A LADY said to her Son--a poor young SQUIRE: “You must seek a Wife with a Fortune!” [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] “Where are you going, my Pretty Maid?” “I’m going a-milking, Sir,” she said. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration] “Shall I go with you, my Pretty Maid?” “Oh yes, if you please, kind Sir,” she said. [Illustration] [Illustration] “What is your Father, my Pretty Maid?” [Illustration] “My Father’s a Farmer, Sir,” she said. [Illustration] “Shall I marry you, my Pretty Maid?” “Oh thank you, kindly, Sir,” she said. [Illustration] [Illustration] “But what is your fortune, my Pretty Maid?” “My face is my fortune, Sir,” she said. [Illustration] [Illustration] “Then I can’t marry you, my Pretty Maid!” “Nobody asked you, Sir!” she said. [Illustration] [Illustration] “Nobody asked you, Sir!” she said. [Illustration] “Sir!” she said. [Illustration] “Nobody asked you, Sir!” she said. [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration: HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE AND BABY BUNTING _R. Caldecott’s Picture Books_ GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS] HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE. [Illustration] Hey, diddle, diddle, [Illustration] [Illustration] The Cat [Illustration] and the Fiddle. [Illustration] [Illustration] The Cow jumped over the Moon, [Illustration] The little Dog laughed [Illustration] to see such fun, [Illustration] [Illustration] And the Dish ran away with the Spoon. [Illustration] [Illustration] BABY BUNTING. [Illustration] Bye, Baby Bunting! [Illustration] [Illustration] Father’s [Illustration] gone [Illustration] a-hunting. [Illustration] [Illustration] Gone to fetch [Illustration] a Rabbit-skin [Illustration] [Illustration] To wrap the Baby Bunting in. [Illustration] [Illustration: A FROG he would a-wooing go. R. CALDECOTT’S PICTURE BOOKS GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS] A FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING GO. [Illustration] [Illustration] A FROG he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY! Whether his Mother would let him or no. _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,_ _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY! [Illustration] So off he set with his opera-hat, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY! And on his way he met with a Rat. _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,_ _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY. [Illustration] “Pray, Mr. RAT, will you go with me,” _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY! “Pretty Miss MOUSEY for to see?” _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,_ _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY! [Illustration] [Illustration] Now they soon arrived at MOUSEY’S Hall, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY! And gave a loud knock, and gave a loud call. _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach,_ _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY! [Illustration]