The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-31
CHAPTER II

Clouds have gathered; skies have
Trees were rin'd in TIL ligbtniug's
track;
Woeful grief like waves have lowered
Hearts. we're crushed mid the direful
wreck
Hence the phantom!
Haste thee to thy regions black;
Breaks the sunshine through the
losming.
Spring will come and birds will sing;
Stars benign their music tuning,
And the marriage bell shall ring
Hearts united;
After winter comes the spring.
Father Dusatoy companied the
officer to the village where a con-
veyance was awaiting to take them
to the city Of Wells, where the
county sessions were held. On ar
irving there the priest was innmedi-
ately ushered into court. He had
heard about the arrest of Dame
Morton for witch-craft, but was not
acquainted with the nature of the
particular charges against her.
When he entered, the court room
was crowded. Many of her neigh.
bors were present, some as wit
nesses, others out of curiosity. The
reverend gentleman was passed
through the crowd and given a
place at the table inside the bar.
"Father Dusatoy," said the Judge
81 have desired your presence in a
case of Witch-craft. The accused is
one of your parishioners. I find the
prisoner has no council or witness
on her side, and I deemed that by
your valuable assistance in a cause
of this kind, we might be the better
able to arrive at the facts in the
case, and render just judgment.
Let the prisoner be brought before
the bar"
When the poor woman appeared
she was in a terrible state of disor-
der. Her face was haggard with
fright and terror, her clothes torn,
her hair hanging loose and DISNEY
eled. She cast a shrinking glance
around the conrt room and saw the
looks of scorn and mockery in the
faces of the crowd, At last her eye
caught that of the good father, who
greeted her With.a kind smile.
"Ohl Father Dusatoy," she cried
and stretched out her arms toward
him;"I am not"
tsSilenceW Numbered the Judge
eve can have no demonstrations in
the court" And at this stern re-
buke the dame burst into tears. The
accusation was read. and number
of witnesses examined, which di-
vulged a fearful train of damning
evidence against the prisoner
enough to hang half the parish.
Then Father Dusatoy was asked by
the Judge if he had anything to say
about the case. The priest arose
and addressed the court. He hap
pened to be acquainted, he said,
with all the leading facts referred
to by the witnesses. He knew about
the scene at Cruch Hollow, knew
the business she was upon, and the
person she met there. And how
ever much that person might re-
semble the devil, both in outward
form and inward character. it was
not the dewitt was no other than
his lOrdship Ethelbert. A murmur
of astonishment came from the au-
dienee at this announcement. He
continued: 81 can Vouch for the
complete innocence of the prisoner
of all the charges. And, while these
very persons, who are her accusers,
have been sleeping in their beds.
this poor woman has been out in the
woods digging roots and gathering
herbs to heal their sick friends and
dying babes. And on that very oc-
casion, when it is charged that she
was leaguing with the Evil One, She
was on an errand of mercy to save
the life of one Of that wicked mans
victims. That victim was Martha