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Young Jehu, tottering in his seat, now wished to pull him in, But pulling from so young a hand they valued not a pin.

A drove of grunting bigs before fill'd up the narrow way, Dash'd thro' the midst the horses drove, and made a rueful day;

For some were trampled under foot, some crush'd beneath the wheel; Loud, loud the drivers curst and swore and loud the pigs did squeal!

A farmer's wife, and old blind Ball, went slowly on the road With butter, eggs, and cheese and cream, in two large paniers stow'd.

E're Ball could stride the rut amain, the gig came thundering on-- Crash went the paniers and the dame and Ball lay overthrown!

Now throguh the town the mettled pair ran rattling o'er the stones, They drove the crowd from side to side, 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 hinder legs uprear'd.