is Flannel Night Cap, and fetching him
his Slippers, which he put on, we went up Stairs together; In the mean
time, the Ghost had found a piece of Whiting; which the Maid happen'd to
lay there to make the Chimney fire next morning; and this he takes and
breaks to pieces, and daubs his Face all over with it, that he then look'd
more pale than Death itself; insomuch that even I was almost startled at
the first glympse of him. Before my Husband went to bed, he always went
into the Dining-Rome to Prayer; which I appear'd as forward for as he, and
presently brought him a Cushion, upon which he kneels down, and falls a
Praying; not as yet seeing the Ghost: But as he was at Prayer, my Spark
endeavouring to get the Weather-Gage of him, that is, the Door: my husband
chanc'd to spy him, which so disord'd and affrighted him, that he was ready
to sink down. Before he spy'd him, he was praying thus. _Thou know'st Lord,
there are wicked people in the World, and some of them have wrong'd me very
much, but Lord, I hope thou wilt be even with 'em, and let 'em have no rest
till they acknowledge it, and make me Satisfaction for all that wrong they
have_--(then seeing the Counterfeit Ghost, he forgot his Prayer, and cry'd)
_O Lord, O Lord! What's this? What's this? O Lord! O Lord!_--and then rises
up, and makes towards the Door, which the Ghost seeing beckens him; at
which he cries _I won't, I won't, I won't!_ In the mean time, tho' I knew
what the matter was, I run to him, and cry'd, Dear Husband what's the
matter? As if I had been frighted; and went to hold him; but he struggled
to get from me, crying out _The Devil! The Devil! The Devil!_ Where, where,
said I? I see nothing, O _'tis yonder, 'tis yonder, 'tis yonder_, says he!
See how it stares and beckens to me I see nothing, not I, says I: And with
that, the Ghost came nearer us; at which my Husband run into the Bed
Chamber, and I after him; and shut the Door to us. By which means my Spark
had an opportunity to go out without Discovery. My Husband immediately got
into Bed, and cover'd himself over Head and Ears, and then thought he was
pretty safe, and charged me presently to put the Candle out: Which I
obey'd, and straight went to Bed to him; being well pleas'd I had so
cleverly brought off my Lover.

The next Morning, I ask'd my Husband what the matter was that made him so
extreamly discompos'd last Night: Why, says he, did you see nothing last
Night? Not I, said I, but only you disso