How Fortune to Distaste her;
Ruth's future Boasting did prevent,
By one most sad Disaster.
A Search was made at t'other Home,
By Overseers quick sighted;
The Mother to Confession comes,
By Threats being much Affrighted;
Thus all their Mirth at once was Cool,
Fate all their hopes did hamper;
So Ben lives on the self same Fool,