Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-03-21
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able Decisions and Scenes.

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able DelusiOns and Scenes.
Some most remarkable scenes are beins
exhibited among some people of Roanoke
county ). Va, about three miles from Salem
The "Tmes' of that city publishes an &C.
count Of it, which it veuches to be true II
cells on the county authorities to arrest tn,
parties for the safety Of the people. Its &C
count says:
AS we stood admiring the beautiful scene
ry, our attention was directed TO 'be
coming of man on horseback, bis pocket;
turned wrong side out. and with loud,
clear voice, making the bills ring 10 the
tune of ''Old Hundred" Upon his arrival
we inquired in'o the cause OF his peculiar
appearance. when excitedly be told us it was
TO ward off the witches, and for Gods sake
mpt not the valley, for lower down they
had possessed entire families, and ali the
powers could not expel them. Disregard,
ing. however, the kindly cautions given by
our informant, (who evidently had insti!led
lnto him the puritanieal soir viii perva-
! ded Mass 'chu e'ts in 1856. we spurrei on
and found the mans sayings 10 be but too
true. as witness the first object which met
our gaze
Mrs. Hype. with little less clothing on
than served to hide the nakedness of our
mother Eve, standing on the top most bou.b
OF 40 apple tree. praying most earnestly
that the iends Of hell might be made to
come out Of her. About two hundred yards
farther on, 10 different fence corners, on
Bonded knees aud with loud wailngs, Mr
Ellis and another man we're found begging
forgiveness for their sins Of the past and es-
cape from the evil ones which had taken
possession of their neigbbors.
Couvlnc. d by these sights there was a
myst re- to be solved. we at once proceeded
70 the house Of Ellis neighbor, one Mr..
Mangus. and found the cause which had
gwen rise to so much excitement through.
out the settlement to have orig inated 10 this:
Mangus, on the day previous, had very
sick horse, which he proceeding to drench,
when Ellis, happ eniug to come by, tod him
the horse was not sick but spelled by witch,
the which be had power to conjure out Of
him.
Of course Mapgus was delighted and
Ellis at once commenced with his mumbes
and signs to effect cure. These be con.
'ioued several hours the horse 10 the mean
time growing verse aud worse finally, ne
10 despair informed Mapgus that silver
h,,li L.. II.
dy to rid the an NIL Of its tormentcr.
Quickly one was moulded, put Into rife
and fred at the horse, which fell dead
Shocked at the result Ellis declared he had
seen it come out and enter the COW which
was standing in the same yard; lhereupon
it too was killed and successfully a dog.
hog and cat; but horrible to relate upon
expulsion from the animals, Mapgus felt it
eptr himself aud was taken suddenly i'll
Ellis was now seized by MaDgus' sons
aud security bound band foot. as from him
they swors they wouli extract with silver
ball the witch which had caused so great
calamity to be visited upon them, Feeling
that his hour bad come. e lis SO improved
the time during which the bullet was being
moulded as to persuade and convince them
that to draw sketch of hin and fire the
bullet through it, would rectify all things.
even to restoring the dead animals to life,
but in order to test its efficacy he must first
lie loosed and placed in the woods, SO that
the witch might not be able to find him, out
upon expulsion would be Immediately bap-
isbed from the settlement. The plan was
adopted the ball fired through his sup
posed likeness, but with unsatisfactory re.
suits; whereupon immediate search Was
made for Ellie who, as might have been ex
pected was found missing.
Whether Ellis flight has restored conf
dence throughout the settlement have net
yet heard. but was told that at sun down Of
the same day Ellis was seen with shot gun
near the residence Of Dr. B, inquring if
Mangus' sons bad passed the road Upon
reply that they had not, but were expected
by noon, be babe a hasty good evening and
over the fields took his way
The Tunes" of late day says:
Besides the statements lie by our Cor.
respondent. we learn that several Of the
Mangus' fred upon Mrs Beamer, u few
days awo, believing her to be witch The
people 10 that neighborhood are all pretty
badly scared, for they know not what mo
ment they may be taken for the devil 1t
seems to us these people ought to be cou.
6ped, for they might do serious harm to
some of their Deighbors
A LIVERPOOL WEDDING.-Miss Exall,
young English lady, who for several years
taught music at the Cam Smith Academy"
at Licking son, Va, but afterwards returned
to her home, was married in Berks county,