2-713-488 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Now, Brother, said the dying man, Look To My Children Deare', c1878. The Babes' dying father entreats his brother to care for his children. A ballad of c1600 tells the story of the owner of Wayland Hall, Norfolk, who died leaving his infant son and daughter in the care of his brother. If both children should die before the uncle he would inherit their wealth. After a year, greed overcame duty and family affection. From "The Babes (or Children) in the Wood", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [London, c1878]