Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-05-14

noises which made hi. very a-.h creep and ,ocA away
his senses foe while that sabbath evening about
an hour amer datk, he heard great Whispering IL
multitude were In consultation together IN the rfaye
yard, by which he happened to be passing that no
hurried home to look Tor Ttuba but benr unable TO
find her, went full into the woods, where he found her
nj last concealed in the bushes the and
sitting there all doubled Up together like some Wild
imai croueh:ng for It's prey and us ready spring
his throat lie testified also that al another time he
found her whispering with great black shsdow in a
still, starry night IN the Haunted Hollow, and by the
Rock of Death and employed In way that be tren.
slcd yet TO think Of for between her aud the large
dark shadow, there lay what appeared TO him the @are
Of his dear child stretched out underneath the old
trecs, and lying IL either dead or asleep lie
unable perhaps afraid TO say more bit they observed
that his lips were white, and that drops OF swrAi
upon his forehead when he finished and %, they
los, limo In securing Tiiuba aud her associates who
lived in the house with her They were hurried OF
together and amer few words OF inquiry aud scvete
investigation by tort1e both were put upon trial lot
witchcran
Being sorey pressed by the testimony OF he afflicted
children, who, with two mere, charged her and Sarah
Good-a miserable woman, who lived long way of,
and spent most Of her life by tho seaside out In the
open air. nobody knew howwt iorme ntipg their Aesh
asleep, 1u5a acknowledged before The people aud
the judges, that she in fact aud In truth WITCH
and That with three Of her sister witches Of great
power, she had been persuaded by the Black Man. 10
plague and bew,ch these poor little creatures Bot the
words hardly out Of her mouth before she herself
went of in it, which lasted nearly an hour, and so
looke, that wDcn came 70 heJeeli
looked like another person. and 80 continued IRON that
hour up TO the day OF her DEATH
But Sarah Good, when she brought up for trial,
would not confess the charge but persisted in repfov
her accusers, who collected from all parts Of
the country were OF all ages, and swore TO crcpustan
which, II they happened at all, had happened
years and years before Aged, and poor, and able
though she was her behaviour was full Of courage and
full of composure 10 the very last After the trial was
over and up the last hour and last moment Of her
! life, II was the same.
| You are liar ms ia nv linda crted she to
who called her a witch, and would have her
ess and lire, minute two before she turned of
you are liar as God is my Judge ] am no more
witch than you are wizard, Micujah Noyes; and 1t
you, ye people Of easy faith fye take AWAY my life,
He will give you blood 10 drink-even TO you and
yours! !"
"Hei pho! The Erit One hey groaned and
"No fool, no =" she replied 4" but God--God the
Fsther--hc will baptze you aud your chiidrcns chit
drens children with blood for splitting the blood Of the
innocent
$50 will He. and with fire !" cried another, and n
strange voice like that Of a silver trumpet from the
midst Of the crowd; female voice which one there
had ever heard before, and might never have heard
again. IL poor girl had been led forth Aer tiino
chiefly account Of these very words 10 prepare Tor
similar fate.
Within Two years from the d-y Of Sarah Goods death
sc the story goesher terrible words were verified,
letter by letter upon the very ind vidual whom they
were addressed for being earned Oft or captvated
by warparty OF the Pequod savages, with whom bo
had long associated and whose habits OF warfare
well acquainted WITH but whom he lad nevertheless
charged with eating roasted human heshhey conpcil'
ed him TO do so; and after he had actually swallowed a
mouhful Of the deestabie food IN the hope OF beng
permitted TO escape, al least Of being treated with
much less rgor than his brave Tesoute, rough compsn
ions who refused with horror and loathing they tell
upon him with the ponderous clubs, and bssi MIN
DEATH and having burned the body with FIRE and scat
tered the ashes the four winds Of heaven, they lei
his companion 20 free with kick, telling him 10 Keep
b better company, and "alrsys speak true