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250 We've had in half an hour or less A twelvemonth's terror [32] and distress!" Then Benjamin entreats the Man Would mount, too, quickly as he can: The Sailor  Sailor now no more, 255 But such he had been heretofore   To courteous Benjamin replied, "Go you your way, and mind not me; For I must have, whate'er betide, My Ass and fifty things beside,  260 Go, and I'll follow speedily!" WE'VE HAD IN HALF AN HOUR OR LESS A TWELVEMONTH'S TERROR AND DISTRESS THEN BENJAMIN ENTREATS THE MAN WOULD MOUNT TOO QUICKLY AS HE CAN THE SAILOR SAILOR NOW NO MORE BUT SUCH HE HAD BEEN HERETOFORE TO COURTEOUS BENJAMIN REPLIED GO YOU YOUR WAY AND MIND NOT ME FOR I MUST HAVE WHATE'ER BETIDE MY ASS AND FIFTY THINGS BESIDE GO AND I'LL FOLLOW SPEEDILY
, Summons his horses to a stand. While, with increasing agitation, 225 The Woman urged her supplication, In rueful words, with sobs between-- The voice of tears that fell unseen; [30] There came a flash--a startling glare, And all Seat-Sandal was laid bare! 230 'Tis not a time for nice suggestion, And Benjamin, without a question, Taking her for some way-worn rover, [31] Said, "Mount, and get you under cover!" Another voice, in tone as hoarse 235 As a swoln brook with rugged course, Cried out, "Good brother, why so fast? I've had a glimpse of you--'avast!' Or, since it suits you to be civil, Take her at once--for good and evil!" 240 "It is my Husband," softly said The Woman, as if half afraid: By this time she was snug within, Through help of honest Benjamin; She and her Babe, which to her breast 245 With thankfulness the Mother pressed; And now the same strong voice more near Said cordially, "My Friend, what cheer? Rough doings these! as God's my judge, The sky owes somebody a grudge! HAN IN WONDER AMID THE DARKNESS AND THE THUNDER THE WAGGONER WITH PROMPT COMMAND SUMMONS HIS HORSES TO A STAND WHILE WITH INCREASING AGITATION THE WOMAN URGED HER SUPPLICATION IN RUEFUL WORDS WITH SOBS BETWEEN THE VOICE OF TEARS THAT FELL UNSEEN THERE CAME A FLASH A STARTLING GLARE AND ALL SEAT SANDAL WAS LAID BARE TIS NOT A TIME FOR NICE SUGGESTION AND BENJAMIN WITHOUT A QUESTION TAKING HER FOR SOME WAY WORN ROVER SAID MOUNT AND GET YOU UNDER COVER ANOTHER VOICE IN TONE AS HOARSE AS A SWOLLEN BROOK WITH RUGGED COURSE CRIED OUT GOOD BROTHER WHY SO FAST I'VE HAD A GLIMPSE OF YOU A VAST OR SINCE IT SUITS YOU TO BE CIVIL TAKE HER AT ONCE FOR GOOD AND EVIL IT IS MY HUSBAND SOFTLY SAID THE WOMAN AS IF HALF AFRAID BY THIS TIME SHE WAS SNUG WITHIN THROUGH HELP OF HONEST BENJAMIN SHE AND HER BABE WHICH TO HER BREAST WITH THANKFULNESS THE MOTHER PRESSED AND NOW THE SAME STRONG VOICE MORE NEAR SAID CORDIALLY MY FRIEND WHAT CHEER ROUGH DOINGS THESE AS GOD'S MY JUDGE THE SKY OWES SOMEBODY A GRUDGE
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