No, no my Melodies will never die,
While nurses sing, or babies cry.





History of the Goose Family.




[FROM THE BOSTON TRANSCRIPT.]


Cotton Mather And Mother Goose.


MR. EDITOR:--Your correspondent, N.B.S., has so decisively given
a QUIETUS to the question as to the birthplace of Cotton Mather,
that there is no danger of its ever being revived again. But there
is another question of equal importance to many, to the literary
world in particular, which should in like manner be put to rest.
WHO WAS MOTHER GOOSE? and WHEN were her melodies first given to the
world? These are questions which have been often asked, but have
never been satisfactorily answered. The recent publication of a
book called "Mother Goose for Old Folks" has again revived these
questions, which serves to show that the subject has not yet lost