face, but cunning eyes, which
deprived her of the innocence of childhood. Mr. Lawson at once entered
into conversation with her, but had not proceeded far, when she uttered
a shriek and, turning her face to the ceiling, whirled about in a
circle, while her eyes, rolling back in her head, snapped like flashes
of light. Her mouth was drawn to the left side of her face and her whole
frame convulsively jerked till she fell to the floor, where she writhed
and struggled, and blood-stained froth issued from her mouth, while Mr.
Lawson gazed upon her appalled. Then she sprang to her feet and hurried
violently to and fro through the room in spite of the efforts to hold
her. Sometimes she made motions as if she would fly, reaching her arms
up as high as she could, and bringing them down at her side, crying:

"Whish! whish! whish!"

Presently she began talking in a strange, hysterical and half inaudible
manner.

"There is Goodwife Nurse!" she cried. "Do you not see her? Why, there
she stands!" and the girl pointed to a corner of the room that was
vacant. Her eyes seemed riveted on some object that kept moving about.
After a short silence, Abigail Williams said:

"There, she is offering me the book to sign; but I won't take it, Goody
Nurse! I won't! I won't! I won't take it! I do not know what book it is.
I am sure it is not God's book. It is the Devil's book, for aught I
know."

Then she remained a moment with her eyes closed and arms folded across
her breast, after which she ran to the fire, and began to throw
fire-brands about the house, and run into the fireplace, against the
back of the wall, as if she would go up the chimney. They caught hold of
her and pulled her out.

"It is nothing uncommon," Mr. Parris explained. "In other fits, the
children have sought to throw themselves into the fire."

Mr. Lawson did not tarry long at the house of the pastor; but returned
to the home of Lieut. Ingersol.

When Sunday came, Mr. Lawson went to the church to preach. Several of
the afflicted people were "at meeting," for it was thought proper that
the afflicted should be in the house of God. So long as one was able to
go to church, they were taken, regardless of any mental affection they
might have. Mrs. Pope, Goodwife Bibber, Abigail Williams, Mary Walcut,
Mary Lewes and Doctor Grigg's maid, all of whom were persons bewitched,
are reported by reliable historians as being present at this "Lord's Day
service." There was also prese