The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-12-06
A BeWi.chirg Witch.
AN UNPUBLISHED CHAPTER FROM EARLY
NEW ENGLAND HISTORY.

Notwithstanding the best efforts of
the New England private Publishing
associations, biographical, genealogi-
cal, and antiquarian societies To pint
everything they can find concerning
the early history of their section Of
the country. very many Important doc
nmcutS eln,lc their search. 1t was the
good fortune of 'l,e writer To recently
discover in New Haven an ancient
mu~'y manuscript, giving IL detailed
ccoiin of the trial aud execution for
witcllcrar' of a young woman named
Patience Delight. This document is
the mare curious BECAUSE commonly
only wcathrr-hpatrr old lings were
Summoned for that olfeuse. am OF
the impression that this caSe is the
sole II on record describing the con-
,ictinn of IL handsome sirl-as the
prisoner evidently was.
The manuscript commences thus:
"a trcw account Of the trial of Pa
thence Delight. spins:cr, daughter vt
tal9ed-to-Gricc Delight and Affection
his wife, May 9th. 1859. This being
the day set apart for the trial of that
atrocinuS Lacquer with Sathan. tuck
brother Condemned Fish and Revcrneh
Remember Lot's-Wiie- Parkinson to
sit with me in Judgment, WE heipS
thereto specially commissioned. Open
ed CONT in the mrci'u house with
prayer. The pris'uer was brought in
10y the Sheriff thickly yelled, so that
Satlian might not prevail upon the
Court thro' her drveliSh eyes. and her
arms strait'y chained" The usual
f"lmalilies hring gone through with.
-ti,ere was real the affidavit of a man
named Havcry, who seemed to have
been the principal witness against her.
Ii WAS as fellows:
was mp int" my broad hollow wood
lot. cloast Ivy Gnmdy Delights mother
of pris'ner, ciionp'n wood. just to-
wards the night, | feiled Il hickory, and
safe theron resting and medinting -
Then comes Il certain ~rnstlin' in the
bushes hard by, ana turning my head.
Ia! | see. throw the Engagements. two
sl.alp piercing eyes that overcome me
with II strange dread. l thought at
ii st it should he IL wild cattle, or II
painter, the sharpness thereof was so
severe. Bit ieach'n inr my AK and
rising mp, ! see pris'mer pluck'n berries.
She locked at me again aud then looks
away, and therrnpon was | seized with
unaccountable desire tn keep locking
ut her, aud could in no-wise keep my
eyes from gazing at her. Which the
temper seeing and waxing bold, she
saith good evening to me with much
sweetness Of voice that RIM like ting
ling oil OF Egypt throw my marrow.
She keeps pirk'n and look'n, and
shuten im,n IN, body the most dis
tru>tinl centaginm, i%nsninnch thar | was
near beside myself. Prcsentile, on
pretenSe of piuck'n berries, she %cuiIrtl,
t." where | safe, still slr,teu at me Will,
her eyes, and when she cnmps cloast
by me, restraining grace was utterly
hanIs;'ed ont of me-, and l was who'll,
possessed with the devil. Harken no
tn my weakness, but I" the power "i
sin. Then said I .Paticnce. how old
ant thou ?" And she answered and said
Sixteen years and nine months. wor.
thy sir" Then Satlian takes my hand
and makes me to lay hold on her, and
dtaw her ta settle hy my side. She
struggles and makes cutlery, and says
she, "Tire man is bew itclrrd." ..Ycs,
safes, I, ..and thou art the witch that
hath brwitchcd me, aud tl,nu shalt
cure thine w Poisson Then did
press her upon my breast bone, where
upon sic nplifts violent Glamour. aud ]
know not what else goes on, mill my
hfoiiier. Condemned FISH, passing by
Games up and clapPes me on tn" sl,onl.
DEERE. saving, .Ilull"! brother Havery.
W! ats the mattrr :" And at the toncl
eft that holy man Satllan departed out
u! me straitway.
Sworn in open court this "a May
1862.
(Signed)
PRESERyE-TO.THE
END HAVERY.
Precious Smith, Head Deputie.
This estimahle individual WAS fol.
lowed by 'the Young n,en Barnaha.
Ware, B"az Daniels, and Walk-mtek.
ly Smith" They testify that the
prisoner had fascinated them at sun.
dry times and in divers m%anners.-
''Saied Barnabes saieth, last Sabbath