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Show SATAN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOW HE MADE A COST K ACT WITH A WOMAN FUR HKR SOU L, AND WAS CIKCL'MVtSTED BV MINUXKKS, DEACONS DEA-CONS AND ELUEHS. The Waterville (Me.) Mail is pub-lishing pub-lishing extracts from the diary of the Asa Kediugton, of Waterville, who was a revolutionary soldier. The strange incident recorded below happened hap-pened in New Salisbury, N. H., in 1784, while he was working for a Mr. Greeley: "An elderly huly by the name of Bailey, and of whom it was said she was a lover of tuddy, happened hap-pened to be at the barn one day, when there came on a heavy shower ot rain and thuuder, during which period the Prince of Darkuess appeared unto her; iu consequence ot some valuable promises made to her, she eulered into contract with him, agreeing to jive herself up both soul and body to his inlernal majesty at a certain hour on a certain day, and in about six days after this interview. When the Btorm was over tho good lady returned to the house and gave tnem a history of what had taken place, adding that ehe had signed and sealud the contract with her own blood, showing the wound on her finger from wheuce the liquid was drawn 1 Her friends were exceedingly exceed-ingly alarmed at the dreadful story, aud the news spread like wildfire both far and near, and oh, what could be done to save her Notice was immediately im-mediately given to Mr. Searl, the then aolllftd minister of the town, and, like a good shepherd, he at once deter-miued deter-miued to defeat the evil one if possible. possi-ble. Accordingly, on the Sabbath following he mentioned the Appalling ircumhtances to the congregation, and with tsarB in Lis eyes told them (I being one f the hearers) that the prince of darkness bod appeared in bodily shape to one of his pnrishou-ers, pnrishou-ers, and on a certain day was again to make his appearance, ap-pearance, according to the contract, aud take off with him a member of his church to the regions of despair, and on the day named for the exhibition, exhi-bition, he should by consent of the church then present, appoint a meeting, meet-ing, and wished that if any one present pres-ent had any objection he would make it knnwn. A nauBe then ensued, and not even a whisper was beard. The miiuBtur thsn said he should, and accordingly ac-cordingly did appoint the meeting. On that important day a multitude of persons of all ages and sexes assembled as-sembled in Mr. I'ettingell'a orchard on an elevated piece of ground, measures having been previously taken to have ton or twelve ministers from the neighboring towns to attend at the meeting, and they accordingly appeared on the ground in due season for the exercise. The good old lady was then introduced and placed in the centre of the multitude, the ministers forming in a circle around her, then another circle compoaed of deacous, elders, and members of the churches present and then in the rear of those the multitude mul-titude formed in a closo column. Everything then being prepared for action, and at loast one hour before the timo appointed for his satanic majesty to make his appearance, the exercises bt-gan by Biuging, praying and supplications, all in favor ot the good old lady and against the tempter, which cun'iuutd till 5p m, it being several bourn after the lime appointed for the explosion, and no smell of brimstone or appearance of danger, the multitude began to disperse, and the lady was delivered over to her friends, and by sunset the ground was cleared. Mr. Greeley early in the day geared up his old steed with saddle and pillion, went a number of times, taking the females of hia family, fam-ily, on to the ground in season, and returning home in the same way, which was not accomplished till nearly dark. I did not attend at this scene of folly, hut the meeting took place in sight of where I was hoeing corn iii(Mr. Greeley's field, and I could pla'inly aire the gathering multitude mul-titude at the place of action. The particulars of what look place at the meeting I had from several persons present. My brother, Thomas Ited-lngton, Ited-lngton, then resided uwar Mr. Greeley's, Gree-ley's, and had a knowledge ol the transaction and now recJJectB it." |