheated
him
out
half of his due.
of
CHILDREN'S
AM)
SOXCiS
Jack
Tlien A As
lady fair
And
The
gay,
the
as
And
as
and
Came
The
the
the
then
Was
belabour
to
the
gold agg
thrown
When
Jack
And
Jew
in the
jumped in })resently.
it
got the goose, he
vowed
Resolvingat once His pockets to Jack's
mother
And And
found "
a
shall
market
back.
she
stile. she
to
came
She
a
went
said to the
little
little
pig."
a
dog
The
little : "
HER
she '^'^Wliat,"
sixpence As
PIG.
house, and
her
sixpence.
this
stile.
moon.
sweeping
little crooked
a
soon.
AND
was
buy
the
to
WOMAN
woman
and
in
its
up
kill,
fill.
came
mounting
with
would
goose
OLD
I do
he
caught the
Flew
old
sea,
he
got
Which
An
Squire
sides of jx)or Jack.
And
THE
May.
his back
behind
began
The
lily.
sweet
Jew
II
a-coiirtin''-
went so
BALLADS.
she
piggy would farther,and
I will
?
she
said, go
to
coming home
was
not
she met
go
over a
the
dog, so
Dog, dog, bite pig
"
Piggy
the
She
went
she said
get
dog
would
a
little
;
the
over
"
not.
farther,and
she
met
stick.
a
So
: "
Stick, stick,beat dog
"
Dog won't bite pig ; Piggy won't get over I shan't
And But
the
She
went
said
stile,
to-night!
get home
I shan't
And But
won't
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
118
stick would
a
little
;
the
get home
stile.
to-night!
"
not.
farther,and
she
met
a
fire.
So
she
: "
Fire, fire,burn
"
Stick
won't
beat
stick ;
dog
Dog won't bite pig ; Piggy won't get over And
I shan't
But
the fire would
She
went
So she said
little
a
the
get home
stile ;
to-night!
"
not.
farther,and
she
met
some
: "
"
Water, water, quench fire ;
Fire won't Stick
burn
won't
beat
stick ;
dog
Dog won't bite pig ; Piggy won't get over And But
;
the water
I shan't would
get home
not.
;
the
stile.
to-night!
"
water.
She said
went
little farther, and
a
she
met
an
l|("
So
ox.
slie
"
Ox,
drink
ox,
Fire won't
won't
Piggy And
But
the
She
went
said
stile,
to-nightI
get home
"
farther,and
she
met
a
butcher.
So
: "
Butcher^ butcher, kill
"
drink
won't
Ox
won't
Water
Fire won't
Piggy
But
the
She
went
butcher
a
bite
little
;
fire ;
;
the
over
stile,
to-night!
get home
would
;
pig ;
get
I shan't
And
dog
beat
won't
ox
stick ;
burn
won't
Dog
water
quench
won't
Stick
said
the
over
not.
little
a
])ig;
get
I shan't
would
ox
bite
;
do""- ;
beat
won't
Dog
;
stiek
burn
won't
Stiek
water
qiienehfire ;
won't
Water
she
BALLADS.
: "
she
AND
SONCiS
CHILDUFA'S
not.
farther,and
she
met
: "
"
Rope, rope, hang
Ox
won't
Water
drink
won't
Fire won't Stick
kill
won't
Butcher
won't
"
butcher ox
water
quench
burn beat
;
;
fire ;
stick ;
dog
;
;
a
rope.
So
won't
Dog
won't
Piggy
the rope
She
went
said
would
little
a
pig ;
get
the
over
get home
I shan't
And But
bite
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
120
stile.
to-night!
"
not.
she
farther,and
met
a
rat.
So
she
So
she
: "
Rat, rat, gnaw
"
Rope
won't
won't
Ox
Fire won't Stick
kill
drink
Mon't
Water
butcher
hang
won't
Butcher
;
rope
ox
;
water
;
fire ;
quench
burn
won't
stick ;
beat
dog
Dog won't bite pig ; Piggy won't get over And
I shan't
But
the rat would
She
went
a
;
;
the
get home
stile.
to-night!
"
not.
little farther,and
she
met
a
cat.
.said : "
"
Cat, cat, kill
Rat
won't
Rope Ox
gnaw
won't
Butcher
Fire won't Stick
Dog
won't
quench beat
bite
I shan't
;
; ;
fire ;
stick ;
bog
;
pig ;
Piggy won't get And
ox
water
burn
won't
butcher
kill
drink
won't
;
ro})e ;
hang
won't
won't
Water
rat
over
get home
the
stile,
to-night!
"
CHILDRKX'S
But cow,
the
said to
cat
fetcli
and
So away
SOXCiS
her,
old
Cow,
cow,
"
JJALLADS.
If you
will
I'JI
to
^o
yonder
of milk, I will kill the rat."
saucer
a
the
went
''
me
AM)
the cow,
to
woman
give
me
a
saucer
and
said
of milk
;
:
"
Cat M'on't kill rat ; Rat
won't
Rope
won't
Butcher Ox
ij^naw
Water
won't
Stick
kill
drink
Fire won't
ox
burn
dog
Dog won't bite pig ; Piggy won't get over
But
the
said to
cow
So away
the milk." and
said "^
me
to
yonder
of
won't won't
Butcher
hay, I'll give you to the haywoman makers,
Fire won't won't
ox
of
hay ;
;
burn
;
;
water
quench
;
fire ;
stick ;
beat
dog ;
Dog won't bite pig ; Piggy won't get over I shan't
wisp
butcher
kill
drink
won't
a
rope ;
hang
won't
won't
me
give milk
gnaw
And
will go
"
Rat
Stick
"
:
kill rat ;
Water
stile.
to-night!
the old
Cat won't
Ox
the
wisp
a
went
won't
Rope
;
If you
"
Haymakers, give
Cow
fire ;
get home
her,
fetch
haymakers,and
;
stick ;
beat
I shan't
;
;
water
quench
won't
And
:
hantj- butcher
won't
won't
ro})e
get home 9
the
stile,
to-night!
"
But
yonder give But
and
the
hay."
So
to
the
you
she
full of
a
bucket
bucket
bottom
with
with
water, and
haymakers, and they
it to the
with
back
the
the
we'll went.
woman
found
she
covered
she
will go to
of water,
old
the
stream,
filled the
then
If you
"
bucket
a
us
away
So
holes.
pebbles,and went
got
BALLADS.
her,
to
fetch
stream,
when
was
said
haymakers
the
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
122
she
gave
her
gave
the
wisp of hay. As
old
the
the
woman
to
saucer
the
as
soon
milk
The
had
cow
milk
eaten
; and
the she
away
the
cat.
As
The
cat
began
to
kill the
The
rat
began
to
gnaw
The
rope
The
butcher
The
ox
The
water
The
fire
soon
as
hay,
the
she
with
went
had
cat
it in
lapped up
"
began
to
began
began
hang to
drink
to
began
to
rat ;
the
rope
the
the
quench
ox
the
A
FROG
A
Frog
got home
woman
HE
he would
WOULD
a-wooing
that
;
;
water
began to burn the stick The stick began to beat the dog The dog began to bite the pig ; little pig in a frightjumped over
So the old
;
butcher
kill the
;
fire ; ; ;
the
stile ;
night !
A-WOOING
GO.
go,
Heigho, says Roly ! Whether With
his mother
would
let him
or
no.
and spinach, roly-poly, gammon Heigho, says Anthony Roly ! a
a
But while they
making
were
Heigho, says Roly her kittens
cat and
The
a
terrible
din,
!
tumbling in,
came
and spinach, gammon roly-poly, Heigho,says Anthony Roly!
With
a
cat she
The
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
[04
seized Mr. Rat
by
the crown,
Heigho,says Roly! The kittens they pulledMrs. Mousie down. and spinach, With a roly-poly, gammon Heigho,says Anthony Roly! This
})utMr. Frog in
a
terrible
fright,
Heigho,says Roly I He
good-night. spinach, Anthony Roly!
took up his hat and he wished and With a roly-poly, gammon
Heigho,says
Froggywas crossingover a brook, Heigho,says Roly ! him up. and swallowed duck came lily-white and spinach, With a roly-poly, gammon Heigho,says Anthony Roly !
But
A
them
There
as
various versions
are
of the above
narrative
in Englishand sadlydisastrous expedition,
alike.
The
Ballad
Book, a
thirty copiesonlywere : beginning
curious
in printed,
1824, embraces
Puddy in a well. Cuddy alone.Cuddy alone ; There lived a Puddy in a well. Cuddy alone and L lived
a
a
in Scotch
of which collection,
"
There
of
one
CHILDRKX'S
SONGS
TIk'Iv
lived
And
Mousie
a
AM)
Piiddy in
a
in
mill
a
and
alone
IJ.",
well,
a
;
cowden
Kickmaleerie,
Cuddy
BALLADS.
down, L
Piiddy he'd a-wooin'
ride,
Cuddy alone. Cuddy alone ; Sword and pistol by his side. Cuddy alone and L home to the Mousie's Puddy came "Mistress
Mouse,
are
alone
Cuddy And
which
forward
goes
is of
it appears,
Stationers'
that small
ballad
same
Dr.
old version
"
Robert
the
Chambers
of
poems
of
simple
1580, the
"
;
This
"
was
ye
Humble And
frog in
ye
wall,
doune, humble
ye mirrie
doune
;
mill,
in ye
mouse
Tweidle, tweidle, twino. And
the
closinglines Quhen The
There And
tell that
ye supper
frog,mouse, com
in
Gib
chaught ye
they war and
our mouse
evin
at. ye
ratt.
cat. evin
and
printedfrom a formerly in the
begins : Itt
most
a
mouse
1 630.
Scott, dated
Sir Walter
In
ballad
a
frogge and
quarto manuscript
possession of
tically iden-
almost
story, homely and
licensed
of the
strange wedding
L
surprisingantiquity.
Comjjany
?
down,
narrating the
story : which
same as
and
within
you
Kickmaleerie, cowden
; "
by
ye
back.
very
126
And
ye
Then
in
And
Of with
Dick
com
drew
rat
A
they all seperat^ frog lap on ye floor
did
Then
Ye
ran
frog evin
up
ye
to
ye devall
antiquity,perhaps,but is the
the young,
Carrion
A
Fol de
CARRION
Crow
That
sat
CROW.
an
on
oak,
But
shoot
tlie adult
shot, and
crow
;
the old carrion
missed
his
pig rightthrough
crow,
!
mark,
the
the
heart
old carrion
;
crow,
riddle,lol de riddle,eye ding do.
though as
!
riddle,lol de riddle,eye ding do.
it has
population,is
the children
crow,
bow,
carrion
yon
Sing he, sing ho,
next,
carrion
riddle,lol de riddle,eye ding do
shot the
Fol de
;
riddle,lol de riddle, eye ding do.
tailor
Fol de
coat
old bent
my
Sing he, sing ho,
The
favourite
riddle,lol de riddle,eye ding do
I may
Fol de
a
riddle,lol de riddle, eye ding do.
Wife, bring me Fol de
less
no
all.
with
goe
amusing dittyof
Watching a tailor shape his Sing he, sing ho, the old Fol de
lack.
ye
wall^
goodliecompanie^
meaner
flat.
so
drack^
our
ye
THE
The
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
well.
a
engaged
the
prime old-time
attention
favourite
of with
CHILDRKN'S
SOXGS
AND
prp:tty
MY Where
"
I
"
I go with you, my You're kindly welcome,
"
am
What
"
My
pretty maid
?
"
sir,"she said. going a-milking, "
May
"
is your
father's
"
What
"
My
"
Then
"
Nobody
I
going*to^ my
you
127
maid.
"
are
JJALLADS.
a
pretty maid ? sir,"she said.
father,my pretty maid farmer,sir,"she said.
?
fortune,my
is your
pretty maid fortune,sir,"she said.
face is my I won't
"
}
"
my pretty maid." you, sir,"she said.
marry
asked
you,
of the following, which has delighted original the children of Scotland for many particularly tions, generawith its pleasing air in Johnson's appears The
Musical
Museum
: "
CAN O
YOU
can
An'
can can
An'
Ah'
hee
My
sing ba-la-loo
an'
hee
bonnie Hee
greets }
ba, birdie.
an'
an'
ba, lamb.
ba, birdie. wee
O,
man.
wee
Black
is the
Owre
mony
Hee
?
sheets ?
sew
the bairnie
hee
An'
ye ye
When
CUSHIONS.?
cushions
sew
ye
Or
SEW
O,
wee
O, what'll I do wi' ye
?
life that I lead wi' ye ; o' ye, little to gie ye,
O, what'll I do wi' ye I
I /
}
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
128
hush-a-ba, lammie.
Now
hiish-a-ba^dear
An'
;
hush-a-ba, lammie^
Now
Thy
minnie
wind
wild
The
wind
wild
An'
is
O,
Hee
ravin',
heart's sair ;
dinna
ye
here^
is
minnie's
Thy The
is
ravin'^
care.
O,
wee
etc.
Sing ba-la-loo^lamniie, Sing bo-la-loo,dear ; Does
That Ye're
daddie's
saiit
An'
An'
cradle
hee
an'
wind
blew
did rock.
ba, birdie.
bonnie
wee
O,
how continually
the mention of
etc.
ba-lilly-loo ;
Hee
round
O,
wee
hush-a-ba,baby,
My
are
the
as
aye
O
Kfe
O,
sea.
hung thy cradle On yon hollytop, Thy
see
knee.
warm
I
An'
We
}
a-rockin'
the
Hee
here
no
fii'sweetly
mammie's
Upon
O
ken
his daddie's rockin'
On But
lammie
wee
doo
!
O,
wee
dear
to
of birds and
everyday life.
Here
etc.
now
the
songs
of child-
all things sweet
in the
SOXCiS
CHILDRKN'S
birdie,croon,
Hush-a-ba
sheep
are
;
silver wood,
And
the
coos
are
gane
to
the broom,
And
the
coos
are
gane
to
the
milking the kye
It's braw The
birds
singing,the
are
The
wild
deer
come
The
wild
deer
come
gaitsare
they 11 no they'llno
And And
prime
favourite
"
Dance
bonnie
My to
a
My
been
lamb
;
daddie.
your
your
has
daddie.
laddie.
little dishie,
a
fishie when
Dance
to
"
daddie, my bonnie ye'llget a fishie.
In
Dance
till noon.
your
And
Ye'll get
till noon.
excellingit
none
to
hie.
mountain
hame
be
croon,
;
the
be hame
to
dancp:
Dance
to
gane
ringing.
are
gallopingby, by. gallopingby.
birdie,croon
Hush-a-ba The
broom.
;
bells
birdie,croon,
hush-a-ba
And
broom,
milking-the kye, kye.
its braw
And
A
CROON.
the
to
gane
It'f)
croon,
birdie,croon
Hush-a-ba
liALI.ADS.
IMRDIK,
HUSH-A-15A
The
AND
to
bonnie
your
your
the
boat
comes
hame
daddie.
laddie.
daddie, my
bonnie
lamb
!
I
CHILDREN'S
130
Ye'll
By
the
made
uj)
appeal then
his
a
on
the
to
child to the
that
he
will
labour, and
mother
Row,
turtles goes
father
be
happy
is away
and
the
lowing fol-
promise
with We
fish
caught in
for sister and
Hottentot
the have
Scottish
fruits been
go.
The
and
has their
for
one
?
net
mother.
for brother.
one
mother
shall
the
promises her
bring
it
"^shells
child that
from
yonder
probablybeen occupied in turning broad
backs.
The
Breton
song
:
"
Fais
dado, pauvre,
Papa
est
sur
p'titPierrot, I'eau
Qui fait des bateaux Pour
The custom.
Swedish It
runs
;
Baltnarock,
One
on
and
"
for father
over
is first the
There
well. the
regularly
sings :
many
he
be
of what
all but
laden
return
One
shore," where
of these
matter
rest
the
again, how
to
sire"
to
or
occupation ;
all will
see
row
How^
dusky
that, no
that
soon
!
lullabyorder
the
note
statement
Norwegian
'^'^
"
supple Tarn
a
slumber,
toilsome
the
breekies
touching
will
its
pair o'
BALLADS.
coatie^
a
whippie and
a
seeing,and
Even
AND
they may be, they are the same }:)recisely plan.
some
of
And
interestingto
comes
succeeds
ye'll^et
bye^ as
nation
or
age
And
get
it is
songs^
SONGS
cradle
le
p'titPierrot.
song
follows
: (inILnglish) "
the
almost
universal
CHILDREN'S
132
SONGS
KATIE
Katie
Beardie
Black
and
Wasna
BEARDIE.
had
white
that
dentie
a
Beardie
Cackled
but
Wasna
that
a
coo^
the
about
had
a
Beardie
dentie
ben
hen
Dance, Katie Katie That
Beardie could
Wasna
that
had
dentie
a
Beardie
It could
skate
Wasna
that
dentie
a
That
Beardie
Wasna
that
a
dentie
a
from "
at
is tolerable
an
air
in
beginning of Beardie," anyway,
to
a
manuscript the
written,
1612
1628.
and
The
Beardie
!
ice ;
grice? Beardie
!
wean.
?
wean
Beardie
the
seventeenth
same
affixed w^hich
William
the
name
to
longed be-
Mure, the
between
tune, under
dates
century.
name
collection
poet. Sir
presumably,
!
that the above
is the
musical
Scottish
Rowallan,
;
?
proof extant
least the
Katherine
rock
grice,
Dance, Katie
Yet, there
!
lovin' ain ;
a' her
was
cock
Katie
had
?
tow
the
upon
Dance, Katie
a
;
cock
Katie
had
!
Beardie
s})ina gude
Dance, Katie
a
;
hen,
an' cackled a
mou'
?
coo
Katie
Dance, Katie
BALLADS.
AND
of
years of
CHILDKKX'S
Bairdie," also appears
Kette
"
belonged
\vhich
])osed to well
so
AM)
SONCiS
been
have Sir
did
in
Seott
Walter
of
know
collection
Hallyards, siip1 (vif). Further,
about
written
I'.VA
similar
a
Skene
Sir John
to
BALLADS.
that
this
was
a
dance V'L, during the reign of King James ))0})ular it in Mr. as Dawney points out, that he introduces the Fortunes of yigel,with this difference,that it is not Chrichty Bairdie," a name there called precisely "
with
identical of the
indicate all does
older "
by
with
Old be
it may
yet the charm
it maintains
lightlytripping
its
Kit
as
difficult to
is not
deal
a
but
;
confounded.
be
to
came
and
"
given
it Christopher,
two
is
here
that
a
tive diminu-
perceive how it
as
than of
is
these
youth
"
numbers.
certainly presents
ing delightNo
less
"
There
miller's
a
was
She She
DOCHTER.
MILLER'S
THE
wadna
took
want
it in
a
I wad While song,
for
na
O. plaidie,
gabbie, O
kiss your
bedding operations have
surely,has
been
Haj)
and
Haj) I
never
Until
AND
and kent
row
and
the
a
no
effective than
row,
feetie o't ;
the
I had
I heard
and
in progress
ROW.
hap
row,
!
I
been
welcome
more
HAP
hound
baby, O ! you lang beard,
Hush-a-ba, my 'twere
;
! hush-a-ba
Singing, Hush-a-ba An
baby, O
a
father's grey
her
row'd
An'
dochter,
bairn
greetieo't.
134
wife
The
put
fell
down
When
and
Hap
sune's
She
took
Hap
In about
hap
head
feetie o't.
the
row,
and
row,
DOW.
DILLY
DAN,
How
frae aff her
stands
equal favour HOW
greetie o't,
the
it round
and
greetie o't.
in
came
mutcli
the
bairn
a
the
heard
row.
feetie o't ;
I had
she
she
rowed
And
the
row
I heard
Sandy's mither
and
hap
kent
never
Until
As
O^
feetie^O.
row,
and
Hap I
pan
cinder
a
biu-n't a' its
And
wee
bairn's meatie,
boil the
To
the
on
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
dan, dillydow.
Hey dow, dan, Weel were ye'reminnie. An'
ye
wad
Ye
water
When
How
a
man.
liunt an' baud
An' An'
were
her your
he
cam'
hawk, o' game.
daddie's hame.
dan, dillydow,
Hey dan, floors, Ye'se
lie i' your
Till eleven
bed
hours.
horse
etc.
list to rise,
You
hae
Ye'se
le^i^s,
titlins' taes.
And
a' sic dainties
And
My
of
dU^ht
guise.
new
a
dinner
your
Laverocks'
A
1.S5
hours
If at eleven
In
HAI.LADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
shall hae.
niannie
cheery and comfortinii^lilt,indeed, with its promise superiorto the next, which bears in plenty. Much
o'irnal
yet
a
hollow^ and
the
its bosom "
sound
a
"
lilt familiar
the
to
should
child
no
ring of
unwelcome
''
a
It
know.
ever
toom
is
:
nursery
"
CROWDIE.
ne'er
Oh, that I had I wad
Crowdie
crowdie
ance,
Three Gin
crowdie
ony
Quoting his
the
stanzas
wrote
:
"
"
There
pleasuresannexed knows,
for, God cannot
these
describe ties
twice. in
day
a
;
meal
away.
old ballad
an
in
letter to
a
Dunlop, in December, I79""j,the poet
friend, Mrs.
Burns
as
mair.
mair,
a' my
Ye'll crowdie
bairns.
ever
crowdie
times
ye
!
cry Crowdie
They
;
care
nae
gotten wife and
I've
Now
had
never
married,
been
to
the
they to
had
states
have
you
frequentlygive
the me.
need
much
of husband many
be
to
and
peculiar
many
father,
cares.
I
hours anxious, slee})less I
see
a
train
of
helpless
little folks on
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
1'A6
what
If I
and
; me
nipt off
am
does
vigour of manhood,
the
dav
e\ery
little flock?
'Tis
A
father
fortune.
of his
leave the
but
of
man
that
here
subject! let
us
"
of
such
"
envy
fortune
competent
WHISTLE.
and
if I
think
any
"
I wadna ''
"
away
AULD
ye'seget
I wadna "
"
cock."
a
Though ye'd gi'eme
ye'se get
a
flock."
goun." whistle,"quo' the wife,
I wadna For
a
the best
ane
i' the
toun."
Whistle, whistle,auld wife. An'
"
ten."
Wliistle,whistle, auld wife.
"^
"
gi'eme
whistle," quo' the wife,
And "
wad
I wadna "
ye'seget
a
coo."
whistle,"quo' the wife,
Though
ye wad
gi'eme
I
with
WIFE.
Whistle, whistle, auld wife, An'
"
ye
sons
longer
whistle," quo' the wife,
Though
his
while
hen."
a
enough
woe
"Whistle, whistle, auld wife.
ye'seget
of my
your
friends ;
WHISTLE,
An'
in all
even
become
leaves
might we all. Then, more lightsomespring.
a
!
thingshappen
would
So
have
hang
man
Fate,
children, has indeed
distracted
run
I
life of
stay ; and
jieopleof death-bed, taking an lasting ever-
his
on
am
! what
daughters independency shall
I
as
God
Gracious
"
the
command
the
at
all their
exertions
my
brittle thread
a
BALLADS.
AND
two."
and but
"
on
;
I
the
it,and
SONdS
CHILDREN'S
''
ye'seget
a
I'llwhistle
''
wife,
I can."
as
miniieiy,the
vocal
with
i;;7
man."
,''quo' the JVhceplc-u'hauph'
"
Sung
IJALLADS.
whistle, aiild wife,
Whistle, An'
AM)
above
makes
Little
Pi""s
strikingly
a
effective entertainment. The
of
sonji'
The
''
Three
palpablemoral, which for
better
I have
as
animal
Avell-known
alone
I wish
heart.
taking to
reader,
you, my
children
not
heard
painter, sing
"
embraces
w^ould
I could Tom
Mr.
a
be the
sing
it for
Hunt,
the
social circles in
it in
"jHasgow: "
THREE
THE
A
jollyold
three
And And
grumph
grumph
"
^^
dear
My Let
us
about
so
"
wee
saying,
all for the
! wee
''
!
!
grumph
!
I
grumph
!
"
grumph
said
"
wee
one
future
say,
! wee
!
of the
us
to
say, '^wee
all,etc. lo
! w'ee
"
brats,
he, '
grumph
!*
childish
Let
grumph
"
"
little brothers,"said
grumph 'Tis
she ;
little piggies," said
dear
My
sty.
saying, said
the little ones
While
"
I
PIGS.
"
waddled
she
And
!
about
the little ones
While
a
little piggieshad
waddled
she
lived in
once
sow
LITTLE
!
'
"
!
grumph
!
138
CHILDREN'S
These
three
For
Httle
somehow
!
grumph they
And
these
They
all died
of
From
a
!
grumph
A
moral
!
!
!
wee
!
grumph
!
'^
grumph
!
'^
grumph
!
"
pigs died^
fe-lo-de-see^ to
^'
say
grumph !
say "wee
!
wee
"
trying,etc.
that's easy
try when
Don't
grumph
is to this little song,
there
moral
I
"
From
A
'^grumph
say
wee
little
they only could
When
be^
etc.
hard
too
trying
''
say
somehow^
time
So after
well
lean^
"
wouldn't For
BALLADS.
skinny and
piggiesgrew
they might very they couldn't
lean
And
AND
SONGS
to
see
:
you're
to
young
say
"
When Don't
grumph ! grumph ! you only can say you're try when grumph ! grumph !
When
Another didactic
'^
you
onh^
say
delectable character
COWE
"
song
ye be
Cowe Gin
the ye be
Cowe
to
"
say
"
!
wee
!
wee
for children
"
"
also of
is
THE
Gin
!
wee
young
"^
can
!
wee
NETTLE
for
EARLY.
lang kail^
nettle,stoo for
the
the
lang kail,
nettle
earh'.
nettle
:
a
subtly
lyricj "
it thus
O
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
140
Wert
thou
in the
BALLADS.
Blast."
Cauld
Herd
: "
WREN'S
THE
The
scho
wren
In care's The
Wi'
bed,
nieikle
Wlien
lyesin
scho
wren
NEST.
dule
bed,
pyne,
O.
and
Robin
in cam'
Wi'
Robin
Redbreist, :
Redbreist^
and
succar-saps
:
care's
Redbreist,Redbreist When
bed.
in care's bed
lyesin
in cam'
care's
wine, O.
Now,
maiden, will ye taste o' this. Taste o' this,taste o' this ;
Now,
maiden, will ye
It's
saps and
succar
Na, ne'er
Robin, Robin
And
And Ye
I
I
I
ne'er
were
the
ring that
the
that
fine,O.
sae
I
I
gied ye. gied ye :
ring that
I
little cutty-quean, O
?
till an
ox-ee,
gied it A
wine, O ?
:
gied ye,
where's
gied it An
it
where's
That
true
this,
drap, Robin,
a
Though
o'
drap, Robin,
a
Na, ne'er
taste
an
till an
gied
ox-ee. ox-ee
;
ox-ee,
sweetheart
o'
mine, O.
ye.
prints
We
began
indeed^ got
never,
no
very
the
with
robin
ill
I liope,not wearisome tliis,
in
et)uld
item
old
far away
time
at any
interestinglittle fellow
;
REDBREAST'S
so,
series
TESTAMENT.
Robin^
Chide-daynow^ bonnie How long have you I've been
bird about
This
than
mair
I
now
That And
sat
ever
I wad
mak'
been
year
sickest
on
here
?
this bush
twenty
the
am
!
bird
brier ;
testament^
my
if ye wad
Gudeman,
Gae
the
tak' this bonnie
hear.
o' mine^
neb
picks upon the corn ; gie'tto the Duke o' Hamilton be a hunting-horn.
That And To
Gae
tak' these feathers
The And
gi'eto
To
Gae
the
bonnie
feathers
o' my
neb
Lady
o' Hamilton
;
gude richt leg o' mine^ the brig o' Tay ; gudepost and pillar
tak' this mend
It will be Will
mine.
feather-bed.
filla
And
o'
a
neither
bow
nor
gae.
have
the
of
song
But
from
and^ that being
close fittingly
more
ROBIN
I
JiALLADS.
VVe entertaining Melange of eliild-songs.
but
and
AM)
SONGS
CHILDRKN'S
lively perhaps
than
the
142
tak'
And
It will
be
And
gie be
To
And
gie Will
Now
what
I for lad
ain
Robin
E'en
pack
Ye
cutty
quean
made
his
testament
Upon And
by And
a
coll
cam'
snapt
of a
hay
greedy
him
:
^
!
roimdaboiit_, ;
chamber-door.
little
Robin
Wren
lads
king
o' my
out
ye
groan
him
little
a
and
gone
turned
like
Lady
a' the
be
:
priest.
my
sigh
a
mine^
lad
a
me
came
care
my
Then
Go,
to
mony
breast
my
bonnie
ony
there
in
If
to
bring
Wi' O
o'
o'
feathers
bonnie
thae
feathers
The
:
barn-flail.
a
tak'
And
tail
o' mine.
o' Hamilton
lads
the
to
feathers
o' my
feathers
The
"
steer.
nor
bonnie
thae
tak'
Gae
bow
neither
Will
;
pillargude
post and
a
o' Weir
brig
the
mend
And
o' mine,
leg
other
this
BALLADS.
AND
SONGS
CHILDREN'S
!
;
gled
a' away.
CHILDREN'S
HUMOUR
QUAINT
AND
SAYINGS.
-*"
The
humours of
invariably
the
-form
a
with
never-palling
treat
who
woman
of
has
reared
other
foolishly doting the
about said
tit-bits
of
a
mixed
children
been been
could
suggestion, left
so
not
but
help
enjoy statements
quick-working
wits,
with
a
the
bang
his
and
the
in
her
own
from
us
the
Johnnie
the and
had
which of if
take
tions," recollechad
perhaps
had
which
things
the
even
in
they
"
of
differently worded
them so
sayings
queer we
has
enjoyment
greater
that
to
his
and
joy
little
''
some
measure.
reason
so
voiced one's
; "
victims
implicitly,and,
apj^lication when sufficient
had
saved
own
also
forth
often
everlastingly prosing
is
things
all
accept
has
expressed
set
without
interesting, startling,
once
board,
as
quaint
man
every
has
when
of
unsaid,
honestly
that times
the
their
honesty
has
or
found
than
agreeably
more
Children their
seldom
round
better
3^et all
things
company
by
at
who
parent
I have
went
and
;
occasion
clever
very
done,
or
merciless
family,
a
When
amusing.
and
regularh'
people's children,
budget, comprising and
uttered
though
original^ and
and
variety^
and
"
fresh
folks^
unconscious
effect
to
society
little
unrehearsed
sayings^ regard
of
with
forwardly, straightat
comes
breath
away.
HUMOUR.
CHILDREN'S
144.
that, however,
this and
Given
an
As hef set fire behind will be
expect there
A
report.
no
appUcation is powder in a gun of
mite
avoidable. un-
and
five,thus,
credit syllogismthat would not disa professorof logic,or will put a question to whole which a collegeof theologiansmight not venture had A little lady of my acquaintance who an answer. her fourth birthday,was not yet seen one morning told by her mother that she could not get out to play the will
occasion
on
utter
a
"
frost
too
was
asked.
w^as
"^
frost for.-^" He
make
This "
did
with
how
killed. She
sharply. bad
winds
There
was
that
a
in
makes
kills
the '^And
the
does ?
mans
meaning muttered
more
and
go
no
to
to
herself than
Heaven
I'll not
repeating the Pater-noster first sentence, and
wanted
Father
who
But
the
in
Heaven mother
was
of
wind
more was
had
saved
God
been
the
leave
evening our
know Mother this time
silence
the
she ''
I die
When
stuck
If God
as
she
room
God."
sit beside
the
demanded.
was
read
asked
make
"
''
to
she
.^
otherwise,
one
is
"
wind
reply; but she ''yes,"and turning to
was
The
house-top in Glasgow, and
a
told.
"
report being read,
storm
a
}
little miss
newspaper
from
Who
'^
to
lady
kill the
even
now
same
"
the
eat
little
roots
any
looked
The
man
ladder
a
but
child.
a
eated
never
answer,
evening
told
blown was
that
?
continued,
mother
"
the
one listening
which
frost to kill them the
"
does
why
The plants and flowers." gravelyasked, But does God
not
than
grave
And
^^
?
make
killed,else they would
be
to
chicky worms
mother
worms."
has to make
He
does
all the
reflected,then wee
and
have
orms
of
kill the
frost,ma
the
What
"
sufficient poser, but
a
M
roots
To
makes
dear."
God,
worms,
was
The
'^^
Who
"
severe.
When at the
is
in
Heaven
by
the
our
}
"
inter-
CHILDUKNS
of j)o.sition
"
A
eourse.
from
parent, The
seated,
was
cleverest
boy "^
I
be
must '
stood
proud
am
true.
up
up."
The
with
building. asserted
;
a
did
the
cleverest
he's
"'
little
in
man
what
the
prej^aringfor bed, first liberated his
laddie
lums
recalls the
and
'^
; but
what
his
he
stuck
!
see
the
order
son
one
'^'
delivered
day he
Bring
was
if Santa
a
good
by
How
a
drink
a
Perthshire
me
many
asked, but
'
there, he
once
It
Claus
to
heard
of
happened
year,
he
as
on
was
fire with
years the
"
"^
"
.^"
Christmas
spoke mournfully,as large hole in the toe
it'llfa' oot."
of
his
get
speir ?
"
end
will I
ye
"
to
over
before
he
way
hand, that he looked
gars
intil thir anes,
story I
Mither,' he asked,
stockin's
new
a
sitting by the
was
I
by the appearance neighbouring
for Santa
of the
She
"
the
doin' up
of Gowrie. close
the
stockingin
mother, and
o'
the
surely
''
the
on
of
chimney
}
"
it ?
class,'and
the
was
the
it
so,
attracted
man's
Carse
the
am
said
though
in
boy
that
sweepin' that
who
said
say,
were
the
on
I
"
morning, towards
two
towards
evening
that ; but
she
one
the
I ken
'^
And
as
girl retiiriu-d
Indeed," returned
little fellow
same
sweep
get doon."
do
that
teacher
What
when of
the
friend
a
December,
you
wife, of
Ciod's
exclaimed,
"
hear
to
If
"
Stand
school
pair
of
Pa," he
""
class."
the
in
teacher."
said,
Stupid !
'"
with
brother, who,
one
his father
to
elder
s
11.-;
day, while he was but a })upilin the department, and ste})pinoproudly up to where
I
an
one
little bov-relative
school
infant
a
little
emphasis, exelaimed,
stern
""
the
HLMOLU.
a
Maybe,
"
"
Because
and
"
his
fingersthrough a Claus puts onything cleverlythey reason,
o' water,
ago.
Johnnie/'
farmer The
to
boy
water-stoup
was
his little went
had
to
been
nearly empty, and, as he was aj^proachinghis })arent with the liquid, he paused and peered doubtfullyinto
HUMOUR.
146
CHILDREN'S
the
hand-vessel^ then, "
happy tlionght, asked. back
go
No."
"
But
to
two
yet
one
one
afternoon
or
eight
an
which
had Several
"So
about
five.
older
an scornfully
time."
theologian; I weel enough." "
mind
Here
the
at
is the
verbatim
quite
questioned
"
born the
at
of
copy
the
younger
o' it
I mind
; but
time
or
little fellow
wasna
scornfullyreturned
all,
children it
a
o' it ?
to
seven
older
it," asserted
you
dust
was
some
the
brother; "you
ken,'' as
I
"
could
How
"
for
tea-table
a
remembered
they
o'
I mind
do
of
to
gangs
mostly composed
happened
that declared, truthfully, well.
to
incident, important
fry,and before.
years
turned
?
known
at
was
was
company
he
I have
I
illustrations. the
he
somebody
children
to
return
where
mentioned,
was
till
wait
to
and
"
a
"
in't, father
"
Oh, weel, then
more
smaller
the
suddenly insph-edby
put meal
I
Will
ye'llneed
" "
the well."
of
''
if
as
letter
a
of that same by the hand boy in a where he has been country villagein Perthshire staying continuouslyfor several years, and addressed to his father in Glasgow : Dear Pa, The Rabbits is written
since
"
"
"
"
all dead. Died
Worried
with
the
them, and
cold.
the rest Scottish
prominent
epistle through his cris})and
with
The
of
novelist was
picturesque.
And
! innocent beautifully The little girlof a friend
On the
the way sacred
"
was
who
edifice,she
"
then
on
the
of mind to
after
soon
looked
mantel-piece?
of
remark
a
' "
the
rest
of
'
us
"
''
guardian'sface, and, "Auntie," God
The
recently passed the That s style, the most
"
first taken
home, and
is dead.
kittens, four of
had
is all well."
us
hands
years
gold fishes
has
cat
how
tender
The
dogs.
"
She
"
while
church
still of very
by
her
aunt.
leavingthe portalsof solemnly in her up she
asked,
referred
"was
doubtless
yon to
people would
these
tliat he had
Take
"
to
pray
to
gone
"
baby
brother
Heaven,
and
I don't
because, as she said,
"
want
to
be much I have
'^
But
I
from
severe
first "
"
also
an
be
to
"
doubt
take
bury
all the
possible that
that
all
out
certain
these
then
the
was
pocket."
else
it is
cry
would
we
of your
yea,
"
away
would
we
something
do,
you
taken
was
and
you,
money
it is almost "
would
I suppose
"
suffers
girl about
mother,"
Well,
'^'
would
it is
little
her
to
;
else
never
who
mother
What long ago, darling mother
died ?
we
and
retorted
an
A
startling answer,
done,
without
"
''
not
if she
while be
what
'^
angel.
in their statements.
then
home
Now,
continually
was
good. gooder,"he asked,
be
little
want
day
little one's
come
be
a
dear, if your you
who
boy
headaches, said
eight,one Lottie
little
angel,"he engine-driver." They are
don't
to
frank
suspect, would
"
Oh, you will be
than
Were
dolly."
I
them,
I
are.
gooder,and
am
''
I want
a
should
that he
if I
And
will I be }
at
of
heard
being told
from
of
as
""
Heaven,
go to
to
pa, and
and
ma,
honest, many shorter than they
all prayers
"
here, with
stay
sake
Jesus'
for
want
refused
night she
that
told
died, was
had
Heaven
to
me
so
am
" all I
them
little oirl,whose
A
themselves, for I
for
pray
praying for
tired of
"
HUxMOLR.
CHILDREN'S
148
might certain,
ceremonials, however
would, in turn, be duly performed. reluctantly, From a story bearing on death to one relatingto birth
is
a
first blush
prime
a
not
appear.
And
interest
happened in
transition
in
to a
familv, and
so
births
children.
villagein next
day
unnatural
Perthshire one
of the
may
affairs
are
Not
as
many that
years twins
little misses
at ever
ago
the of it
arrived of the
HUMOL'K.
CHILDRFA'S
]i()use ino-
got
out
was
on
lady eanie
street
to
where
up
Httle
two
the
babies
know,
the
in ; for
was
been
naebody
in the
kent
w^hat to
do
"
was
but
and
me,
would
have
I wadna
have
tell this
They
Professor
little
remarked.
solemnly; "^and Edinburgh when a good thing my
hadna, there
wi' them."
Papa, where
ere
w
delightful Dyke, of
Van
Where
was
born
you
?
"
dear."
Boston, my
born
mamma
}
"
Francisco."
San
"In
where
"
I born
"
And
"
Philadelphia." Well, pap, isn't it funny
"
at
you've
"
"In "
very
it
daughter of PhiladelphiaUniversity:
story of the the
But
house
So
"
Bizzie," she
away
if she
neiiihl)oin--
a
and^
was,
one,
Avas
brought them.
doetor
mother
father
my
she
httle
'^'^Yes," resj)ondedthe do you
when j)layini2,\
home,
at
I !")
was
.^
In
how
three
we
people got
"
together.^ And
that
actress, tells of
the often
taken
latter
mother The
him. and
a
"bought to
see
astonishment
Why,
he's
admitted.
"And
no
the
a
long
the
new^
with
a
few
boy who was grandmother and grandfather
got
old told
was
bald
man,
his fatiier
that
new
arrival.
He
looked remarked
seconds, then
no
and
baby brother for interested by the news,
nice
hair, father !
he's
Keeley,
"
This
at
was
teeth," observed
fact which
could
not
be
the
it
at "
once
boy
denied.
and
little critic
baby
a
much
for
got
"
Mrs.
little
feeble
was
again^touching another Then
his
very
little man
taken
was
with "
had
which
tradesman's
a
little fellow
This
toothless.
another
stay with
to
the
"
and
recalls
now
his
thoughtful pause ensued, after which (who had probablybeen comparing the observed grandfather), confidentially "
"
HUMOUR.
CHILDREN'S
l.-)()
bab}^,they've taken
easilyget
cannot
impossibleto excellent
and
girl.
of
You
it is almost
this fact
touching when
Germany, who
Lord
'un !
And
new
a "
present King and
our
of
hmi
old
an
As
them.
is told
had
they
were
foot,
deformed
a
Osborne
to
Queen
and
Prince
better
to
warn
Royal
of
his
debated
Albert
and
physical calamity,so
remarks,
good feeling. The
leave
to
or
latter
his
whether
of Wales
Prince
the
before
and
;
the
the
it would
be
Princess
avoid
to
own
Lord
adopted.
was
barrassing em-
their
to
matter
course
arrival
the
as
an
his
,
invited
was
he's
"
called
they
children.
round
suppress
story
in
you
sister,the late Empress
boy
; if
what, father
I'll tell you
from duly arrived. The foot elicited no remark the Royal children,and the visit passed off with perfect But next success. day the Princess Royal asked the
Queen,
Where
"
London, dear."
to
to
made
There for
their
act
it affords
That action
of
Prussia,while dominion, Their
a
child
''The
welcomed made
them.
asked
like the
^^To
a
of
One
visitingin
was
sponsor
thanked he
so
pleasingproofs.
many
by
what
birth
pat.
an
A
the
the for
speech
of the moved
be
may
monality. com-
by we
the
have
King of villagesof his late
school
children. The
King from a plate, this belong.?"
them.
orange
of
curiosities,
same
children
of
one
Then, taking
the
common
is
it but
children
the
kingdom does vegetable kingdom, sire," replied a "
corridor,
story were
how
by
Royalt}^ again
word
or
of
animated
are
times
at
the
mised pro-
enfants
The
lordshipin
pleasure in tellingthat
revelation
may
foot !
had
He
"
back
gone
terms.
own
Kings and Queens and
his
has
pity!
a
his
me
He
"
Oh, what
''
Berty and wililycaught
is
the
.^
show
terrible had and
"
is Lord
little
girl.
CHILDRKXS
took
Kin";'next
Tlie
reply.
^'
"And
did
To
liis
what
to
pocket, and,
king(k)ni does
mineral
the kingdom," was kingdom do I belong,then .^ little girl coloured deeply ; for "
The
like to
not
the
what
to
King.
the
asked she
?"
belong
this
And
" "
i:"l
from
gold coin
a
asked
lioklino- it up,
HUMOUR.
say the
'^'^
animal
kingdom,"
he
as
thought she would, lest His Majesty should be offended. her mind that (iod But just then it flashed upon in His made own man image," and looking up with To God's brightening eye, she said Kingdom, sire." "^^
^^
"
The
King
moved.
was
A
stood
tear
his
in
He
eye.
placed his hand on the child's head, and said, most God grant that I may be accounted devoutly w^orthy Thus did the words of a common of that Kingdom." the heart of a King. But, oh, we child,you see, move It is only the environment all the same. that isare "
"
And
different.
great In
and
high
know,
free ; and
are
What made
Wales she
life
low
all alike
long
not
Girls'
a
she said, she school-girl,
added, she
she
draw
to
On
showing
"
she
said
'
left out
in my it has
The
where maj). no
the
Once
she
an
alarmed
China
!
The
rightto
Don't
you
know
stubbornly,but be, but
Queen have
manner
a
I
'
Princess,
Why,
where
you
it is }
'
loyally,I '
very
going
is angry
with
China
place in
the
world
at
manifested
by
the
exclusiveness
set
memory.
the "
a
which,
not
am
York,
was
from
world
of
As of
geography ;
quite
it should
spiritof
of
of
London.
governess,"said
Yes,' I replied,very
know
Societyin
tricity. eccen-
Princess
Duchess
my
it to
in
as
ignorant.
map
so
children, we
of this the
disliked
very
outline
an
"^
have
was
the
of susceptible
are
when,
ago
is not
even
disposedto imagine.
alike, anyway,
fine confession
a
addressing
was
there be
knowing, may
not
one,
as
distinction
the
to
put
now,
it so "
all.'
little
CHILDREN'S
152
HUMOUR.
with lady might readilybe quarrelled but surelythe act gives promise of she was her to whom will,when loyal, "
though, may it be every loyalBriton ! of
out
get
revealed, but
awkward
an
seldom
succeeding
two
church
from
distant
cleverness
somersaultic
The
far
a
the
quarters ;
Queen
who, like
her
glorycometh the
which
A
child
than
minister
manse
on
a
will often
been
humour
more
j^rideof
a
has
situation
with
some
prove
"
by
illustrations.
towards
in
in
the
returning
Sunday,
came
the parapet suddenly on a boy leaning earnestlyover of a bridge with a short rod and a long string having a hook the far end, by which baited he was on trying his luck in the burn beneath. Boy," he exclaimed should be severely, is this a day on which you '^'^
"
"
"
Wha's catchin' fish .^ drawled the catching fish .^ budding Isaac Walton ; I'm juisttryin'to droon this The worm." next alike in boy was yet cleverer fishingand in speech. He had several trout dangling from his hand he met the minister by a string when There was no abruptlyin a quick bend of the road. of escape ; but his ready wit saved chance him. He walkfed boldly forward, and taking the first word as the two about to meet, he dangled the trout-hand were in the face, and claimed, exhigh,looked the minister square That them for snappin'at flees on the sorts Sabbath and ! passed hence, leaving his anticipated accuser flabbergasted. ^^
'^
"
"
"
Ruskin to
writer,
apt, when
their
own
"
that
the
fullygrown,
and
They
"
:
we
inventive to
imaginative resources
forced
are
of invention,
powers
"
another is
children
develop their feathers of flight ;
nature
its
of
says
as
a
by bird
might add, remarks like a bird, faculty,
fly away. begin to
Then, fail
w^hen
them,
one
CHILDRKN'S
children
observes witli
avidity
Before
that,
their
little
"
the
boys
})atch
a
who
spent
the
on
a
as
the
dinner-table, for the
hailed
the
by
them
excellent of
Also
the
Christmas
a
father's
the
frf)ni
two
Christmas
dining-room ; the
among
legs
of
pathless jungle,was
a
"
tigers there. Bill .^ I'm
Tigers f
'"
evolve
instance, could
tor
way
knee-deep
in
be
interfered the
the
heroine
curtain
husband
had
but
that
years,
had
only ten young
hampered and
came
children it had
was
for alacrity, and
not
the
granted
back
stated
been
with
in South
was
without
children
by
asked
they accepted hate
their
family and
drawn
was
she
been
it all themselves
(aged nine),who
her
past three
did
eldest
the
evening
collected, the
that
they
with
had
The
unlike
another,
me
play,and
a
that
with
condition
to
time.
up
As
hint.
the
sobs
Bold
with, "Any
story recalls
condition
help or
When
the P],rling
or
they
their
nonce
gloriously:
permission to get on
years.
"
!
That it.
twelve
or
adventure
experience of those
his cautious
other
answered
he
ten
day during
snowy
and
making
of
Who,
holidays tiger-shootingin one,
books
achievements
''
put
I :.,;
Andes
consciousness."
inner
ho})e to
of
tlie heroic
equal
can
say, of
tlie age, Rover
no
read
be^iii to
at
"
HLMOLR.
to
elders.
audience
and
revealed
impassioned Africa
expecting his
for the return.
(aged ten) entered, and proceeded, after affectionate but hasty greetings,to give of his doings,the battles his wife an eloquent account he had fought,the Boers he had killed,and the honours Truly enough
he
had When
the
hero
won.
he
at
last
hand
taking
his
curtain
covered
paused
led a
recess.
him
for breath, to
the
his wife
back, where
rose, a
and short
HUMOUR.
CHILDREN'S
154
"
said
I, too, dear/' she
proudly,
have
"
been
not
idle."
that
And
displayed six
dolls !
another, quite
recalls
again
she
curtain
largebaby
six
occupiedby
cradles
the
back
pulling
And
in
the
same
street a gentleman walking down little boy seated a observed on a doorstep. Going up is it you Well, my little chap, how to him, he said, I see through are sittingoutside on the doorstep,when folks inside playing all the other young the window and having a good time ? Why aren't you games
One
line.
day
a
"
inside I'm
''
1 guess,
see, we're
"Oh, I'm
in the
yet !
late Dr.
Norman
he found
it
M-as
?
M^Leod
busy
the
"
about
the
on
"There "
he asked.
kirk.
a
A
"
it's."
And
the
the
kirk
!
"And
minister
}
of the
"
Ay,
The
which
little
We
he
out
should
course
be
children
supreme
heard
read
or
egoist "
who
"
the
with
of the interview
have
had are
you
repliedthat
where's
The
one
they
this
pulpit.?"
"
children
country road
a
children
and
"
the
door
"
}
"That's
it."
hesitated, then
one
hadna
dirt
left
enough
minister."
minister, of
approach
You
baby, and
ragged
the
"
a
are
great Norman
two
side of
One
replied,very innocently to mak'
the others
I'm
"
making
you
right enough.
stiffened mud, day,working with some What's carefullyscraped together. "
can
"
rejoicedin tellinga story whom
show^
playingat being married.
born
not
hoAv
"
all inside?"
The
stranger, that
But game,''repliedthe boy. the doorstep, and out on are you
in this
be, when
I'm
"
fun ?
the
joining in
and
the
careful
more
caution
with of was
his a
w^eaker
if he
his
always
must
"
acter char-
hopes
to
come
I
rejjutationunscathed.
member
of
visitingat
the a
cloth
house
"
when
a
HUMOUR.
CHILDREN'S
156
called
man
swearin' awfu'."
to
orders
lower
the
Among
"
the
traverse
country
half-starved little of
as
they took charge little older they began a and taught her to read. which the
speak began
we
M'hich
passage
she
was,' and
that
wha
And
words
occur,
with and bake
much
'
He
asked
That's
'
asked
on.'
less than
humour, the he
a
says, used
Campbell of Jura, w^ho The boy, it seems, was fact,the he one
parents
demanded.
occasion
ordered
were
up
when to the
grew
of
reading
say, could
Rowse
the
passage
mean,
pleuch-
where
the
child
said,
the girdle,' he
I ken
'
to
took
that for ; '
once,
'
To
"
dozen
examples
has
yet another
Dean
good
On
explain,repliedat
to
tunate, unfor-
rose,'etc., the she
what
house
humour
itself.
what
poor
progress
odd
David
a
education, some
knowingly
Paul's
to
she
as
some
native
David
confidence, I ken
Among
her made
Then
used
the
assist
show
to
being
took
his bannocks
which
the
to
the
near
a
days
tramp, left
or
again, reading the
being
on
soon
up
'
man.'
She
looked
said, confidently
who
child, and
give
'
former
in
to
to
soon
began
stopped and
child
of the
Bible, and
the
reading
in
ready
Always
occurring in
road-side
the
is
remarkable
woman,
beggar
a
girlby
friends.
my
wretched
A
intimate.
very
humour
a
humour
I used
family in Forfarshire,where
a
serves children,' ob-
mere
recollect
earlynative
illustration of this
be
in
I
and
"
Dean,
Scotland
in
rich
found, occasionally, very the
awa', Jeanie, here's
his sister," Come
now
to
be
told much
dinner nursery
the
all of
worth
by
telling, old
an
story of his
child
Mr.
own
son.
spoiltby indulgence. able
scarce
He
narrated
in
was was
he
refuse
to
in the
him
insisted
thing any-
drawing-room
announced, and on
going
on
In
on
being
down
to
CHILDREN'S
with
dinner
child
the
but
let him
perseveredand
omitted, he
found
every
demanded
boys," and
so
and
declared,
refused, he
Mij
"
out
"
Now
"
That, however,
"
know
to
I'll tell
the
is not
the
very
wrong;
Abel
}
"
telling stood
for little
still he
yon,"
and
was
last
at
o' the
oot
delectable
most
If it be
this
ask the
not
aukl
such
to
for
that
true
do
child
example, they when
figuresgang "
Was
good
keep
not
it not
well
as
of the
some
they
"
t
Where
"
questionsas Cain
make
of
little folks within
lightcomes
earth, how
as
stars
are
the
rain
'
father,'asked
off his home table }
cation was
it didn't
and
"
little fellow
a
lesson, ''
invented
"
Oh, I don
Who t
he
as
invented
know," he
was
if he
did
inventing it
at
his
multiph-
answered
;
"
know
was
raised
the
long ago ; why } thinkingif the gentleman he must it already, have
"Well, I
job ;
"^
vociferous
as
made
are
div' a' the
and
go when
"
or,
I say,
eyes
"
t
of God
bigger than off.?
oot
dark
does
Whaur
"
rubbit
re
of
thing
and,
;
preferthe ideas of the region of philoso})hy. When,
they
importunities,
more
We
stories.
want
given,
was
threat
bad
a
If
"
"'
curtains !
the
and
soup
repeated,
his
became
brecks
new
by his
wine, his mother ''
tellingyon
'^'
sake,
table
Well, soup
to
then
If I dinna
getting
one
soup,
came
He
on.
about
ever
roared
it
the
at
sat
refused, as positively
firm, and
it
and
last,when
At
yon."
"
went,
refusal,
then, for peace
things yielded to always added the usual
he
which
"
'^'^
other
various
for
was
kept sa3ing,
get it, I'll tell yon."
I dinna
than
he
157
mother
father
His
he
When
himself
and
So
go.
mother.
His
company.
I'll tell yon."
gang,
to
the
HUMOUR.
all }
know "
it, what
was
the
that invented had
a
good
tough of him
It
for
cloudy
a
was
fellow
taken
was
friend.
a
He
"
moonless
Mamma/'
he
been
busy
very
was
a
small
very
little
a
went
call
to
exclaimed, looking up,
the
Miss
when
night
mother^ who
his
by
forgottento hang
has She
and
out
expect God's
I
"
HUMOUR.
CHILDREN'S
158
evening, for
this
I
see
out."
stars
who
went
church
to
alone
recentlybeen introduced. As she stood gazing about just within the door, an where she would elder approached,and asked preferto sit. Well," she said pertly, if there's a monkey, I day, where
one
an
had
organ
"
'^
like
would
be
to
the
near
is related
pretty good story
A Tilton
It
staff.
s
said
is
no'
of
that
of
one
when
Governor individual
the
wife
and
presented himself en militaire to little daughter,the latter,after gazing at
for
few
minutes, turned
referred
^^
a
Equally the
and
said
little
a
in
yours father
Two
of the
the
vicar
boy returned lot of
putting letters
no
one
We
men
was
storm
over
But
girlswho
had
wife
have
to
this
unconscious
matter.
no
been "
saw
two
livingin
a
"
Oh, yes, mum, pigs killed and rare
that
house
toilingover
did
we
her
on
the
happy day
a
ave
by
sent
a
their
in
turn, re-
happy day.
gentleman buried." fascinates. Many years ago,
where,
the
whether
hardly know
revenue.
s
looking,I slipped
country,"narrating their experiences on
It is the
was
defraud
little London
said, We
nothing. laugh or
was
and post-office highlyelated,
a
when '
for
to
kindness the
place; and
would
attempt
The
it.
on
him
Pa!"
it's
"
youngster, who
letter to the
a
Father, I seed
"
:
another
take
to
soldier
his
exclaimed:
mother, and
real
a
was
parent
postage
to her
not
observant
his
by
pay
in
that's
Ma,
Why,
sent
first
to
a
place."
I'll justsit ony
monkey,
if there's
; but
organ
a
an
evening, a
school-lesson, and
I
was
little Miss
declaiming
CHILDREN'S
loudly,"The wondered and "
No," she school
she
Did
"
has
"
whether
asked,
the
sow
"
HUMOUR.
pigs." Being
"
knew
ever
you
of
see
saw
a
she and
sow
but
"
day, I
what
a
repliedsmartly, the
159
city child, 1 reading,
was
pigs, Mary
when
I
going
was
policeman getting
a
his
"
}
to
graph photo-
taken." But
here
speaking
of
two
London
So
here
:"
Two
you've got
we'll
too,
one
omitted.
Tottenham
Court
The
shop.
Bill, Lve
say,
got
a
have
a
me
be
not
down
tobacconist's
a
1
children, reminds should
boys walking
Road, passed "
London which
stories
small
"
of
bigger
marked re-
ha-penny, and
if
smoke
penny
tween be-
us." Bill the
produced
his
and
copper,
shop, promptly re-appeared
Tommy, with
a
diving
into
cigar in
penny
his mouth. The when
"
a
the
have
to
"
boys
I'm
smaller
is is
yet
true, while
the
One
day,
Tennant
up,"
the
for
few
a
I say,
Tom,
when
other
the
was
The
business-like and
you
second, though
well,
"
reply. only
are
it is not
seeking H.
M.
sha})eof
a
a
above
model.
less
cocious, pre-
know
it is
suspicion.
Miss
Stanley)discovered
Dorothy a
likely
crossing-sweeper ; and,
Richmond to conducting him Terrace, she met family'sold friend, Mr. Gladstone. Greatly moved her "
companion,
he
Who's
friend
your
I
am
half mine."
enjoyable. Besides, we
more
minutes,
spit."
first.
Mrs.
''
this company,
can
when
(now
subject in
of
You the
side
by
weed's
chairman
shareholder. That
The
shut
3'ou
the
side
mildly said,
puff.-
a
Oh,
walked
exclaimed }
"
:
while her
by
HUMOUR.
CHILDREN'S
U)0
the
presentedto
dismay, was
''
Tennant
entering the
On
crossing-sweeper, much
the
there
and
Then
opened
had
several
does
why
with
played havoc At
the
conclusion
asked
the
boy
how
he liked
again drawn
little of
of tender
boy
house
a
in
placed before
dishes
"
: "
"
the
What
inquired,in
are
years
yer mother
"
;
"
the
greet like that
City
boy.
"
his
ma3'be he
a
sobs. pause,
"
Oh
"
but
same
age heard over"
she
onybody what "
on.
heaven," exclaimed
to
morning,
w^as
Then,
went
step door-
the
laddie }
Did
"
little damsel
then, after "
the
about
tones.
the
fellow,bitterly,between and
other
greetin' for,
ye
brither's gane
girl;
"
Second
followingconversation
N-n-na," sobbed }
"
sittingon
was
girl of
a
sympathetic
for ye'regreetin'
the
Tennant
it.
Bridgeton,there, the
him, and
accosted
wee
he
as
u})on.
when crying bitterly,
"
him
repast. Miss
of his
charge
"
be
ye }
brass
wear
beside
sat
prime ! having yieldedits quota, the
London
A
kind
his
brother
Proper,"repliedthe crossing-sweeper
do cook
my
she
well-filled
the
him.
may
him
at
first led her
Tennant
servants' hall,where
the
big
your
Miss Always thoughtful,
"
who
servant
"
?
buttons
to
liveried
the
was
:
I say, miss,
"
urchin
whispered mysteriously to
times,
hostess
the
door, and, after looking back
the
his
People'sWiUiam.''
mansion,
tremendously impressed by
to
!
the "
ye
hit is't
'Cause little
ejaculated shouldna
hasna."
Another. s'jhool sorrow.
home from Recently a little fellow came and altogether crying bitterly, manifestinggreat "What's
the
matter,
inquired his mother,
"
has
Geordie," sympathetically
onybody
been
hittin'
CHILDREN'S
"
ye ?
"
Boo
hae
N-n-11-0," answered
"
"Then,
what
! hoo fitted
about
are
!
"
laddies
Sloan
ye
play
Geordie, with another
wi'.
sob,
faither
on.
niithcr
an'
greet
"
'
I
"
but
"
went
re-assuringly, there's besides street Sammy
bidin' in the
can
she
Tuts, laddie, dinna
"
exclaimed,
plenty mair
his .s()l)s.
between
boy
Sloan's
Sammy Coatbrig!
wee
to
that
the
161
crying-about?"
you
that," she
could
HUMOUR.
he
ken
that,
the
w^as
'
said
only yin
I
lick."
Children, really, as here, have
things,and
have
we
the
fresh
revealing so
quently fre-
originalnotions of enough to give them
and
frank
always
are
been
voice.
A
little
having "
boy
been
will the
}
too
eaten
father.
queried
reply.
"
missionary go
repliedthe "
reading the stor}'of a missionary by cannibals. Papa," he asked,
was
After
And
"
}
will the
"
cannibals
youthful student. over thinking the matter
little fellow
exclaimed
the
missionary can
go to
he's inside
the
^' "
''
if the
go
No," for
I
Well,
heaven
Yes, my
"
the
the
when
heaven
to
was
there, the
time,
some
don't
son,"
see
cannibals
how don
t,
cannibals."
One
Sunday evening, while sittingon his mother's knee listeningto the story of Jonah being swallowed by the whale, a little fellow looked up seriouslyinto her
face and
in the
whale's
in his boots
Dr. John volume
asked,
of
tells of how all the
Ma,
"
belly}
wad Ker
tear
of
in
a
Jonah
his
wear
slippers
Because, if he didna, the tackets a' its
puddin's."
Edinburgh, in
reminiscences '^
did
"
his recently
Memories
Banffshire
manse
Grave one
published
and
Sunday
Gaij "
ing, even-
familywere sittingquietlyreading in the drawing-room,when the youngest boy, with a laudable thirst for knowledge, went and asked up to his mother
a
HUMOUR.
CHILDREN'S
162
the
for
question,
Coming
me. "
Mr.
'
"
Ker^
him
to
"
devil
the
that
is it true
must/
It
'
said
he
me^,
referred
about
goes
like
a
'
}
lion
roaring
to
up
she
Avhich
to
answer
replied^
I
be
'
for
true^
it
is
the
in
Bible.' This
"
not
followed
was
to
attempt "
?
aboot
'
rich
!
Bible
she
A
be
might one
rich
has
with
he'd
and
out
two
ears
"
at
to
gaun
a
had
what
"^
little
"Is "
for, daddy?
to
asked
his
My the
It says
surely,
if
himself."
not
I say
"
"^^
Now, to
boy,
other."
to
does
answered.
bed
a
boy
orthodoxy.
fathers.'
his
Everything the
sharp
her
on
have
said
once
desired,
ear
boys
did
Solomon
believe
t a
just it,' he
s
slept
don
pious horror,
in
That
"
been
father
herself
exclaimed
'^Solomon had
I
he's
when
in
observed
"
all ?
prided
say.'"'
that he
"
I
mamma,
after
who
mother, child
fire
his
keeps
know,
you
so
was
which
question
"
Do
"
another
answer"
wha
Then,
'
by
obedient
so
you
in
goes
that
as
what
at
little
the
child, quite
the
wonders
innocently. Engaging
his "
astronomy
"
stars," observed found
responded pa,
how
the
they
tender
Men the out
have
"hopeful" learned
father; what
out
they
their
the
"and,
boy admiringly found
in
are "
;
names
distances
of
of the
with
their
scopes, spectro-
made
of"
"Yes,"
and too
isn't !
"
it
strange,
In
city seminary
a
a
AND
teacher
asked
to
"
she received
when
bides
foiik that
''
class, Who
her
"
do ?
everythingwe say and unexpected reply, The
knows the
FANCIES.
FACTS
SCHOOLROOM
164
door
next
us."
Expecting bore
of
example
a
bird of prey,
and
asked
other
among
he
answers
Because
"
on
an
responded so,
"A
was
(asit
class for
his
yellow yite." The boy who being asked to explain,continued,
got
"
Carnivorous
"
answer
teacher
a lesson),
the
on
get the
to
it eats
worms."
do
"What
time, but
beast
or
feeds
that
"
the was vegetable foods ? teacher anticipated Omnivorous
The
question.
bird
and
animal
both
call the
you
next "
"
it did
not
There
come.
this for
silence
was
on
a
ing, boy, who evidentlyhad been ruminatresponded nonchalantly, A gutsy brute, sir."'
Then
little.
a
"
In
examining
sentences, "^
'
what
a
have
I in
chalk
have
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on
in
my
your
boys
began
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have
the
my
hand
"
:
If
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hand.' "
I ask
said
you," not
must
say
of
he,
simply '
say,
You
proceed. What came immediately,
Now
The
composition
of it, and
full sentence
a
feet }
the
in
I will
answer
"Boots."
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"
"
''
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
the British an
possessions?
"
ingenuous youngster,
"
"
Because," slowlyresponded
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British
possessionsare
in
FACTS
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north, south, and
the
west."
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explain what was ampli/rorardi'd. No,
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no
;
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a
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the
rewarded Yes."
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head
teacher
a
"
story of
rule
first
and
rabbits how^
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"
to
no
show
drawled
;
how^ out
the
answer.
boy
whose
into
of
to
you
teacher
"
Johnnie,
I
Look
here
three
give you then
have
have
have
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five.
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Six."
"
of
chalk
Ah, but,'
rabbit
a
two
rabbits,
"
bits
out
now,
give you
to
were
set
only
correct
"^
if I
were
could
he
had
notion
would
and
lay amply
faintest
the
"
rabbits
many
go
to
father
your
to
in vain
length,
at
have
you
small
a
arithmetic.
in
Johnnie," he said
reply.
instant
day labouringalmost
get, as he thought,even the
say
unlooked-for
the
one
was
her
iras
loaf,and half-quarter
a
you
is the
Quite like that
expression. He
"
}
'
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to "i;irl
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baker
Why } was three-farthings,' "
buy
the
in
httle
a
Su])pose you
wrong.
fourpence,
down
asked
in
sets
examination
for't,"was
shoj)and
always
sun
by the
Paid
'""
the
examiner
meant
I(ir"
FAXCIKS.
Hoard
Seliool
Seotland, the
of
west
east, and
reeent
a
AND
hame
at
already." It
was
a
notion
of
endeavouring
was
skull
of another
that multiplication
to
another
teacher
get properlylodged within
boy, and
by
way
of
the
putting the effort
Now, Peter, suppose 1 was test, he said : practical father with suit of tailor who a a supplied your he promised to })ay me clothes for three pounds, which of one how much would in weekly instalments shilling,
to
"
a
your "
father
due
at
me
the
end
"
of
a
year
.'
Nonsense, pounds," replied Peter slowly. think again." Peter thought again, but again *"'
Three
Peter
be
;
answered
as
before.
"
You
don't
know
that
sim})le
!"
ken
it weel
ken
my
faither."
Did
any
'"
the
of you of
master
see
ever
infant
an
school.
class.
"
?
asked
have/' shouted
I
"
dinna
ye
elephant'sskin
an
foot of the
the
but
"
'^'
Where
?
little
A
department,was of
notion
round
she
picture of
fair
"
this }
asked.
she
reply.
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"
"
first.
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the w^ord
Scotsman for
''"'
There
On
Sea ?
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;
eyes
How
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set
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course,
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t ; but
be
may
drew
than
won
there
a
Scotch
canny
less Scotch
who's
"
had
he
teacher
queried.
spoken
as
how
fine
"
the
the
"
story.
Israelites
by
mean a
the
fairly every
mistaken
get
of
asked
was across
with
the
a
Red
brightening
droond."
temperate region ?
"
asked
class,putting due "
temperate.
a
It
youth
a
'Gyptianswas
do you
inspector of
word
not
Fine," exclaimed
'twas
What
"
response,
the
more
'
is another
''
she
also
will,as
hows.
class,
"
mysel'.^
"
But
Ha
""
a
English reader,
understand
emphasis on the region, sir, responded a boy '
The
where
they drinks only temperants drinks." Not long ago a class of boys were being examined the different kinds of wood little chap one ; and asked
to
which
was
and "
a
pupilin
a
slate
a
had
he
bough. Mysel',"was
"
second
the
find
to
on
who's
the
fine,"was
bird
a
wiien
and
drawing, astonished
was
day given aught else.
one
than
his attention
engage
some
acquaintance,while yet
of my
boy
infant
the
'^
I
Ay,
''
amazement.
elephant."
the
an
in
enough/'responded Peter,
at six-year-old
to
teacher
the
exclaimed
sum
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SCHOOLROOM
166
the
Why,
name
held
the in the
specimen examiner's
inspector,by don't
you
way
know
of the
on
was
(a j)iece of mahogany) hand.
He
hesitated,
suggestion, remarked, materials
that
your
SCHOOLROOM
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drawers
are
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made
of?''
FANCIES.
the matter, and, amidst sim})lify the quick reply Flannelette came Name anything friable,"said a
Tliis
!
"
"
ready
the "
What
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if any
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clean
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a
me."
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day
country boys "
asked
of
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the we
one
tell
could
The
lay on."
asked
for
to
w^ord
time,
a
another
four eggs business
a
to
clever,and
teacher
until
"
week
mother
my
observe the
an
on
"
that
Rev.
It's
founded, dumb-
was
explanation.
an
budding Solomon,
as
for
response one
the
''
hens
well
what
specimen eagerlyresponded,
average
teacher's
long ago, the lady
not
occurred, and
average
from
as
attitude
'''
us
There
lay each
hens
?
in
one
passed the question
the
drawled
was
no
and
Bohun
near
arm
was
that
de
thoughtfulyouth, is to believe things that
a
class of
a
meant.
than
thing
of
above
"
asked
she
his
faith .^"
of
true."
not
average
more
by
battle
"
Oh, please,sir,it
enables
lesson
words
teacher
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the
an
flashingeyes,
raised
whined,
in
arm
little fellow
A
blow,
on
killed
his
Faith," responded be
In the
a
"
is meant
to
and
?
say
class
a
Who
''
raised
He
faculty which know
asked,
it."
on
yelled, with
attitude,and
class.
meat
any
and
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What
"
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examining
knew.
expected
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"
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the
?
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striking,and
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without
man
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Ham,''
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golden calf"
Bannockburn, No
lau"2,liter,
answer.
a
teacher
A
of
to
"
teacher.
"
was
seemed
roar
a
iGl
"
Well,"
says
that
average." his scholars
David
Macrae,
Children,tells how class
one
find
a
hand
to
school
dirtyas
as
grimy exposed boy's own showed youth promptly brought forth and and the dirtier still, was fist,which certainly but no resource of his pledge, had view
indicating the
offender An
go for that time old story, which
tells of
how
invariable
whose
of the
one
It
class.
ask
familyto then
was
little
a
girl who
steek
een."
your "
question, ?
"
What
to
"
when
occasion
and
weighed would son
16
of
a
worth
how
a
would
nowhere
curse
!
and to
in
his
given
meaning
Scripturereading same place,he says,
"Just
"
walketh
of
on
the
in darkness
just bugs."
question to
was " "
and
Salmon in
ceived re-
occurred
in
to
a
often
boy
" "
these
If
be sold at 2d. per how
the
at
that
of
told
class in
a
lad, who
a
an
matics, mathesalmon
lb.,what was
the
It
wadna
be
price,I
should
say,
"
"
worth
For
sweets
the
fishmonger,hastilyreplied "
class,and
were
many
asked
been
examining
?
school
practicalanswer
was
lbs.,and
it be
at
Ker, has
put the
in
let the
to
dux."
shape of length it
John
he
master,
class,a little boy answered, after
its
friend. Dr.
other
his
position he
pestilencethat
a
consideration, Oh,
The
his
second
the
very
the
is the
being put
Our
a
had
In
paw.
from
in
excellent
him
it occurred
as
one,"
giltfell off"the ginger-bread. justme and anither lassie."
the
tells of
Ramsay
darkness,"
"
"I'm
was,
Oh," said he, "there's Dean
stood
pennies, etc., until
biscuits,and
by
he
answer
that
lively currency,
a
returned
he
regular holding of this fine things in many
the
"
had
has
where
asked
always
was
can
way.
any
when
boy
a
the
off if you
"I'll let you
boy,
a
all the
in
Saijingsof
teacher, after glancing round
a
day, said
FANCIES.
of Quaint
entertaining little book
his
in
AND
FACTS
SCHOOLROOM
168
days be esteemed
above
sus-
FACTS
SCHOOLROOM
And
})ic'ion, anyway. their
raphes at
Onee school "
and
examination,
Wat's
the
capitalof
'Olland
res])eetfiih a
boy pom})ously
a
"
"
?
altli()ij"^h
takin";-])art in
was
asked
1()9
even
than
smart
more
a})j)ear
manufaeturer
Coekney
a
FANCIKS.
nill he frank,
boys
times
AND
H,"
"
tlie
was
mi-
"]jiven.And that recalls a good re})ly story, under the earlyBoard system, which tells Scotsman English clergyman and a Lowland
smart consciously
dialect how
an
entered
of
one
received
master
Would
"
the
best
schools
in
The
Aberdeen.
them
kindly,and enquired prefer that I should spier (question)
you
"
"
the
boys,or that you should spier them ? The clergyman desired the master PLnglish
He
did
with
so
great
numerous satisfactorily
would
he
began "
be
glad
did
How
was
dead
silence.
a
the
did
Hoo
Noo,
"
broad
I
Scotch
to
of them."
make
can
your
"
"
dee a
accustomed
not
are
f
silence, upon
which
Phawroah
his
dead
the
-
boys,
was a
Ony
Not
"
gentleman interposed.
try what
me
was
boys with
He
And
once
fat
cam'
to
at
hinner
"
The '^
boys
Phawroah
there
said
master
?
said
t
Lowland
think, sir,the
I
Again
end
exodus
the
to
"
die
English accent ; let And he inquiredin
"
spier the
''
to
answered
clergyman then boys," and at
The
JLgypt.
Pharaoh
In his dilemma
"
boys
"
There
"
the
as interrogatories
Israelites from
of the
and
success,
proceed.
to
voice
one
answered
"
drooned."
smart
little fellow
lassie could
unlike
the
hae above
added
"
tell't ye that." is
a
story told
by
Dr.
Ker.
SCHOOLROOM
170
The
FACTS
venerable
inspector was
and ^^throughits facings/' Dee
The
was.
AND
answer
FANCIES.
day putting
one
asked
where
boy
a
the
correctly^ In
River
shire." Aberdeen-
"
came
class
a
(saysDr. Ker)^ I him asked if he not was mistaken^ adding that I thought the Dee was in Kirkcudbright,and flowed into the Solway Firth. He bashful boy, and made a was no I appealed to reply. To give the class a needed fillip, settle w^hether them I or the boy w^as to right. To Assuming quite
"
verdict
give a
against the
thought of, and
to
be
at
last
a
neighbour in reached
a
ear
my
there
silence
was
to
his
'
He
disna
for
ken
there's
Once
by way of stimulant, the sleepy historyclass which the largesthat t and a boy wore Him o})enedhis mouth, replied
Georges till then
not
had
"
what some-
a
four
had
that
"
"
which
Dees.'
asked
the
who
said to his
twa
doctor of
; but
for^but
meant
not
time
a
mouth, and
stage whisper not "
of course,
inspectorwas,
his hand
boy put
look
serious
a
the
biggest
heid." In
an
Ayrshire town,
sunda}'term
a
class of little
her
addresses
new
were
required for
Please, mem,"
"
my
mither
She's gaun
to
be
female
a
the
on
out
a
I'm
no'
to
get ony
me
oot
suit for
a
teacher
asked
bring these
as
the
fellow
wee
and
morrow,
blurted
mak'
Whit-
all of them
sure
her
the
re-adjustment of
the
says
to
ago,
to
ones
their
"
two
or
year
after
immediately
register.
in
})etticoats,
mair
dresses.
faith er's auld
o' my
breeks."
Sunday
school
stories
week-day seminary in A an
to
Sunday
school
appropriatetext the next
not
are
collection.
those
their irresistible fun and
teacher to
inferior to
say
as
The
asked
they
her gave
first was
scholars in their '^^
"
He
of the
drollery. to
learn
pennies
that
giveth
SCHOOLROOM
172
FACTS
girlbroke mem." please,
then
Rev. David
The
school
asked
boy was
firstman
the
was
tells that in
Macrae
small
a
"
}
FANCIES.
triumphantlywith,
in
a
AND
The
baby,
day BrooklynSun-
a
the
"
Who
"
question,
and, with characteristic American
ington." cocksureness,he immediatelyreplied, General WashThe teacher smiled,then asked Did you "
'^^
"
of Adam?"
hear
never
of Adam
child, I've heard "
;
I didn't know
but
you
countingforeigners."
were
Recently,in had
boy,
who
asked
on
YoY
moment
"^
Why, yes," responded the
'^^
a
I'm
no
I've had
school
Sunday
a
transferred
been
arrival if he he
had
looked
had
to
Elsewhere,
teacher
had
parableof the ProdigalSon, and to put questions. All went ])roceeded she
pleasedto
the
and
to her
see
asked,
"'
"
; but
that
I ken
when
done, she
w^ell until
Now, tell me
son prodigal
replied
carefully explaining
the
the close, when
Catechism.
then
mither
been
little
class,was
new
and })uzzled,
mem,
a
a
the Shorter
until I ask my the measles." sure,
Scotland, a
in
he
who
was
near
not
home,"
came
got the reply, Please,ma'am, '^'^
consternation
the fatted calf." In
Sunday school
a
miners'
children,the
parableof teacher
the ten
asked
attended Ayrshire, chiefly by lesson for the day had been the
wise
Can
" "
in
and
ten
virgins' lamps went out responded the dullest boy wicks And when
that the
was
of
one
any
the
foolish
"
.^
"\
in
the
and virgins, tell
the
why ken," immediately you
class ;
'^'
it
me
was
the
needin'
story is
the lesson had
pykin'." hoarywith age been
read
dream, invited questions from littlefellow asked
"
''Why
which the
did the
of how
a
bore
on
class,and
angelsneed
teacher, Jacob's how a
one
ladder
SCHOOLROOM
for
FACTS
and
ascending flee ?
could of
tlie
other
"
The
teacher
fellow, whose
they
wad
father
moultin'
be
solutions
that
be
may
baffle the
can
school
had
positions of
scale of
and intelligence,
}
man
"
and
What
"
a
a
Giving meant
by
course
of the
inward
further
You
are
had
class
boys
a
do
presence what
was
occurred
having
the
in
been
boy
one
duly "^
"
An
understand
you
boy announced triumphantly given
by
To
inspector. himself
question,only one his
of
us."
as
the
in
put
asked
was
his
that
w^hat
to
shirt."
"
answered
But
lesson
is next
his class in the
the
the
in
the
His
"^
teach
asked
and
Sunday
a
hireling," responded
a
to
to
word
monitor.^"
respond, and
answer
this
ready was
"
hironclad, sir."
"A
Their
definitions
constantlyreliable. by a fourth standard meant
was
"
how
hireling .^
'
occasion "
a
class in the
what
'
hired
a
"
the
maybe
"^
animals
test
Now,
" "
lesson
"
monitor."
inw^ard
"^
reading
for the
crammed
to
conscience
lower
"
a
in
again
instructinga the
teacher
a
fancier,
promptly
are
reading
a
inspector,
an
an
"you
;
of
some
ken/' ventured
was
wishing to
answer
by day-school.
little fellow
of
and
is meant
class in
It
been
man
got the
out
time."
imbibed, she asked
been
I
bird
a
wit.
young
teacher
a
and
but nothing, you extraordinary,
relative
had
Perhaps
"
was
the
at
they had wings
I think
""
My,
nonphissed,but got
was
answer."
can
FAXCIKS.
when
"
little
see,
descending
difficulty by saying
boys
His
AND
"The
by vaults
their
friends
what
he
are
After
understood
interesting,if
reading of Gray's boys
vaults,"and
which
came
a
class, the
"fretted in
all times
at
and
by
these
poor
fretted "
Elegy"
asked
were
what
youth replied
one
people over
"
not
were
them."
FLlegy,''another
bov
buried Asked in
the
;
for schools Asked
describe "
like mad
boy, after and
moment's
a
is remarkable
nothing whatever,
at
out
"
kitten^ a
a
"^A kitten
thought, replied
wrote
"
"
'
to
to
FANCIES.
Flegy is some poetry learn, like Gray's Elegy.'
class answered
same
AND
FACTS
SCHOOLROOM
174
for
rushing
before
stopping
it
gets there."
fruit of
help
of trouble."
in time
Asked
define
to
little fellow, is
In
the
quite sufficient sixth
a
in
it ;
explained
"
and "
as
a
a
tripod
surmounting it,which A
Government in
from "
''
Of
under
whom
William
always points
examination
Rufus, and
was
circular
box
north."
ago "
lowing fol-
the
gave
facts," elicited
: "
it said
was
other
thing any-
time,
or
due
long
inspector not
without
same
round
a
list of historical and
a
boys
ith
w
the
was
vacuum
a
space
at
compass,
present
more."
any
empty
an
the
unto
the
at
examination, "
an
present
very
Sufficient
'^
'^^is
justmeans," responded a
without
as
he,
a
evil committed
standard
recently described
It
"
that the
"
Lord, but
expression,
evil thereof."
is the
day
eyes
the
probably
was
lie,"said
of the
in the
lie
a
"A
good experience.
abomination
day
of
boy's definition
Another
'
He
this
smiled
never
after
he
was
again
shot
'
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"
the
by
arrow." character My favourite Henry VIII., because he had "
them
in
English history
eight
wives
and
is
killed
all."
'^^The
of
cause
the
Peasants'
shillingpoultice should
be
put
Revolt on
that
was
everybody
a
over
sixteen."
Henry VIII. plenty of money, "
ulcers in the
lees."
was
he
a
had
good king. plenty of wives,
very
He and
liked died
of
SCHOOLROOM
Kdward
"
mother
FACTS
111. would
liad been
should
man
Book.
have
'^Alexander
parents.
A
a
is
other.
"
the
eaeJi
for
born
was
grave."
a
in the
of his
absence
of IJecket
t
"
Henry
"
II.
birch.'
a
"
A
shed
for
between
two
rivers
"
t
house
a
fallingon drop
a
battle
Nelson
and
si^nityino-that
keej)ing
'
of water
The
field
if"his
side of the
one
the
on
other
roof
side
so
into
runs
into
goes
that
the
river.''
other "
Great
waterslied
a
river, and
one
book
the murder
watershed
drop
kino- of France
feet of land
with
is
in.
"
the
wacks
What
water
A
"
seven
followed
received "
IT.",
'
What
"
liave been
FANCllvS.
man.''
a
Doomsday
"
AXl)
of Waterloo
led up
Wlien
it
The
Feudal
squadron
one
was
Blucher, the
met
and
System
and
Collingwood the the Wellington rode over
over,
by moonlight,and they shook hands
gar. fought off Caj)eTrafal-
was
French
friends
were
lies between
general, after."
ever
the
Humber
and
Thames."
''Caractacus
was
Britain. because
Roman
a
He it
had
was
who
Emperor abandon
to
by
overrun
it
the
had
quered con-
wards shortlyafter-
Picts
and
the
Scots."' "
The
princi})al i)roductsof
Kent
are
Archbishops at
Canterbury." "
The
chief
clause
man
should
own
consent.'' "
What
Pyramids in the
be
and is
a
in
Magna
})ut to death
where kind
bed-rooms,
of
but
Charta
that
was
imprisoned
or
without
"
the
free
no
his
The Pyramids ? is generallyused as night-lights are
you
can
get Clark's
as
''
w^ell."
Where
"
of
Kings
the
were
FANCIES.
crowned
England
?
"
}
"
their heads."
"On
What
"^
the
were
Feudal
important
most
dues
Friendship, courtship,marriage."
"
do
What
"
sensible
from
called
poem
The
"
is
ffamut
gamut An
and "
a
called
is
is
who
is called
Dr.
which
he
Penny
wise
looks
his
in
that will
examination
regarding red
dull side
general report
from
curious
candidates
pound foolish," wrote
Under
a
things is
the
on
eyes,
feet.'
of
bright side
who
one
the
your
after your
and
ones."
soul."
the
which
after
lady in commenting
does, he
of
a
made."
be
to
looks
looks
on
from
young
foolish bad
deep,
used
who
received
clearlyshows
were
wrote
is derived
name
material
who
man
Wilson,
had A
man
The
scale.
man
looks
Milton
"
Training Colleges,gives several
teachers.
a
friends, but
pianist."
a
Charles
Scottish
a
a
optimist, and
an
"
}
'^CanterburyTails.'"
the
instruments
pessimist man
work.?"
chief
catgut, the
or
optimist
A
Buckingham first
at
were
musical
a
strings of musical "
and
contemporaries." is Milton's
"What
Dryden
Buckingham
and
became
soon
of
know
do you
What
Dryden
"
himself
Dermot
Charta.
Magna
Dermot's
"
:
Strongbow."
married ""
"
Dermot
of
know
you
married
daughter
"
AND
FACTS
SCHOOLROOM
176
Oliver dark
for every commit
by
Cromwell grey,
his
Dr. " "
nose
colour,but underneath
the "
"
and
wise
two
hundred
John
Ker,
Oliver was
was
pupilproverb,
This
good and
a
boy
Cromwell's
large
very it
answers
and
on
a
the
on
and
verb proaction
forty wrote
eyes of
a
trulyreligious
SCHOOLROOM
Another
wrote
made
be
can
one
so.
not
that
I A\CIi:S.
(Jod
worship
found
declared
Another
Declaration
to do
their trial and
on j)iit
the
to
l^ishopsrefused
Seven
ANT)
iU
'"
allowed
were peoj)le
FACTS
the
Kin*;' who
ot
Iii(liil""eiiee
their
in
177
own
way.
They were guilty."
aeeordin"i,l\'
Salic
says
Law
from
descended
was
No
" "
a
woman." of Oliver
there S})eakino; of
a
boy's school fond
which
essay of
recalls the
Cromwell,
late Mr.
the
was
Connnoner
"
began
his
and
king,
served
king, he
would
with
off the
he
said,
dying the
zeal
age
have
in mine
not
by cutting was
half
exam})lesof
I have and
the
he
I have left
Oliver
'" "
head
of
Had
I
"
served
my
naked
me
to
enemies."
mine
''
career
when
God
my
his
"
G.O.M.'s
"
Cromwell
K. Olad-
W.
telling albeit, the great of humour. The had no sense very lively wrote comically-mixed youthful historian stone
story
The
horse,"
it is
wrote
of man,"
has
a
less
not
youthfulCuvier, in
"is
useful
a
of square
sort
a
and
corner,
boys'essays
prising sur-
entertaining.
"friend
corn,
other
head
a
with
end
one
essay
creacher.
animal
at
an
It eats
leg
a
on
each
at
and
a
tail at
the
well
calculated
other." Here almost air.
is
take We
should
through a
wait
the
dogs.
A
for
when
nose
they get
carbonicide.
should
"
Breath
lightsand
our
Our are
not
is was
breath
keeps
in
a
that
in
a
black
stay
They
should
room
make
poisonous than
more
we
life agoing
asleej). Boys
Boys
of our
breath
our
breathe.
to
is made
livers,and
lungs, our
outdoors.
of soldiers
"
away
we
Carbonicide
heap
Breath,"
"
our
slept.
we
all day
room
till
with
If it w^asn't
die when
on
one's breath
any
breathe
kidneys.
in
boy's essay
a
hole
in
mad India
carboiiicide
and
that
corsets
got
afore
one
every
holler like
The
article
Girls
kill the
breath
with
Girls
diagram.
the
their
diagram
can't
J.
M.P.,
Macnamara,
Review, vouches
Two
into
and
years
puddle
enough
to
what
gloriousoccupation, my
a
run
would
teacher
they ought have
a
a
bundle
some
lost, but
I
then
shall
tie
I
expect
to
the
time
to
Just
old
jnck
make
the
Dr. M. of which his rod
shall
and
starts
and
happy
on
his
;
he
""
"
to
if he
buy
when not
"
Man
wake
then
quite happy the
"
goes
make
my
to
a
genuineness takes fishing,
telegraph wire, He
arrives^
has not
his float. catches
I shall
cane."
s
:
tackle
to
in
vanished
piscatorialexpedition.
is he
man
hook, his bait,or contented
and
quotes the followingas well
enough
;
of mud
it,and
to
eyes, and
refreshed
he also guarantees
going
am
whacking, tearing
a
acquaintance of Mr.
and
I
for them
go
black
two
!
butterfly-catching^ Brighton (Lea Bridge).
Snob's
Monday morning
on
well
lo ! it has
by having
up
breeches, giving a boy u})
I
Oh
Sunday-school
or
piece of cord
it up,
fish at
some
finish
old.
\^"ith him.
a
before.
gone
catch
and
to
goes
aunt
it is all very
turn
a
the
to
fall downstairs.
to
or
half
a
tying doors, tying bundles drop it on the })avement.
at
of wood
one
and
have
to
and
But
say.
game
paper,
a
an
authenticity.The
for its
"
baby.
in
Witticisms," contributed
"
the
of eleven-
lad
a
What subjectreveals itself in the w^ork : do in my holidaysis the greater part of mind
or
run
is
for
knowing
T.
Dr.
Children's
Liberal
Xcfv
nearly
rather
but
"
on
killed
because
looks
and-a-half;
hole and
squeezed too a girl,I'd rather be a bo}'so I can run have a good big diagram."
was
next
FANCIES.
that black
morning.
boys
holler and
and
into
squeeze
If I
much.
AND
FACTS
SCHOOLROOM
178
a
He
forgotsomething,a sits there, apparently
froff
or
some
other
fine
the
To
question, ?
PhiHstines
slay the
"
the
given,
more
ingenious,from
or
has
answer
I recall
; but
who
boy,
a
Samson
did
weapon
correct
extracted, here
been
rephed,
abeady another,
"With
the
Apostles."
of the
a.re
what
With
"
FANCIES.
AND
FACTS
SCHOOLROOM
ISO
"Wliatare
teacher, addressing himself
the
to
"
there
talking about
you
demanded
.^
a
of
loquaciousson
a
railwayporter. But the teacher received no response, lad w^io sat next and was obliged to ask another the delinquent,"What was George talking about?" "Please, sir,he down
sent
made
Brighton
to
into
saying
was
that's how
is
trousers
they gets old, and
when
there, and
sugar
his father's
as
they's
'tis sugar
's gone
down." influences
Home
father
whose "Do
you
was
know
a
the
the
appeared in
of
answer
strong teetotaller,to
meaning
of
syntax
"
?
child,
a
the
query,
"Yes, syntax
is the
dooty upon spirits." In reply to the question, food ? child replied: one cooking potatoes. We should raw." A second pupilwrote : "
"
put it into
we
mouth
mouths,
our
it down
drops
do
Why
"
There if
"Food teeth
our
our
of
five ways
are
die
cook
we
eat
we
digestedis chew^s
food
our
when
it,and
our
body. W^e should not eat much so bone-making food as flesh-makingand warmth-givingfoods, for,if we did, we should have too bones, and
many In that "
to the
answer
our
would
question,
make "
us
injuriousto health.^" one Occupationswhich are injuriousto
"A
is
stone-mason's
chipping,he taken
child's health
blood."
work
because injurious,
the
is in
all the
lungs."
A
funny."
any
impure
breathes
into
look
Mention
are
acid gas, which
are
that
into
Another
little third
occupations
reply was: are
carbonic
responded: when
chips,and advanced
he is
they the
SCHOOLROOM
FACTS
"A
that
tlu'on-
they
because
therefore
hoot-niakcr's
lieart, and
if
FANCIKS.
trade
is
tlie l)()()ts against
press
thorax
})res.ses the
it
AM)
do
they
in, and
injurious,
rry
tlie
die^ they
not
\
I si
thorax,
and
it touches
the
cripples for
are
Hfe."
Finally,here which
Moon,"
interesting-
look
at
and
white the
they
site you ))rittist
It looks
they
was
bed-room
my
just
so
forget think
whether
afore
bottom
the
bottom,
the
supper
stick on
I
am
fish and
better
a
there, and
the
and
stares,
he
let my
there
sure
wasn't
there I
last
Stares
are
corner
is."
a
top
only skratted
bump
the
at
to
me
not
was
the
steeper than
the
no
my
Once
when
skittle
when
left eye
bottom, witch
out
the
dark, I
I dont
top of the
stares
right down the
open
giving
me
off to else I
was
of
have
foot out a
a
fish
again.
I should
ear
as
the
me
bed
put my
and
at
far
bit
a
to
door
nearly as of
of
smell.
night.
give
moon,
stare
upstairs.
way
nearer
room
thote
mother
told
is the
hunyens
all in
that
father
My
the
a
at
their
on
supj^ers,
I tumbled
rolling into
table.
and
bursting
a
"
lissin to your
rattlin
stairs
I got to
cose
"To
:
potaters I crept
moon
a
and
some
winder
all white.
hssen
was
life
its liver and
top of the
bread, and
slow.
that
fried
was
for it, but
some
seed so
I of
the
affords
"
nice
it all
nearly
was,
I knew
When
and
there
there
as
their
"The
on
your
forks
and
smell
can
the
have
to
as
bed,
seed.
you
to
of the
getting
are
having
a
essay
title
its
threw
knives
brite
very
of
shinin
edge
ever
having,
a
moon
mothers
])lateswhile
there
defiance
an
olim})sesof sublunary home
nii"ht, sitting on father
from
extract
an
in
"
very
the
is
bit with hard
girlsthink, speshillywhere
one.
the
STORIES,
CHILDREN'S 'fff^y//^/^fff'
of
editor
The
and
inviting men
publiclife
London
a
to
far
who
more
or
convinced
yet unknown,
that
familiar
though
Christmas alike
England of
books
than
the
into
country, where
with
a\ddity.
familiar could
delectation
of the
that
ago
the
younger
before
the
evenings.
flickeringlight
of
and
in their
stories
this "
fire to manner,
oilie
and
read
thousands, parts of
for and
explored
on
elder
from
fry,when
tastic fan-
remote
books
the
the
travelling-
The
most
the
kitchen
In an
and
known
quarters, indeed, they
many
recite
in
the essentially
more
bartered
were
dispensed with,
families would
winter
In
fiftyyears
be
crescent
they
none
am
in Scotland
them
the
I
children
school-room.
even
others
the
variegated and
others
carried
Beard,
favourites, not
were
century any
the
packmen
chapbook form,
in
last
w^alls of
and
stationers
a
the
in
childhood
the
beyond
form,
})antomime
But
city
to
of
half-
the
Blue
any
here.
in tlieir
present generation mainly
of
gave
or
of their
books
old-time
these
j^ositionsin
none
responded
category that follow
same
less
the
observed,
Riding Hood,
Cinderella,Little Red in the
I
as
recently
was
prominent
publicationthe
for
So
hundred
in.
women
name
childhood.
literaryjournal
for
of the
foregathered in out
wear
under
cruizie,"
so
occasions
members
memory
all
were
in
the the
a
long dim-
straggling
CHILDHKN'S
STORIKS.
villaov ill PtTtlishiiH', (lid I Icani Jack
tlie Giant
hook
literature.
And
thus my telling-
1
own,
experience, 1
of
thousands
j^arishin
Scotland.
fascination
of it all !
There
hesitation ; no reality extraordinaryfeat of
Beard's every Both
real in
as
were
occurred
to
Beard
Blue
Eden
had
we
then,
know
no as
have
we
wife-killer
mere
youth upwards,
the
"
exquisite culture, and have
would
tale
charm. it is
a
real
examples the
more
verbatim
of
As
pleasure
of child
Comte
the
a
I to
serious can
be
here
Such
now
rescue.
aware,
Little Bed
Perrault,a born
was
And
to
in
have
authority that Rais
was
"
from a
Joan
his
man
of
of
Arc,
emj^haticas
to
of its bloodcurdling
enjoy reading them,
embrace
chapbooks
of the
yet
centurv,
so
never
did not
such) but under
now
story of
We
are
amount
still
found
on
is
a
Gilles de
was
soldier
literature.
popular will from
a
Killer.
parodv
1703.
for disillusionment
made the
shred
have
in
he
actual
the
poet, who
fifteenth
the
of IJlue
It
Charles
by
there
(though
in
few
recentlybeen,
Beard
Blue
Perrault's no
died
that
in
weird
as
CindereUa, and
and
bred
Giant
fall,and
as
written
now
the
authorship. and
"
literateur
l6'28,and
told, as
been
all
were
French
in
now^
Beard,
Blue
"
Paris
do
we
perha})s that Biding Hood celebrated
about
concern
oh,
fantastic
temj)tation, a
a
"
and
Seventh.
now^,
and
gory
born
the
the
it does
as
only a
is
history of And
then^
us
less trui\- the
ima"yination
Edward
by
while
acce})tino-as
Jack
innocent
our
of King personality
the
in
cliap-
that
doubtino-
no
and
was
sure,
women
And,
was
of
and
men
were similarly
rural
any
am
expressing- no
am
life who
middle
hero
anotlicr
Ratlier, I feel certain
experience of many
beyond
first of liliic Heard
nianv
my
sinc^ular.
means
no
Kilk-r, and
is;;
as
in the
these follow list "
are
old-time "
and
all
printed
unobtainable, except
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
184
at
"
individual
without
and
price
ransom
a
comment
"
being required.
none
BEARD.
BLUE There
rich
the
with
covered
gold his
silver ; his
or
;
richest
silks ; and
his
;
rooms
sofas
and
chairs
damask
tremely ex-
was
country houses
and
elegant town of
who
gentleman
a
ago^
plateswere
with
hung
were
he had
:
and
his dishes
time
some
was,
were
carriageswere
giltwith gold. magnificently blue beard^ this gentleman had a But, unfortunately^ and ugly,that none made him which so very frightful
all
into
to
venture
go
his company. that
happened
It
him, had
near
him
upon
deprive
her
much
her
to
bear
beard
:
As
spent
Blue
had
Beard invited
ladies
a
of
to
the
be
who
him whole
to
to
wished
were one
choice
the
again refused
as
civil
as
because
several
they possible, she would
very
a
not
with
her
visit
of his country
a
his
so
could blue
having
nobody
of them.
much
and
week, during which
they
wives, and
become
lady on
to
opportunity of marrying
afterwards
the
of them
one
herself
again and
they refused
married
tell what
accompany
her to bestow
very
extremely
both
were
advantage. But the truth was, the thought of having a husband heard of and, besides, they had
favour, he some
that
sister
already been could
; but
lived
who quality,
be.
however,
pretended
each
asked
it should
Beard
Blue
marry
Beard
two
both,
They
of
marriage, leaving to
in
of the
which
lady
a
daughters, who
two
Blue
beautiful.
not
would
neighbourhood
ladies in the
of the
at
to
gain
their
daughters, and their
housC;, to
seats, where
nothing was
they thought
STORIKS.
CHILDREN'S
partiesfor
of but
and collations^
hiintiii""-and
the
thought of going of passed in merriment short, the of
youngest
the
which
beard
had
began
nights
think
to
terrified her
much
so
the
were
agreeably,that
passed so
sisters
two
and
kind.
every
had
time
Xo
entertainments.
bed,
to
one
In
music, danc*in""-, fishing,
delightful
most
IS",
the
that not
was
the
so
very
it belonged was gentleman to whom vastlycivil and pleasing. Soon after they returned home, she told her mother that she had no longer any objectionto accept Blue in a short time her husband Beard as ; and, accordingly,
blue, and
that
they were
married.
About
a
Blue
Beard
leave
her
do in the herself
the
after the
month
his wife
told for
few
a
every
her friends
as
He
desired
had
her
This
large wardrobes. the
best
belongs to
and
this to the casket
my
invite
are
as
with
many
of
all sorts
agreeablyduring the keys of the two great box that
of the
we
in which
to
to procure
sure
them
for
use
strong box, where
this
obligedto
pass
key
plate,which
place,
business
to be
to treat
is the
be
some
to
might
time
taken
should
'^Here," said he, "are
his absence.
contains
he
as
liked,and
delicacies,that the
of
he
of amusement,
kind she
that
weeks,
country.
marriage had
;
company
I all
keep my money my jewels. Here
;
key to all the apartments in my house but this small key belongs to the closet at the end of the long galleryon the ground floor. I give you leave,"
also is
a
master
"
he,
continued rest
not
enter,
of She
to
open
or
do
excepting this closet
the
world.
"
nor
even
what
like
you
:
this,my
put the kep
into the
dear, you
you
all
must
lock,for all the
disobeyme, expect the punishments." promised to obey his orders in the Should
with
most
most
ful dread-
faithful
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
186
Blue
; and
manner
his
stepped into wait
did
bride
away.
not,
invited,so impatient were
be
to
drove
carriage and
of the
friends
The
Beard, after tenderlyembracing her, this occasion,
on
they to see all the gained by marriage,
magnificenceshe had they had been prevented from paying their wedding and
riches for
visit
their aversion
by
No
from
ran
the
to
room
from
then
cabinet
drawing-rooms,
At
still increased
were
hangings, of
the
than
cabinet, and
to
what
the
they
length they
came
admiration
and
their
where
they impatiently
declaringthat
beautiful
before.
moment
the
from
short,nothing could
In what
; and
they saw
and
head
envy
time
was
the
good
the
far from
visitors
did
amused
not
to
in the
was
So
open.
without her
in such
When
had
a
few
hurry,that she breaking her neck.
moments
given her, and
the
door
to think
that
he
which
in
extol
to
all this
fine
ments compli-
desire
had
forbidden
to
see
her
curiosity,that,
it would
be
to
leave
})rivatestaircase that led
a
she reached
of which
she
her
was
uncivil a
ment astonish-
cease
the
by
husband
great indeed
how recollecting
danger of
for
her
guests, she descended
it,and in
closet
the
to
friend,who
they paid her, so eagerlydid what
seen
magnificenceof
the
of their
being
had
was
foot.
to
exceed
fortune
last
chairs, carpets, tables,
sofas, the
from
themselves
with
costlysplendour of
the
by
the frames girandoles,and looking-glasses, silver gilt, most were richlyornamented, and
they saw
groom. bride-
wardrobe, examining each
to
more
of the
beard
than
curiosity,and
stillricher and
blue
arrived
room,
wardrobe
utmost
the
they
were
sooner
the
to
two
was
of the
or
three
to
times
closet,she stopped
of the
charge
would
not
her
fail to
husband
keep
his
CHILDREN'S
188
could
of, to make
think
with
joy
The
his
at
him
to
'""
How
the
Beard
it/'said
is
ground
"'
Be
sure
she
:
gave
not
''
here
"
}
I must
left it
have
left the
give
you
keys
help showing her easilyguessed what had happened. that the key of the closet upon he,
table," said she, and "
transported
was
for the
could
she
as
Then
}
asked
he
floor is not
Is it not
she
unexpected return.
; but
fright,Blue
beheve
him
morning
next
them
STORIES.
it to
dressing-
my
in tears.
room
and
by
me
on
Blue
by," cried
Beard. After
going several
give
to
and ''
"
it to Blue
then
said,
I
sure
am
the
at
for the
look
to ])retending
You
time
do not
I know
How
I do
same
well
key, she
Beard.
"
He
know,"
enough.
obliged
attentively,
it
at
blood
last
at
was
forwards^
"
the
key ? lady,turning
upon
repliedthe
death.
pale as
know,"
and
looked
the
came
not
as
backwards
times
said
Blue
Beard
You
have
been
sternly; in the
but
"
closet
on
ground floor. \"ry well, madam ; since you are take mightilyfond of this closet, you shall certainly
the so
His asked and so
the
place among
your
wife, almost his
melted But
him
and
heart
any Blue
Alas
that
Beard
!
"
fear, fell upon times
not
was
answered,
the me,
her
knees^
for her disobedience,
loveh', that
!
minute
said
die, allow
must
with
there."
saw
forgive her, looking; all the time
to
sorrowful
shall die this very "
dead
thousand a ]:)ardon
entreated very
ladies you
poor at
harder ^'
Xo^
she
would
than no,
a
have
rock.
madam
;
you
"
trembling
least,a
'"'
creature,
little time
to
say
if I my
prayers." ''
I
give you," repliedthe cruel
quarter of
an
hour
; not
one
moment
Blue
Beard,
longer."
'"
half
a
CHILDRKX'S
sister ; and
her
left her
she
had
her
"
:
if my
see
to
brothers and
come
make
visit
sign for
a
Her
terrified
lady
I do you
sister Ann
And which
her
sister
makes
a
In the
see
you To
Blue
I
Beard
"
"
the "
moment,
his
;
I see," said
I
"
her
could
scimitar
his
to
sun,
green."
great
Sister
"
nothing
see
which
grass
wife,
;
Ann, do
sister,
"
in
come
Then
! do
and
she
you
see
a
cloud
you."
minute,"
one
cried
more
coming
one
any
down, I
fetch
once
sun,
green."
Come
"
come
the
but
looks
out,
I shall
wife.
! sister Ann
Ann
looks
a
sister,
indeed, I will
unhappy
the
but
"
the
or
I
you." she you," re})lied
again bawled
now
coming
am
sobbed out,
dust, and
a
say, this very "
her
answered,
Ann
"
I will fetch
softlyto
she
makes
he
as
the
"
?
with
beseech
?
lier,
to
which
longer,I coming
out
nothing
grass
loud
as
desired, and
was
see
Beard,
Blue
one
which
which
the
or instantly,
any
I
them
see
})ossible."
as
coming
one "
(thiswas
if you
fast
called
any
dust, and
moment
and
she
as
answered,
again called
and
see
Ann
hour
an
top of the tower, and
as gallo])
minute
bawled
down
One
''
to-day;
meantime.
his hand,
''Come
me
every
"
eoiild
sight,for they j)romised
in
instantly did
sister
she
as
cjuarter of
a
the
yet to
well
as
sister
"
are
them
189
herself,she called
to
half
but
Pr'ythee,"said she, sister's name), "run up to
live
in
had
after tellin**-her,
that sobbing-,
for to
Beard
Blue
When
STOKIKS.
of dust
a
}
"
little to
left." Do
you
think
it is my
brothers
}
"
continued
the
wife. ""
Alas
flock of "Will
Beard,
I no,
dear
sister,"
repliedshe
;
''it is
only
sheep." you in the
come
down
or
not, madam
greatest rage imaginable.
"
.^
cried
Blue
a
"
Only
! do
Ann
"
house
the
they
but
Sister
"
time,
"
two
sister, ;
last
?
coming
one
replied her
to
the
for
out
any
see
you
I see,"
coming
called
she
she.
answered
more/'
single moment
one
then
And
"
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
190
horseback
on
men
still at
are
great
a
distance." '"
"
give them for her
sign
a
x\t the
cried
! })raised
be
God
what
make
to
Blue
same
moment
come
down, that
to
she,
his
brothers
it is my
"
haste
they
Beard
cried
can." out
loud
so
whole
the
shook
voice
;
house. The
lady
poor
with
swimming
in
tears,
knees
to
Blue
her
loose, and
hair
Beard, and he
going
was
use
no
with
one
held
to
then all,for you shall die ; hand by the hair, and raising the
other,
going
was
with
him
'^'^
on
to
All this
seizingher he
scimitar
blow
one
eyes
fell
beg
interruptedher, saying,
at
in the
her
and
down,
instantlycame
"
is of
her
life,but
her
spare
her
off
strike
to
head. unfortunate
The
have
to
singlemoment
a
sired him, de-
towards
turning
creature
allowed
her
I will
give you
recollect
to
herself. "
No, no," said Blue I
time,
instant
determined
am
already ;
"
a
and
again
loud
made
Blue
The
gates
Beard,
Beard
wait
raised
his
for
a
and
regimentals entered, and,
their
hands,
they from before
were
instantlyto
his
wife's
their presence he
had
gone
the
at
to
two
this
at
their
who
it
was.
dressed
in
swords
in
Beard, who, seeing
they pursued
twenty
much
gates, which
see
brothers, endeavoured
; but
more
too
officers
with
Blue
no
Just
moment
their
ran
had
arm
heard
was
opened,
were
have
you
"
knocking
"
steps, and
and
to
escape
seized
plunging
him their
CHILDHKX'S
swortls
his hodw
into
Sr()l{IKS.
I()l
dead
iinnu'(liat(l\ fell down
he
at
their feet. Tlie
husband,
Beard
unable
was
brothers.
She
had
who
wife,
])oor
almost
was
first to
at
heirs,she found
no
and
rise
and
;
herself
her
as
her
embrace
recovered
however,
soon,
dead
as
Jilue
as
tlie lawful
sessor pos-
of his great riches. She a
dowry
marriage
long
her
to
Mife
the
became had
of her
em})loyeda portion of
a
Another
the
made
soon
for
Jack.
named
Being
indulged,and wasted
he
until
last
at
support of her and One Jack
to
" "
age
bit of
grievedto part Jack the
cow
nearest
felt
with
some
than market
with
brought not
must
but
mother
town,
too
much that
possessed,
mother
chief
the
cow,
a
son
a
careless
ungrateful
to
money
cannot
see
having
had, he
wiiere
beggary
to
me
he
met
eyes, said
in her
tears
sell the
now
her, but I
remorse,
his
was
child, by your
boy ! I have we
had
son.
have
bread, and
his
only
O, }'ou wicked
; cruel
he
who
extravagant and
})oor woman,
of life you
course
old
the
day
her
ment treat-
cruelty.
widow
a
remained
there
kind
whose
BEAN-STALK.
jiroperty which
the
;
worthy gentleman,
only child,
so
she
brothers
two
Beard's
lived
an
became
her
most
a
THK
of yore, there
days
to
forgetBlue
AND
whom
part she em})loyedin
after, and
soon
her
JACK
In
presented
married
she
whom
she
rest
after
soon
gentleman by
buying captains'commissions and
in ")ivin"r
who
Ann,
sister
young
beloved.
been
fortune
vast
buy
in my
I
cow.
you
a
even am
starve."
less affection for
drove a
her
to
the
butcher, who
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
192
made
he,
"
liave starved her until she would
and,
milk,
to
as
But
shall
you
being, either
them
The
boy silly
exchanged his
the
the
quite
a
not
one
saw,
shape,like
or
for the
exchange
my of ; if
another
cow,
you
bargain
and her
in the
heard she
;
flew
kicked all
garden.
Not
beans
had
stalks
that
the
the
in
entwined
Jack's
in
earlyin
; the j^risingly
may
they
felt
pleasurehe
beans
directions
"
cow
best
before
he
When
story, her the
she
patience in
away some
a
were
having anything
to
eat,
bed.
morning, and, seeing
garden^ taken of
were
discovered
soon
and
root
thing some-
sprung
that uj)
great thickness, and
formed
sur-
had
ladder, nearly like
a
a
appearance.
Looking upwards, appeared
to
be
found formed (juickly his
the
was
supperlessto
went
of the
in
conceal
not
few
uncommon
seek
in
the
awoke
Jack
could
they
they both
chain
ever
beans
Jack made beans. })altry home, callingto his mother house, thinkingto surprise her.
forsook
scattered
so
some
to
cow
the
beans
passion ;
some
the
struck, and
for
way
reached saw
colour in
The
offer.
the
of
I
upon
deserves
turn
back
got
oddest
mother
them."
have
at
them
will take
you
in
have
I
perishwith hunger. pocket ; they are the
;
another, and
good
take
not
shambles
your
deserves one
; you
depending
were
that
another.
and
you
you
ill turn supply. One it just as receives surely as
nothing
disgracethe
that
starving while
been
have
wonder
no
com," said
Your
"
! is worth
dog j^rodigal
youn"'
you
offer for her.
curious
very
a
he
could
lost in the them the
firm
clouds. and
resolution
fortune, and
ran
not
to
not
of
discern He to
the
tried be
shaken.
climbing to
communicate
the
the
top
; it
stalks, beanHe
top
to
his intention
CHILDRKN'S
his inothcr.
to
pleased
Jaek reaehed
and.
out,
he
the
himself
found
be
shrub, house,
livingcreature
or
climbingthe
bean-stalk
that he must
die of
he
he
walked
she
beautiful
the
top of which
Jack
was
looking
was
charming female, he
if he recollected not
;
who
and or
with
with
where
was
up
his
some
"
a
mother
solemn I
must
not.
promise,
on
am
a
he
wand
her
in
had
most
hand,
Jack
She
asked that
answered
this
with
the
reveal
But, before
I
i)art,to
if you
of
afraid
do
not
told him
he
did
his mother she
that
but
on
While
?
there
connected
I will
and fairy,
how
bewitching-
most
inquired of
was,
your
the
gold.
})ure
came
He
}
secret
As
distance.
in
of the
seemed
even
Presentlya
a
the bean-stalk.
father
where
house
a
greatest surjiriseat
smile
he
history. The lady replied, your
white
the a
that
answering him, and if there
a
his father
added
concluded
dressed
])eacock of
a
climbed
had
see
in
help admiring
was
inquiredhow
sweetness, she how
liad
of his
thought
drink.
not
she
;
and
to
and
eat
tree,
a
his disobedience
on
could
looked
elegantmanner,
not
"
seen.
a])peared at
woman
young
be
hoping
on,
hours,
some
against her will, and hunger.
ap])roached.Jack
she
and
strange eountry.
a
stone, and
sorrow
might beg something to
Jiandsome
";"" ;
quite fatigued.
in
to
a
uj)on
mother; he reflected with
However,
not
entreated
"
desert, quite barren
a
himself
seated
did
bean-stalk
Looking around, It appeared to Jack
((niallx-
he should
("linibin*^ for
after
toj) of
the
he
all in vain.
but
set
would
deelared
She
her lieart if he
break
said it would
if);;
she
donhtiin^- but
not
himself.
with
threatened,
STOHIKS.
avoided
speaking,as his father's
whole
story ;
begin, I require
do
what
I
mand. com-
))erformexactly
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
nn
I
what
obey
to
him "
her
addressed
"
father
Your
good
the
to
let
never
a
On
person.
one
had
He
miles
always
servants
and
off,who he
good ;
sat
could
to
and of.
talked
his
wicked
was
altogetheras
was
envious, covetous, and
a
as
a
fortable. com-
greatly
and
Such
giant lived
them
guests
happy,
mistress.
A
with
table
render all
and
reduced
were
the
at
were
their master
known
soon
who
those
invited
did all he
to
he
;
constantlyrelievingthem ; day pass without doing good to some he kept day in the wxek particular
The attached
man
poor^ and
lived well.
himself, and
benevolent
and
rich
a
was
house, and
open
was
promised
:
was
he
destroyed." Jack and the fairythus injunctions^ will be
desire, you
was
man
great many father
your
had
cruel, but
the art of
concealingthese vices. the Hearing your father spoken of, he formed design of becoming acquainted with him, hoping to "
ingratiate himself removed be
into
quicklyinto
your
that
had
reported
he
earthquake,and
found
life ; his wife
with
story,and
was
pitiedhim
house, and
owm
neighbourhood,caused it lost all he possessedby
it difficult to
him.
; he
caused
horrid
"Things
him
itself the
At
execution.
Your
father's
sea-shore, but
the
stormy day, observed rocks
;
he
hastened
his
believed
his
in
apartments
and
his wife
that
the
this
in
on
giant becoming dailymore into
him
be
to
giant
an
with
escape
father
to
his
treated ing meditat-
was
for all his favours.
return went
Your
gave
little imagining hospitably, a
He
favour.
father's
your
was
your
time, the
some
to
put his plan
opportunity presented at
distance
some
giant, standing on some
to
impatient
last, an house
for
way
ships in father,and
a
distress
hill
from one
off the
requested that
day
''The went
to
and,
as
I had
of
father
formed
inspiredyou
with
The
person
will have
3^ou
must
father
bean-stalk
the
ladder.
a
will not
you
future.
the
beans
I need
not
ascend
to
so
great
add
that
to
him
for all his wickedness.
are
; you
the
in
prosper
of
death
of your
any
gold
and
off from
stole
possessedeven he did your a
by
you "
you
a
your
father, he broke
two
greatest
and fairy,
I desire
would have
"
acquainted with
are
ings, undertak-
do
Go
along where
been
killed
my ever
me
possibleto
father's
or
the
into
let your
not
you,
the
your I will
direct
road
;
you
cruel enemy
lives.
protect and
guard
if you
disobey my commands punishment awaits you." When
you
curiosities
have
your
all
on
as
kill
mother
history till
again.
me
I order
the
thing
see
house
your
satisfied with
that, not
father,if it could
fairy. One
know^
know
must
he carried
house
but
be
; for you
me
the
country
always miserable. "As to the giant'spossessions,you seize may you can, for everythinghe has belongs either to but
I
this
avenging
a
ladder.
the
difficulties to encounter,
dangers and in
to
grew
strong desire
a
persevere
or
in
cow.
lives in giant now to punish ai)j)ointed
You
under
take
to
your
you
circumspect
more
secretlyjirompted you
height,and
to
take
to
you
of the
King
consequences
I resolved
be
to
exchange for the "By my power
"
the
were
singleerror,
my
the
as
restored;
was
power
my
by Oberon,
told
l)een
dreadful
I who
was
cow,
butcher,
the
met
you
mother's
and protection,
It in
which
on
sell your
Fairies,how
my
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
!()()
the
leavingJack
fairy had to
pursue
concluded, his
journey.
will
soon
While you a
she He
;
the
see
you
but,
most
do
as
ber, remem-
dreadful
disajipeared, walked
on
till
CHILDRKX'S
at'tt-rsunset,
wlu-ii, A
mansion.
his
to
greatest surprise to
uncommon
well
human
did
not
him
""ivc
see
human
a
known
him.
that that
Hesh, if he
heini;-near
the
husband
he
would
it
ol"
(juite
was
house,
it
anythini;-
eat
he
it ; that
""et
miles
Hfty
tor
lar""e and
a
never
walkino-
Ix-
;
morsel
a
was
could })ossibly
anythino- of
think
said
her
door
exj)ressed the
and
seein""-
at
and ])owerful"i;iant, but
the
at
was
niiiht's lodi"in";'.She
a
l;ir;j,"'
a
woman |)lain-lo()kin*";
and
bread
if)?
joy, lu- i-spicd
i"rcat
slic would lier, bcggin*),-
accosted
was
STOHIKS.
to
cure pro-
it.
This
ho})ed
elude
to
entreated and
the him
hide
the
stealing
she
gold,
First furnished
all in the
rooms^
enouffh
of
took
he
again
night only,
one
The
})roj)er.
woman
fine
father
and
compassionate
a
him
the
into
in
and
house.
large hall^ magnificently
passed through
several
spacious
styleof grandeur. ; it
next
was
that, instead
show
to
for
of Jack's
was
a
same
long gallerywas
A
she
they entered they then ;
in
still
})ersuaded, for although
murder
and disposition,
generous
be
to
the
him
he
but
therefore
thought
herself in
Jack,
giant, and to take
where
assisted
had
she
the
woman
last suffered
at
terrified
greatly
account
of
very
dark,
wall
a
just light
on
side,
one
o
there
for his Poor
given he more,
the
now^
the
whom
cruel
voracious
own
Jack
began and
gave
which
iron
the
to to
parted
groans
giant reserved
off
of in
dismal
a
those
])oor
confinement
appetite.
half dead
was
world
the
of
issued
whence
dungeon, victims
grating
a
was
have
been
fear
that
himself
giant's wife^ and
with w
he
fear, and
would
ith his mother should
u]) for lost ; he
thought she had
never even
let him
have
again, for see
her
mistrusted into
the
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
198
for
house
other
no
At
kitchen, and
Jack
bade
woman
down^ and
sit
beginning to enjoy himself, when loud knocking at the door, which then
and
giant'swife
; the
shake
went
to
heard
Jack
plenty here
make
to
was
by
the whole
made
him
a
house
the
in
eat
to
aroused
was
secure
her
accost
good
fear, and
his he
husband
let her
him
to
ran
spacious
a
grate. The him
gave
forgot
soon
u}) among
was
seeing anything
not
uncomfortable^
him
in the
burning
was
Jack,
drink.
and
fire
a
him
gallerythere
of the
end
farther
the
lock
to
dungeon.
the
people in
unfortunate
the
than
purpose
oven,
in.
in
like
voice
a
thunder,
saying "
"Wife, I smell fresh meat." Oh
"
dear," replied she,
! my
in the
dungeon." giant appeared
The
kitchen, where
the with
fear and
At
look
to
courage
he
of the
one
seated
to
what
the
curiosities
before
table see
his wife
beautiful
very
into
limb.
every
himself
what
see
thought he drinking. When
giant desired
people
walked
and
her
the
lay concealed, shaking
devoured, and
eating and
it is only
by the fireside, prepared sup})er. By degrees Jack took at the giant through a small crevice ; he
quite astonished
was
Jack
poor
monster
his wife
whilst
believe
to
trembling in
last,the
''
hen him.
to
had
supper him
his
stolen
Jack's
would
happen giant said, Lay !
from
"
observed
the
hen
laid
done
ended, the
hen, wOiich
curiositywas
; he
have
was
brought, and
was
''
would
never
bring
he
amazing quantity
an
the
fairy. A placed on the very
that an
was
great
every
e^^
to
time
of solid
gold. The
giant amused
meanwhile
his wife
himself went
to
long time with bed. At length a
his hen the
;
giant
CHILDREN'S
fell of
by aslee})
a
the At
cannon.
STORIKS.
fireside, and
hen^ and He
mother come
mother
home
impatient
how
valuable
that
make
the
to
way
it
w
and
ex])ected.
His
for she
Jack,
as
I
''
concluded
he
inform
have
his
brought
rich ; and
us
for
idleness
they
so
the
bean-stalk,
his hen, and
said
amends
produced
desired, and
still
oiant
was.
through my
hen
he
ill quicklymake
some
you
c:iused you
show
to
mother/'
which
roariii;^-
seized hidin"-plaee,
more
now,
The
the
was
And
'*
tlie
findino- the
quickly than overjoyed to see him, to a shocking end.
was
Jack
to
it
of his
like
lur.
easily found
descended
had
oti'with
ran
snored
daybreak. Jack,
asleep,crept softlyout
i()()
the
I
ho})e
affliction I
have
and
extravagance." golden eggs as they
many
became
possessed
of
immense
riches. For
months.
some
Jack
and
his mother
lived
very
he, recollectingthe fairy's happily together: mands, comand his fearingthat if he delayed to avenge but
father's
death, she
longed
told
of it ; she know
him
prevent
She
Jack clever
w^as,
he
must
that the
again, than to
going. and
a
and to
into
that
How^ever, take
a
get him
cruel death
the
to
she
into
day
one
in order
to
be
he
the
up
think
to
certainly
would
his power,
tion men-
would
journey
giant
the
pay
prayed him not wife would giant's
that
tion, execu-
again and
however, afraid
his
begged
told him
nothing better might put him for the
bean-stalk
Jack
boldly that
bean-stalk.
threats
mother, being wxll assured
to
her
put her
the
visit.
it to his
endeavour
climb
to
giant another
would
desire that
he
revenged
loss of his hen. resolved
to
go
at
fellow,although a
all events very
;
idle one,
for,being he
had
no
a
very
great
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
200
cannibal, he
be
must
stupid fellow being just as easy to a
which
WoiiM
In
few
a
climbed
bean-stalk
fatiguedwhen bread
Here
we
with
met
thought
a
Having
rested
hungry,
very
take
beans
that,
a
had
he
as
in
his jjrogress
; but
])erhapshe
must
the
woman
He the
at
was
time, he
some
giant'smansion.
have never
him
jiursuedhis journey
reached
door
as
pitifultale,
her, tellinga
give
greatly
was
resource.
the
w^ould
remark
to
of good su})ply
of this
top, and
one,
any
pocket.
bacon, lie
nor
one
early,
very
He
time.
the
inclined
are
bread
neither
rose
he forgotto thoughtlessness,
his
in
second
a
that
ehihl."
this, he
reached
he
his usual
piece of
after
her
complexion, and, unperceived by
the
for,with
fore, Jack, there-
it.
hore
known
have
mornings
his
changed
not
down
come
even
tliat him
mother
The
"
a
have
to
Giant-killer, but
the
that
disguisedhim
so
was
exactlyinvisible,like
not
namesake,
illustrious
of his
ascend
to
as
made,
dress
a
not
very
regainedhis hen, it the stupendousbean-stalk had
he
giant,concluding that, although
of the
dread
before.
and
victuals
some
it late in the
evening; addressed
Jack
she
requesting that and
to
drink, and
also
a
night'slodging. She her
told him
husband's
also that she
the took
half-dead
was
ungratefulfellow^
treasures, and very
night admitted
one
boy, who little
before (what he knew being a powerful and
and cruelly, cause
him
since
ever
cruel
that her
the
But
giant ;
and
less hungry,friendwith travelling ; that the stolen one of the giant's a
poor,
husband
upbraided continually
of his loss. into
had
well)about
verv
at
last she
kitchen, w^here, after
had
used
her
her with
being
consented
and
had
done
he
CHILDRKN'S
eatiii""' and
closet.
(lnnkin"i\slu-
TIh"
walked
in
He
wife
joi
in
the
house
himself
bv
old
an
usual
Imnlx
time,
was
shaken
the
fire, and
r
and
to the soon
Wife, I smell fresh meat."
"
replied,
a brou"Jjht piece
him at
the
seated
after exclaimed,
laid
returned
""iant
heavilythat
so
foundation.
The
SrORIKS.
of
'^
It
and
meat,
raw
the
was
which
crows
left it
had
the to])of
on
the house." The
giant
was
very
and ill-tempered
tinually impatient, con-
crying for his supper, like little Tom
Tucker,
complainingof the loss of his wonderful hen, which believe he would have eaten, disregardingthe we veril}^ which she produced. Jack therefore rejoiced treasures and
that he in all
The when "
not
only
got possession of the hen, but had
saved her precious life. })robability Avife at last set suj)per on giant's he had
I must
of
had
eaten
have
till he
something
he said satisfied,
was
to
the table, and
amuse
either
me,
to her my
"
bags
harp." Jack, as before, peeped out of and his hiding-place, presently his wife brought two filled with gold and the other one bags into the room, money
with
or
my
silver.
They
both
were
})lacedbefore
the
giant,who
began
reprimanding his wife for staying so long. She so replied, trembling with fear, that the bags were heavy that she could scarcelylift them, and adding that she had nearlyfainted owing to their weight. The their giant took his bags, and began to count First the bag which contained the silver contents. was placed on the tabk emptied, and the contents Jack view^ed the ghttering heaps with delight,and wished the contents in his own most possession. heartil}^ The giant (little thinking he was so narrowlywatched) .
reckoned
the
silver
over
several 14
times
;
and, having
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
202
satisfied himself
all
that
he made
again,which
safe, put
was
the
it into
bag
secure.
very
next, and
the
gold pieces placed on the table. If Jack was pleased at the sight he have much more of the silver,how delighted must such a heap of glittering he saw felt when gold ? the gold tillhe was the giant had counted over When than he had more secure tired,he put it up, if possible, other
The
bag
opened
was
put up the silver before ; he then fell back and fell asleep. He snored by the fireside,
compared
Jack
when
high wind,
of the
one
upon
the ;
barked
at
Jack
for lost.
up had
left the bones
one
to the
closet himself
Finding
and
enemy,
out
ran
and
the
found
Jack
it
so
loud
that
the
sea
order he
but, just as under
he
the
he had
picked
at
seeing
from
the
a
kitchen.
He
reached
not
self him-
gave the
giant threw" it into
some trouble-
awake. Jack
not
over
had
took
noisy and
giant did
carr}' off
supper,
instantlyseized it,and which Jack had justleft. delivered
hiding-
giant'schair
who now furiously, that Jack, recollecting
which
a
laid his hand
most
But
in
last.Jack,
to
dog, which
bags, and, throwing them
of the
chair
of his
out
giant, in
from
the
At
in.
dog, who
the lumber
seized
coming
little
bags, a
before, started j)erceived and
roaring of
asleep,stole
was
of money
bags
the
to
tide is
the
approached
place and the two
noise
that he
certain
being
the
on
his
the door
shoulders, in
safety,
quite daylight.
overjoyedwhen he found himself near the bean-stalk incommoded with the ; although much weight of the money bags,he soon reached the bottom, and He was immediately ran to seek his mother. on greatlyshocked findingher apparentlydying, and could scarcely bear his own reflections, knowing himself to
be
was
the
cause.
On
being
informed
of
Jack's
safe
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
204
had
before^ and
done
could
the
saw
"
without
accord
own
ver}^ fine ; Jack
harp
get the former
delighted,and
music
lulled
soon
the
This, therefore, was
usual, Jack seized
The
the
had
ran
Had
after him
in
hatchet.
Just
been
the
out
of the
sleep.
harp. As jn'ofoundsleep than
also been
and
tried he
and
oven,
by the
stolen
; in
he
the
rather have
must
reel
to
overtaken to
giant called
The
thunder, and
giant
contrived
Jack
was.
;
hardly stand.
slowly,or
then
him
pursue
little time
a
bean-stalk.
like
to
could
sober, he
close
be dutiful
sometimes
Avas
the the
his
to
Jack
the
the
bean-stalk, he
ran
the
instant
with
root, wJiich
garden, and
mother, and
which
was
the
Jack
acquired great
gave
to
riches and
her
only
revenged
the
she
giant
charged
follow
to
most
made
the
cut
fall killed him.
the
fairyappeared ;
ginning be-
giant was
his hatchet
way
disappeared,after recovering
harp,which his father.
that
at
off at
this instant
then
got down
descend, but
good example, She
could
voice
a
headlong into
At
had
that
top of the
Jack
bean-stalk
to
he
moment
to
fall
of
him.
near
a
to
sound
a
off the
got
to walk sufficiently
first at the
for
he
as
instantly ; but, as
The
anxious
either
carry
more
a
harp
much
so
fast
as
after him.
very
was
fairy.
drank
recovered
be
in
to
giant suddenly awoke
he
Jack
The
harp.
giant from
Jack
music
more
into
giant
determined,
soon
the
the
time
be
giant ap])earedto
but
felt
possession than
his
into
The
treasures.
The
the
touched.
being
was
that
harp
placed by the giant on the and it instantly played of its
miagined ; it was table, who said, Play ! be
"
beautiful
most
her
his to
be
hen
Jack
father's
happy. and
her
having thankfully, the
death tragical
of
ST()RIi:S.
CHILDUKN'S
BABKS
THK
A
great many
Norfolk
brave, generous^
knew
them,
and
a
and
the
girl.
seized
virtuous
and
with
snatched
for the his
the
have
can
a
short
I feel at the
but
and ''
must
And
you
then
to
the
gave
contagion. order dis-
darlingsinto
take
How
her too
them
-Oh
relatives,in
!
said
this
told
dear
to
grieve
as
will
babes
them
see
care
my
mournful
clothed
good." the dying lady,
uncle
how
to
too, be
these
taught to
good
his father
gentle usage
your
your
nor
anguish
she
will
knee, brother, and with heart
''
you dear read
;
was.
heart
brother, it wrings my
of the
will pay
these
death
be
to
and
be
fondly on
it does
them,
First, let William
should
much
so
I
see
Brother, they will have
brother,"
lambs. he
half
of what
to
father, mother,
"you
man,
yet neither
;
with
kind
teach
little Jane-
William "
the
they expected to be little babes, they sent
dying
live
to
thought be
to
Dear, dear be
the
heart
talk of her ; think and
and
assistance, their
and
parent'scare.
a
fed, and
innocent
and
time
pierce my
without
none
said
I brother,"
Ah
but
pain do
old,
years
gentleman was the lady, in
caught
their
gentleman's brother,
children, a boy
care.
'^'^
what
from
away
was
lady gentle, by all who
three
only about
was
attendingher beloved husband, Notwithstanding every medical daily increased ; and, as soon
the
tw^o
dangerous malady,
a
county of
gentleman
beloved
were
quite two^ when
girlnot with
and
;
blessed
boy
Tlie
lady.
they
;
were
The
WOOD.
honourable
and
beautiful, and
his
and
TUK
tlu-rc lived in tin-
ago,
years
gentleman
a
IX
^jo.
to
need,
she and
love." to
see
you,
my
dear
condition," replied the
uncle.
But
"
lose you,
I will
children.
In
uncle
but,
;
should
but
all you
do
brother,
dear
short
a
uncle, after
The
will, in which
to
enjoyed by
their
gentleman
next
The
two
uncle.
their j)arents said
had
them
with
forgot to
think
both
they
their children
made
to be their
After
a
little
himself; and
when
could
last,says he
not to
his
had
time
he
he
had
think
death-bed,
their
by degrees
he
the
when
have
begun
to
promises
uncle, all in uncle
passed,the the
little
boy
all their wealth think
this,he
"
It will not
be
very
one.
could
and
scarcelyof anything else
himself,
he
when
But
and
care,
wished then
house
parents looked
father^mother, and
more
the
to
recollectingwhat
twelvemonth,
to
wife
grave.
taken
time,
their
be
to
was
beloved
same
die
to
unfortunate
his
now
some
how
die, for he should
till he
were
a
help thinking that
would
and
great kindness.
about
gave
he
sorrowfullyupon
so
them
kept
the
side by side in the
little innocents
to
will
her
on
chance
wealth
that
uncle^ who, for
behaved
should
of
of age,
gold
in
all their
The
desired
buried
of their
then
bequeathed
became
pounds
the
opened
was
he
when
year
their
died.
tears,
William
if the children
But
of age^
coming
be
a
few
a
to
will,
is my
kissed
both
they
five hundred
little Jane
should
that
pounds
marriage day. before
shedding
"^"^
then
lady
after
time
found
he
hundred
three
at
of
dearl)abes."
my
his
and
gentleman
children, and
and
provided for
I have
The
on
darling
nothing
H-e-r-e, h-e-r-e, brother/' repliedhe,
in which
not
said
have
you
to
father, mother, and
find
shall
they
me
for your
desire
can
misfortune
the
have
we
of
hopes
be
yet
may
wealth."
your
he
there
comforted,
be
well-doing ;
your
"
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
206
girl for went ; and
difficult
CHILDRKNS
for
kill
to
me
then
matter^, and When
the
mind
in
hired
in
that
told
would
artful
an
be to he had
how
of them.
He
of
then
And
said to
London,
where
fine
'^Oh
yes, I will go,
uncle," said Jane.
after
uncle, with
the
their
into
and prattle, served William When
as
shall be
got
fine
a
turn
creatures
got them
soon
smiles
and
to
soon
were
the
to
few
them
the
end
their
tears.
other
a
were
with
coach, and
their
coachman, and
of stone,
heart
journey.
butchers, who
thick
a
unsus})ectinglittle put
see
pretty dolls and
uncle," said William.
The
to
ones,
day long,and sword to wear by
gilded coach
nice
a
innocent
all
Jane, shall have
you,
the
take
William, can
you,
upon a
learning;
the
pretty
it
there."
you
ready for
began good
would
yes, I will go,
And
uncle
in their
Oh
"
blackest
the
the
who
like,my
not
you
town
side .^
take
do
to
wicked
two
wife, of what
London
in
and pretty pincushions, to
These
forward
horse to ride buy a fine wooden him gallop, and a whip to make your
many
distance, and
some
of; and
his
story to
relation
a
Should
"
famous
the
at
money.
put the children
greatest care children,
wood,
heard
was
He
everythingaccordingly.
})repare He
yet
ever
not
was
alreadykilled
had
large reward,
a
he
his cruel i)uri)ose.
who
of their
agreed,for
creatures
to
them
his broii";lil
once
creatures,
execute
dark, thick
a
robbed
deed
to
lliiiin-("f the
an\
had
helplesslittle way
207
is mine."
unele
sturdy ruffians,
travellers then
gold
barbarous
findinga
two
knows
nobody
as
tlieir
kill the
to
long
tium^
ST()Hli;S.
sat
One
days
two
human in-
joyful
of them little
between
little Jane.
they
had
wood, the
reached two
the
ruffians
entrance
took
them
to
the out
dark, of
the
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
208
they might
them coach^ tellingand
flowers
gather
skipping
about
backs
them,
had "
on
to
do.
In
good
all the
heart
no
and
do
to
the
})rettyspeech
to
to
knife
he
other
to
The
had the
one
loss what
wood. he
with
fast
as
away
do
He
leave
must
traveller
me." the
on,
Thus
with
wood, and some
William wandered
a
lead
being
passion about that
them, and
fell down
him
Look
"
take
bursting
did he
great
was
long
wood,
the
and took
their
great the
dead.
greatlyat
a
to
get
in
the
determining that
the
ye, my
each
from
in
who
he
stabbed
now
to
hold
children
trembling with
limbs
the
tears
the
in
each
poor
for
us
pay
their
boots
children, for he wanted
the
passing by.
The
he
killed
them
he, '^'^youmust
what
"
;
the
uncle."
their
suddenly opened
not, however,
was
to
could, for fear of being found
he
as
seen
flingaway
us
will
so
kill
to
that
so
had
to
lives
brought
who
I have
little creatures,
their
heart,
sitting
"
innocent
spare
they
pretty speech,I have back
who
been
now
let
;
children
And
}
us
}
butchering the wished
deed
ruffians fell into
last the
At
the
their
not," says the other
chicken-hearted
so
heard
their
what
had ""
were
turned
about
who
one
children^
bloody
send
I will
That
the
little way
a
children
ruffians
consult
to
the
faces, and
ugly knife, and "
began
between
their cherub
the
lambs^ the
like
truth," says
way
while
and^
;
walk
now
chance
of
some
pretty ones," said
along
come a
eyes,
hand and
and their
with went
little
fear. them
told them
about to
wait
two
there
miles
further
till he
came
on
in
back
cakes. took
his
sister
Jane
by the hand, and
fearfully up and
down
the
wood.
they
CHILDRFA'S
Will
''^
the
S'rOKIl'.S.
straiiof
man
And
aoain,
soon
cakes,
some
says William.
I wish
'"'"
with
come
Billy?" says Jane. "Presently,dear Jane,"
'j()("
I
had
cakes.
some
Hilly,"
said she. And how
it would
have
melted
sorrowfully they
looked.
After
waitino-
with
hunger that
blackberries, but
within
were
William, who little sister, now said
once
and
down
their and
arms
there
Thus and
as
satisfytheir
to
devoured
soon
and
all he eomfort
all
night c-oming
could
on,
comfort
to
himself;
one
these
pretty little
knew^
of their
so
his
when
Jane
murdered
innocents
death,
no
so
one
;
sought
to
killed
as
burial.
uncle, su})posing they had
wicked
desired, told all who
he
;
see
I b-e-1-i-e-v-e hungry I am, Billy, burst out crying too ; help crying,"William they lay upon the cold earth, and ])utting round each other's neck, there they starved, they died.
give them The
they
to
stone
"How
were no
reach
tried
wanted
more,
I cannot
their
had
tried
long-,they
very
of
heart
a
asked
been
after them
artful
an
tale
of the smallpox,and having died in London accordinglytook possessiono})enlyof their fortune. of
their
But
all this did him
his wife
died
that
thinking too his eyes, he of
and
;
being
he
saw"
growing richer,he also, who
both
drowned
W^hen the
had at
who
his business
day
every embarked
sea,
thing's had
ruffian
bleeding
took
and
gone
he
on
pity on
grew
for
this
the
before
so
that, instead
])oorer.
His
two
foreignland, were able. completelymiser-
a
became
in
always
innocents ;
after
soon
unha})py,and
very
the
neglectedall
sons,
little service, for
very
manner
children
for
vears,
committed
another some
he
and
soon
guilty the
was
that
he
he
soon
prison^
to
found
assizes, and
the
at
condemned
was
all the
life,and
had
the
at the
be
to
for
hanged
the
made
and
;
tidingsof
wood
at
with
her
pulledover leaves, which
body. They
in
all that
this cold
near
and
chirped
that
pretty bird did
so
"
close
grave
that
fruitless
the
the
covered
all
over
withered
many
gentle
bring the
leaves
hearts which
in
neck
his frock with
; and
Robin-Redbreast
a
to
endeavours,
round
never
two
sent
her's, and
were
him,
outstretched
arm
to
time
of
were
persons
William's
Jane, his face turned
await
fate
length found
bear
to
day.
very
the
proper
but
not
that
when, after many were
other's arms,
could
died
public than
unable
him, and
that
the
were
the wood
bush
})artof the
in what
befallen
his bed
pretty babes
each
story of the pretty innocents,
time
public shame
sooner
search
in his whole
guiltyof
discoveryhe had made soon reached who, being alreadybroken-hearted by
upon
children
to
starve.
that had
load of
No
be,
must
confessed
prison, and
been
the
same
to
ears,
misfortunes
lay down
had
end
unhappy
of the
news
uncle's
the
declared
thus
left them
The
he
his
of the
keeper
crimes
tellinghim
what
found
he
as
for the
sent
him
a
tried
brought
crime.
As
of
of and
laid hold
was
after so
"
wood, and, being pursued by
the
in
robbery
men^
he
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
'JIO
on
watched still think made
their
grave.
JACK
In the
England,
THE
GIANT
KILLER.
reign of King Arthur, in
the
wealthy farmer,
County who
had
of
near
the
Land's
Cornwall, there one
only
son,
End lived
of a
commonly
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
212
land, where find.
could
the
For
sheep This
and
But the
for many
day Jack, coming
one
Giant, he asked
He They answered, in recompense." treasure
Quoth
Jack,
"
Then
I
carry for
as
his
waist.
Cornwall.
Hall, when
Town
the
about
give
to
the
Giant's
any
?
shall
"
cows
to
and
;
would
they
destroyhim
that would
person
their
consternation
reward
what
sake for-
round
the
to
sittingin
Magistrateswere
time
a
practisedin
years
would
nothing
them
tie
he
take
make at
would
he
hogs,
he had
would
he
half-a-dozen
back
his
over
which
of
oxen,
would
he
; then
whatever
approach
his
people at
their habitations and
liimself with
furnish
would
he
all
have
the
undertake
will
myself
work." Jack
furnished
pick-axe,and beginning: of
dark
a
and
deep
witli the
to
over
before
work, and feet
himself
and
he
had
fell to
digged a pit twenty-two the
covered
then
strewxd
with
over
same
li tie mould
long
sticks
upon
it,so that it appeared like the plain ground.
This of the
places himself on pit,just about the dawning
twivie.
who
came
horn
to his
Which
roaring towards
; you
have, and broil you Which he
shall
for my words
tumbled
fall made
be this
roused
:
it ;
the
corrigible in-
break
to
you
Giant,
-'^'^You
out"
satisfaction
I will take
Ttrivie,
1
my will
wholly and
breakfast." were
no
headlong the
for
day, when,
blew, Tan
hither
come
you
contrary side
of the
Jack, crying
dearl}^pay
it shall
noise
a
the
he then
mouth,
unexpected
villain,are rest
;
done. Jack
putting his tan
straw
a
the
in
goes
eveniniij,where
broad, and
as
shovel, and
a
he
mount
winter
morning
horn,
a
very
out
sooner
into
foundation
the
of his mouth
deep pit, which
of the
mount
to
but
heavy
shake.
STOUIKS.
CHILDRI'A'S
(iiant ! wiicrc
Oh,
"
Pond,
Lobh's
^"()tinto
for
breakfast
your
})oor Jack
but
down,
done^ Jack ; then
hmi
?
Now,
w
work
the
he
going
and
was
over,
they
Jack
Here's
The another
huge
vowed fortune
the
towards down
the
borders
coming
for
belt, knew
seized
water, him
head
tumbled
died.
buried
so
he
cave,
This
found
a
to
And
in hcmour
these
words
Cornish
man,
when
spread ;
soon
Jack, if
the
months
said
wood
and
of
midst
ke})t
Jack
him,
after, walkingon
therefore
him
at ;
that
which
and,
by
killed
an
lonesome
a
his sat
pleasant fountain, where on
his
was
Oiant
four
weary,
it
ever
This
in
the
a
were
Corrnilhin."
on
found be
heard
sword, together with
which
on
him
employed
Blunderboar, hearing of it,
about
of
side of
sleepsuddenly
his
him, and
the
a
him.
upon
Jack,
the
and
iiave
"
named
Wales, grew
by
of
crown
victory was
revenged
Now
with
Giant
castle,situated
wood.
\()u
while, he
a
Killer.
right valiant
Giant
light
to
enchanted
near
gold
the
slew
be
to
ser\c
him, declaringthat he
Ciiant
belt,
of Jack's
news
for
sent
the
letters of
Who
for
groan,
Magistrateswho
the
'"
("t"hroilino-
treasure.
hen
in
diet
for yom-
immediately
searching
fine rich embroidered
Mrought
otlui"
eartli in upon
thereof, they presented him a
now
the
on
dreadful the
be called
should
think
(iiant
that
so
threw
great quantity of
the
knock
most
a
gave
no
plao-ucyou
arc
"
pick-axe,
his
you
Will
?
weighty
most
a
with
do
havinji'tantalized
Thus him
hert' I shall
\v
Faith, you
?
now
you
What
words. thrt'at(.'nini"; nie
aiv
Jl;;
time
the
the line
journey himself
deep
a
Oiant, on
his brother,
his
and,
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
214
without him
cany
him
words, threw
any
his enchanted
to
in the
castle.
he beheld
the
Giant
enlarge the
number
men,
brought
him
into
the
next
the
Giant,
room
and
hearts
commonly
did
dainty
bit."
upper
room,
livingin
bones
them
with
ate
but
the
he
of poor
and
the
told
and
him
up
he
That
diet,for
vinegar, and make
he
him
Jack
poor
fetch
to
" "
of his
would
locks
in
a
in
an
Giant
another
the
might partake in
Jack. was
dreadful
gone,
Jack, especiallya
affrightedpoor
beheld
livers,which
choicest
heart
went
he
latelyslain,and
pepper
his
said, he
This
saw.
hearts
wood, that
he
he
were
said, he
same
while
Now,
his
were
while
destruction
that
terrifyJack,
to
This
the
tellingJack
livers
question
not
skulls
man}"
order
in
and
who
were
castle,
bones
that
some
of the
with
where large parlour,
a
of
bloody quarters
he
all covered
ground the
dead
first walls
the
for,at the entering within
men's
to
as
of the
would
slioulder
they passed through a thicket, the ruffling boughs awaked poor Jack, who, findinghimself of the Giant, was clutches strangelysurprised ;
Now,
of
his
upon
shrieks
and
cries
which
voice
tinually con-
cried""
Do
what
Or
This
you'llbecome
He's
gone
Will
kill and
dreadful
ready to off the
two
noise
Giants
'^my death There
were
or
so
he takes
noose,
and, while
away,
Giant's
his
prey
;
brother, who
likewise
you."
torture
amazed
poor
Jack, he
seeing from the coming, Now," quoth ;
"
deliverance
strong cords
which
get
the
to fetch
distracted
run
to
can
you
two, the
at
the
Giant
was
window Jack
afar to
self, him-
is at hand." in
end was
tlie
room
of which
by him, he
makes
of a
unlocking the ^ate, he
CHILDRf:N'S
the
threw
roj)es end
tlie other
he
the
beheld
Sliding down and, drawing
taking
out
they
of
and
his
obtained
your
liberties."
the
of the
keys
Jack, having
as
he
as
benighted,and until
he
came
where
stood
took
courage
a
the
hair
told
of
Jack
Giant, and
that
food, in order
I have
to
destroyed
this
which
I
ha\e
said,he presented them
proceeded
so
his
on
been, for he
was
by
welcome, he
at
was
his
way
it
by travelling
a
;
gate, and
Welsh
himself, and,
great
what
others he
tellinghis condition,
him
his
the
fieryas
Giant, and
for.Jack
take
so
seem
his
to
Giant, having
monstrous
a
not
showing
might
undressed
the
forth
malice
secret
of
thought
monc};,
but,
;
yet he did
had
;
little
best
knock
came
heads
Jack
the
by
the
rooms,
losing his road, was could not get a place of entertainment to a two hills, valleyplaced between large house in a lonesome place. He
two
whereon
This
very
could
to
surprise rhere
bid him
"^
castle,and
but
make,
to
fast
tied
the
Wales.
journey to prudent
unlocked
by
then
cruelty;
brother, by bru1,j^l}
monster
with
both, and
"
"
-,*
them
without
Jack,
ladies,"mioth
Sweet
themsehes;
flesh of their husbands.
the
u])on
window
their faces.
death, who
to
days
many
the in
intended
slain
were
feed
slew
fair ladies
starved
his
tlien fastening
defend
not
keys, he
three
almost
to
could
their
all
close to their heads,
came
sword,
from
kept
were
force them "
his
husbands
that their
; and
black
(hviwiiii;-
with
])uHed
be
to
ro})e^ he
bunch
heads,
their
the
found
he
wdiere
Giants
out
a
he
beam^ turning towards
himself
delivered
^2]r"
ht-ads. and
tlirottled them
had
two
by
of the
beam,
helplessGiants
the
where
the
ro})e to the
the he
eaeli
over
aeross
strengthuntil
STORIES.
he
with
a
night'srepose
;
therefore.
was
walking-
a
as
room
the
Giant
bed
did
in
it,
to
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
216
words
these
heard
apartment^ Jack
another
himself
to
here
Though
"
shall
You
"
forth
"
lodge with me this night, the morning light; see dash your brains out quite."
not
"this
so," quoth Jack;
thou
"Sayest
muttering
you
shall
club
My
him
like
is
your
tricks,yet I hope to be cunning enough for you." Then, getting out of bed, he put a billet in his stead, of the room the in a corner and hid himself ; and, m Welsh
dead
night,the
of the
time
struck
great knotty club, and
to
his
bones
in
In
the
his
with
came
blows
billet,and
sup})Osing he
chamber,
own
Giant
several
laid the
had
Jack
where
bed
Welsh
had
the
upon
then
his
returned all the
broken
body.
morning, Jack
him
gave
hearty thanks
for his
lodging. Giant
The Did
feel
not
you
said
something
Nothing," quoth Jack,
"
three
with
four
or
Soon a
slapswith
after
the
bowl
of
let the
large
How
"
have
in the "
but
night f
and
went
know
hke
he
could
not
he
hasty pudding, Cotplut,hur can
be
to at
him, got
a
very
his
him
belly,when
which
the
to
the
trick ;
a
the
out
the the
came
Giant
cried,
"
ripped
to}),and
then,
bag, which
Welsh
do dat trick hurself
bottom
with
eat
Then, taking his sharj)knife, he the
loath
artfullyunder his secretly conveyed his pudding,
bag, jiuttingit
supposed
bellyfrom
me
breakfast
to
quantity,who, being
tellingthe Giant he could show taking a largeknife, he ripped open
"
gave
tail."
arose
the
loose coat, into which
Giant
}
'
which
rat
a
rested
you
hasty pudding, containing nearly four
Giant
leathern
her
Giant
gallons, giving Jack to
him,
to
out
up
his
own
dro})ped his
CHILDRKN'S
tripes and Jack
Thus
STORIKS.
he
fell down
trollybags, so
that
outwitted
(Jiant, and
the
till
dead.
tor
his
|)rocccdcdon
journey. About
this tinu-
his father
t'urnisiihim
to
that he niioht "f^""" a
beautiful
with him
and
m)
with
seek
evil
lived, whom
so
horse
loaded
ride
he
with
of
he went
deceased "
It is
the
it, and
for
corpse
and
another
beheld
when
dead, and
and
their
he
that
died.
The
creditors
should
debts
shall
be
the
the
Giant
generosityof
him, and the
desired
the
to
how
I will subsist in my
intended
Now at
noon
penny
warrant
you
Jack, having for
a
a
"
spellin
them.
replied,
The 15
left himself
there was
; it
was
and
seeing
taken
with
agreed upon the
at "
town-end,
I cannot
tell
journev."
take
refreshment, when
left betwixt
the
bury lodging,
my
he
Jack, said,
will not
we
to
ridingout
that," quoth Jack,
alone, I
a
cruel ; go
so
he
King's son,
the
For
which
King'sson
being
morning, when King's son turning
"
the
arrested
money
that
so
Killer
next
of
demanded had
come
be his servant
to
market
a
discharged." Accordingly,
in great numbers, they came moneyless.
Now, Jack
to
son
be
let his creditors
to
attendants.
came
they of
one
was
large concourse
a
sums
large
pity that
a
told
j)ersuaded
for himself any
days'travel,he he
be
requested,which
forth without
was
many
owed
])ossessed
was
not
people gatheredtogether;the Kings reason
where
in Wales,
heard
would
he
money,
Wales, where
in
town
he
granted what
after several
Now,
money,
spirits;but tiie King, his father, advised
Thus
on.
he
of
sum
his fortune
utterlyagainst it,yet
of it ;
certain
a
ot"
only desired
son
?-"
lady
seven
Arthur's
King
you
no
care
;
let
me
starve,"
his
pocket,which done they had
afternoon
served not
one
thev spent
in
which
where "
livingwithin
uncle
"^
I
Alas
there
he
:
!
mouthful It is
'"
with
Dear "
like
with
I
Oh
with
None
"
but
shalt
do
we
at
up
wot."
heavy
news
can
heads, and
hundred
"
;
one
I will go
he
force
Who's
"
to
besides
thou
here's
tlie
he
Giant,
there
me
}
"
Jack,
cousin
come
came
that
The
own
your
I
}
am
knowest
I
men."
thousand
"
lock, bolt, and
bar
kill
to
men
King's you."
indeed
news
largevault underground,where thou
shall
When a
out,
God
Jack, this is heavy
!
hundred
him."
resound.
to
news,
three
one
such
thunder, roared
but," quoth Jack,
coming with "
knocked
Prithee, what
O
an
tarry here."
;
speed.
neighbouringhills
fightfive "
"
monstrous
a
both
us
for you
way
rides full
Jack
uncle, heavy
Giant
can
the
prepare
answered,
Jack
what
''
that," quoth Jack
for
mattter
no
voice
a
have
we
fight five
King's son,
certainlychop
is
fly before
to
will
all the
made
them
the
castle,he
the
will
saith
waits, and
He
at
"
and
before
to
"
since
lodge this night ? enough, for I have
he
;
make
and
in armour,
men
heads
three
with
Giant
low^
grow
Jack^
'^'
of this ; he
miles
two
to
to
well
do
We'll
replied,
Jack
said^
think
we
can
began
sun
King's son
the
time
money,
no
till the
discourse
travel and
a
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
218
; I
son
have
a
I will hide me
myself,and keep the keys
in, and
tillthe
King'sson is gone." the Jack, having secured
fetched with house
his master.
the ;
so
that
whilst lodgings, in the
vault
Early in
and
wine
They other
poor
were
heartilymerry
which
rested
in
and
returned
both
dainties
night they the
Giant, he
in
were
very
the
pleasant
uncle, the Giant, laytrembling
underground. the
morning. Jack
furnished
his master
with
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
220
The
next
night
must
show
he
him
!
Ah
"
her
last this
kissed
she
"
sahited
she
that
Hps
lose his head.
night,or
if you
"
telhng
son,
the
morning
to-morrow
replied he,
King's
the
kiss
but
none
mine
I will." "
It is neither death's
not,
here
for
Lucifer
with
now," said she,
went
I will
be
he's
standing
him
his Sword
devil's head, and
the
his master,
to
his
bolster.
he
pulled
devil's
who In
the
out
by
the
lips,which
she
kissed
it
Thus, having answered broke, and
appeared married and
the
next
with
a
and
many his
having
requested Giants the
and to
had of
one
the
the
Knights
the
of
Court with
for
done
were
solemnity,
Jack,
acclamations.
made
was
They
received
were
she
time
the
for
the
good of
of
the
Table.
Jack,
money
company
loud
the
enchantment
creature.
numerous
great exploitshe
country,
Round
virtuous
they
up,
her
which
at
great pomp
Arthui-^where
greatest joy and
showed
in
morning
of
end
lady came
twice, the
her
and
Coat
last.
spiritsleft her,
beautiful
a
returned
King
evil
the
and
horns
off
sharpness, cut his invisible
when
morning
King's son,
laid it at the
bed, and
in
was
of
it under
brought
But
"
thy lips." Jack,
show
to
angry
go.
for the
hard
too
thee, and with
was
handkerchief
letting the
"
before, and
as
for I will kiss near
do
if you
"
;
portion."
your
midnight, she
At
there," said she
nor
to
of
the
travel
alive in
resolved
King ;
the
unspeakable
"
not to
subjects; wherefore,
may
he,
''
of it
your
please
a
there
parts of the
remotest
damage
with
fit him
for," said
idle, humbly
be
to
horse are
and many
kingdom,
to
Majesty's liege your
Majesty
to
CHILDREN'S
me "]^ive
and
encoiiraoemcnt
devtmrino-
Xow.
had
Jaek
Arthur, taking with
him
shar])ness.Shoes
invisible
Coat, the
of
better
he
travelled
his
of
the
at
end
of
spacious wood, shrieks
and
he
beheld
and
his
heads
and
which the
he
lady,whom
his
horse, and
rushing along
hands
then
he
wherefore
;
putting
carried
his Sword
of
Giant, and, though he
yet he could of his
reach
not
the
height,though
places;
but
off both of his
made
fall, at
Then
had
Jack
foot
upon
his
of your
by
the
worthy knight hair
trunk
of his his
his
Coat, under
sharpness,he several
of their from
alighted
made
around,
eyes
invisible
wounded
dreadful
came
up at
passes
body, by thighs in
to
him,
reason
several
length,giving a swinging stroke, he cut legsjust below the knee, so that the trunk
his
wretch, I
he
a
and
at
his
body
his
on
the
when
large
a
heard
with
he
the
eomplete
to
he
held
Sword
mountains,
came
sudden
King-
him.
hills and
a
all
likewise
whereuj)on,casting his
;
Giant
fair
on
of
knowledge.
perfeet
d-dys he
wliere
cries a
in
three
with
leave
swiftness, and
vast
over
praetiees
furnished
took
Cap
to
tions, proposi-
immediately granted
dangerous enterprises that lay before Jaek
hraneh."
the misehievous
he
the
tliost- cnicl
tliese noble
requested ; and, being for his progress,
of
and
root
heard
duly eonsidered bloodthirstyGiants,
neeessaries
of
of nature,
King
^j^2I
tlie realm
had
those
what
the
rid
to
monsters
when
and of
STORIKS.
the
which
am
ground
the
time
to
knight talk
neck, said,
come
to
through,
the
and
yielded
up
monster
his
shake and
with You
"
execute
villainy."And
and
to
the
savage
that
sent
life,while
force
of
lady escaped.
him, and, setting his
upon
with
the
with
and the
you
running
forth the
a
barbarous
just reward him
hideous
noble
through groan,
knight
and
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
222
virtuous
lady
downfall
and
their
dreadful
the
after
encounter,
reward, by
ample
of
way
deliverance,
for their
there
home,
him
invited
himself
refresh
to
likewise
as
his fair
and
knight
being done, the courteous him hearty thanks lady returned also
sudden
his
dehverance.
own
This
but
of
joyful spectators
were
gratitude
receive
to
for
his
good
service. "
No," quoth Jack,
"
replied,
Noble
monster
of
brother
a
therefore, if you
;
attempt,
it will be
last
the
should
task, I will
directions
taking
horse, and
went
is
too
lived
in
much
to
if there
"
of
under
yon
fierce than
self him-
den
a
and
perish in
before
and
pay
respects
my
to
their
in
pursuit of the
of them
one
I have
when
the
twenty I would
were
blood
my
a
run
heartbreaking of both me persuade you to go with us."
and
come
sorrowful, and
waxed
thither
fury,but
my
habitation."
the
drop
escape
till I find
ease
his, more
go
lady. Eet me Nay," quoth Jack,
shed
it
stranger,
with
mountain,
at
this monster's
was
risk,for this
second
"
be
knight hearing this,
The
my
which
den
the
out
1 cannot
"
finished
this
you."
to
So,
mounted
habitation, he
his
Giant's
deceased
brother. Jack
had
sight of beheld
rode
not
the
cave's
the
other
timber, with
for his brother's eyes
couple
of
Giant
return
and
iron
with
ugly,and
large flitches
head
seemed
hung
down
to on
resemble
his broad
at
the
before
he
club
huge
a
by
his
his
of
of bacon rods shoulders
;
;
his
fire,his
cheeks
block
of iron
of
bristles wire
like curled
goggle
ance counten-
appeared the
he
side, waiting
his cruel prey flames
in
came
of which
entrance
sittingupon
like terrible
appeared grim
mouth,
knotty
a
mile
j)asta
like
a
of his
; his locks
snakes.
CHILDHKN'S
Jack
ali""hted
thicket; then behold
to
Giant :
his Sword
wider
than
not
of
thunder
find
could
and
;
not
he took about
him
to
the
a fetchin"jf
from
he
there ?
like
of
reason
blow
his
at
It
his head
and
and
his
club
when
louder
he than he
large eyes,
nevertheless,
came,
and
were
terrible ;
was
roared up
of
nostrils
nose,
the blow
his iron-headed
near
beard."
whose
turned
whence
a
missinnf somewhat
nose,
raved
into
came
you
by
feel for his
he
it
though
see
up
he
})airof jack-boots; the pain
a
not
him
see
(nant's
put uj) his hand
could
are
by
you
sharpness,and
off the
cut
I take
!
him
put
of darkness
said,"Oil
Jack
so
jj.j
horse, and
his Coat
could
Coat
his aim,
he
with
his
lon""-before
be
invisible with
from
liis fi";ure, and
will not
The
STORIKS.
began
thrash
to
stark mad.
one
Xay," quoth Jack, "if you be for that s])ort,then will dispatch you quickly,for fear of an accidental "
I
blow." Then
the
to
up it
Jack
makes
hilt in the
sticking for the
see
This and he
them
hired
to
enter
for the
the
upper
at
cut
end
the
the
sword
in his
gripping of
my
hour
an
or
dead. off both
Arthur
by
the a
Giants'
heads, whom
Maggoner,
pur})ose.
in search
cave
length
with
laughing,to
raving for
continue
Jack
his sword
runs
himself
dance
having dispatchedthese
passed through him
stood
I shall die with
King
to
do, but
fundament, wdiere he left
length fell down
being done.
sent
Jack
at
'"'
Giant
did the and
Giant's
and
caper
body, crying out, guts." more,
to
more
while, and
a
Giant
Thus
no
of the
a
room
of which
was
paved a
monsters,
Giants'
turnings and
many
to
two
resolved He
treasure.
windings, which
led
freestone,
the
with
boilingcaldron
;
on
the
at
right
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
224
stood
hand
he
Then
dine.
with
secured
window
to
came
beheld
looked, and
a
Jack, said, "Young
"
here
is the
what
; but
said
Giants, and
here
"Say
you
both
such
need
any
You
them
both, and
them
to
the
court
of
round
the
table,and
beef, also bread
very the Jack him
I shall not
tarry long
captivity?
have
"
taken
been
till they have
"
well, I have
believe
me,
the
feast,
a
their
before
set
three
they
ere
for I have
slain
heads, I
monstrous
aforesaid
by
given them
long enough
King Arthur, to
one
slaughtered for long since they took
for their
as
be
is
us
may
victory." Then leading them them
w^e
that it will be
more.
he
f
kept
;
a
which
to
come
of .your
"
are
we
It is not
dinner
a
them,
was
"
hope
purpose." so," quoth Jack
for the
us
thou
den
I
"
through
to
captives,who, seeing
art
among
devouring jaws.
of
many
meaning
of
one
fattest
the
then
of
vast
Najs" quoth Jack,
"Why," the
of iron,
this miserable
in
us
among
bars
man,
used
gate, where
iron
an
Giants
the
large table, where
a
trophiesof
as
he
room,
them
two
sent
my
placed quarters
they feasted there plentifully.Supper being ended, they searched Giants' coffers, where, findinga vast of gold. store divided it equallyamong them. They all returned and miraculous hearty thanks for their treasure
deliverance.
and
wine,
so
that
That
to their rest, and night they went in the and morning they arose departed, to their of abode, and Jack to the respective })laces knight's
house. Jack came
with
mounted to
the
his
horse, and
knight's house,
all demonstrations
lady,who,
in
respect
of to
by
where
his he
direction was
he
received
joy, by the knight and his Jack, prepared a feast which
CHILDKFA'S
lasted
for many
all days, iinitiiii;-
adjacent})arts. in which
the
was
Giant
fathers had
to
set
with
of i^old rin";-
a
))ictureof
art, the
curious
distressed
tlic
knioht
and
liis fair
liair of tlie head. five
were
of those
some
their mirth,
of the
dark
a
who
gentlemen
miserable
the
smiling bowl
victorious
cloud
were
captives whom
Jack tlieir
him
innnediatelypaid
respects. And
in honour
aged
who
liberty ;
at
venerable round
by
ii^2r"
tlic "j,ciilr\in
him ])rescnte(l
draogino- a
there
Now^
He
engraven
the
lady by
SrOHII'.S.
passed during
was
but
conqueror,
daunted
appeared, which
the
assembly. A
the
brought
messenger
proach
of
heads
who, having heard
;
Thunderfold,
one
the above-named be
to
within
a
him
on
of
mile
was
tidingsof Oiant
huge
a
of the
Giants,
revenged
was
dismal
death
the
knight's
I
gentlemen
you, and
To
The
the
seat,
tool to
ladies,walk
peojjle Let
"
him
his teeth, and ]:)ick
forth into
joyfuls})ectatorsof
the
garden,
this monstrous
him
good
fortune
great enterprise. of the
encompassed feet
twenty
Wherefore
Jack
sides,and then
jnittingon When
a
they consented, wishing
situation
island
the
the
with
Jack,
death."
which
in that
and
shall be
you
Giant's
and
prepared
am
of
downfall, and
flyingbefore him from their habitations. When they had related this. Jack said, come,
two
kinsmen,
search
for their terrible
aj)-
with
of his
in
come
the
he
came
with
wide,
a
vast
of
moat
which
over
employed two dressinghimself
his Shoes
Giant, with
knight'shouse
in
his Sword close up, the
of
it
cut
his Coat
swiftness,he
a
of
on
marched
could
not
both
darkness, against
sharpnessready
Giant
small
thirtyfeet deep, lay a drawbridge. to
men
in
was
see
drawn.
Jack,
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
226
by
out
approaching danger^
of
sensible
Nevertheless^,he
Coat.
of his invisible
reason
which
made
was
him
cry
: "
Fe, Fi, Fo, Finn,
"
of an Englishman.
I smell the blood
be or living, II grindhis bones
Be r
if I
how
bread."
my
Then
"^
thou
thee
serve
as
art
a
I did the
spoilyour practice for
I should late^,
of
Giants
two
But
miller.
monstrous
to mix
so/' quoth Jack.
Sayest thou
""
dead,
he
he
the
"
future .^
which
At
thunder.
as
'^'
kinsmen
my and
then
that
voice
a
villain which
I will tear
Then
?
Catch
Coat
thou
Art
spoke with
Giant
thee
with
thy bloody I will grindthy bones
suck
"
the
time
of
And
first," quoth Jack.
me
darkness from
that
Giant
the
to
destroyed teeth,
my
powder."
he threw
might
see
loud
as
off his
him, and
through fear. The after Giant, with glaringeyes, followed walking castle, making the earth to shake at
like
step. Jack
round
ran
him
led
him
the moat,
that
full view
of this
could
as
the
a
ladies
huge
overtake
not
dance
three
and
gentlemen might
by
followed
who
monster
him
four times
or
of
reason
his
a
every
take
a
him, but Shoes
of
swiftness. At full
length Jack
speed pursuing
coming his
took
to the
bod}^ and
broke
down,
rolled and Jack
powder
and
he
standingat ; you
said, have
bridge,the
him, with
of the
the most
his iron
Giant
with
club.
But
drawbridge,the weight of
dreadful tumbled
steps which
he
took,
it
the
water, where
he
the side of the moat
laughed at
the
bones
to
wallowed
Giant, and
after
middle
the
over
like
"
You
a
into
whale.
would
grind
water, pray, where
my
is your
mill }
"
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
228
the
shape vet
anee,
a
to
break
who (jriffins,
the
at
are
destroys them
who
with
furnished
may
be broken."
him
his
enchantment Jack
gave
castle
; but
gate,
being
you, them
pass
discovered un-
the
the
that in the
promise
a
will
which
by
means
hand, with
break
morning he would
the
gates of the castle,you
characters, the
in
find engraven
of two
reason
Coat, may
the
on
them
see
invisible
an
of
entrance
they
as
where,
;
accomplish it, by
deavoured en-
dehver-
for her
enchantment
the
could
none
Many knights have
Hind.
White
of
free the
enchantment, and
lady. they lay and
put
and
Shoes
down
In
rest.
to
swiftness,and
of
the
a
of meat,
morsel
Jack
morning
arose,
Coat, his Cap of knowledge,
his invisible
on
with
themselves
refreshed
Having
himself
prepared
so
for the
dangerous enterprise. when
Now,
he
the
had
ascended
fieryGriffins.
two
them, for they could invisible
Coat.
upon
of fine
silver,under
which
Whoever
shall this
Shall
a
were
So all shall be in
the
had
engraven
no
trumpet,
trembled, and
sooner
at
read
which the
"
overthrow.
straight,
happy state. this
the
inscriptionthan
foundation
Giant, with
of
the
take
end. up
At his
which
time
club. Jack, by
the one
Giant blow
blew
he
the
castle
Conjuror, were
tearing their hair,knowing their wicked an
between
:
break the blaek enchantment
And
Jack
passed
trumpet blow,
the Giant
soon
He
covered dis-
him
see
found
gate
he
mountain,
of his by reason he had got beyond them, he golden trumpet, hung in a chain not
When
the
the
was
with
reign
was
stooping his Sword
at to
of
SrORII'-S.
CHILDRKN'S
air, and
the
into
Thus
had
beasts, returned
thou(]fhit seemed vanished
the
to
The
old man's
the
at
of
court
Coming court
;
and, his
kingdom
was
with
a
davs
in
King
for
his
reward
where
She
village.
grandmother little red Little Red One hear go
across
this cake
poor
forward
to
kniglits and
Duke
The
w^hole
wedding.
After
Jack.
to
him
he and
his
tlie
through
service, the
upon
was
such
very with
when
set
rang
the
at
a
noble
house,
lady passed their
a
fond hood.
a
HOOD.
RIDING
there
was
Riding
day your
time
was
cloak
and
happiness.
RED
LITTLE
a
joy
bestowed
great joy and
a
conveyed
knights
those
with
daughter in marriage
upon
Jack
habitation.
fame
large estate,
Once
the
refreshed
filled with
the
which
joy
ladies.
and
knights
Majesty,his a
as
bestowed
bigness,
delivered.
His
to
castle,
universal
was Cialligantus
Arthur,
King he
whom
ladies
the
Arthur.
King
day, having
next
ladies the
of
court
of
head
the
whereu])on
;
and
birds
into
strengthand
released
the
among
being done,
This
cloud
a
kiii"ilil
vvvry
shapes,and
of vast
be
to
like
away
appeared
broken, and
tlieir ])roj)er
to
wliirlwind.
a
transformed
been
mounted
Conjuror
by
away
encliantnient
lady, who
and
carried
was
the
was
'I'lu-
liis licul.
off
sharpness, cut
t"t"()
a
little
nice
of
little
her
girl that
her, and
So
lived in
girlwho
her
made
a
her
everybody called
Hood. her
mother
was
grandmother is
the
forest
and
a
and
see
pot of butter."
how
baking, she ill in she
bed. is, and
said You take
:
"
I
shall her
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
280
it
rather
was
No
and
on
she
took
her
arm,
and
got well
that road.
by
came
So
walk.
she
Hood," said the wolf; ''where
him
thought
So she made
manners. "
I'm I
and
nice
a
going
to
does
''Where
a
cake
and
a
Riding "
?
that
it is
she
only
and
knew
who
said
a
:
ill ;
she's
because
pot of butter."
grandmother
your
off.
Red
know
not
grandmother,
see
taking her
am
did
curtsey, and
a
basket
going
you
speak to wolves, respectable wolf
stop and
to
dangerous
the set
morning, are
Hood
Riding
Red
Now,
though
forest,than
the
into
Good
"
go,
delightedto
was
butter
had
sooner
wolf
long
a
cakes
the
with
Hood
Riding
Little Red
asked
live?"
the
wolf. "In Red "
Riding Hood. Well, good morning," stop for
I would
you,
flowers to make Red
As to
Hood
as
he
old woman's there
"Who's
thought
this
the
trotted
wolf
of her
asked
.^^
If I
"
were
wild
pick some grandmother." would
her
please
away.
sight,he gallopedaway
cottage, and "
forest,"said
while, and
a
out
was
wolf.
said the
for your
posy
much, and
very soon
the
a
Riding
granny
the
across cottage quite by itself,
a
the
knocked. old
in
woman,
a
feeble
voice. "
Red
Little
Riding Hood,"
a
little girl's voice.
a
pot of butter." "
Lift ;
So
the
up "
the
I'm wolf
gobbled
up
Then
put
he
bed, and
the on
"
latch
ill in
the old
poor
pulled up
and
has
walk
bed, and
lifted
her
Mother
said the
you
a
cake
in," said the
can't latch
come
and
grandmother
nightgown the
sent
wolf, imitating
and
bedclothes.
to
the
sprang in
a
and
mother granddoor."
in, and moment.
nightcap, got
into
CHILDRKX'S
H,",(l
Ridiiio-
Red
Presently
STORIKS.
ii.SI
and
cainc
kncckcd
at
tlie door. llu
asked
there?''
"Who's
grandmother'svoiee. Little Red Riding-Hood.
Mother
"
and
cake '^'^
Riding wolf
The
and
lateh
has
sent
a
yon
wolf, and
in," said the
walk
entered.
Hood
got down
had
far under
so
could
him
of
nothing
that
llie iniitatiiiii,-
pot of butter."
a
Lift u}) the
Red
wolf,
be
the
but
seen
bedelothes
the
to})of his
nightcap. hoarse
How
"
Ciranny!
are,
you
"
said
Red
Riding
Hood. "^That's
wolf.
said the and
Red
When wolf's "
"
Hood
sticking
great
All
getting late,so
Riding
ears
What
bad
a
cold, u\\
undress
must
you
dear,"
bed."
to
come
It's
"^
got such
Lve
because
the
from
out
under
you've got, Granny
ears
better
hear
to
bed, she
got into
the !
"
nightcap.
she
said.
dear
with, my
the
saw
!
"
said the
wolf. "'
And
'^
All the
"
But, Granny, what
"
All the
"
But, Granny, what
Red
what
better
the
Avolf. all up
at
it
get very
a
hug with,
to
to
and
pick
began
eat
wicked
"
!
"
"
you've got ! said feel frightened.
you,
to
my
dear
jumped
beast
!
"
shouted
up, and
ate
the her
mouthful.
never
Riding
because
she
thought
Red
anxious
had
"
great teeth
got dusk, Red
she
!
great eyes you've got see with, my dear !
who
better the
dear
my
!
"
better
And
you've got, Granny
arms
to
Riding Hood,"
"^AU
As
great
flowers
in
the
Hood's
had
not
Riding
forest,she
mother come
Hood had
began
back, for would
to as
sto])
expected her
bv
liome
I'm
Hood.
afraid
something
I sent
her to her
take
for her ; and
and
lantern
thev
When
Lift
would
lantern
and
your
axe,
Riding
Hood's
and
the
saw
with
the
Red
and
in
saw
lantern, he he
wolf's
and
and
him
was
out
:
But
was.
the
axe
feel
to
could
not
and
horribly
run
away
eating the
mother grand-
Red had
cut
Red
inside,and
it
began
what
wolf
called
with
one
Hood.
minute
a
wolf
fat from
so
grandmother
of the
the
was
Riding
at the
axe
the out
with
in," for he thought he
enter,
men
he
quickly,because
flunghis
his
took
go
off whoever
meal
two
the
walk
as uncomfortable, especially
father
to
look
for fear
father
friend
a
and
grandmother's cottage, it
and
another
other
the
latch
the
up
he
go
the
to
got
make
w^hen
must
They knocked,
quite dark. "
happened to Red Riding grandmother s this morning,
has
asked
and
axe,
when
forest.
the
across
Red
her
:
You
your
So
wolves."
of
nothing about the night. So
back.
come
never
said
she
home,
came
has
she
and
grandmother'sfor
her
lier husband
said
had
and
sunset,
stopi^ingat ''
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
-i.S!2
Riding Hood's happened, and he
him
Hood
Riding
the
ately Immedi-
open.
wolf
made
now,"
said
jumped straightup
chimney.
"
I think
Hood's
father ; the
])ut on savoury So
we've
up
in it to smell
they made
it ; and
make
"
the
big porridge-potfull
soup
full of hot
got him
up
the
water, and
when
it
Riding
fire.Granny, and
we'll
of hot
some
water, and
nice."
fire,and
then
Red
put
on
they poured
boiled, the
savoury
the
great pot,
some
soup
smell
went
into
up
the
I
chimney. "Aughrr!" said the wolf; feel quite hungry again."
''how
nice
that
smells;
CHIIJ)RK\'S
he stood
roof,and,
the
on
smell, all of
the
down
headlonoand
further in
they all
chimney,
and
into
stop when
and safely,
home
went
})ut her
mother
Hood's
the
tell
^reat pot,
you're out
to
said,
bed, she
talk to
to
Ridin";-
Never
"
stranjreereatures
Red
And
more."
Red
wjien
Riding Hood, who glad to have got safely out of the would. that she never promisedfaithfully
any
catch
to
he lost his balance, and
sudden
tlie
he bent
as
killed.
was
So
a
^2:',:i
forele^fsinto the cliinnuyas
and
})ut his head
So he
STOUIKS.
CINDERELLA
was
wolf's
you ever
only too inside,
;
OR,
There
was
wife ; and sorry wdien for her
SLIPPER.
GLASS
LITTLE
THE
gentleman who lost his he was having loved her exceedingly, very she died. Finding himself quite unhappy once
a
rich
very
loss,he resolved
to
marry
a
second
ing time, think-
be as he should happy as before. by this means to fix Unfortunately,however, the lady he chanced ever the proudestand most haughty woman was upon with every one known ; always out of humour ; she was nobody could pleaseher, and she returned the civilities of those She she and
had
her
about two
brought up behaviour
with
most
affrontingdisdain.
daughters by a former husband, whom to be proud and idle : indeed, in temj^er resembled their mother ; they perfectly
love
their
they did
not
work
short,they were
; in
the
books, and disliked i6
would
not
learn to
by everybody.
CHILDREN'S
234
The in
gentleman of
sweetness
of
Hkeness
his wife
began
manners
made
those
thousand
times
the
She
therefore
and, if
always made
scolded
the
while a
sorry
with
the
servants,
tables
all
themselves
;
parlour, sight. She washing the
in
chairs
it
:
her
was
of the
inlaid,had
from
head
herself
garret, upon child
kitchen
the
of
that
a
misses,
beds
of the
so looking-glasses long and broad,
little creature
poor
and
chamber, and was
not
obliging
the
into
out
was
could
sweet
live in
to
till she
her
a
foot
to
forced
in
to
them
;
sleepup
bed, without
straw
her
all
bore
was
wretched
curtains, or anything to make The
and
before
daughters appear disagreeable.
brought anything
rubbing the
saw
her
bride.
new
; she
temper
so
little girl
over,
ceremony
ow^i
her
clean madam's
they
her
ordered
fashion, and
that
in
of
daughters,which
newest
real
odious
work
dishes, and
her
her
more
she
ever
her
placeto
marriage
of the
exact
had
he
that of his
pretty little girl,because
the
bear
the
the
death
care
replacedby
see
show
to
tender
whose
daughter^who,
a
was carriage^,
mother, whose
own
hopes to scarcelywas
But
and
temper
in
was
side^too^ had
his
on
lamented, and
much he
her
STORIES.
comfortable.
this
with
the
greatest
daring to complain to her father, who, that she feared, would only reprove her, for she saw she had done his wife governed him entirely. When used she to sit in the all her work chimney corner she went the cinders ; so that in the house by among patience,
the
name
not
of Cinderbreech
being
sisters, however,
eldest, called
her
and
she
was
out
ragged as a
thousand
in all their
:
the
rather
Cinderella. was,
times
as
often
more
And
civil
than
two
the
Cinderella, dirty
happens
prettierthan
splendour.
of the
youngest
her
in
such
cases,
sisters, drest
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
os6
repliedCinderella, "you
"Ah/'
for such
; it is not
me
"You
laugh
indeed
Any
other
to
to think
am
right/'said
the
in
are
I
as
Cinderella
than
the
could
thing she
the
might
in
tried to make she
could
contrary, did them
room." ball-
a
look
; but
every
well.
sisters had
The
great
so
have as
balls."
to
"folks
dancing
ugly
of to make
think
going
they;
would
look as haughty creatures sweet-tempered girl,on
the
of
Cinderbreech
a
see
only laughing at
are
scarcelyeaten anything for two the happy day drew their joy as
was
than
More
dozen
a
laces
broken
were
days, near.
endeavouring
in
shape,and they were always before the looking-glass. arrived ; the moment At length the much-wished-for proud misses stepped into a beautiful carriage,and, give them
to
a
fine slender
followed
by
palace.
Cinderella
could
she
as
down
in
Her
drove liveries,
followed
; and
them
with
when
they were began to cry.
and
corner
a
in rich
servants
godmother,
who
her
saw
her of
out
in
towards eyes
the as
sight,she
tears, asked
far sat
what
ailed her. "
I wish
being
godmother, who
wish
to
truth
?
""^
to
was
said fairy,
a
ball, Cinderella
is
;
her,
to not
"
this
You the
shall
then
her,
pumpion."
poor
child, sobbing still
before.
you
She
word.
yes/' replied the
Well, well, be
and
Cinderella,without
poor
"
than
said
the
to
go
Alas !
more "
w-i-s-h,"sobbed
able to say another
The
"
I
"
led "
a
good girl/'said
the
godmother,
go." Cinderella
Run
into
the
to
her
garden
bed-chamber, and
bring
and me
a
CHILDREN'S
flew like liohtnino-,and
Cinderella could
she
STORIKS.
lay hold
of.
Her
her
wand,
fine coach
and
gilded all
into
her
and
brisk.
the
touched
them
by
one
immediately became
with
her
beautiful
a
horse
a
lo("ked all ali\e
mice
lift uj) the
to
mice
one
struck
next
six
the
as
then
She
found
Cinderella
the
out
instantlybecame
gold.
she
trap very gently; and
the
door
j)assedout, and
wand, of
fine
a
of she
each
da])])le
mouse-colour.
grey
Here, my child," said the godmother, as horse, too, as handsome your sisters
"
and
shall
not
? })ostilion run," re])lied Cinderella, "and
w^ell for
very *^'^
haste
Cinderella
brought
the
three
of
contained
The
fairychose the touching him
turned
into
next
garden, This
was
will do
the which
one
with
no
"
said
her
godmother;
her
to
her
great
seen. largest rats ever had the longest beard, wand, he w^as instantly
with })ostilion,
Cinderella,
to
find
will
you ;
!
the finest
imaginable.
said
and
watering-pot
he
one,
rat-trap,which
smart, handsome
a
pair of whiskers She
if there
see
can."
you
joy, and
what
but
a
what
"make
rat-traj). If I find
the
j)ostilion." thought of, my child
Well
;
coach
a
a
in
rat
a
is
"
"
do for
we
I will
'^
be
with
over
told
rind ; she
pumpion
mouse-trap, where She
the finest l)n)ii"2,lit
godmother scooped
inside,leavin""- nothing but the it with
ti'A7
bring
them
sooner
"
Go
six
again
lizards
into
the
behind
the
stroke
from
hither."
done, than, with
a
wand, they were changed into six footmen, fairy's in the coach who all immediately jumped up behind and stood side by side as cleverly as gold-lacedliveries, the
if
they
their
had
lives.
been
used
to
nothing
else
the
whole
of
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
238
this such
is not
take
said
fairythen
The
equipage
an
Are
the ball ?
to
you
as
godmother touched
Her
the
she
these
To
world.
the
with
ornamented
her
bade
and slippers,
the
at
stay
after
ball
the
tellingher that, should after that
pion,her clothes
be
Cinderella desired the As
of her
had
would
;
singlemoment
a
again become
footmen
to
twelve
struck
stay but
fail to
a
lizards,and
pum-
her
fine
promise all her godmother
and, almost
;
whatever
filthy rags.
to
did not
her
of Cinderella,
leave
account
no
she
mice, her
changed
she took
clock
time, her coach horses
wand, and
the
most
how^ever, before fairy, charged her on strictly
The
but
"
;
"
"
?
with
it ?
magnificentapparel, most costlyjewels in the whole added beautiful a pair of glass set out for the palace.
instantlybecame
rags
her
for to
hesitation
filthy rags
in these
I go thither
must
wish
delightedwith
not
you
dear,
Well, my
"
could
you
Y-e-s/' replied Cinderella, with
"
to
Cinderella,
to
wild
joy,drove
with
away
palace. soon
as
she
arrived,the king'sson,
informed
that
was
come
to
the
carriage,helped her out, and
great princess whom
a
the
who
ball,presented himself
had
been
nobody
knew^
conducted
of
door
the
at
her
the
to
ball-room. Cinderella silent ; both
no
sooner
dancing and the music stopped,and employed in gazing at the uncommon "
her, and a
long
The
as
he
was,
stranger handsome could
continually repeated time
ladies
was
one
every
the
everybody was beauty of this unknown but whispersof How himself, old
apjjeared than
since
he
endeavoured
had to
she
seen
find
is !
keep
not to
nothing
:
the so
out
"
The
his
queen,
eyes
king from
that it
lovelya how
heard
was
her
was
creature.
clothes
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
tlu-y iniolit ";et
tliat
made,
were
pattern for themselves
tlie next
by
after
soon
moved
She
both
one
admired
her
and
danced
still
more
her
thought the
took
same
materials,
them.
so
the
most
honourabk-
to
dance
with
him.
that gracefully,
every
out
and
the
handsome
before, and
than
beautiful
most
of
some
day, slioiild they l)e
sueh with lueky enough to meet to make and such good workjieople her to conducted The king'sson
seat, and
2.S9
she
was
accomplishedlady ever
beheld. After but
time
some
the
prince was
young
her, that he did
at
Cinderella a
astonished
these
As
at
from
her
away
as
fast as
a
a
the
their
on
civilities from
part
lady
part of the had
prince
quite
were
whom
they heard
the
to
day, for
company,
rose
hastened
and
a
thousand be able
to
the
flew to her
she
got home
she
quarters : she
three
could.
she
as
give the world
next
and
eleven
thanking her
and, after
the
them
which
with
seat, curtsied
soon
would
offered
they
sisters,paid them
her
near
conversing together,Cinderella
were
strike
clock
As
looking
know.
they
the
herself
while
;
in
uj) ;
morsel.
a
sweetmeats
presented her did not
eat
served
was
busilyemployed
so
attentions, and
and
oranges
not
seated
thousand
collation
delicious
a
to
times, told
her
she
again to
the
ball
go
had
king's son
godmother,
entreated
her
to
be there. she
While that
had
knocked
was
happened a
loud
tellingher to
her
rat-tat-tat
at
godmother everything ball,the
the
at the
door, which
two
sisters
Cinderella
opened. "
How
rubbing
late her
you
have
eyes,
and
"
stayedI said she, yawning, stretchingherself as if just
awaked
"
If
let
tell you,
me
there
handsomest
and
oranges
could
Cinderella asked
her
she
who
grieved
who
but
and "
her for
me
let
Oh,
; pray,
no
and
loss what
dress and
do
that she asked
ball, and
if her
so
beautiful
Ah, could
Miss
I
Charlotte,
day,
every
such
would sister
a
to
a
fool }
ness, proj^er busi-
betters." and
answer,
have had
such
me
your
balls to your some
clothes
my
been
lent her
by
was
sadlyat the
a
clothes
of her.
day
next
lend
;
Forward, mind
expected
to
!
from.
came
very
reallysuppose
sorry, for she
means
The
you
you
Miss
leave
Cinderella no
Do
!
cover dis-
her."
see
I w^arrant
yes,
to
to
large reward
wear
you
joy :
extremely
she
Dear
!
able
a
are
you
a
go and
me
Cinderbreech
No,
fortunate
a
her." for
was
How
"^
us
princess:
been
where
said,
singlemoment only the yellow gown
see
lend
How
be !
must
given
offered
very
part of the
a
king'sson
find out
could
the
paid
the
had
had
sleepy:
herself of
name
and
smiled, and
Cinderella
take
prince had
the
; that
w^as
person
any
she
the
that account,
on
She
scarcelycontain
sisters
been yes,
!
us
that nobody they replied,
which
to
made the
sweetmeats
felt
of the sisters,
have
not
beheld
attentions, and
truth
in
one
handsomest,
the
princess ever
thousand
she
would
you
thither
came
ball/'said
at the
been
had
left her.
sleep since they
had
you
she
sleep,though
of her
out
desire to
no
"
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
240
did
the
two
sisters
again appeared at
Cinderella,but
dressed
than the night before. magnificently was continually by her side,and said thingsto her imaginable. The creature charming young was tired of all the
agreeable thingsshe
much
the
more
The the
king s son most obliging
far met
from
with
:
being on
the
CHILDREN'S
contrary, slie
was
STOIUKS.
i"il
tlitui, that
(k-li^htcdwith
so
entirely foro-ot tlie cliaroe
lu-r "'()(hn()tht"rliad
slic
";iven
her. Cinderella counted
at
last heard
three,
two,
one,
though
she
had
most.
She
i";otuj) and
the
the
thought
of striking),till she
on
Hew
be
nimbly
as
to
came
it could
that
clock, and
a
eleven
but
deer
a
as
twelve, at
of
out
ball-room.
The
prince tried
frightmade
her
overtake
to
the
run
she dro})})ed one liurry, her
foot,which
and
took
the
the
faster. of the
got home
in her
However, little
of it
care
Cinderella's
; but
great
from glassslip})ers
})rincestoopeddown
greatest
Cinderella
her
and
])ickeduj),
possible.
tired and
of
out
in her
breath,
dirtyold clothes, without either coach or footman, and having nothing left of her magnificencebut the fellow^ of the glassslipperw^hich she had dropped. In the
guards
meanwhile, the prince had
at
the
palace gates,
magnificent princess
if
they had and
out,
pass
enquired of not
which
all his seen
a
she
way
}
went
The
guards repliedthat no })rincesshad ])assedthe but a creature a gates ; and that they had not seen little ragged girl, who looked like a beggar than more a
princess. When
the
asked
two
them
from
sisters returned
if
they
had
been
the
ella ball,Cinder-
much
as
amused
the
night before, and if the beautiful princess had there r They told her that she had ; but that as as
the
clock
ball-room, and one
that and
of her could had
struck in the
twelve
she
done
away
been soon
the
from
great haste she made, had dropped
which glasssli})})ers, be ; that
hurried
as
the
nothing
was
king's son but
looked
the
prettiestshape
had at
picked
it all the
it up,
rest
of
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
242
the
love
with
very
true
in violently belonged.
This had
it
marry
was
lady
handsome
the
for
;
believed
everybody
that
and
evening;
a
it
found.
had
took
duchesses without
short, to all the ladies of the
in
:
the
slipper,
princesses ; then
all the
it first to
carried
the
to
court
but
"
success.
brought
then
They
tried all she could
to
at last that
saw
Cinderella, who and
whom
to
days after,the prince
few
Accordinglythe prince's messengers
but
was
proclaimedby sound of trumpet, that he would foot should the exactly fit the lady whose
slipperhe and
he
her
knew
ventured
to
it to
the
this
looking at
slipper,could "
the
slipper,
quite impossible.
was
was
say,
foot into
her
squeeze
each
sisters,who
two
Pray, sir, let
not me
all the
them
while,
help smiling,and try
to
get
the
on
slipper." Her
a-laughingin the rudest manner of them, possible: "Very likely,truly," said one '^'^that such a clumsy foot as your'sshould fit the slipper of a beautiful princess." The gentleman, however, who brought the slipper, sisters burst
out
"
turned she
was
by
the
round, looked very
prince
just that
handsome, to
try
Cinderella
it
that it fitted her The
two
like
sisters
fitted Cinderella
slipperand
on
every
:
have
her
one
her
sit down
instanth'
as
he
till it
ordered
was
fitted,it
Avas
turn. :
and
putting
slippedin, and
he
the saw
wax.
amazed
were
astonishment, when other
said, that
should
Saying this,he made slipperto her foot, it
observing that
Cinderella,and
at
but
how
she
put
it
much
drew on
to
!
out
see
that the
greater of her
was
slipper their
pocket
the
brothers," said he,
My
"
do
may I have
when
skin, I may
him
addressed Do
have
only
made
for me,
and
follows
as
brambles, and
the
ill providedfor
so
these
promises, yet
hanging by
make
them
the
When
the
gailybegan
equip
to
putting
the
stringswith courage,
The
and
for
nothing of and
get
some
the
into
dainties he
had
Scarcelyhad well
as
could
out
he
use
what
he
drew
neck, he
made
was
great number full
cunning the bag,
tricks the
of
him
for, he
the
boots
took
go into
his
bag
to
feast
of
his master
a
w^arren,
He
was
(which as yet the w^orld)to
better
"
hold
; and
if he
not
in his
of rabbits.
length as
rabbits
young
to
to
did
asked on
the
meal
the
to
some
his
upon
mice, such
dead, he
was
of
and
hiding in
; he
about
at
not
are
observed
rats
parsley into
some
himself stretching waited
often
catch
to
himself
a
dirt
depend
his
was
the
you
forepaws,and, bidding immediately sallied forth.
there
bran
that
much
not
obtained
bag
; you
pair of boots
a
through
see
had
he
being
fir"t attempt Puss
in which some
the
did
that
his
master
imagine."
used
had
cat
and
take
shall
hindlegs,and
despairof entirely unhappy condition.
get
scamper
you
as
believe
out, and
oome
good
and
bag,
you
cunning tricks Puss as
to
"
cat's master
the
Though
as
his
listening justinside
sat
ventured
I may
that
so
me,
:
a
me
for
as
;
gether, to-
fur-capof
a
afflict yourself,my
give
to
stocks
"
all this time
thus
not
made !
hunger
cupboard,now
a
world
the
in
cat, and
my
die of
soon
of
the door
''
eaten
by joiningtheir
"
well
very
cat, w^hich
The
he
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
244
upon
put then, dead, knew come
the
put into it. he be
laid wished.
down A
before
he
giddy young
succeeded rabbit
as
crept
CHILDREN'S
into
tlie
and
killed him
and ba*;-,
Puss,
the
from
rabbit
said the
majesty with
of his
I
"^ "
have of
striii"rs,
majesty, lord
my to
he
thou"i:;ht })ro])er
made
it
to
of
your
respect."
This
bestow
ujion
to
a
Marquis
present
of his
l)ein"r
sire, this
you,
the
the
to
kin^-. On
brought
me
assurance
cat
the
directly
the
sj)eakto
to
warren
the
title the
the
])rey, hastened
connnanded
who
Carabas,
his
apartment
and
how,
drew
mercy.
he asked
into
low
of
proud
245
innncdiatclv
cat
witiioiit
where ])alace, shown
the
STOUIKS.
was
his
master.
Tell my
"
"
Marquis of Carabas," repliedthe king,
accept of his present with
I
that
lord
after
Soon
in
manner
fortune
before
as
fine
his servants
drink.
In
presents of game Marquis of Carabas, once
this
day, the
take
a
ride
daughter,wdio w
orld, he
clothes, and
bathe
place I
shall show
The
Marquis
desired, without intended. and
Puss
fortune
your
While
is
"
of
and
Carabas
being he
was
directlycalled
able
to
to
lord
my
intended
side with
j)rincessin will but Take
rest
off
guess
the
your the
me."
to
exactly
his
follow
river, just in
the
did
messenger
king
river
made.
leave
the
week.
If you
the
his the
to
done
from
king
the
into
continued
that the
yourselfin you,
he
beautiful
most
had
give the
manner
morning by
his master,
to
he
as
good
carried
least every
at
the
was
said
advice
my
that
and
to
having heard
cat
I
same
much
as
partridgesgot
the
to
carry
the
in
had
immediately killed king received them
something to
to
down
and
corn,
; for two
ordered
rabbit,and
One
himself
he
The
palace.
laid
cat
field of
a
which
bag,
the
that
him."
greatlyobligedto
am
pleasure,and
as
what
he the
was
cat
bathing,the king passed by, out
as
loud
as
he
could
bawl
"
help !
!
Help
of
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
246
drowned
being
Marquis of
lord
my
of
window
his
!
to
carriage
when, perceivingthe very
his head
out
what
see
which
cat
the
was
had
his attendants
presents, he ordered
many
is in
danger
"
king hearing the cries,put
The
Carabas
the
at matter
;
brought him so to go directly
Marquis of Carabas. While employed in taking the Marquis they were to the king'scarriage and out of the river,the cat ran his master told his majesty,that while was bathing, his clothes as they lay off with thieves had run some to the
side,the
bv the river
under
hid them
wardrobe
all the
cat
the
time
As like
the fine
a
it to
lord
my
officers of his
the
handsomest
of the
one
present
same
having
time
a
fetch
to
and
look
cunning
largestone. king hearingthis,commanded
The
at
lord
of my
assistance
suits it
of
Marquis
tained, con-
Carabas,
tions. loading him with a thousand attenclothes they brought him made him
gentleman, and
which
off his person,
set
was
comely, to the greatest advantage, the king's and daughter w^as mightilytaken with his appearance, the Marquis of Carabas had her cast no sooner upon very
two
three
or
respectful glances,
than
in love with him. violently The king insisted on his getting and taking a ride with them. The
how
see
before
well
to "
reapers, who
a
will
his
meadow Good
soon
The meadow
that
my
you
chopped as king did not belonged,
"
small
lord as
do
that
my
said
to
the
minced
lord
to
tell the
not
Marquis
fail to ask the To
carriage,
cat, enchanted
reaping,and
was
pass this way, to
the
into
became
likelyto succeed,
was
people, if
reaping belongs .shall be
scheme
she
meadow of
ran
the
king,
you
are
Carabas, you
meat." reapers
Marquis
to
of
whom
the
Carabas,"
CHlLDRIvX'S
said
all at
they
STORIKS.
the
tor
once;
ii47
tlircats of
the
cit
had
terriblyfri";htenedthem. Voii
"
have
liere
vc-ry fine
a
j)ieeeof land,
Marquis/'said the king-. "Truly, sire,"repliedhe, "it does harvest." me every year a ])leiitiful The
eat, whieh
field where of the "
still went other
some
they had reaped, to
eorn
people, if
Good
labourers
})resently pass
do
you
this way,
to
eame
a
makin"^ sheaves
were
whom
he
said
before,
as
tell the
not
that
lord
fail to l)rin""-
not
before, now
on
my
king, who will corn you have reaped Marquis of Carabas,
the
field
belongs to my lord meat." you shall be chopped as small as minced The after, and king accordinglypassed a moment he saw the corn to whom belonged, To my incjuired lord Marquis of Carabas," answered they very glibly; the king again complimented the Marquis whieh upon this
in
"
his noble
on
The
possessions. still continued
cat
charge
same
all the
to
to
before, and
go
people he
with
met
;
gave so
the
that the
greatlyastonished at the splendid fortune of my lord Marquis of Carabas. Puss at length arrived at a stately longed becastle,whieh to an ; for all the Ogre, the richest ever known lands the king had passed through and admired were king
was
his.
The
the
Ogre, sj)eakwith which
he
without
took
cat
and
to
care
what
he
learn
particularabout
every
do, and
could
him, saying, as
he
entered
could
not
pass
he
that
was,
doing
himself
the
honour
so
to
then
asked
the
room
to
in
his castle
near
enquire
for his
health. The and "
Ogre
received
desired
him
I have
been
to
him
as
as civilly
an
Ogre
could
do,
be seated.
informed," said
the
cat,
"
that
you
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
248
gift of changing yourselfinto all sorts of animals, into a lion,or an elephant,for example." the Ogre somewhat It is very true," replied sternly; take the form of '^and to convince you, I will directly the
have
"
a
lion." The
cat
house
the roof of the his boots
as
not
were
form
quittedthe
; but
not
of
findinghimself
him, and
without
fit to walk
very
cat
that
perceivingthat he had
to
difficulty, the
upon
so
climbed
much
lion,ventured
a
owned
and tiles,
the
from
from
sprang
after,the
minutes
Some had
he
lion,that
a
near
terrified at
much
so
was
to
tiles. the
down
come
been
Ogre
a
good
informed," continued
the
deal
frightened. "
^'
I know
but
further
been
I have
how
not
believe
to
it, that you
cat, the
have
taking the form of the smallest animals also ; for example, of changing yourselfto a rat or a mouse ; I confess I should think this must be impossible." and the at same Impossible! you shall see ; instant he changed himself into a mouse, and began to of
power
"
"
frisk about The
cat
the
room.
no
sooner
this form, than in
In the
it, the
a
upon
the
upon
him, and
drive
to
view
nearer
carriageon
Ogre
devoured
in
him
"
Your
the
to
of it.
The
the
Ogre,
gates, as
came
near
ordered
he
his
wished
to
splendid
Carabas the
cat,
Carabas."
is this
Marquis of statelythan
up
of
he
hearing the noise of the drawbridge,immediately came out, to the castle of my majesty is welcome
Marquis of
"And
king,admiring,as
magnificent castle
saying, lord
the
meantime
attendant
the
sprang
eyes
instant.
an
take
he
his
set
}
I
castle never
building,or
more
your'salso, my saw anything beautiful
than
lord more
the
CHILDHI'A'S
and
park
castle is
STOHIKS.
around pleasuro-grouiuls less
no
^M)
it ;
within ma"";nificent
than
tlic
douht,
no
without;
pray,
"
lord
Marquis,indulgeme with a sightof it. The Marquis gave his hand to the young princessas the king, who went before ; and followed she alighted, they entered a s])acioushall,where they found a s))lcnfor some the Ogre had did collation which ))re])ared friends he had expected that day to visit liim ; l)ut my
who, hearing that the
king
great gentleman of the dared
to
The
king
the
was
much
so
within
were
princess
him, that when
love with
collation, and
drank
the
"
Marquis, of
charmed
fortune
noble
young
Marquis
court
])rincessand
the
had
a
not
enter.
and qualities and
with
of the
It will
had
the
king
had
glassesof
be
Carabas, if you
do
amiable
said to lord
fault, my
not
the
partaken of wine, he
own
your
the
Marquis of Carabas, fallen so violently in
too
few
a
with
become
soon
my
son-in-law." with a thousand Marquisreceived the intelligence ferred respectful acknowledgments,acceptedthe honour conThe
him, and
upon
married
the
princess that very
day. The
became
cat
after rats and
a
great lord,and
WHITTINGTON
In the there
reign of
was
a
father and that was
he left
little
mother
remembered a
AND
the
ran
for his amusement.
but
mice
again
never
famous called
boy
died
when
HIS
Edward
Dick
Whittington, whose
he
fellow 17
was
very
all about
running about
the
Third,
King
nothing at
dirtylittle
CAT.
young,
them, a
so
and
country
village.As in
was
and
lived could
and
and
potatoes,and now For all this,Dick
and
very
then
hard
a
Whittington
dinner,
; for
the
selves, them-
poor
than
little more
the
parings
crust. a
was
what
always listeningto
was
little for his
villagewere
him
spare
work, he
to
at all for his breakfast
the
in
enough
got but
he
nothing
sometimes
old
not
was
plight;
sorry
a
Dick
poor
people who of
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
250
sharp boy,
very
talked
one
every
about.
Sundays
On
he
failed to
never
the
they sat talking on
as
the
before
come
:
farmers,
the
near
tombstones
was
parson
get
the
in
and
yard, churchweek
a
once
little Dick
leaningagainstthe sign-postof the villageale-house, where peoplestopped from the next market-town to drink as they came ; and the barber's shop-doorwas whenever open, Dick listened be
might
you
to all the
; how
London
Dick
in
paved
all
One
day
a
while village The be
courage,
with
bells at their
Dick
the
a
heads, drove
was
the
to
he asked
streets
large waggon
lounging near his thought immediately struck
going
singing
were
that
all fine
were
and
were
gold.
waggoner,
horses,all with
great city called
there
there
day long ; and
with
over
the
lived
that
ladies ;
it all
music
of
heard
people who
the
and
gentlemen
see
he told his customers.
news
this manner,
In
must
to
sure
the
side of the waggon.
fine town
to
The
eight through the
favourite
of London
waggoner
and
let him
him
post. sign-
that
; and
walk
it
taking by the
hearing fi'om poor Dick that he had no parents, and seeingby his ragged condition that he could not be worse off,told him he might ; so they set off together. go if he would Dick
got safe
the fine streets
to
London
paved
all
man,
; and over
so
with
eager
was
gold,that
he he
to ran
see as
that is not indeed, sir," says Whittington, with all my hearty but I know work for I would "
No,
"
true,
fellow I
Poor
"
Dick
"
anything for
three
and
beg
days^ and
his house, and
into
that he
was
able for the
was
he
had
he
in
the
should
dinner
good
a
not
eaten
longer able
no
that
to
do M'hat
lived
very
kept
be
to
run
streets
be
:
taken
immediately, dirtywork he
cook.
w^ould
Dick
Little
have
should
and
; for
ordered
lie down
obligedto
was
halfpenny of people
a
of food."
Fitzwarren.
Mr.
stand
to
merchant
the kind
sick for want
very
rise, but
to
weak
too
am
answered
tried
now
again, being about
I
I believe
and
nobody,
so
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
i"oi2
have
this
happily in
worthy family,had it not been for the crabbed cook, who was ing findingfault and scoldingat him from mornwithal fond of roastingand till night; and was so basting,that, when would with
be
in her
spit was
Alice, Mr.
little friendless be certainly
if she
boy
turned
was
ashamed
and did
to
fall
told
to
happened
of him
not
was
if she
away
shoulders
daughter,w^ho
cruelly;
so
hands, she
and
that
ill usage
Fi zwarren's
creature ill-tempered
head
else
anything
or
of her
out
Dick's
poor
; till at last her
way
Miss
basting
at
broom,
a
the
asked to
added, she not
treat
the a
use
would
him
with
kindness.
more
But
though
warren's in
the a
once
age
of
footman
cook
was
so
years,
Whittington;
who
he could
and elderly,
died not
had
when
but feel
about
Fitzlived had the
compassion
boy.
footman
in generally when they
so
rather
was
little boy of his own,
the
Mr. ill-tempered,
quite the contrary ; he
was
familymany
for the poor As
the
the had
was
very
evening to done
fond
entertain
their
of
reading,he
his
w^ork, Avith
used
fellow-servants, some
amusing
chim)Ri-:n's
The
book.
made
him
pleasure him
the next
so
his
afterwards About
read.
this
time
for
morning
the
of
Mr.
Fitzwarren
Sundays,
behind
her.
a
woman
j)oor her
at
;
As
with
and
;
pocket, she dropped Luckily Dick, who
picked it Besides
hardship was so
went
of
to
ill-humour
get
to
holes bed
placed in in
the
without
walls
floor
and such
walk
and
gave
it
again
what
she
his
garret, where and
mice, which
some
her
into
had
on.
done,
her.
to
ever, how-
now,
had
another
bed, which there
walls, that
awakened
a
her
walked
cook, which
that
another
he
were never
his
sleepby generalh'ran
in
noise, that he sometimes
tumbling down about him. warren, One day a gentleman who paid a visit to Mr. Fitzhappened to have dirtied his shoes, and begged Dick took great })ains to make they might be cleaned. them a shine, and the gentleman gave him penny. This he resolved to lay out in buying a cat, if })ossible ; and the next day, seeing a little girlwith a cat under thought
her
arm,
the
saw
was,
a
being
of rats great numbers his face,and made over
from
and
and
arms,
Whittington
This
over.
be
church
to
on,
ground, and
of the
mended,
flock,"was
many
the
on
a
one
received
immediately presentedit
somewhat
was
had
purse,
behind,
was
up, and the
it
out
ha{)})eningto
putting
was
itii
\\
letters,and
going
her
in
her
out
and,
a
along. Miss Alice, seeing
child
a
;
too; hiiu
gave
})ut them
to
read
to
clothes,to go
walked
she
as
of
suit
they
who
hcariii^i;
in
his
was
footman
the
ordered
was
back, pulled
money
and
neat
a
learn
witli it
Alice
little Dick,
way,
took
learned
soon
Miss
walk
a
out
on
horn-book
a
help, Dick
to
desire to
ii5s
good-naturedfootman
the
he bought lialfpenny, little of
little hero
our
much
very
time
sroRii'.s.
he
went
were
up
to
her, and
asked
if she
would
let
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
254
it for
have
him
could
she
than was
This to
care
had
he
time
sound
this,the merchant, who
sail,richlyladen, and
to
should
his servants well
mentioned
All
but
venture
did
he
offered
and own
purse
do, for
send
to
he
bought
"Fetch her
thy
they
the
some
ship ready
a
rest
for
cat,
a
of his
said he
boy," says
Mr.
luck
good
as
asked
willing
;
but him
to
money
no
reason
Miss
Alice,
be
called,
to
for him
from
her
observed, would
not
own.
had
that
penny
all
just that
were
money
something Dick
and
rats
all,for which
at
this,the merchant be
short
a
send.
to
matter, ordered
lay down
; but
it must
with
the
was
Upon this,poor which
chose
nothing
in
come
guessing what
the
Whittington, who, having
poor
not
in
parlour,and
the
into
something
goods, could
nor
for
chance
some
commodity they
what
had it but
thinking
himself, called them
as
them
have
and
top.
a
as
:
from
disturbance
further
no
after
Soon
had
she
one
garret,always taking
in the
hid
})artof his dinner
a
sleptas
mice, but
cats
more
mouser.
her
carry
had the
adding, that
;
Whittington
cat
girlrepUed, she
the
heart, for her mother
maintain
excellent
an
which
; to
penny
all her
with
would
a
nothing
was
given
but
cat,
a
him.
Fitzwarren, '^and
let
go."
Whittington brought the
captain with
should and
in
and
puss, his
eyes,
again be kept awake
now
all
delivered for
he
her
said
night by
the
to
"He rats
mice."
All the ton's
tears
poor
laughed
company
adventure,
pity for
the
another
cat.
poor
and
Miss
boy, gave
at
the
oddity of Whitting-
Alice, who him
some
felt the
greatest
halfpence
to
buy
CHILDRFA'S
This, and
by Miss
several
liim
the
for
thought
marks
the
of kindness
cook ill-tempered
and
ever,
sendin"^ his
eat
sell for
it would
^25r,
shown
hini
jealousoi'
so
boy reeeived, that she be";an to
poor
eruellythan
more
of him
a
other
AHce^ made
the favours
STOHilvS.
eonstantlymadr
to
nuieh
as
oamc
askin";-him
sea,
if lie
would
as
money
use
hiiv
halter. At
last, the
unable to unhappy Httle feUow, l)ein";bear this treatment to run any longer,determined away from his plaee. He aeeordingly})aeked uj) the few things that belonged to him. and set out very earlyin the
morning
He
November. down
sat
Allhallow
on
a
on
travelled
he
thus
was
Bells,of which it seemed
in this
and
is called
day
consider
there
what
Whithe
course
to
manner
Why, Mayor
him
that
Turn
again Whittingtoii,
Lord
Mayor
of
Mayor to
be
of
London,
will go
their
sounds
addressed
him
:
Lord
"
thinking what he could do, Bowthen only six, began to ring: were
there
"
"
to
first of
is the
HoUoway,
as
this
to
began
which
take.
While
and
and
far
as
stone, which
tington'sStone, should
Day,
sure,
back, and
scoldingof
London
!
I would
think
"
says
bear
ride
and
in
I
himself.
to
fine coach
a
at
am
he
anything
nothing of
Cicely,if
old
of London."
Lord
be
to
I
Well,
I
cuffingand
all the
Lord
last to be
Mayor
of London." So
back
his business
about The about on
a
that
went
ship, with at
sea,
and
part of the were
unknown
Dick, and before
got into the house,
Cicelycame
cat
was
at
last driven
of
Barbary,inhabited English.
coast to
the
was
set
stairs.
the
on
board,
down
and
long
beaten
by contrary winds
by
Moors
stories^.
childri:n's
or,6
of
out
this
in
natives
The
to curiosity,
different
all of
so
them
with
colour
a
the
them, that
he
pleased with chief
his
and
as ])laced,
is the
being seated
at the
No
however, than
company, rushed
in, and
amazing
an
helped
of
the
queen
rarities.
the
and
rats
from plentifully
dish, scatteringpieces of flesh and
was
before
set
of
carpets
and
greatest
number
were
dinner
room,
the
themselves
rich
on
so
captain
they
king
dishes
the
were
Here
of the
was
for the
sent
and
:
consisted
which
country, who
country,
end
upper
brought in, sooner,
silver
purchase the
to
palace.
of the
custom
gold and
with
flowered
the
to
mate
better
patterns of the choicest
captain,seeing this,sent articles he had to the king of The
nuich
treated
laden.
ship was
the
were
became
they
as
of eagerness
marks
which
board, who
themselves, and
from
; and, great civility
things with
great numbers,
in
came
people on
the
see
showed acquainted, fine
country
mice
every
all about
gravy
the
room.
The
captain, extremely astonished, asked
vermin "
not
were
give half his in his
even
while
he
The
chamber,
The ''
offensive to
be
; and
free
of
that he
so
they is obligedto
the them
disturb
king :
for him
be watched
sleeps." poor
intrusted
board
very
treasure
captain, who
he had
"
only destroyhis dinner, but
they not
on
offensive.
very
Oh, yes,"said they,
would
if these
his
king
Bring this
ready to jump Whittington'shard case,
to
was
his care,
ship that was
would
still more
creature
to
told him kill them
he
and
had
a
membering joy, re-
the
cat
creature
all.
overjoyed than me," says he,
for
''
reallyperform what you say, I will load wedges of gold in exchange for her."
the
and your
captain.
if she
can
ship with
CHILDRKN'S
STORIlvS.
2.57
wliilc aiiotlu-r (liiiiui- was Away i\c\v the ca})taiii, liis arm, under providing,to the ship,and taking j)ii.s.s the
returned
to
witli rats
and
to
The but
mice, and
with
meet
the
laid
moments
dead
the
to
seeond as
the
the
see
the
first.
did
not
the
imaginable,scampered The
and king having seen of Mrs, Puss, and ex})loits
hichhng,
in
a
and
rats
way
few mice
greatest fright
their holes.
to
awav
fair
a
for
and
the
rest, in
in
Mait
])art of the
greater
("()\c'red
table
dinner
ea])tain'sarms,
feet, while
her
at
the fate
same
from
sprang
time
sight of them,
at
cat,
j)alaeein
would
she
informed
being
ful wonder-
of the
considered
destroyall the the rats and in the country, bargained with mice captain for his whole ship'scargo, and afterwards agreed to give a ])rodigious quantity of wedges of gold,of still have
soon
value, for the
greater
of
leave
their
sail,w^ith
happy One
fair wind
a
of
mate
from
the
of in
with
that
gold
exchange
for
Mrs.
the
news,
desired
for the
Puss.
heartily do
brought
you
to
I
great personages
ship'scompany, England, and, after just entered
had
going
a
port of London.
the
to
seat
himself
his
at
the
captain and the Unicorn, just arrived the
but
be
W
also
Fitzwarren, the be
hittingtonto
seated, said,
rejoicein ; for
and
merchandise,
Mr.
ordered him
taking
all his
for
arrive
after
merchant-ship,the of Barbary,and followed by several men, them a prodigiousquantity of wedges had been paid by the King of Barbary
coast
bringing
w'as
w^ho should
the
which,
Fitzwarren
counting-house,and
time
in
other
safelyin
Mr.
morning,
desk, wdien
with
;
court, he, with
arrived
voyage,
cat
might
majesties,and
the
belonging to set
which
ones,
young
the
the
news
captain
"
Mr.
instant
exchange heard
he
called, and
having
Whittington. most
these has
in
gentlemen
sold your
cat
to
have the
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
t"58
King-
in
you
return
; and
world
whole
in the
I possess
riches than
brought
and
Barbary,
t)f
more
may
you
open
the
long enjoy them."
in
had
Whittington
Mr.
to
men
brought,and nothing to do
now
that
added
had
they
treasures
innnense
the
desired
then
Fitzwarren
Mr.
but
to
put
it
placeof safety.
some
could
Dick
Poor
begged his pleased,since to He
he
his kindness
part of
what
take
to
master
for
himself
contain
scarce
indebted
was
joy. it he
for the
whole.
No,
"
answered
Fitzwarren
Mr.
own,
and
I have
no
is all your
; this wealth
no
and
''
;
justlyso," doubt
generously." however, was too kind-hearted Whittington, for himself; and, accordingly, made handsome a
will
to
it
use
the
captain,the and
company,
footman, and even
After
afterwards the
rest
this,Mr.
and tradespeople,
gentleman
and
mate,
; and
his
Fitzwarren's
Cicely.
Fitzwarren
advised
get made
himself him
When
Mr.
Whittington's
curled, his hat cocked, and suit
genteel
as
;
be
her
of
clothes, he
any so
with
young
that
Miss
the
now
send
to as
visited had
no
for
became
a
to live
in
a
able fashion-
handsome
as
at
and
Mr.
warren's Fitz-
formerlythought
considered so,
not
better.
dressed
who
the
washed, his hair
was
was
Alice,who
more
a
appeared
man
compassion,
lover ; and
with
face
he
him
offer of his house
in, till he could provide himself
ship's
servants,
dressed
the
present friend
excellent
old
keej)all
to
of the
one
every
to
of Mr.
excepting crabbed
of him
you
him
as
doubt, because
fit to Mr.
Whittingtonwas constantlythinking what he could do to obligeher, and making her the prettiestpresents imaginable.
all handsome
""iris were
the
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
260
Beauty,and
Little
by the
called
;
she
hence
youngest
styled
was
when
was,
up,
grown
made
which Beauti/,
of
name
the
but
her
sisters
proud of their riches,kept only the jealous,"who were and laughed at their youngest grandest company, mind. to improve her They sister, whose study was would only marry to a duke or an earl, while Beauty declined
every
removed
from
All
at
eyes,
they
told
they were they had
his
be
answered
that
they
would
glad
to
fortune
no
; but
this
in
tears
for their
work
be
fortune^
great distance
a
children, with
there
go
sure,
at
and
must
eldest
two
country house
small and
town,
to
young
whole
lost his
merchant
the
a
from
too
her father's house.
once
excepting
The
offer, thinking herself
his
in
living.
lovers, who,
had
them, though
have
they
mistaken,
were
in theirslightedand forsook them of account not beloved, on poverty. As they were their pride,everybody said, They do not deserve to be are ]Htied; we glad to see their pride humbled ; let them qualityairs in milking the go and give themselves and minding the dairy. But," added cows they, we for Beauty ; she was such a are extremely concerned charming,sweet-tempered creature, spoke so kindly to of such an position." affable, obligingdiswas poor people,and Nay, several gentlemen would have married her, though they knew she had but she not a penny,
for
their
lovers
"
"
told them in his
him
she could
misfortunes, but the
into
Beauty
at
fortune
;
ever
must
think
not
so
"
country
first
to
as
make
and
sadly grieved
was
But," said she
much,
try
comfort
that
would
to
poor father
leavingher
determined
was
to
of
to
attend
"
myself happy
make
alongwith Poor
him.
loss of her
the
at
herself, not
go
I
were
to
cry
thingsbetter, I
without
a
fortune."
CHIM)HI-;\'S
When
they
and tillage,
themselves aj)phe(l in four at Beauty rose
made
haste
to
ready
for the
and
his three
serv^ant, but healthier
she
read,
she
than
On
know
how
did
but
nothing Do
'"'
other,
but what
''
he
})oor,
left
that
insulted
her
the
when that
of
heads
for
and
when
This
begged all she
manner
they
news
with
of him
to
their
buy
them
of trifles ; but
thought
a
the
to
one
she
situation."
opinion
her
sisters
admired
her
sisters
house
to herself
that
in
year a
to
;
in
her not
do, but
this retirement,
letter with he
liked
had
the
father new
Beauty
of
asked
all the money
turned
the
immediately
of
returning coinitrv
a
ready to gowns,
account
effects, had
to have
hope
weary
an
had
daughters, who
quite
were saw
ing time, lament-
and
the
of which
eldest
tw^o
they
about
board
themselves
flattered
town,
the
and
outshone
of
work
received
on
safelyarrived.
u]) at ten,
different
patience, for
lived
merchant
vessel,
a
not
moment.
every
family had
The
did
acquaintance.
mind,
her
as
a
her work,
sisters
whole
quite a
Beauty
all the
her
as
else san";- whilst
unhappy
an
of
humility, industry, and only
it
stron""(r
done
sister,"said
such
w^as
well
as
})erson
had
and
work
to ""rew
two
the
found
stu}nd,mean-spiritedcreature
with
well
very
she
they got
;
younger
merchant
good
knew
her
a
time
tine clothes
our
contented
is, to be The
see
used
she
about
saunter
loss of their
the
heen
or harpsie[iord,
s])end their
to
l)reakl"ast
not
contrary, her
the
and
she l)e"j;innin"";
montlis
and
moi-ninii',and
clean,
After
the
the
the
two
ever.
])]ayedon
spun.
had
less than
in
and
In
family.
for she diffieult,
very
house
the
iiuicli.int
luishandn
to
sons
have
'"261
eountry house, tlic
their
to
came
S'I'ORII.S.
set
caps, for
out,
to
life,
they
rings,and
nothing, for
her father
was
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
262
would
receive
to
going
sisters wanted.
everythingher "
What
will you
"
Since
you
Beauty,
"
be
so
are
kind
so
good
bring me for
cared
lest she should
something it
journey ;
and
trouble
of
said she did
man
went
they
merchandise, and
after
pains
to
he
purpose,
no
demn con-
on
to
went a
his law
great deal back
came
as
before.
as
poor
the
about
him
with
to
have
there
arrived
he
when
but
example
good
particular.The
look
only to
for
asked
she
but
would
her sisters'conduct, who
none
as
rarity."
her
by
seem
; for
rose
rose,
a
me/' answered
of a
of
kind
a
are
father.
said her
think
to
as
to
as
Beauty
that
Not
"
have, Beauty ?
hereabouts, they
grow
purchase
sufficient to
be
scarce
ing house, thinkthirtymiles of his own in seeing his have of the pleasure he should children again,when, going through a large forest,he It rained and snowed lost himself ; besides, terribly He
within
was
the wind
was
horse ; and
high that it night coming on, death
him
threw
so
he
began
off his
twice to
apprehend
cold and
with
hunger, or he heard else devoured howling by the wolves, whom all around him, when, on a sudden, looking through a being
going
distance, light at some from a little farther,perceivedit came
on
a
palace illuminated returned
God to
meeting
with
followed
him, and
the
from
merchant
any
towards
the
to
for
this
in
seeing and
him
to
up
house, where
The
bottom.
top
one
famished, fell tied
a
palace,but
findingboth hay
almost
saw
thanks
hastened
and
to
of trees, he
walk
long and
either starved
merchant
was
happy discovery,and at not greatlysurprised
the
out-courts.
a
large stable
oats, the poor
eating to
he
the saw
very manger no
one
horse
His open
went
in,
beast, who
was
heartily.
The
and ; but
walked
entering
CHILDRKXS
into
larof
a
hall
set plentifully
out,
fire to
the
near
of the
master
libertyI
with
the
that
chicken
and
while.
After
I
"
As
he
he
snow,
it will
will
excuse
be
long
not
he ate
nobody
could
this he
more
last
he
longer,
but
at
came;
stay
drew
before
no
eleven was
drank
few
a
he
courageous,
glassesof wine,
went
of the
out
clothes
spoiled. kind
some
looked
He the
most
rise,he
to
going
was
the
in "
into
came
and
go
the
with
bed.
to
astonished
was
of his
room
own, "
this
It
it
a
which
was
the
ten
was
see
had nuich
w^aked, and to
and
ficent magni-
chamber, which
a
merchant
Certainly," said he,
as
good
he suit
quite
were
i)alacebelongs to
and pitiedmy distresses." has seen who fairy, through a window, but instead of snow, saw with the most delightfularbours, interwoven flowers
beautiful
door
before
morning
next
of
the
a
hall, and
exceeding good bed in it,and, as he was very and it w^as past midnight,he concluded fatigued, shut
so
took
an
to
the
"
mouthfuls, trembling all the
it in two
furniture,till he
best
was
the
till it struck
time,
through several grand apartments,
crossed
table
a
hoj)e,"said he,
servants,
considerable
still
hungry
the
and
rain
I suppose
laid.
cover
one
his
or
^ood fire, and
a
himself.
house,
a
o'clock^ and
growing
with
2f).S
api)ear."
waited
He
but
dry
take.
of them
some
toimd
he
through
(juitewet
STOIUKS.
that
ever
w^ere
He
then
turned re-
he had
supped the night chocolate ready made on a little before, and found some Thank table. Fairy,"said he aloud, you, good Madam I breakfast. a for being so careful as to provideme am extremely obligedto you for all your favours." to
great hall,where
beheld.
the
"
"
The look roses,
good for he
his
man
drank
horse
remembered
; but
his
chocolate,and
then
passing through
Beauty's request
an
to
went
to
arbour
of
him,
and
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
t"64
wliicli
gathereda
branch
lie heard
great noise, and
a
You
into
vou
castle,and
my
to
bring her
to
"My ''
for
rose
My
I don't
Beast.
but
; but
quarter of
an
prayers." lifted up
I beseech to
both
you
to
offend
in
desired
daughters, who
one."
is not
name
universe
intention
no
of my
one
by receiving roses,
a
say your
"
in
my
knees, and
indeed, I had
gathering a
but
him
to
steal
the
in
you to
his
on
life
you
Lord," said he,
My
"
forgive me;
me
fell
merchant
his hands.
give
faint away.
Beast
the
return
and yourself,
prepare
The
I
for it.
die 3'ou shall hour
in
frightfulbeast to
your
beyond anything
I value
which
saved
mimediately
;
a
ready
was
I have
"
terrible voice.
a
such
saw
said ungrateful,"
very
are
several
were
that he
him
coming towards "
on
Lord," repliedthe
monster,
compliments, not
I ; I like
like
people to speak as they think ; and so do not imagine I moved to be am speeches. by any of your flattering have But you say you got daughters. I will forgive and of them that one come willingly you, on condition Let
suffer for you.
business, and
vour
die
to
in
have
me
words, but
will
about
go
daughters refuse
that, if your
swear
stead, you
your
no
within
return
three
months." The
merchant
to the
had
ugly monster,
respite,he should once
more
and
the
;
Beast
pleased. empty and
"
you
him
Go see
like same
a
time
might
to
"
you the
I will
the
oath
upon
great empty
best, and
of
satisfaction
he,
back
daughters
thought,in obtaining this
he
But," added
will
iind at the
the
sacrifice his
to
he
promised
told
handed.
you
but
have
he
so
mind
no
Beast
send
would
he set
return, when
out
shall
not
where
room
chest
seeing them
depart you lay,
; fillit with
it to
withdrew.
your
he
ever what-
home,"
CHILDHFA'S
STORIKS.
"Well/' said the i^ood man I shall have to
He
returned
quantity
of
the
chest
took
had
mentioned,
horse
his
palace with as much jov. The horse, of
instead
of
looked
do
you
unhappy He the
he
in
few
a
holding uj)
into
it with
entered
hours
the
with the
of
one
the
good
around
came
wards after-
leavino- the
stable, had
a
";reat
it, and
accord, took
own
children
them, and
on
"Here,
his
filled the
locked
the
finding
and
receiving their embraces
hands, he burst
his
of
griefas
His
home.
at
was
out
forest, and
of the
roads
least, of leaviii"- sometiiiiii;-
])iecesof gold, he
broad
die
must
*"
bed-chamber,
the
to
Beast
at
hiinsclt', it'I
to
"
children.
poor
my
comfort,
the
26.5
man
but
him,
he ])leasure,
branch
he had
in
tears.
Beauty/' said he, "take how dear think they are
those
little
but
roses;
likelyto
cost
your
father." related
then
eldest
two
his fatal adventure.
set
lamentable
up
Immediately
outcries, and
in
a
of illreproachfuland malignant tone said all manner natured did not cry at all. to Beauty, who tilings Do the })ride of the little wretch," said but see She would for fine clothes,as we not ask did ; they. but no, truly.Miss wanted to distinguishherself; so "
"
she
now
she
does
will be not
"Why
should
Since
account.
daughters,I my
death
much I
as "
f
needless, for my
very
I
so
the
am
very father's
the
of
shed
answered father
life,and
Beauty shall not
t8
yet
to
would
; "it
suffer upon
accept of
myself up thinking that be a proof of
him."
father, and
})oor
tear."
will
monster
will deliver
hajipy in
a
our
one
all his
my
death
my
tender
be my
of his
fury,and will love
sa\
e
for
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
266
sister,"said her three brothers, "that '^''No^ be
him
attempt." imagine any such thing,my
'^'^Do not merchant
"
;
Beast's
of your
hopes I
lose
either
kill
have
years, which
sons," said the
great that
so
I
him.
long
not
yield to
live,so
to
no
with
cannot
regret for your
I
I have
charmed
am
offer,but I
generous
old, and
am
few
a
and
is
])ower
overcoming
Beauty'skind it.
and
monster,
the
perishin
or
find the
and
will go
we
;
shall not
only
can
sakes, my
poor
children."
"Indeed, father," said Beauty, "you
palace without followingyou." the
It
to
was
insisted sisters
no
;
me
all
purpose
them
made qualities
her
me
and
virtue
from
still
and
palace ;
to
go
Beauty
say,
fine
delighted at it,for
were
could
they
for the
setting out
on
hinder
camiot
you
shall not
her
amiable
and
envious
jealous. afflicted at the thought of losing The merchant was so his daughter,that he had quite forgotthe chest full of gold ; but at night,when he retired to rest, no sooner had
shut
he
his
astonishment, he
chamber found
determined, however, was
to
country and
and
town,
; but
informed
it
not
him
courted
he
he
that two her
tell his
they
would
Beauty
with
gentleman She
sisters.
children
not
great
He
have
resolved
w^as
trusted
his
to
by his bedside. to
rich, because
grown
return
door, than
was
that
he
wanted
to
leave
the
to
the
secret, who
in
his absence
came
begged
her
father
to
consent
to
their
marriage,and
give them
fortunes
she
so
good
that she loved
them, and
forgavethem
was
for heartily rubbed when were
all their
their
eyes
ill-usage.These
with
they parted with reallyconcerned.
an
onion
their
to
wicked force
sister,but
Beauty was
the
:
for
creatures tears
some
her
brothers
only one
who
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
268
with
giving up
life to
own
your
little, yet he could of
leave
took
father
her
a
he
uncertainty of
the
from
child
dear
shall not
it
not
his
told
and
in
yours
father's
your
waked
of
action
helped to comfort him when help crying bitterly
though
and
dream,
her
save
Beauty
unrewarded."
o-o
good
this
will ;
good
your
again beholding her. As
he
as
soon
fell
great hall,and of
mistress
herself to she
time
would
was
Beauty
gone,
a-crying likewise
but
;
the
in
she
as
was
great deal of resolution,she recommended
a
God, and resolved had
the little
be uneasy
to
firmly believed
Beast
uj) that
night. thought she might
However, she till then, and
not
live, for she
to
her
eat
down
sat
this fine
view
well walk
as
castle,which
she
about
could
not
pleasantplace,and help admiring. It was a delightful, she was extremely surprised at seeing a door, over which
"Beauty's
WTitten
was
She
Apartment."
opened it hastily,and was quite dazzled with the that reignedthroughout; but what chiefly magnificence took up her attention a a harpsichord, w-as largelibrary, and "
several music
I
they will
see
hands "
her with took
stay here
preparations." fresh courage,
book
a
Then
day, there
a
and
read
to
herself,
hang heavilyon
time
of amusement."
I but to all these
been
Well," said she
"
let my
not
for want
Were
she
books.
This
and
she
reflected,
would
not
have
consideration the
opening
these
my
words
in
spired in-
library,
letters
of
gold :" "
Welcome, You
are
Speak Swift
Beauty
queen your
so
much
as
obedience
to
fear,
mistress
wishes, speak
"Alas," said she, Avith desire
and
banish
;
see
meets
a
my
here ; your
them
still."
sigh,"there poor
will,
is
father,and
nothing I to
know
CHILDREN'S
wliat hv
doin^."
is
STORIKS.
Slie had
her great amazement,
to
her
father
liad
; her
for
to
A
to
she
found
entertained
was
going
Avas
Beast '"^
to
could
Beauty," said
the
That
"
is
as
troublesome, and here not
were
ready,and ;
Beast's
while
but
table
of
music,
night,as
at
she
supper,
plaisance. com-
at
concert
heard
the
she noise
help being sadlyterrified.
not
"will
monster,
leave
give me
you
please,"answered
you
need
; you
visible in every
j)roofof
excellent
to
'"'No," repliedthe here
sorrowful, their joy,felt
"
sup ?
you
ing him, and, notwithstand-
seeing anybody
made, and
see
ance dejectedcounten-
very
this
an
sit down
to
than,
home, where
own
sister,was
dinner
with
without
though
this
after,everythingdisappeared, with
moment
noon
a
ajjpear
Beauty'sa})prehensionsat At
lier
meet
rid of their
said
sooner
saw
with
sisters went
having got
feature.
she
arrived
their endeavours
110
269
Beauty,trembling.
Beast; "you
alone
mistress
are
begone, if my presence is only bid me I will immediately withdraw. thing Every-
is yours,
happy
and
I should
be
My
heart
good, though
is
if you
uneasy
very
I
am
a
monster." "^"^
mankind,"
Among
that
deserve
that
you,
just as
you
form, hide
said
name
than
more
those
to
are,
"there
Beauty,
and
you,
who,
many
I
under
treacherous, corrupt, and
a
are
prefer human
a
ungrateful
heart."
Beauty
ate
her have you It she
dread
fainted be my was was
a
hearty of the when
away
wife ? some
afraid
and
supper, monster
; but
he
to
said
had she
her,
"
almost had
quered con-
like to
Beauty, will
''
time
of
before
making
she him
durst angry
answer,
if
she
for re-
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
O70
said, trembling,
she
last, however,
At
fused.
No,
"
Beast." the
Immediately howl
Beauty in
recovered
her
"
Then
farewell. Beauty," left the
mournful
a
he
as
Beauty
back
Beast.
pitiesanything
thousand
now
alone, she
was
for poor
compassion
whole
look
at
great deal
of
and
then
felt
a
to
out.
went
When
ugly !
voice,
only turned
and
room,
her
soon
sigh, and
to
But palace echoed. for Beast, having said fright,
the
that frightfully,
so
began
monster
poor
Alas
"
"
!
said
good-natured
so
she,
'tis a
"
be
should
so
"
months
three
Beauty spent
contentedlyin
very
the
paid her a visit, and place. Every evening Beast with plain, talked to her during supper very rationally, good
but
common-sense,
Beauty dailydiscovered
calls wit ; and
in qualifications
the
accustomed
her
so
dreading her
the
watch
when
see
never
missed
thing
that
every
night,before
asked
her
to
him,
could
"
coming
make
esteem
satisfied with "
my
I
to
be
you
very
you
; but
as
will
tenderest
on
always
monster
day, she too
am
said
I wish sincere
happen. ;
that
was
unhappy. I
one
I to
I shall
endeavour
to
be
this."
must," said the Beast,
own
but
was
One
ever
friend
a
look
which
bed, the
me
that
far from
often
There
concern, to
had
nine, for the Beast
be
his wife.
make
marry
would
hour,
any
went
would
believe
you
always
she
Beast, you
consent
that
Beauty
gave
if she
it would at
often
deformity,that,
of his visit,she
time
to
his
to
valuable
some
till seeing him
monster,
world
the
what
with
never
misfortune affection.
; but
"
for alas ! I know
then
However,
I I
love
ought
you to
too
well
with
the
think
myself
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
that lia})])y leave
?
nie
will
you
of
I
she
him
see
she,
to
r
for the loss
to
})romise never
great
so
I shall fret to
in her
again.
indeed
"
I have
but entirely,
you
iicvi
seen
sick
himself
pined
longed to
fether, that
my
had
could/' answered
leave
nu-
Slu' had
words.
these
at
father
her
her^ and "
Promise
"
Beauty blushed
glassthat
stay iu'iv.
271
desire
a
see
refuse
if you
death
to
me
' '
that satisfaction .
"I
had
the
give you father
die
rather
least uneasiness. will remain
; you
monster, "than
the
myself,"said
I will send
him, and
with
to
you
your
Beast
poor
shall
die of
grief." Xo," said Beauty, wee})ing,
"
''
be the
cause
return
in
You
you. and
a
You
"
Beast
shown
have
with
but
"
have
a
Beast
she
When at
went
her
the
to
there
be
to
father's,and
the
maid
she
saw
ran
and thought upstairs, his dear
in his
first
arms
transports
rising,and
was
you
stay
me
need
a
the
only
bed, when
go to
saw a
loud
seeing him
a
afraid
herself
the
shriek,at which he
should
over,
she
an
held
hour.
no
with
man
joy
her fast locked As
Beauty began had
good
died
have
by
was
the moment
who,
come,
quarter of
were
afflicted.
so
little bell that
a
daughter again. He
above
let
Farewell, Beauty.''
having rung
bed-side, she
see
married,
morning, she found
next
her
to
are
You
promise.
sad at
very
the
waked
her, gave
likingfor
morning," said
back.
come
of
is alone."
before
table
only
;
to
promise
usual, bidding her good-night ; and
bed
to
sisters
well to
too
my
kind
a
my
army
your
the
mind
feel
to-morrow
remember
sighed as
Beauty
give you
that
me
gone
lay 3'our ring on you
I
father,as he
my shall
;
death.
for I indeed
week,
brothers
my
week
of your
I love you
clothes
soon
to to
as
the
think
j)ut on
of ;
next
room,
gold
and
his kind
she intended
her
keeping
and
trunk
They
husbands.
indeed, but
insisted
Beast
on
gowns
the
thither
of
a
they
meantime
them
wdth
their
unhappy. some, gentleman, extremely hand-
fond
so
in
hastened both
were
married
eldest had
The
appeared. dis-
trunk
the
again.
sisters,who
her
to
her
to
immediately both
herself ; and
dressed
Beauty sent
back
came
that
her
herself,and
them
others
said so, when
told
father
Her
for
plainest of them,
present of the
a
scarcelyhad
She
sisters.
make
to
with
Beast
good
of the
taking one
and
care,
thanked
Beauty
diamonds.
the
in
covered
full of gowns,
large trunk
a
just found,
had
that she
told her
the maid
but
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
272
of his
very
own
that
person
he
of neglectedhis wife. The second had married a man of it to plague and torment use wit, but he only made one. Beauty's sisters sickened with envy when every
they
her
saw
beautiful than
a
their
vent
to
like
They
ever.
Beast
the
enrage
had
behaved
a
Princess, and down
went
spleen,and agreed
longer with
week
they
dressed
taken
them, to
as
this
to
which
make
look the
into
more
garden
persuade her to stay probably might so
him
devour
resolution, they
After
her. went
up
and
that to their sister affectionately poor Beauty wept for joy,and, at their request, promised to nightslonger. stay seven In the meantime, Beauty was unhappy. The tenth she was in the palacegarden,and night she dreamed she
that seemed her
with
so
saw-
Beast
extended
just expiring,and, her
in
plot,who dying voice, reproached on
a
the
ingratitude. Beauty
grass
started
out
of her
sleep,and burstinginto tears,reproached herself for and her insensibility of his many kind ingratitude, agreeable qualifications. Having
said much
on
her and
this,she
CHILDRKN'S
})ut her
rose,
riii"-
Seareely was when
she
she
with
the
hour
the
came^
recollected
her
dream, and
she
quite senseless,and, herself heart
u})on
beat
struek
him
found
as
she
without
nine,
the
for Beast
no
in the
canal
stretched
dead.
She
out
threw
finding his
from
water
evening
everywhere,
dread, and
some
of
one
wished
yet
Beast
imagined, any
poured it on his head. Beast opened his eyes, forgot your promise, and
on
for
for him
jwor
she fetched still,
put
to
and
overjoyedto
was
last the
flew
a";ain.
asleep ;
waited
at
;
having-sought
There
garden.
and
him, ])lease
eloek
After
slie fell
|)alaee. She
impatienee
utmost
appeared. she
Beast's
down
lav
niornin""-,she
next
riehest suits to
273
tabh-, and before
bed
in
find iierself in the her
the
on
wakened
STOIUKS.
the
canal,
and
lost you have
that
the
I resolved
to
and I
said
was
Beauty,
to
afflicted at
so
myself.
starve
of seeing haj)})iness
once
you
You
"
having
But
I
since
I die
more,
satisfied." "^
Beast," said Beauty, '^you
No, dear
husband.
live to be my
hand, and
From be
must
not
I
this moment
die ;
give you
but
yours." Beauty scarcelyhad j)ronouncedthese words, when the palace sparkled with ments lightsand fireworks, instruof music to portend some everything seemed She great event ; but nothing could fix her attention. my
to
swear
none
"
turned
to
fear ; but
dear
her how
and disappeared, Princes for
that
great she
ever
having put
Beast, for whom
saw
eye an
end
was
her
at her
the
feet
so
one
she
could
had
loveliest
her thanks
under
Though
with
Beast
of the
returned
charm
beast. a long resembled was worthy of all her attention, asking where Beast was. had
trembled
surprise!
beheld, who to
she
which this not
he
Prince forbear
"
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
274
You
at
till
shape
your
Prince
remain
under
to
me
beautiful virgin should
a
offeringyou
In
feet," said the
condemned
fairv had
wicked
me.
him
see
to
consent
"
a
that marry
dischargethe
I can't
crown,
my
;
you." the charming Beauty, agreeably surprised,gave to rise ; they went together into the her hand Prince overjoyed to find,in the great castle,and Beauty was the beautiful hall,her father and his whole family,whom veyed lady,that appeared to her in her dream, had conhave
I obligations
to
thither.
Beauty," said this lady, choice reward of your judicious
"
"
I
great Queen. virtue,
statues
two
your
:
will not
throne
this
under
but
shall
You
reason.
going
are
lessen
in
before
stand
transportedinto him with
her
founded
with
many on
the
(jueen,
was
the
your
years
virtue,
was
her
behold
wand,
her hall
the
were
He ; and
ceived palace. His subjectsremarried Beauty, and lived their happiness,as it was
complete.
SLEEPING
formerly,in
a
beautiful
most
in
were
sister's
your
Prince's
joy.
THE
There
all that
moment,
a
a
transformation, still retain
palacegate, and be it your punishment to happiness." Immediately the fairygave a stroke with and,
be
to
"
and
hearts
you
you
ladies,"said the your
the
;
the
receive
forget yourself As for you, fairyto Beauty'stwo sisters, I know Become all the malice they contain.
make
nor
hope
and
come
BEAUTY.
distant and
.
of having nothing but the want in the pleasuresthey enjoyed.
country,
happy children This
was
in to
a
king
the
and
w^orld
:
participate their
w^hole
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
076
have
would
Tlu' third, that she
sing perfectlywell.
fourth,that she would
of musical
old
The
show would
seemed
which
head
age, she
said,
the
That
"
pierced with
hands
her
have
advanced
she
next,
shaking
a
spite than
more
coming
fairy'sturn
forward, and, with
the
to
instruments
play on all kinds utmost degree of perfection.
would
she
sixth, that
the
And
in
grace
she did.
everythingthat The
wonderful
a
to
princess die
spindle,and
a
of the wound."
giftmade
Tliis terrible and
behind "
yourselves,O
Assure
shall not
daughter have
not
undo
to
power
princess shall indeed but instead
of
sleep,which
elder
my
aloud
a
shall
with
a
a
and
come,
I
The
spindle; profound
years, at the
shall
"
your
done.
only fall into
hundred
king'sson
that
:
It is true
has
hand
from
tion expiraher
awake
it."
The
king,to
spleneticand
avoid
person
malicious
forbidden,upon
was
distaff
queen
any
being
nay,
told
pain of death, even
so
much
to
spin with to
as
have
a
of their houses.
fifteen
the young u]) and
spindle;
or
spindlein About
by the old fairy,caused immediately his be issued forth, whereby every
this misfortune
royal ])roclamationto
a
out
disaster.
pierce her
shall last a
this
what
dying,she
of which from
of
die
fairycame
young
spoke these words king and queen,
curtains, and
the
tremble,
company
a-crying.
instant, the
this very
At
fell
of them
one
every
whole
the
sixteen
or
gone
to
one
years of their
after, the houses
of
king and pleasure,
princess hap})enedto divert herselt by going down
aj)artment
to
the
palace, when,
another, she
at
going
length
came
up
from into
a
one
little
CHILDRFA'S
good
had
woman
old
an
heard
not
277
her
spiiniingwith
sittino- all alone, and
This
wlu-rc
top of tlu- tower,
the
at
room
STORIKS.
was
woinaii
spindle.
of the
king's proclamation
against s])indles. What
"
are
doing there,
you
"
(ioody?
said
the
the
old
princess. I
"
spinning,
am
"
Ha
I
do yon
do
"
was.
princess, that
said the
it to
I may
that
me,
j)retty; how-
is very
"
(iive
it ?
she
who
know
did not
who
woman,
])retty child/' said
my
if I
see
can
so."
do
The
old her
granted
than, Avhether
hand,
her
ordained
it,is
not
the to
very
it into
hasty at
it and
ascertained, certainly
be
The
good
affair,cried
quarter
in
old woman, for
out
not
;
but
all
they
her
could
do in this
to in
from
threw^ water
her, struck
rubbed
hands, and
water
Some
great numbers.
swoon.
a
what
knowing
help. Peo})lecame
face, unlaced princess's her
in
her
temples do
did
every the
upon
the
on
and
hand,
her
immediately ran into directlyfell down upon the ground
she
s})iteful
of the
decree
it
but, however,
curiosity,
taken
sooner
no
being
that
unhandy, or
somewhat
fan*yhad
had
She
request.
child's
satisfythe
to
woman,
with
palms of Hungary her
not
bring
her
life,by
to
herself.
good fairy wdio had saved hundred her to sleej) one
The
kingdom
of
this accident
Matakin, twelve befel
the
of it
leagues :
that is,boots
seven
by
a
with
leagues of ground
but
dwarf, who
at
which one
had he
boots
could
stride.
kingdom immediately,and arrived at chariot drawn about an hour after,in a fiery the
was
in
the.
leaguesoff,w^ien she was instantly
thousand
princess;
little
informed
years,
demning con-
of
tread
The the
seven over
fairyleft palacein
by dragons.
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
c,7S
her
king- handed
The
chariot, and
the
of
out
she
of everythinghe had done : but, as she had a ajiproved the she thought that when very great foresight, what to do should awake, she might not know ])rincess fore, witli herself,being all alone in this old palace; thereher wand with everything in the she touched
except ])alace,
the
and
king
maids
governesses,
queen,
bed-chamber, gentlemen,officers,
of honour, ladies of the
stewards, cooks, under-cooks, scullions, guards, with that
horses
all the
touched
She
footmen.
and
beef-eaters, pages,
their
stables,as well
in the
were
likewise
])adsas others, the great dog in the outer court, and bitch which the little spaniel lay by her on the bed. they all fell Immediately on her touching them asleep,that they might not wake before their mistress, and that they might be ready to wait ujion her when she wanted
them.
they could
be
The
full
spitsat the fire,as
very
as
of
and pheasants,and partridges thing everyanimate or inanimate, fell place,whether
in the
asleepalso. All
this
done
was
in
for fairies
moment,
a
are
not
long in doing their business. And
the
king and queen, having kissed their child without waking her, went out of the palace,and near })utforth a proclamationthat nobody should come it.
now
This, however,
quarter of such and
hour
an
could
nor
be
beast seen
and })alace,
not
up
within
one
could but
got
all around
of trees, great and
brambles, twined
man
for in less than
unnecessary,
there
number
vast
a
was
the
very
but Nobody doubted extraordinarysample
the of
so
tops of the
unless
it
w^as
fairy gave her
small
park
bushes,
other, that neither
through,
pass
that even,
the
the
a
art, that
a
that
nothing
towers
of the
good
therein the
way a
off. very
princess.
CHILDREN'S
while
she
fear
remained
from
of
tliat of the
from
whieh
were
Every
lie
said
some
it
Sabbath,
The
most
there^ and
|)ast,the
of
he
carried he
faniilv
these
towers
great thick wood.
a
had
they
as
lieard
castle, haunted
ruinous
and
sorcerers
opinion
common
son
a-hunting
out
wliat
that
was
thither
all the
might
eat
;
by
witches
in that
weekly meeting,
or
catch, that
could
he
okl
that all the
that
asked
according
an
was
to ii()lhin"^-
of another
was
in tlie midst
saw
; others, spirits
their
and
oont-
who
eountry,
answered
one
lia\c
being slee])ing j)rineess,
side of the
that
on
had
years
reigning,and
then
279
|)e()j)U'.
liundred
a
king
a
ini";hl slet'j)iii";-,
eurious
any
Wlien
ST()ini:S.
kept
place. an
lived
ogre
little children
them
at
up
his
anybody being able to follow him, to having himself only power pass through the
leisure, without as
wood. The
prince
May
it
from
beautiful
most
sleep there by
a
my
there
say that the
stand,
for
a
king'sson,
then
that
ever
was
she
for whom
put
by
on
into
love
an
and
end
to
this
rare
father grand-
my
that
would
princess,
a
she
must
be wakened
reserved."
was
fire at
young
could
"
fifty years
heard
seen,
to
:
is about
years^ and
hundred
thus
this castle
in
all on prince was considering believing, without The
him
father, who
was
what
knowing
not
an
I heard
since
a
spoke to aged man pleaseyour highness,it
believe, when "
at
was
the
these
words, that
matter,
he
adventure, and, })ushed
honour, resolved
that
moment
to
look
it.
Scarce
had
he advanced
towards
the
wood, when
all
great trees, the bushes, and brambles, gave way of their own accord^ and let him pass through. He Avent the
up
to
the
castle,which
he
saw
at
the
end
of
a
large
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
oso
he
wliich
avenue,
surprisedhim
into
went
he
was
closed
the trees
follow him, because
of
none
saw
what
and
;
not
Uttle
a
could
people
his
again
soon
as
he
as
passedthrough them. he did not
However, his
He
wav.
into
came
he
everything
where
hardy
most
seeming
of
and
men
death be
nothing to
was
animals, all
dead.
to be
however, very well knew, by the
He,
of
pimpled noses
the
of
the
up
reigned all
image
there
bodies
stretch ed-out
but
seen
and itself,
showed
everywhere
the
court,
frozen
There
horror. ;
outward
have
might
saw
frightfulsilence
most
a
over
spacious
a
with
person
valiantly continuing
from
cease
rosy faces
beef-eaters,that they
the
and were
still remained only asleep; and their goblets,wherein few drops of wine, plainlyshowing that they all some liad fallen
then, crossing a
He
and u])stairs,
that, he
gentlemen
others
saw
the
open,
ladies all
into
came
upon finest
He
a
loud
as
as
they
full through several rooms asleep,some standing,and
chamber
a
bed, the
sightthat
approached
fell down
enchantment looked view
snoring
went
the
ranks, with their muskets
all
curtains
ever
he
on
might
before was
him seem
at
with to
w^ith
her an
on
end eyes
admit
giltwith
of which beheld
a})pearedto be about fifteen or and whose resplendentbeauty had
divine. and
and
last he
liere he
age,
their
went
sitting.
At
who
paved with marble, guard-chamber,where
shoulders, and
After
could.
the
standingin
their
upon
court
into
came
guards were
of
their cups.
asleep in
"
sixteen in it
gold ; all
were a
princess, years
of
something
tremblingand admiration, his knees.
; the more
of.
And
now
the
princess awaked, and tender
than
the
first
CHILDRKN'S
"Is
with
the
discourse
Their
than
more
wee])
talk
well
so
was
was,
and
there
:
liini ;
to
w^hat to say to him
the\
was
as
'*
\")ii
was
spoken,
NNcre
that
did
they
little ehxjuence, at
more
had
for it is very
;
iiiiieh
tlian himself".
very
she
and
words,
conducted
He
wonder,
no
these
her better
great deal of love.
a
said
which
in
manner
her that he loved
assured
she
'JSI
Ion"" time."
a
with
more
she
? ))riiK-c'
inv
cliarnu'd ])riiu-e,
The
but
"
it vt)U,
lia\ :^" waited
STOIUKS.
time
a
loss than
to think
probable,though
on
the
nothing of it, that the good fairy, historymentions had given her agreeabledreams. during so long a slee}), and yet said In short, they talked four hours together, not half of w hat they had got to say. In the meantime, all in the palaceawaked, every one business ; and as all of them thinking on his particular in love,they were not were ready to die with hunger. chief lady of honour, being as sharp set as the The others, grew aloud
the
that
impatient,and
very
su])per
told
served
was
up.
the
])rincess
The
prince
dressed, to rise, she being entirely helped the ])rincess and though his royal highness did very magnificent, dressed like his not forget to tell her that she was a })eeping over grandmother, and had a ]K)int-band
high and
collar ; but, however,
she looked
princess;
tunes, but
years
without
any
honour
in the
drew
the
very
hundred
them
less beautiful
for all that.
charming
into the great They went where they supped,and were
the
no
served
excellent,though
they had
loss of
chapelof
it
lived.
time, the the
lord
castle,and
the curtains. 19
by
the
officers of
hautboys played all
violins and
since
looking glasses,
of
hall
was
And
now
about
a
after su})per
almoner the
old
chief
married
lady of
had
princess
no
had
been
little
occasion
; and
great pain
in
he
had
collier,who
prince
left her
lain
cottage of
the
at
bread
brown
some
forest
the
in
%
him
readilybelieved he
that
seeing
began
these
Now from
the
and
the
beautiful The
saw
her.
whom
was
a
a
and
he
he
manner
her
so
But
very he
he
a
boy,
he
which that
in this
had
girl,whom
he
they
the
was
not certainly
riches.
uneasy,
of the have
his
dared race
married
made
retired
children, the
named
Morning,
named
they and
Day,
much
more
sister.
to
several
inform
times
after
her
time, alleging that,
he
ought
in
duty
trust
her
with
ogres,
and
the
to
of
the
to
for about
fine
whom
then
manner
two
desiring him
spent
never
endeavoured
then
great deal handsomer
son,
doing,
so
justly too) his having
times
lived
comely than
her
to
for she
vast
by
was
; and
nights together,
queen's jealousyincreasing, she
spoke what
he
youngest he
because
the
whom
of whom
eldest
could
ignorant of.
remain
palace,were
years, and
two
four
or
frequent excursions,
princess,with
for
excuse
which
private amour,
should
that she
some
man,
day a-hunting, and
every
three
lain out
good
very
altogether true
was
suspect (and very
to
little
some
this
a
mother, the queen,
almost
went
had
he
though
was
his
always found
had
he
; but
that
persuaded
be
she
father, who
his
king,
The
that
a
and
cheese.
not
the
his father
city^where
lost his way
had
him
given
the
night,
for his return.
had
hunting, and
was
the
anxious
he
prince told him
The
that
sleep
the
into
return
to
morning
next
very
but
liad
They
as
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
282
her
had
it not
to
his
as
he
satisfy secret,
kins^ would
been
for
her
STORIES.
CHILDREN'S
iicSi
four
then
old, and
vears
fbr'^some sugar-candy,
yard and killed a lamb, good sauce that his mistress eaten anything so good in
back such never
had
He
the
at
carried her
concealed in
and
asked
him
to
with had
she
him
life.
all her
Morning,
little
up
might
she
that
had
the
into
dressed
assured
he
and
weep,
went
he
which
wife, in order
to his
lodging which
a
he
taken
time
same
began
; and
of his hand
tlu" knife fell out
and
he
which
on
leaping
neck, and
the
about
him
lauohinir, to take
him
to
up
came
the
at
bottom
be of
courtyard. to her own The queen'slascivious appetite(according humoured, she again began being once ajiprehensions) dainty bit. Accordingly,a few to long for another
the
called for the
days after,she He
little Day. to
her
cheat
little Day, and he
which
years
carried him
with
with
old.
took
He
little Day, cooked
a
up
hitherto
craving, the ogress
after this
kitchen,
"
Now
eat
that I had
with
The
the
was
of
not
I will also
sauce
same
well
mighty
was
being
young
and,
; but to
able to deceive was
hundred
turned years
in
find
being and
arms
him
the
room
in
of
tender, which
few
a
the
was
evenings
clerk
of the
with
the
clerk
spaired de-
queen
young
children."
critical time, for
queen
counting the
the
child
conceal
very
said
the
to
former, saying it
the
as
of
hand, with
in his
might kid
went
the
up
sister ;
young
much
praisedas good. Avonderfully the ogress
All
him
wife, that she
out
sup
his
monkey,
a
to
He
foil in
a
kitchen, and
word, being resolved
a
before.
chamber, along with his
her
night
done
him
saw
his
to
that never
had
he
fencing
was
three
but
answered
as
of the
intended
she
that
told him
clerk
the
poor
her. of
twenty years of age^
she
had
been
asleep.
CHiLDin'A's
Thou""ii
luT
skin
and
beautiful
firm
that
he
He
then
into
with
with
room
humanity told
his
the
dearly love." had
they
kitchen, all
I have
queen
once
queen's
However,
his
; but
he
he had
them
;
""
execute
children, whom
my
them
dead
humane
shall
you
neck
ever
her.
the
of the children
your to
me
and
her
clerk
see
with :
by giving
more
her
see
from
shall go
you
lur
])ut himself
surj^riseher
to
own
into
the
into
went
thought
"
concealed
left
where
he
aloud
with
young
lodgings,
my
I shall deceive
another
the
kid
young
in
;
and
king
the
the same
conducted her
embrace he
her to her
then
children, and and
went
had
queen
chamber, cry
dressed
for suj)})er, and
appetite as though
it had
a
voured debeen
queen. she
was
of
the
to
kid, which
young
Now
her
them
it with
up
he
hand.
and
she
this he forthwith
Upon
the
his
save
mother.
cried
;
him
stead."
your
the
"
so
eanine
made
going
it at onee,
him
her
taken
tears
then
where
must
and
;
his
in
For
been
in
But
again.
her
appease
he
eould,
I shall go
No, fair princess!
''
tlic vard
in
greatly,and
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