Such travelin' I never see.

Tried to save time by takin' the short cut acrost the meadow, and there ain't no meadow no more.

It's three foot under water.

You never see such a tide.
So back I had to frog it and when I got far as Jabe's house all hands had turned in.

I had to pretty nigh bust the door down 'fore I could wake anybody up.