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Young Jehu tottering in his seat,
now wished to pull them in;
But pulling from so young a hand
they valued not a pin.
A drove of grunting pigs before
fill'd up the narrow way:
Dash through the midst the horses drove,
and made a rueful day;
For some were trampl'd under foot,
some crush‘d beneath the wheel,
Lord how the driven curled and swore,
and how the pigs did squeal.
A farmer's wife, on old blind Ball,
went slowly on the road,
With butter, eggs, and cheese, and cream
in two large panniers stow'd.
Ere Ball could stride the rut, amain,
the gig came thundering on,
Crash went the panier, and the dame
and Ball lay overthrown.
Now through the town the mettled pair
ran rattling o’er the stones,
They drove the crowd from fide to fide,
and shook poor Jehu's bones.
When lo directly in the course
a monstrous form appear'd;
A shaggy bear that stalk'd and roar d,
on under legs uprear'd.
