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TES Ro WHO WOTB A-WOMiN GO.

A FROG he would a-wooing go,
Whether his mother would let him or no.
Off he set with his opera hat;
On the road he met with a rat.
lie asked Mr. Rat to make a call,
And soon they arrived at Mousey's hall.
"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, are you with ?"
" I am, kind sirs, and sitting to spin."
"Pray, Mrs. Mouse, now give us some beer,
That Froggy and I may have good cheer."
"Pray, Mr. Frog, will you give us a song?
Let the subject be something that 's not very long."
"Indeed, Mrs. Mouse," replied the frog,
"I caught a bad cold, last night, in the fog."
' Since you have caught cold, Mr. Frog," Mousey said,
" I'll sing you a song that I have just made."
As they were in glee, and making a din,
A cat and her kittens came tumbling in,
The cat, she seized the rat by the crown,
The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.
This put Mr. Frog in a terrible fright;
lie took up his hat, and he wished therm good-night.
As Frorggy was crossing it over :t brook,
A lily-white duck cam~L anid gobbled him up.
And here is the end of one, two, three, -
The rat, the mouse, and the little fir'ggy. 4

THS

WOULD

A-WOOING

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A frog he would

a-wooing go,

Whether his mother would let him or no.

ON the quiet, sedgy bank of a stagnant
pool, and under the shadow of rank reeds

WHO

g~o*

WOULD A-WOOING

and bulrushes,

retired
porting

from

sat two frogs.
the shoal who

themselves

in

They had

were

the water,

dis-
and

were

the

earnestly

two,

younger,
said,

an

old

talking.
matron,

who, by-the-by,

The

elder of

addressing
was her

the
son,

"My

stop

dear

quietly

know what

Froggy,

with

dangers

me.
you

you

You

may

had better

do

not

encounter

you

leave

" Croak,

" Ah,

my

your
croak

secluded home."

I"

son !"

said

Froggy.

continued

the

see that, like

most

young

frogs,

if

one,

"I

old

THE FROG WHO

GO.

THE FROG WHO WOULD

Off he set
On the roi

, with his opera

hat;

ad he met with a rat.

are very obstinate, and will not listen

to reason.

But why on earth you should

you

A-WiiOOINVC

GO,

rl
~6~

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

wish to

go

gadding after

a poor, hungry

little

mouse,

is

more than I

can tell;-

you, with your beautiful legs and speckled

coat, born to

a splendid

estate

of reeds

water,

the

a water-lily.

heir of nine bulrushes

I thought you

were

more of

a frog."

" Croak, croak said Froggy

again.

" Have you thought of the boys who

throw

stones ?"

" Croak 1"
"Or the birds with long beaks?"
" Croak !"

" Or the ducks ?"

and
and

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING 00.

He asked Mr. Rat to make a call,
And soon they arrived at Mousey's hall;

"Croak !"

want to

go a-wooing,

there

"If

you

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

are frogs

indeed,

in

with

your

own

your personal

station in life;

appearance,

you might

even

aspire

to

an eft

or a

lizard."

" Croak 1"

persisted

the sulky

little

frog.

" You

are no

better than

a tad-

pole !"

said

his

mother,

getting

very

angry

at last.

were

the

her lips, than up jumped

a passion;

under

his

and
arm,

words
Master

taking

and

his

his

out of

Frogry,
opera

cane

in

his hand, off he

went

at

a rapid

pace,

10

No

sooner

in

hat

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING

"Pray,
"I am,

singing

order 1

at

Mrs. Mouse,

are you

kind sirs, and sitting

the top

to hide his

within ?"
to spin."

of his voice,

rage,-

in.

GO,

WHO WOULD A-WOOING

"Rowley,
'Heigh

Froggy
:5

he

powley,

0!'

had

saw,

gammon

says Anthony

not

walk

jogging

in

and spinach.

Rowley."

d very

on before

a long-tail

and Blucher

boots,

who

carried

an old

cotton

umbrella.

Dear

looks like

me,

my

'" thought
tltOIzn~

friend

Froggy,

Mr. Rat;"

and

" that

I sure

enough it was.

S"How

do

you

do ?"

asked

Master

Froggy,

when

he

had

at length

over-

taken

" Pretty

well How

's yourself ?-

12

when

a brown

far

little fellow,

him,

coat

h1im.

THE FROG

GO.

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

" Pray, Mrs. Mouse, now give us

some beer,

That Froggy and I may have good cheer."

Where

are you going?- Fine

Squeak I" replied Mr. Rat, in

day!-

a suc-

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING

sessionn

of short, shrill

sentences,

which

made

Froggy

smile.

am going,"

said

Master

Froggy,

"to see the pretty little Widow Mousey,

who
Pray

feel

lives

come
rather

in that

with

snug

me,

bashful at

cottage

Mr. Rat

going

yonder.
for I

by

my-

self."

"(Wifth

all

my

and off they

heart,"
went

replied
together.

They

soon

arrived

at the

cottage;

and Mr. Rat

having

given

a loud

knock,

while

Froggy

gave

a loud

croak,

Mousey put

away
14

her

spinning-wheel

" I

Rat

Mr.

Mrs.

G O.

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

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" Pray, Mr.

Frog, will you give us

a song?

Let the subject be something that 's not very long."

a great

hurry, and

admitted her

guests.

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in

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C

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THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING

"Go(

Froggy;
thought

morning,

we

were

we would

Mrs. Mouse,"
out walking,

give

you

said
and

a friendly

call."

"You
replied

are very

irs. Mousey.

kind, I
Pray

am sure,"
sit down

and rest yourselves;
tired."

" And

here I

Mousey some
said Mr. Rat.

" Croak! yes,

say squeak

beer! We're

let 's

enjoy

- Mrs.
thirsty,"

ourselves

while

we can,

observed

Froggy.

" Certainly,"

said Mousey;

dare

say

you

are

"if

you

GO.

FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

" Indeed,

Mrs. Mouse," replied

the frog,

" I caught a bad cold, last night,

in the fog."

excuse

me I'll

go draw you
0

sonle

of the last brew."

TIHE
*

will

IWHO WOULD A-W001NG .GO.

So

they

were

Mousey

sat down

chatting

drew

very

some

coseyly

beer,

and

so comfortably that

and

soon

Master

Froiggy
rA Ao ro'

thought he should

soon

bashfulness, and then should be

able to

him..

posed

ask

pretty

Mrs.

Mousey

Presently their little

a song, and called

to

hostess

upon

marry

pro-

Froggy
a1" o'{rx7"V
.L ,_, J

to oblige

t0 0 CII0

" Really,"

to decline,

me

such

he replied,

for the

a cold

fog

that

" I

last

must

night

- croak !

beg

gave

I

im

quite

hoarse."

He did n't

forget
18

that he had been

of

his

get

rid

THIE FROG

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING

hk _-i- -

" Since you

have caught cold,

Mr. Frog,"

Mousey

"' I'11 sing you a song that I have just made."

singing
I* a

" Rowley, powley,

along, but he
Z:D7

as he came

was afraid that his

voice

19

said,

GO.

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING 00G.

was not good enough for
he was in.
"Well," said Mousey, I
am sorry for that; but i
sing, I will."
So she sang a pretty
she had just composed;
charming ditty it was-
perhaps, if anything, but vc
indeed.
After this, I need har
that they enjoyed themselv
Perhaps Mr. Rat drank ratl
beer ; but altogether it
20

the company

laughing, "1
f you won't

little
and a
rather
sry well

dly
es
er
wa

song
very
shrill,
sung

tell you
amazingly.
too much
s a very

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

liiil
In.

*i -l I II,'
- irli'

As they were in glee,
A cat and her kittens

and making

a din,

came tumbling in.

pleasant little party; and Master

over

Froggy

his bashfulness

as

21

had so far got

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING

squeeze

Mrs.

Mousey's

paw

once

twice

rather

tenderly.

But while

they

were

thus happily

employed,

in

the

name
shawl,

a terrible old

neighborhood,

of

"Browzer,"

calling

to her

and

cat who

went

was tying

little

kittens,

lived

by the
on her

and

saying,

" Come, my

us go

for

children,
a walk.

it is

Make

a fine

haste,

day;

for

something

tells

me we shall find

some

dinner

And

looking

on our way.

sure enough

after

little

they

birds,

did;
and

for

after

trying

to

to

or

let

GO.

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

The cat she seized the rat by the crown,
The kittens they pulled the little mouse down.

get in at the windows of all the pantries

they knew,-
28

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

" B-row !"

said MrsT

Cat, snuffing

know I'm

not quite

certain but yes,

really yes,

I smell

mouse."

" Mew !"

said the kittens;

" we Ire

so glad!"

" And

think,

come,

then,

mother !"

said the

kittens.

" Don't

Mrs.

make

a noise,"

whispered

Cat.

Slowly

towards

an

and

Mrs.

unexpected

cautiously

Mouscy's

moment,
24

they

cottage,

and

crept

till,

just

air;

"do

you

the

also,

" O,

rat."

on
at

as

THE FROG WITO WOULD A-WOOING

Tis put
1Ic took

MIr. Frog inT

up his hat.,

a terrible

friglt;
C 1r.

and he wished them good-night.

Mrs. Mousey

was going to

get

a fresh

mug of beer, in tumbled the cat and
25

GO.

TIE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING

kittens.

cat's

Down

paw up

went

in

Mr.

Rat

a corner

under

the

two

kittens

got

Mlousev.

fit-z-z !"-" Mew r"

rat and

mouse

were

killed.

" Hollo !"

says

Froggy

" this won't

they

must

'l be

be off

after
home

me in

to

And

bling
could.

sure enough

like a leaf,

but

off

he

went,

as rapidly

trem-
as he

did I

ever

leave

home

foolish

Master

Froggy ;

"I should

her
the

" M-row-ow,

-and

do

Perhaps

minute.
mother."

my

"0

why

said

GO.

THE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING

As Froggy

was crossing it over a brock,

A lily-white duck came and gobbled hit up.

have been safe enough if I had staid

with my mother.

I '11 never leave homo

GO.

C-, ~Be

THE FROG WHO WOULD

A-WOOING GO,

again.
croak I

Never I
croak 1"

never 1

never!

Croak I

" Quack I quack!"

observed

a Mrs.

Duck, who had

been

watching

him from

behind

a bunch of

rushes.

goodness

gracious I

Froggy

the

who
cross

very

("what
duck

went
over

I shall
goes 1"

shall I do now ?

that ate

abroad !

this brook

never

get

up

Now,

in

home

There's

my

if I

a single

alive.

uncle
can't

jump,
Here

But, alas!

since

it

must

be told,

could not

cross

the brook in

one jump.

28

t" 0,

my

said

he

THE FROG WhO WOULD A-WOOING GO.

In he fell -splash !

Up

came

duck.

Quack
gobble; and

quack!"

poor

gobble,

Froggy never got

obble,
home

at all.

are all

sorry

for

his

untimely

wish

that

Mrs.

Duck had

not gobbled him up; but

forget that
willed and

I

if he had I
obstinate, -- if

we

>ecn

must

less

he had only

attention

to what his mother told

him, he

might

have

been safe

at home;

and

been

perhaps
married

in due

to

some

course

of

amiable

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the

We

end,

and

not
self-

paid

time
Miss

g

TIE FROG WHO WOULD A-WOOING CO.

Frog, and

become

the father of

a large

and

interesting

family of

tadpoles.

And here is the end of one,

inno jJn little

two, three

two, three, -*

The rat, the mouse, and the little firggy.

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