Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-01
sorcery--Apparition Of the Devil.

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A French journal relates that not
long since Jean Grange, of Brugcs, in
the Bassas Pyrenees, succeeded to the
whole property of his father. The cof-
fers of the deceased did not contain Ell
ther gold or silver, but from them
mine of wealth in an antique volume
entitled Cyprian Mago Ante Conversa-
tionem, printed at Salamanca in 400,
partly in French and partly in Bad La
tin, illustrated with magical, cabalisti-
cal and diabolical prints, and contain
ing an infallable means of obtaining
through the aid of the Devil treasure
amounting to 100000 fr.-Grange
being himself no conjurer, took his pre>
cious book to Ferran Lagrange, a man
universally believed in the country to
enjoy the entire confidence of his Sata-
mic Majesty. This parsonage at once
declared the book to be authentic, but
unavailable without the sign manual of
the Prince of Darkness, to procure
which the evil spirits would require a
bribe of 500 fir. The credulous peasant
after some hesitation agreed to pay the
large fee of Office, and a few nights af-
ter the following magical scene was
performed in the presence of Grange
and witness named Grassies, who af-
forwards before the Correctional Tri-
bunal of Orthez gave description of it.
"After good supper at the house of
Lagrange, who during the repast rega-
! lal g
lin, he put into each of our hands some
armetese, a plant possessing, as he said,
the virtue of protecting men from the
spirits of evil, and made us follow him
in procession round the garden. To-
wards midnight, we returned to the
kitchen, in the middle of which he pla>
ced table covered with white cloth,
and put upon it a candle with the 500 fr.
in five rouleaus. He scrupulously in
quired whether we were in state of
grace, for otherwise, he said, we should
be in great danger. He then placed us
at different points Of the table, tracing
a circle round each, strictly enjoining
us not to stir beyond it. Having made
these arrangements, he made great ges-
ticulations, and, striking violently on the
table with laurel branch, called aloud
upon HARo, HABARA or HALoF, TO ap>
pear in the flesh. Upon this, came forth
a parsonage Of diabolical appearance
with an empty bag suspended to his
girdle. He appeared to be in very i'll
humer, and first. refusing the money
offered for his signature, wanted to car
ry off either Grange or the witness, but
was told by Lagrange that neither OF
them was in his power. After many
difficulties he consented to accept the
money, and wrote and signed in rec
and black ink, on a piece of parchment
the required certificate and engage
ment in these terms:
"Je promet de faire ce que tn voudra
deux jours de la saimaine, savoir Ii
Mercrcdi minuit ct deux heures, l.
Vendridi a neuf heures ct minuit
Japrouve ten livre ct te donna ma We
ritable signature.
"Approve," ''Lucifuge Rolacale.'
: This being given to Grange, he pastet
it into his book, and Immediately set t.
work exploring the sides of the noun
tain, where, according 10 the tradition
of the country, treasures lay buried
Meeting with no success, Grange con
suited two other reputed sorcerers c
: the country, but as he had no more mo
r ney to throw away, they refused to as
e sist him, but told him he had been dc
ceived. Lagrange, on being again re
:; sorted to, treated the poor dupe wit
o contempt, refused to return him his Sc
G francs. Upon this the case was brcugl
e to justice, and after due process, l.;
c grange was sentenced to imprisonmel
n for Is months. His confederate, WI
J., performed the part Of Lucifuge Rot
ID Gale, has not been discovered.
l. BrRoS.-The directors of public library
I'd Alexandra, d. c., have refused to place Mo o,
ne Life of Byron on their shelves.-Ex. paper
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