The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
SALLY sTRIoKLAND's CASE;
Showing how the Doctor Cured her Of the Bine
Devils.
a Real Incident told by a Vermont Corr
respondent.

Miss Strickland was Il maiden lady OF FIVE and
forty, who had wearied the doctors patience by
her reiterated attempt at dying AT most unrea-
sonabc Eours-at least So far regarded the
comfort Of her medical attendant. One cold
stormy night the doctor had been called to see
Miss Sally, and had succeeded as usual in paci-
fyng her fearz. and left her en- ing sound
anu refreshing sleep lie had hardly arrived
ut home, drenched through with the rain which
was falling in torrents aud got into a warm and
comfortable bed, when he awakened by
loud rap at the door, aud a voice without beg
ging him to get up IN moment. rs one OF his
neighbOrS was dying I'm needed his assistance.
Hhlf asleep and half fagake. he sprung from the
bed. aud ran to the door ID inquire wuich OF his
neighborS WAS in 50 dangerous condition On
opening the indow he was surprised and cha
grined to find that his dying neighbnr was Mis-
Sally Strirkland-that after be had left her. an
hour or two before she WAS taken suddenly ioy-ii
again. and had sent messenger 20 hasten his
return and 10 tell him that if he did not come
quick he would not find her alive. The messen-
ger urged him to get ready soon SIS pnssih'e,
and IN the mean time he would get his horse
aud sulky up and have them ut the door. The
doctor. worn out with the repeated calls amt
fatigued with his previous visit, hcsitated but
finally decided on going. determined to make
end OF the job by either killing or curing.
OL his arrival he put gloomy AMI ghastIy
couuteuance said but very little and very gloom
iiy, and in ali respects appeared more Ike =
stranger from another word than the humorous
and agreeable physician. On his entering The
room UT Sally, she noticed the countenance of
the doctor, and discovered that some. hing WAS
ewing upon his spirits as he did not appear
with his woutei cheerfuines5 She inquired OF
him the cause of his gloom and begged him 10
unbosom his min fully aud freely, as it would
probably DC the last opportunity be would
have.
HIT 4 bo-a = ronTI no ip,nronnr uptIcr q exist-
ing circum staces-thit as the time ui her dissol-
iI-1i We ia,l-lacliIlss. irrnistt sessil ,Ii4i
hasten her dep irture. Sac entreAted him To
keep nothing rom her, though il might relats TO
herself. for she desirUus Of kn.wing the
worst of her cause and was prepared TO meet
it Toe it what it might. lie still declined dis
closing the cause of his melancholy, and insisted
that her remaining strength was insufficient to
sustain in the shock which II must necessarily
produce aud begged her to turn her thoughts
10 other and more appropriate subjects Though
Sally supposed herself dying, Yet she was nh-
willing 10 die without having her curiosity Grat-
fled aud she therefore the more strongly lmpor-
tuned the doctor to keep her no longer IN suS-
pense. After getting her curiosity and imagln-
alton on tip toe, he consented. lie SAID when
the messenger came last for him he was III a
sound sleep ami WIS dreaming that he was Ia
the land of wue-that BelzebuD Was conducting
him TO the various rooms OF ths PRISON of des-
pair for the purpose of showing him their an
rAngement -that III passing the door OF room
III which some young Sataas lodged, he saw
them jumping and skipping about apparently
in high glee-that Be zebub noticing II told them
TO go 10 bed and be quet-that on their not
obeyng his orders checrfully and rendily, he
stamped tremendously on the floor. adding with
true satanic emphasis. go to bed, say, and
get some sleep, for old Sal Strickland Is coming
IL. morrow and there will be no sleep III HI
for u fortnight - Miss Sally sPrang for the
broom but the doctor, catching up his idile-
bags, made his escape. The cure was efec-
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