Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-10-19

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WrzcMCR.Fr.-The history of th4
devil sn New England would bequits
l~a interesting book, and some " hat in
i<traciise. lie enjoyed great sotorie
ny here daring the authority of the firs'
charles. nn1ls. hijss the people Of Mas
4<achnsetis chose their own Governors.
but unjrr the .set ond charter and the
misa len Of the crown Goyernox
.poliaios took n different turn, and he
me Oiled less with public concerns
Ills busiest time ~vas when the clergy
governed this Commonwealth b,
means Of a sort "ftteocracy, and xhen
none could vote bat church nsem5ers rs.
in those DAYS the most apt a:sd relish
ing division of parties was into tho
i.erd's People aud the devils people
AS aome Temperance men now & lass our
pauPers into the Lords poor, and the
nevIl's poor, aud poor dey Il.
The old writer's affirm that the Ital-
ians here used to worship the devil.
and that he considered the country As
isiriy Ids own. Hence he exceeding
y Sp1ed Ons psou> ancestors as intru-
deue, and WAS on all occasions ready t'
40 Aaem mischief.
The following authentic snorsel Of
hiAlesy wll show hcw he once gol pos-
sa-eld we0an, by means Of
the svitchcfait exciteasenf.
In lG63 ~ Hartford, in connecticut,
there lived girl by the dAme Gf An"
Cole, whose beauty, spriyhtliness, and
were the delight aud sd@i
ration Of all her friends.
Amongst her other rxquisite powers
she PssAfascd that of acquiring Jsa-
gsaess in > high degree. xhs covld
talk u Eagfs:h French, ladian Snd
Dsich, aad lask asch Prids sad pjsas.
me IN lhcse 2os<lties. But - aheee
atiaissa,esls. - srnaskshls ~ ss1nsael
to excite suspieien il Tions ninds, che
.dded iseelher yet Ssore Aas .rdoUs il
shel .sut .aaGil;ess age. She ,xss .
seotriloauisE # tie 6rst order; ssd
Shen BY repealed. e1osis she became
sensibl.. IT the Perlection and cxtent Of
Yer Pewess, she cosldnot se(rain from
The apSaes,ent lheir ne ai5osded
hes.
uee 6rst essays we're in Dutch, and
with 4he little ones Of her Own family.
aud 1heis iniaatile astessaehment and
terror lseorjed her i,6aitc nir,h.-
Thea when abe nrighhoring goss'ps
ea0e in 10 tell and hear the news, they
wesld SSjjenIy hear abe cradle slug
very .9as4tily 70 its dnosSy 4eeaspre,
aad the old Tom cat by her aesns,
could ~sss<sr the most approved Psa)n-
ody "f the praise. So too the very
chairs where Ahey sat would geeef
them With t'hoU do yoY dO:" mud i(
the visiiants started up with surprise.
spray keep your seat ma .'sn," ~oyld
f.ll"w in "a low, Persuasive t0sM'.
But although An" C.,le never SUI
fcrei these paslimes to subside ~ithpu
an explanation, yet some rem aimed
,ceps.caI, regarded her with ,usp.. i'm,
aid proPagated strange stories; in>o-
much that before she was aware Oi
the runner had exte"-
>ivcly Circul.,tcd that she vas posses
scd BY devils, who held frequent co:s-
(erences in her, in a strang: variety Of
languages.
The impuia3ion IF wjtCi,craif }rl.
with bl.ghting influence upon lhi !.
ingenious youag creature: she became
melancholy, and IN the end surrender
Ell her own judgment to atDe d lnsion.
She seemed even 70 consider herself
in the case common report had made
her, and that her body vas troubled
by evil spirits, who us.a her org ans oi
speech VI controlled, Tor taelr ON :. bc,s.
eft.
When reduced to this state Sf mind
ny her nistoriuSe-, she CD scented { sst
two pioss and learned dsvines might
a proach her, aud when any Confer
snce to 4 place hear ard ~r,te dosn
it, particulars; and the scheme sss
considered successful. The aessos
sese eau gha through jxsassnes o. in-
Attsntion 10 their ssises; and &as 1s-
vop, hsas oers heasA }tscsa Aspcopase Of
oeeoas in 1oysse with 4aem g ID mis-
-hieE They spoee Paaiesl3sly NJ an
~ WOMAN BY the nan n t:ru .snih,
shO hsd hing heen Sssp-etc !. and ~ss
.:ses sctasll, in Psisss Spa eabsss q
sstehrsafi.
TIE DISCOVERY exoeed,ng'y gr.ti6ss
he tws ejesUars, fe- until sow tn y
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