An old Maid on a Journey / B. [compass pointing to the north] Esqr. delt.

Print shows the arrival an ugly elderly woman at an inn, carrying a fan in her right hand and a lap-dog under her left arm. She wears a riding habit; over her straw hat is a hood or scarf. After her shambles a lean elderly man carrying an embroidery frame, bag, and box. Behind him is a man holding up a caged bird, to which he whistles grotesquely, while a cat ensconced in an alcove grabs at the cage. An immensely fat woman, holding a 'Bill of Fare', stands against the wall. The fat host, napkin in hand, ushers her towards the room, with pointing thumb; it is called 'the Ram', the adjacent door is placarded 'the Union'. Bell-wire meanders over the wall connected with bells belonging to the two rooms; both are jangling. Through the door is seen the sign of the inn: a cock on a pair of breeches.