She went to the ale-house To get him some beer, And when she came back, Doggy sat in a chair.

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She went to the tavern For white wine and red, And when she came back The dog stood on his head.

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She went to the hatter's To buy him a hat, And when she came back He was feeding the cat.

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She went to the barber's To buy him a wig, And when she came back He was dancing a jig.

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She went to the fruiterer's To buy him some fruit, And when she came back He was playing the flute.

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She went to the tailor's To buy him a coat, And when she came back He was riding a goat.

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She went to the cobbler's To buy him some shoes, And when she came back He was reading the news.

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She went to the sempstress To buy him some linen, And when she came back The dog was a-spinning.

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She went to the hosier's To buy him some hose, And when she came back He was dressed in his clothes.

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The dame made a curtsey, The dog made a bow; The dame said, "Your servant,"

The dog said, "Bow, wow!"

=Little Bo-Peep=;

AND

OTHER TALES.

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=Edited by Madame de Chatelain.=

=Little Bo-Peep.=

Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.

Little Bo-peep fell fast asleep, And dreamt she heard them bleating; When she awoke, she found it a joke, For still they all were fleeting.

Then up she took her little crook, Determined for to find them; She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed, For they'd left their tails behind them.

It happened one day, as Bo-peep did stray Unto a meadow hard by; There she espied their tails side by side, All hung on a tree to dry.

She heaved a sigh, and wiped her eye, And over the hillocks she raced; And tried what she could, as a shepherdess should, That each tail should be properly placed.

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=The Old Woman and her Eggs.=

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There was an old woman, as I've heard tell, She went to the market her eggs for to sell, She went to the market, all on a market day, And she fell asleep on the king's highway.

There came a little pedlar, his name it was Stout, He cut off her petticoats all round about; He cut off her petticoats up to her knees, Until her poor knees began for to freeze.

When the little old woman began to awake, She began to shiver, and she began to shake; Her knees began to freeze, and she began to cry, "Oh lawk! oh mercy on me! this surely can't be I.

"If it be not I, as I suppose it be, I have a little dog at home, and he knows me; If it be I, he will wag his little tail, But if it be not I, he'll bark and he'll rail."

Up jumped the little woman, all in the dark, Up jump'd the little dog, and he began to bark; The dog began to bark, and she began to cry, "O lawk! oh mercy on me! I see it is not I."

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=Old Mother Goose.=

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Old Mother Goose, when She wanted to wander, Would ride through the air On a very fine gander.