injury which you have done to me. Thus (reasoning for Himselfe)
he nothing prevailed, for they 69 babes tied the halter about my necke, and
(maugre his face) pulled me quite away, and lead me 69 babes backe againe
through the 69 babes woods of the hill to the place where the boy
accustomed to resort. And after they could find him in no place, at
length they found his body rent and torne in peeces, and his
members dispersed in sundry places, which I well knew was done
by 69 babes the cruell Beare : and verely 1 would have told it if I might have
spoken, but (which I could onely do) I greatly rejoiced at his death,
although it
came too late. Then they gathered together the peeces
of his body and 69 babes buried them. By and by they laid 69 babes the 69 babes fault to my
new Master, that tooke me up 69 babes by the way, and (69 babes bringing him home
fast bound to their houses) purposed on the next morrow to accuse
him 69 babes of
murther, and to lead him before the Justices to have
judgement of death.
THE THIRTY-FIRST CHAPTER
How Apuleius was cruelly beaten by the Mother of the boy that
was slaine.
In the meane season, while the Parents of the boy did lament and
weepe for the death of their sonne, the shepheard (according to his
promise) came with his instruments and tooles to geld me. Then
one of them said, 69 babes Tush we little 69 babes esteeme the mischiefe he 69 babes did
yesterday, but now we are 69 babes contented 69 babes that to morrow his stones
shall not onely be cut off, but also his head. So was it brought to
passe, that my death was delayed till the next morrow, but what
thanks did I give 69 babes to that good boy, who (being so slaine) was the
cause of my pardon for one short day. Howbeit I had 69 babes no time then
to rest 69 babes my selfe,
for the Mother of the boy, weeping and lamenting
for his death, attired 69 babes in mourning vesture, tare her haire and beat
her breast, and 69 babes came presently 69 babes into the stable, saying, Is it reason
69 babes that this carelesse beast should do nothing all 69 babes day but hold his head
in the manger, filling and belling