Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-05-25


Martini don't know.
Mag.-But, what do you think ails
theml
Martin.-l do not desire 10 spend my
judgment upon it.
Mag,-Don't you think they are be-
witchedl
Martin.-No, | do not think they are,
Mag.-Tell us your thoughts about
them, then.
Martin.-No, my thoughts are my own
when they are in, but when they are out
they are anoiher's. Their master
Mag.-Their master! Who do you
think is their master.
Martin.-lf they be dealing in tho
black art, you may know as well as |.
Mag.-Well, what have you done 10.
wards lhisl
Manufacturing at all.
Mog.-Why, It's you or your appsor'
ance.
Martini can't help it.
Mag.-lS it not your maslerl How
comes your appearance to hurt thesel
Martin.-Ilow do | know? He that
appeared in the shape Of Samuel, a glori'
fled saint, may appear in any ones shape.
In the last sentence the prisoner antici-
pated the very proposition upon which at
last the theological prosecutors stopped
the slaughter. What shall we say of the
opennosS to conviction of theseme who
after committing eighteen judicial MUIR
ders, al last agreed 10 the truth Of Susan
ma Martins defence! Was it not a pity
their dialecIics did not operate more
quickly!
On the trial of Sarah Good there was
another singular triumph Of prejudice
over truth and reason. One of the afflic-
ted accused the Prisoner of stabbing her
with a knife. al that before the
court. And she alleged that the blow
was struck with such force that the knife
broke, and as an evidence of it when
sho opened her dress the point of the
knife fell down. But unfortunately for
this very conducive evidence, n young
man directly brought in The handle and
part of the blade OF a knife which he
had happened TO break the day before,
throwing away the broken piece. That
which hal fallen from the afflicted per-
son was found 10 tally exactly with the
part in the possession Of the young man,
and The inference was plain enough. As
quick rs a fash the judges babe the young
man gnabout his busina ss and the %'afflip-
ted person. to Tell NJ more lies. This
being done, these grave judges went OH
10 use her testimony as before.
At the execution The Rev. Mr.. Noyes
Of Salem, a man Of the highest repula-
ton for piety, urged The condemned TO
confess, bat they all asserted their inno-
clnce in the most confident manner. TO
Sarah Good be said, "You know you are
Il witch" The venerable woman indig-
mainly replied, "You are a liar; I am no
more a witch than you are Il wizard; and
if You take away my life, God will give
you blood to drink"
The conduct Of Rebecca Nurse upon
the scatfold was very heroic, and her
words worthy Of the noblcsl of the mar
tyra. iorgiying and praying for her pcrse-
cutorS. 1t must have been a substantial
and excellent sort Of Christianity which
could stand The proof Of such a trial.
We have alluded TO her excommunica-
ton. took place on the Communion
Sunday before her execution. Mr.,
Noycs had procured the vote of tho
church against her, and in the afternoon,
the poor old woman was carried from the
prison loaded with heavy chains TO the
: great and spacious meeting house," and
there in the presence Of the immense
congregation, Mr.. Moves pronounced
upon her the dna,hcma maranalha-ihe
sentence Of eternal dcalh-formally de-
lyering her over TO Satan and The ever
lasting flames of hell.
To be CoHtinped.1