...sing, what shall I sing?— The cat's run away with the puddingbag string . . . . . . .. . . . . 47 Hi diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,— The cow jumped over the moon ,— The little dog l&ughed to see such sport,— And the dish ran away with the spoon 48 Jack and Jill went up the hill,—...

...and ingenious, and equally absurd. But the nursery rhymes are still more ingenious. For instance — Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle — The cow jumped over the moon ; becomes — Hye, .lied t'el, died t'el, De quit end de vied t'el — DC kauw j'hummt Hoeve eer ;...

...gooseberry, could you ? Rosa. Go in— do! [Closes door upon SLASHER, and sits down to piano and sings.] " HI diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon ! " Brown, [who enters at c., and advances behind ROSA.] Brava! brava! Rosa, [pretending surprise.]...

...with its enormous friz of curls, like a wicked old fairy. " What is the world coming to, I wonder? ' Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, • The cow jumped over the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.' That's about the order of things...

...Ant ubi sunt nummi ?" " Sum nnmmi oblitus et expers." "Furoifer ad corvos, ebrie, pote, tuos !" HD Hey Diddle Diddle. Hey diddle diddle ! the cat and...fiddle ! The cow jumped over the moon ; The little dog laughed to see such fine sport ; And the dish ran away with the spoon. Hei Didulum. Hei didnlnm —...

...hill, To get a pail of water ; Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Hey diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon, The little dog laughed to see the Cock a doodle do, sport, . The dame has lost her shoe, And the dish ran away with...

...lost her shoe ; Gone to bed and scratched her head, And can't tell what to do. Hey ! diddle, diddle,81 The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon ; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. Cock Robin got up early, At the break...

...and kneels to WIDOW SlMi'SON, who half covers her face, and gives him her hand. CHORUS in tf;e air. Hey diddle, diddle, The Cat and the Fiddle, The Cow jumped over the moon ! [TOM MOUSER app ears on the top of the Tomb, playing a fiddle. Ife comes down playing — re-enters...

...The boy — for the singer was a boy — came along the path, shouting at the top of his voice — " Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon." "Who are you?" cried Boy Blue, "and what do you mean by saying ' the cow jumped over the moon?' What...

...ten men in armour, each of whom was considoraWy bigger and stronger than I am. Now, all this " Hi, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon," is all very well for little babies just beginning to talk, but for boys of fourteen or fifteen to read...