The Union and journal., 1870-12-09

BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY
was finally sent for. This worthy divine,
In days Of yore, had often been called

was finally sent for. This worthy divine
in days Of yorc, had often been called
''To deal With ugly, wicked witches,
Who carried matters 10 such pitches,
In hoity toity, midnight revel, H.
The old hags almost raised the devil"
Some Of these he had punished mildly
and If this failed to reclaim the offenders
he would send them 10 Salem, In Massa
chusctts, ..... ..f..r...
"where saints who trod the golden path,
Were filled 90 full OF Cody wrath,
They killed them on nor thought u wrong,
And then would sing heavenly song"
Now, II 1t was proper in connection
with INV story. would like TO tell how 9
poor miller. MT Great Works, was troubled
by these witches, and how Parson Emery
watched his mill one night; where abon'
midnight, cats paw came mp through
the floor, which the parson cut OF with a
sword. when II Immediately turned into a
woman's hand; In few minutes after
up came another cats paw, which the
parson cut of, and that turned into q wO-
mans hand. And the next morning the
parson went to the miller's house and
found the miller's wife sick In bed, and
desired TO feel of her pulse which she de-
clined having him do; whereupon he
seized one arm and drew II out of bed,
and found she had lost hand, and he
fitted hand To that arm, and then he
took the other arm out and found the hand
gone from that. and fitted the other hand
10 that arm. But rs witches and ghosts
are different characters, l viii only say
that young people who wish to know the
whole story, can learn 1t Of their grand.
danes.
Well. Parson Emery came. and the first
salutation from the ghost, was-"Parson
Emery. you can kill witches, for they are
tangible. but ghosts are nothing but air
II will take something besides swords and
saying gibbcrish over u boiling teakettle
full Of pins and needles to send me
back
But the good Witchtrot minister opened
the Bible read from the book OF Jechoniah.
appropriate selections of Scripture. such
rs, "Why hast thou left the abodes oi
bliss and come back to this earth, which
Is curst with crime and misery? Hast
thon como Mt the command of tho Al
mighty? then thou hast n mission Of love
to the children of men; and when thou
hast performed thy duty, thou wilt return
and receive the reward of thy obedience.
That thou hast not come from the abode
of evil spirits Is evident, for II Is written
that all such are bound in the chains OF
darkness. Now. if thou hast not come
at the command of the Almighty, thou
hast deserted; and dost thou hope TO evade
the eye of fOmnipotence? Hast thou for
gotten tho fate of the Wandering jew,
who still walks this earth forbidden to
die? Go ask him. He will tell thee that
his only ,esire Is, that ho might rest in
the grave. Beware, lest his doom be
thine. Hast thou feelings of revenge
which .hou desirest to grltify9 Remem-
Dor the fate of the fallen angels"
Amer reading several chapters Of SINH
lar import, TO all Of which the ghost paid
tho strictest attention; for she perceived
they were peculiarly applicable to her. he
sang the following hymn. In the tune of
old Near:
"6o, leave this house, 20 rest In peace,
And give this guilty pair releases .
Seek not on earth thy happiness,
', - ' ''
The ghost was overcomei put sau pre-,
vious to her departure. she wished 70 piu
sdieu to what was onGe her mapPy nome; .;
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FAREWELL sister. you have wrought
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