The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-01
MELANCHOLY FANATICISM.
A late Salem Gazette contains a con

AM TAN n AAAONAs
A late Salem Gazette contains COM
from Lynn; giving an account
Of a certain late occurrence in that town.
g similar to the scenes of witchcraft in
Salem. in l692" The story will no doubt
crafty many of our readers, and we give
it entire. The conclusions by the way,
does not seem intended by the writer to
inspire melancholy."- AURORA.
"How if, when am laid into the tomb,
wake before the time that Romeo
Come to redeem me there's fearful point
SHAKEsPEAHS.
On the day of the late public Thanks
giving, young woman OF this town who
had been dsowned By that society to which,
she had from her youth belonged, attend
ed the Friends meeting in Salem and at
tempted to preach in such manner, that
she was removed from the meeting as
disturber. On the following Sabbath, she
attended the Friends meeting at Lynn.
when there was a funeral and the corpse
carried into the meeting house; she came
in late in white apparel on cold day. and
made her way into the ministers gallery.
pushing aside the person that attempted
to stop her. After sitting short time
she rose and spoke nearly thus" Behold
the lamb Of God"--s pause" Behold the
lamb of God that taketh away the sin of
1.-THE world-behod the bride, the Lambs
wife it is not because prefer these high
benches that you see me here, but my God
hath sent me here to bear my testimony a.
gainst the idolatrous worship that has of
latter time been paid to these high bench
Ies." She called the attention of the peo-
pie to her dress, which was light and airy.
and said it covered pure spirit and a
lclean heart. She was requested to sit
down, and paused during the pause re-
lsuar female minister of the society, who
sat so as not to see her or know OF her
continuing standing, rose and began to
preach; when young woman interrupted
her by crying out. "Who art thou, that
|darkeneth counsel with words without
knowledge; thou hypocrite, how long will
lit be before this veil will be rent" She
was then removed from the meeting; cry
ling out "hypocrites," &c. She refused
Ito make any use of her limbs to walk, and
when out, would not stand or sit, but lay
PROSTATE on the step of the meeting house
and when meeting was over, it was neces-
Isary to remove her to make room for the
|people to pass out, some who took sides
with her and had gathered round, were
|also removed to give opportunity to take
the corpse to the grave.
She continued to lie as If helpless near
THE meeting house door half an hour after
Injecting was over she was then taken in
Iher passive state and carried by two per-
sons in a chase to the house of fellow
disciple where she remained speechless
and helpless, as was pretended, lying in
THAT state in bed. in the same dress she
had worn at meeting and so continued from
THAT day (Nov. 23d.) to the s0th; she
spoke to no one and answered no one BY
words. but would reply to questions by
writing her answers on a slate; some OF
|her answers are preserved; when asked
whether she would take food, she wrote,
/ How can l want any thing, that am feed
ling on angels food
She wrote to one of her neighbors that
/ her speech was taken away by wicked
men and would be heard no more, until it
was heard in Heaven, praising God' 1t
has not been intmated that she was harsh
|ly used by those who removed her; her
friends acknowledge she was removed as
early as possible the wicked men she
complains of were those who refused to al
low her to continue her preaching.
During Saturday she prophesied that
/ she should die before the going down Of
another sum- and her adherents professed
to put implicit faith in the awful predic-
ton. which spread like wild6re through
the town.
On the morning of her dying day she
sent solemn message in writing to an ac.
quaintance, that in "a few hours and this
hand which now pens this, will be cold in
death, but the spirit which dictated It
crowned with eternal life.'
The rumor that she was to die on that
day had spread through the town and ex-
cited great buzz and general attention.
She arose that morning, washed and attir-
ed herself in what she termed her grave
clothes, which had been previously pre-.
pared for her, and wrote that 'she should
die by the going down Of the SUM-, and re-
quested that after her death she should be
laid out on a sofa. and be buried in tomb
after being kept a number Of days, 80 that
all who wished might be admitted to see