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ed against her and accused her, I do not know; but probably she had practised so much upon them in various ways, that she really was guilty of trying to do the things she was charged with. "Tituba, why do you hurt these children?" "Tituba does not hurt 'em." "Who does hurt them then?" "The debbil, for all I knows.' "Did you ever see the Devil?" Tituba gave a low laugh. "Of course I've seen the debbil. The debbil came an' said, 'Serb me, Tituba.' But I would not hurt the child'en." "Who else have you seen?" "Four women. Goody Osburn and Sarah Good, and two other women. Dey all hurt de child'en." "How does the Devil appear to you?" "Sometimes he is like a dog, and sometimes like a hog. The black dog always goes with a yellow bird." "Has the Devil any other shapes?" "Yes, he sometimes comes as a red cat, and then a black cat." "And they all tell you to hurt the children?" "Yes, but I said I would not." "Did you not pinch Elizabeth Hubbard this morning?" "The black man brought me to her, and made me pinch her." "Why did you go to Thomas Putnam's last night and hurt his daughter Ann?" "He made me go." "How did you go?" "We rode on sticks; we soon got there." "Has Sarah Good any familiar?" "Yes, a yeller bird. It sucks her between her fingers. And Sarah Osburn has a thing with a head like a woman, and it has two wings." ("Abigail Williams, who lives with her uncle, the Rev. Master Parris, here testified that she did see the same creature, and it turned into the shape of Goody Osburn.") "Tituba further said that she had also seen a hairy animal with Goody Osburn, that had only two legs, and walked like a man. And that she saw Sarah Good, last Saturday, set a wolf upon Elizabeth Hubbard." ("The friends of Elizabeth Hubbard here said that she did complain of being torn by a wolf on that day.") "Tituba being asked further to describe her ride to Thomas Putnam's, for the purpose of tormenting his daughter Ann, said that she rode upon a stick or pole, and Sarah Good and Sarah Osburn behind her, all taking hold of one another. Did not know how it was done, for she saw no trees nor path, but was presently there." These examinations were continued for several days, each of the accused being brought at various times before the magistrates, who seem to have taken great interest in the absurd stories with which the "afflicted children" and Tituba regaled them. Finally, all thr
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