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Sl'lBITt'AL PIU'lWl1I:NA TWO lIUNDRL'D rl·:ARS ",teO,<br />
lui<br />
I nte the ch:l.lD~r th~N<br />
stc1ld n 00\71 of mlter.<br />
Roma of It .prlnlilPd OVntly hdpcd.<br />
Th\?n th('y mn up the sl--.l1"8 nnd th,,1'I)<br />
I'las nbund:mC3 uf r .."lbG1'S plllcl;c:'d out of<br />
the b->Istcr U,:lL I"y und". th .. lr he:"ld., ond<br />
som. tbrust Into Ibelrmouth. th:!t tboy wers<br />
Dlmost choked. The ,.others were fbro,",u<br />
Dlillbout tbe room. Tbey wo.o plucked out<br />
lit a hole no bigger thon the VIp or ono's little<br />
Dnger. Sometimes they were vext'II wltb a.<br />
very bldeou. knock III!! at their be;u19 as Ih8Y<br />
lay on the bed. Then Jomes Sbenlog Oond<br />
Tholll,," Hillary took Ibe candle :Iud went.up<br />
.tnl.... and.1ood at the bed'. feeL, alld tbe<br />
kuocking continued. TbeD tbey SIIW " bnnd<br />
with an arm· wrist holding tbe bamme.,<br />
wblch kept Oil knocking a.,.""ill.t the bed.tead.<br />
Tben James Sherrillll gulng \award_ the bed's<br />
hend, the band and ha.mmer fell dowu behind<br />
tbe bolster. and could not bs fuund. for<br />
they lumed up the bed-elothes to search for<br />
the hamm.r; bllt as sOOIl as Ibey wellt<br />
down stal ... the bammer was tbrown Into tbe<br />
mlddlo of Ihe chaln~r. The..a w .. re Ule<br />
moot feloarkable thiUb'9 that were dOlle that<br />
nlgbL<br />
"Tbere was a saddle In the bouse, of tbelr<br />
Uncle Warren's of Lelgb, wbleo It sbould<br />
seem they d.lalned wrongfully from tho rh;bt<br />
owner; thaI as it did ballg "POD a pili ill tbe<br />
eulry, 'Yould <strong>com</strong>e off and colne Into the<br />
bouse, Blld, as tbey termed It, bop aoout Ibe<br />
huus. froID one place to another. and upon<br />
tbe lable and so te anotber, wbleb stood ou<br />
the olber side of the house. J aile O .... t and<br />
her kinswomen took tbe s3ddle and carried<br />
It to Leigh, and as they were going aloug<br />
the broad <strong>com</strong> mOD there woold be sticks alld<br />
otones tbrown at th!'m, wblcb road.. them<br />
very much afraid, and goIng Dear together •.<br />
tbelr wbltt!eo, wblch were 00 tbelr shoulders,<br />
were knit together. Tbey carried the saddle<br />
to tbe house whicb was old Waneu's, and<br />
tbere Idt It alld returned IImne very quiet.<br />
Dut belnl! Roue to bed at nlgbt tb .. s3ddle .<br />
w.... brought back from LUlgh. wblch Is a<br />
mile and a balf Bt least frum Old C;a.ot·"<br />
bouse, and Ibruwtl upon tIle bell wb .. e the<br />
maid. lay. After that tbe saddle Wall very<br />
troublesome until tbey broke It In small pieces<br />
and threw It ODt Into tbe blgbway.<br />
"Tbere was a pole whlcb ,Iood In tbe<br />
back side about 14 or Jr> teet 10 length,<br />
wblcb W:LS brought Into tbe bou~e and ('8r<br />
.Ied up IlIlu the cbamber alld thm ... n on Ille<br />
bed: but all tbe wit tbey had I:ollld not ji:et<br />
It out 01 the chamber, bec .... e of Its Jells:th,<br />
until tbey touk down a IIgb~ u1 tbo .. IIId .. w.<br />
Tbey ""port tbOot the tblng. III Ib" buUJoe<br />
were thruw about and brokeu to \lIeir grut<br />
dllUl3S C ."<br />
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