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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.