What they say in New England; a book of signs, sayings, and superstitions (1896)
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepard · leaf 249
ghborhood, and occasioned not alittle excitement. Even the ministerwas a good deal exercised over it. Heled in a number of prayer-meetings atthe house; but the Devil continued,nevertheless, in apparent full possession. Sometimes a watch was set, and thisserved to fasten suspicion on GrannyBates and… … were those who affirmed that its featuresbore a very close resemblance to thoseof GrannyBates. At last,on one ofthe nightswhen aparty wastrying todrive outthe witch-es, this old ijlif window, glass andcat was[|,j|// all, without break-ing a pane. Peoplewho saw it said thatthis was no otherthan…
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