Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-21

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serve by the Nashua N. H.. Gazette, that {
witch Of extraordinary powers and "diabol.
ical propensities," has appeared in that neigh
borhood. The daughter ofMr. Absolom Law.
renee, jr, of Peperell, a girl about l3 years old
has been for months strangely afflicted, hei
knees drawn to her breast-her head back.
ward, and her jaws set ten hours out oftwelve
day in and day out-For months she was un.
able to swallow anything but a little liquid
sucked from a cloth prepared for the purpose.
The Gazette saysi-"In the opinion of many
an old witch in that neighborhoodis the cause
Of the trouble: The evidence in the case is,
that an old bag got into the cream one morn
ing, and the butter wouldn't come. The hot
tongs we're applied, and the old tormenter left
the print Of the hand on the ceiling, where it
can now be seen A few days after this the
old witch in bodily form, applied to the fami-
ly she had been tormenting, for some rum to
bathe a burn with. The burn being exhibited,
behold there were the print of the same old
tongs that were sizzling into the cream.-
That was proof positive that the witch had
been in the churn. Furthermore the old wo-
mans husband has been afflicted in a similar
manner to the little girl, and the old woman
says, if he will let her have what money she
wants she will cure him in one months time.
And then to make it certain DR.. Nevens, with
his somnambulist, were called, and they saw
wonders which astonished them. The SON.
nambulist saw, when asleep the spirit of the
old witch approach the house on a white
horse, on which a shoe had never been placed
and come under the crack of a door, leaving
the horse outside. The spirit appeared to be
vexed, and the somnambulist said it was be-
cause the doctor was there endeavoring to
thwart her plans by his mesmeric power.
Witches fear magnetisers. Being displeased
at the appearance of things about the house,
she soon left by way of the cellar, and while
going down stamped terribly upon the stairs.
Soon she passed the windows, brushing hard
against them, making heavy groans, and went
into the back room, (which by the way was
fastened) where the pots and kettles danced
a hornpipe, and the door leading into the
kitchen shock as though it was coming off its
hinges, and the devil himself was there, The
doctor wanted TO 90 and see what was to pay,
tfor he did not believe in witches1 but the
family wouldn't let him. Other things are re-
lated quite as wonderful as the above, which
have not room to recount. We nave re-
lated enough, however, to prove the existence
Of witches, If any evidence can; so we will
the subject here. The above is told
with all sincerity by DR.. Nevens, and he IS
backed up in his assertion by Mr.. Lawrence
and thus the public have it. Mr.. Law
renee has moved out OF his houseinto another,
with another family; since which, he says, bis
has improved. The owner of the
nouse says that the old bag comes there he
will be the death of her. 1t is thought she
will not yenture-N. Y. Sun, Sd inst.
MISSING VEssEL.-The schooner Edward
Franklin, of Sippican, Capt. Gushing, sailed
rom New Bedford in ballast, for Philadelphia,
4bout the 9th Of August, and has net since
heard Of,