MOTHER GOOSES NURSERY RHYMES.
Rat wont gnaw rope;
Rope wont hang butcher;
Butcher won’t kill ox;
Ox won't drink water;
Water won't quench fre;
Fire won't burn stick;
Stick won't beat dog;
Dog won't bite pig ;
Piggy wont get over the stile;
And I shan’t get home to-night.”
But the cow said to her, “If you will go to yonder hay¬
makers, and fetch me a wisp of hay, Ill give you the milk.”
So away the old woman went to the haymakers, and said—
" Haymakers, give me a wisp of hay;
Cow won't give me milk;
Cat won't kill rat;
Rat wont gnaw rope;
Rope wont hang butcher ;
Butcher won't kill ox;
Ox won't drink water;