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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
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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,
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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 ?-
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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
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her
spinning-wheel
" I
Rat
Mr.
Mrs.
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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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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
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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,-
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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
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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.
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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,
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not
self-
paid
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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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