Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-02-01

l. none more good and ialr.
son Andrew. for the love Of God
And 90 thy mother. stsy :,
Sh" c.a-pod her hands. she wcpt aloud,
But Andrew rode away.
- reverend II. nv Andrews soul
The Neuham witch ha- caught;
She hold him with t;-e curled gold
Whereof h'r snare j, wrought.
'>he charm, him with her great blue eyes,
She hlni. him ~ iih her hsir;
Oh. break The -Y,N with holy words.
ubinl HIM viii PRAYER
'TaAr heart The painful preacher said
This ~ I-ch.cf shall NOT hr.
The witch shall perish ln her sins
An! Andrew shall <" fr,c.
'uGr poor Ann Putnam tr.iidr,
She .Aw her weave . sped.
Barc-arnei. l.a>,-haitci. ~ f1ll % moon.
Around dried up we..
spring az. . Wr,,' she .ofiiy sang
The Hebrew. OLD refrain.
For Satan uss, Bible words
TIL water flowed Amain.
And many a good wife ard her sneak
By tNAAflI " 4ftr. WuTtis
That made thc buucrcup, take wing,
And turn 10 yellow birds.
They say that .warmiug " i.d-becs seek
Tho hive % her commands
And h.ae> swim 10 take their food
Prom out her dainty hand.
Mock a, she sit, IN mecuns-iinc,
The g7dly minister
Notc- well The spell that doth compel
The young men, eve Ia her.
The mole upon her dmplcd chin
J. Satan, zeal aud sign.
Her lips are rrl with csil bread
And stain of unh.c,t wine.
For TtubA. NY Indian, saith.
A Q4ZsyCu she took
The RIack Man, god.es. sacrament
And signed hi, dreadful book.
Lat night my soTc-a filictcd child
Against The young witch cried.
To take her Marshal HurricA rilrs
Even now 10 WenhAm side
The marshal in his -addir "a.
III. daughter n hi, knee
4 70 TO fetch that arraui witch,
Thy fair playmate, quoth he.
Her spectre walks the parsonage,
Aud hAYui- both hall and stair;
They know her by the great blue eyes
Aud floating gold u hair
They De. they he. NV father dear
NJ foul Old witch j. .he.
But sweet aud good and cry,tal-pure
4, Ncuham wafer. be-
It.ll thee. child. the Lord hath set
Before u good and III.
And WOO 10 all whose carnal loves
Oppose hi, righteous viii.
Between him and the powers Of hell,
Choose thou. nv child. to-day;
No >par!ng hand, no plying eyes,
" hen God commands TO slay.'
He went hi, way; the old wives shook
With tear a. he came nigh;
The children il the dooryar held
Their breath Is he passed by.
Too well they knew the gaunt gray horse
The grim witch-hunier rode
The pale ApOcAlyptic beast
by grisly Death besirode.
II.
Oh, fair the face Of wenham Lake
L pOu the young glrIs shone,
Her tender mouth. her dreaming eyes,
Her yellow hair outbl0wn.
By happy youth and love attuned
TO natural harmonies.
The singing birds, the whi spering wind,
She sat beneath the trees.
sat shaping for her bridal dress
Her mothers wedding gown.
When 10 the marshal. writ in hand,
From Afford hill rode down.
His face was hard with cruel fear,
He grasped the maden's hands;
Come with me unto salem town.
For 80 the law commands"
'Oh, let me to my mother say
Farewell before | go,
He closer tied her little hands
Unto his saddle bow.
Finland me- cried she piteOusly,
For thy sweet daughters sake
I'll keep my daughter safe he said.
From the witch of Wenham Lake
oh leave Inc for my mothers sake,
She needs INV eyes to see.'
Those eyes, young witch, the crows shal
peck
From off the gallows-tree.'
He bore her TO a farmhouse old,
And up its stairway long,
And closed on her the gsrret-door
With iron bolted strong.
The day died out. the night came down;
Her evening prayer she said,
While, through the dark, strange faces seem
ed
To mock her as she prayed.