Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-03-24

s"he FcTsou WHO oeHeVeu he itHH seen the ARCH
adversary. He is a man of stong nerves sound
judgment in ordinary matters. and not partic,i-
lary superstiious. He states that several years
ago, when his mind was somewhat" exercised"
to use his own words on the subject Of religious
duties, he was standing one moonlight evening,
in meditative mood, on the bridge which cross
es Little River lat Haverhl, we suppose) near
its junction with the Merrimack. Suddenly he
became sensible of strange feeling, as if some.
thing terrible was near at hand asyague terror
crept over him. 81 knew" SAID be, in relating
the story, that something bad and frightiul was
behind mel felt it. Ard when did look
round, there on the bridge, wi'blna few PAGES of
me, huge black dog was sitting; with tho face
Of man-a human face, iegess2sl saw one,
turned full up TO the moonlight. 1t remained
just long enough TO give me clear view Of it,
aad then vanished and ever since, when think
of Satan, call to mind the Dog man on the
BRIDGE"
1.-The Devil" said Samson Occum, the ia
nous Indian preacher, in adiscourse on Tenn
perance, sis gentleman, and never drinks
Nevertheless, it is a remarkable fact, and wor.
thy Of serious consideration of all who "tany
long at the wine," that, nthat state Of the drunk
ards malady known as deiiri,tm temens, the ad-
versary, in some shape or other, is generally
visible to the sufferers, or, at least, as Winslow
says of the Powahs, "he appeareth more iami-
arly TO them than to Others" iecollect a state
,nent made to me by a gentleman who has had
bitter experience of the evils of intemprrance,
and who is at this time devotng his fine talents
to the cause of philanthropy and mercy, as the
editor Of one OF our best Temperance journals,
which left a most vivid impression Oh my mind.
He had just returned from sea voyage; and,
for the sake of enjoying n deoauch unmolesed
by his friends, took up his abode in a rum-sell-
ing tavern in a somewhat lonely location on the
sea-board. Here he drank for many days with
out stint, keeping himself the whole lime in a
state of semi-intoxlcation. One night he stood
leaning against tree, looking Iistlessly anu
vacantly out upon the ocean; the waves break
ing on the beach, and the white sails of passing
vessels, vaguely impressiag him like picture of
dream He was startled by voice whisper
ing hoarsely in his ear: You hare murdered a
man; The Of ff-cers cfjus lice are qfter yor; you
must fly for your iie!" Every syllable was pro-
nounced slowly and separately, and there was
something in the hoase, gasping sound Of the
whisper which was indies ;ribably dreadful. He
looked around him, and seeing nothing but the
clear moonlight on the grass, became partially
sensible that he was the victim of illusion, and
sudden fear of insanity thrilled himAwitha a mo-
mehtary terror. Raiiyng ncmseir, r. returned
to the tavern drank another glass of brandy, and
retired to his chamber. He had scarcely lain
his head on the pillow when he heard that
hoarse, low, but terribly distinct whisper. repeat
inc the same words. He describes his sensa-
tons at this time as inconcelvably fearful. Rea-
son was struggling with insanity, but amidst the
confusion and mad disorder, one terrible thought
evolved itself. Had he not, in moment of mad
phrensy. of which his memory made no record,
actually murdered some one !? And was not
this warning from heaven? Leaving his bed
and opening his door, he heard the words again
repeated with the addition, in a tone Of intense
earnestness, " Folio,o me-" He walked forward
in the direction of the sound, through long en-.
ty to the head Of a staircase, where he paused
for moment when again he heard the whisper
halt way down the stairs " Follow me-"
Trembling with terror. he passed down twt
fight OF stairs. and found himself treadng on the
cold brick floor of argc room in the basemen
or cellar, where he had never been before. Tht
voice still peckoned him onward. Cropping aftc
It, his hand touched an upright post, agains
which he leaned for a moment. The voice still
beckoned him onward. The voice again spoke
apparently only two or three yards in front o
him : :" You haue murder ed man the of fl
GERS are close behind you! Follow me !" Put
ting one foot forward while his hand still graspet
the post. it tell upon empty air, and he with dit
6culty recovered hi'nself Shopping down an,
, feeling with his hands, he found himself on th
, very edge OF large uncovered cistern or tank
filled well nigh TO the top with water! Tn
sudden shock of this discovery broke the horri
Bile enchantment. The whisper was silent HI
l believed, at the time, that he had been the sub
s ject and well nigh the victim of dlabolical dc
n lusion and the STARS that, even nov, with tn
S recollection of that strange Whisper is Away
, associated thought Of the ualvssssl rempter.
Elderly people in this region yet tell marvel
0 Gus stories of Gen. NJ, of Hampton N. H., es
s pecially of his league with the Devil, who use
to visit him occasionally in the shape of sma
man in ealhern dress. The generals bous
was once burned, in revenge, as it is said. by tn
6end. whom the former had ontwltted. He ha
agreed, it seems, to furnish the general with
boot full Of gold and silver poured annually dow
the chimney. The shrcwd Yankee cut off, O.
one occasion the loot Of the boot, aud the Dew
kep, pouring down The coin from the chimney
top, in vain attempt to fill it, until the roor
was literally packed with the precious metal.-
d When the general died, he was laid out, an
put in coffin as usual but, on the day OF tn
q funeral, it was whispered about that his bod
@ was missing and the neghbors came to tn
charitable conclusion that the enemy had &c
bis own at last.
A Whoever has seen Great Pond, IN the Eas
parish Of Haverhill, has seen one OF the yer
: loyel,est of the thousand little lakes or ponds
' New England. With its softest slopes of green
}. est verdure--its white and sparkling sand rim
it's southern hem of pine and maple, mlrrore
with spray and leaf, in the CLASSY watef--l'