At Rusher's fam'd Warehouse,
Books, Pictures and Toys
Are selling to please all
The good girls and boys.

For youth of all ages
There's plenty in store,
Amusement, instruction,
For rich and the poor.

_From the New House that Jack Built._

See Jack in his study,
Is writting a book,
As pretty as this is
In which you may look;

The price is one penny,
For girls or for boys,
There's more too at Rusher's,
And Pictures and Toys.

_Poetic Trifles._

Sing see-saw, Jack thatching the ridge,
Which is the way to Banbury-bridge?
One foot up and t'other foot down,
And that's the way to Banbury town.

As I was going to Banbury
Upon a summer's day,
My dame had butter, eggs and fruit,
And I had corn and hay,
Joe drove the ox and Tom the swine,
Dick took the foal and mare:
I sold them all--then home to dine
From famous Banbury Fair.

Here's something new
Dear child for you,
I will please you in a trice
A halfp'ny chuse,
Now don't refuse,
A penny is the price.

Tho' basely born
Pray do not scorn
A Tale no worse than many
For I'm afraid
More say in trade,
A halfp'ny's made a penny.

Good things to engross,
Near Banbury cross
Where Tommy shall go on the nag,
He makes no mistake,
Buy a Banbury Cake,
Books, Pictures, and Banbury Shag.

Little Robin Redbreast
Sat upon a tree
He sang merrily
As merrily could be.

He nodded with his head
And his tail waggled he
As little Robin Redbreast
Sat upon a tree.

Now each lad and each lass
Both sister and brother
May have books for each class
For Father or Mother.

And when with much pleasure
You've read them all o'er,
Then hasten to Rusher's,
He's printing some more.

Where each daughter and son
And each nephew and niece,
Each good child may have one,
For a penny a piece.

BLACK YOUR SHOES, YOUR HONOUR?

Here's Finiky Hawkes,
As busy as any,
Will well black your shoes,
And charge but a penny.

The following little "Banbury Cake" Book is so excessively rare, we give
the text verbatim.

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THE HISTORY
of a
BANBURY CAKE.

An Entertaining Book For Children.

_BANBURY:_
Printed and Sold by J. G. RUSHER,
Bridge Street.