Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-04-19
BATH, THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1898

voice. i found indeed to my horror, bat
if was you The devil, seated on his
III; one, called out to you. in stern voice,
that made me culver, TO declare yourself,
and 70 answer The questions that should be
put'o you. Aud here ensucd the follow
ing dialogue.
the devil asked you il you had been
processing Christian, and if so, to what
church you were attached. You answe.-
ed that yon had been for years a member
and officer in 49, church. The devil
asked you who was your pastor--to which
you answered the Rev Mr.---. The
devil asked you if he was what people cali
ed good man---to which you answered,
you had always SO considered him, and he
always had that general character. The
devil asked you if you and your pastor had
been perfectly intimate and if YOU had ever
proiessed devoted friendship to him--,o
which you answered in tho affirmative.
The devil then asked you If you had been
in the habit Of praising him to his face and
warmly commencing his character, md his
preaching and his course Of proceeding as
pastor Of She chuich to which you an
sweIed firmly, yes The devil then told
you to consider. / saw you hesitate mo-
ment,' but at last you firmly answered you
+, had The devil then in All arch tone, asL ed if
you had ever gone about the parish whis-
Ipering things about your minister. You
hesitated and faltered; but the devil roar
ing out most hideous;y, stamping. his foot
and shaking his huge sceptre, commanding
you sternly to answer. In faint qniver-
ing voice, ! heard you TO my astonishment,
answer ycs He then inquired il it was
true that you had written certain anony-
nous letter to your minister of a'fault-tind-
ing and impairment character. You faul-
cred again, but the devil said, you need
not deny it, | dictated myself N'o, hung
your head with shame, and stammered out
i have. $50 then,' said he, you confess
that you have been guilty of going about
among your brethren lessening the charac-
Ter OF your minister, whom YOU praised to
his face to whom, you protested the warmest
friendship, and believed TO be good nan,
and that you have written lhimsan anony-
nous letter. These words were uttered
in a tone the most malicious and scornful,
and glance towards me so significant as
TO attract your attention.. You turned AID
saw me. You seemed covered with confu-
sion, and conyulsed with terror, but being
commanded to answer, you said, 81 cannot
deny that have. The devil then descen-
ded from his throne and walked up direct
ly towards yon-then taking huge crown
from oil his own head, and placing it on
yours, he said with look OF scorn, and
|helish smile of pleasure, then wear this !;
you a.e more worthy of distinction here
than am Immediately the whole infer
nal thong set up roar Of laughter, and
began TO tannt you with deacon -----
deacon ~, a Christian are you ell
al last ] saw yon loaded with chains and
dragged away, shrieking in the most pite-
GUS manner. looked off ffom the fright
lul sight, and begged my conductor to has
ten away, and as we turned to depart,
heard massey door CRATE upo., its hinges,
and heard cries Of put him in put him
in--The loud noise Of heavy bolt succee-,
ded ne-,- and woke me. / found had
been dreaming. But the dream has left a
deep and melancholy impression upon my
spirits, and that is the reason am sad this
morning
The deacon took the hint The dream
and IFS narration got wind into the chruch,'
and the mouths of the parish gossips were
shut for some time.
Protestant L pscopalian.