...accompaniment he sang all the Mother Goose melodies that he could remember. At last he came to, — " There was an old woman who lived in a shoe : She had so many children she didn't know what to do; To some she gave broth without any bread," — and Harry stopped to catch his breath, for the trotting...

...of nineteen children, and hence we may easily trace the origin of . that famous classic: — "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, She had so many children she didn't know what to do." HISTORY AND FICTION. The archbishop of Canterbury once put the following question to Betterton, the...

...mother of nineteen children, and hence we may easily trace the origin of that famous classic, " There was an old woman who lived in a shoe ; she had so many children she did n't know what to do." Now, as to the plays of the stage, we all know how some of them have gradually,...

...him to plunge in and bring out a fine fat fish for dinner ? THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE. HERE was an old woman who lived in a shoe; She had so many children she did not know what to do; She gave them some broth without any bread, And whipped them all soundly,...

...mother of twenty-one children, and hence we may easily trace the origin of the famous classic : " There was an old woman who lived in a shoe ; She had so many children she didn't know what to do ! " WILLIAM L. STONE JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS. the whole neighborhood, and of Fleet in particular. He endeavored^...

...heavy handful, and we do not wonder that she poured out her feelings in the celebrated lines — There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, She had so many children she didn't know what to do. To entertain her young flock, Mrs. Goose was in the habit of telling little stories in prose and verse,...

...naughty, she would make good use of the large birch rod which hung over the mantelpiece. CHAPTER II. " She gave them some broth without any bread ; She whipp'd them all soundly, and sent them to bed." THE next morning Betty put on her Sunday best gown and red cloak, and off she started, soon aftei breakfast,...

...Man, and he went a Crooked Mile, He found a Crooked Sixpence against a Crooked Stile . . . .116 There was an Old Woman who lived in a Shoe, She had so many Children she didn't know what to do . . . . 132 Two Legs sat upon Three Legs, With One Leg in his Lap 149 MOTHER GOOSE'S MELODIES. A, B,...

...this is common ground ; something to build an acquaintance upon. The teacher repeats : — " ' There was an old woman Who lived in a shoe, She had so many children She didn't know what to do.' " I think I must be that old woman and you are the children, and this great big room is the shoe. "...

...good deal pulled down by the cares of her daily life ; for, like the old woman in the nursery-rhyme, she had so many children she didn't know what to do. She bore a strong family resemblance to the hare, but was much more common-looking, as might be expected....