Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-23
head bound up. These facts could not be- deni

ed.
During this, and the following days, in broad
day light, as well as night, it rained stones from
the garden and yard, and torrents of water pour
ed down the chimney, and inundated tho kitch-
On in such manner, that it was impossible to
cook the dinner and yet the evil spirits, so ex-
tremely subtle and cunning, succeeded to es.
cape the most minute search, and escaped all
possible investigation.
One evening, their wickedness went even so
far as to throw down theschimney, dead cat
II was supposed this would be the finishing
stroke, and truce of some days tended to con-
firm the hope. But, alas the respite did not
last long. The spirits resumed their internal
racket, and that too, under the very eyes Of the
police, who spared no effort or means to surprise
them ThsS sSt caEEsa sg s Re5 agdssE t. The
seemed to address themselves only to one of the
tenants, man named Landon, an officer OF the
excise. 1t was at first thought to be some
grudge against him, but afterwards he began
himself to be suspected Of making the disturb
ance. 1t was not so, however, as it was proved
afterwards.
"About o'clock, night before last" says
paper of March 9th, I" the Naujac street affair
became more complicated An evil spirit, in
The shape of bully some six feet in his boots,
succeeded in gaining admiltance to the house,
under the pretence of being law officer
Once in the house, this spirit administered to Of
fcer Landon, lesson in physical puglsm,
which would have done honor to a professional
knight Of the ring. Landon was not disconcer'
ted, however, and believing that this time, he
had at last got hold of the real witch, he deien-
ded himself bravcly, and furrowed the face Of
the ghost with his sharp nails, leaving the marks
of the bloody conflict upon the face of the evil
spirit
This event, as wonderful and unaccountable as
the dead cat which fell through the chimney up.
on the soup kettle, produced tile deepest sensa-
ton in tho neighborhood. 1t cannut be deuled,
all said, 'that il IS the devil in person who has
appeared and taken possession of the house
with green blinds
The police remained on the spot night and
day, and made the most thorough search in the
recesses, presses closets, under the beds, in the
bed ticks, the cupboards, and finally they explo
red the chimney and cellar, but nothing, nothing
nothng"
In short. the police were completely at fau
and dumbfounded, when studded inspiration o.
the victim of the devil led 10 discovery of the
mystery.
The devil had taken another short respite, ant
his victim, Landon, was walking quietly in his
garden, entirely off his guard, when the infer
nal game was again renewed in the house. Al
of a sudden, a stone came from the direction o
the window, then two, then three, to the ute
dsmay of the good lady, and the discontinue o
the soup kettle, which she was busily skmming
Alarmed, she ran out and carried the stones
her husband, who could hardly believe his ow
eyes, for, he had had thick gratings put on tn
outside of the windows, and the stones whic
\ must have come through the gratings, wer
: twice as large as the interstices
This was witchcraft, magic, or the dongs
G the devil.
e Landon now conceived the idea of hidln
h himself under his bed, but he discovered notI
: ing. At last, not knowing what to do, he sa
e to himself, "Who knows but our servant girl
a witch? for according to all laws of natur
j. these stones could never have come through Il
r, gratiugs. Either the girl or the devil must ha
d thrown them" Thereupon the victimised te
f. ant undertook carefully to examine the CIR
e eyes, for il was well known there is somethiI
l. peculiar in the eyes of witches.
However he could discover nothing satanic
m them. He then questioned her. At first she l
le piled calmly but afterwards, susplcions havi
", been expressed, she was angry, screamed, we
in sobbed, called Heaven to witness that she "
h. not WITCH and that the accusation was sham
ly ful and infamous.
re The anger Of the young girl, far from convi
nd cling the exciscman of her innocence, OF
Sc strengthened his suspicious. 81 have 1t" 81
nd he, rubbing his hands. He then spoke to her
nd a kind manner, declared that he had seen
If. threatened exposure to the police, and Obtain
m. a complete confession.
he "The young GIRL" says Bordeaux pap
has made full confession. She is the s
witch, who, for whole month, has disturb
of with her diubleries the house with green blil
ire and the whole neighborhood.
rth This kitchen magieiienne, improving nom
,se when her master could not see her, took ST
I'll and let fly. 1t was this that broke the glass
" fell inside the window There was a large \
the sci filed with water in the corner of the ch
red ney, AM, when all eyes were turned in anoi
iii. direction, large quantity Of it was thrown
md her up the chimney, to come down again, la
ned with SCOT, inundatng the hearth and kite
in floor The dead cat made It's appoarace I
en-. the same process. These tricks, learned {
fortune teller, in whose employ she once '
hut the girl has played off, week after week, with
ide being detected by the most cunning and
nail carried with her to prison, where she is
safely locked up, the consolation that the disc
, to cry was not made, at least, by the Police"
ON. THE ODD FAMILY.
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