Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions

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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions Mackay, Charles

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  Manyparentscorroboratedapartofthisevidence,statingthattheirchildrenhadrepeatedlytoldthemthattheyhadbeencarriedawayinthenighttoBlockula,wherethedevilhadbeatenthemblackandblue。Theyhadseenthemarksinthemorning,buttheysoondisappeared。Onelittlegirlwasexamined,whosworepositivelythatshewascarriedthroughtheairbythewitches,andwhenatagreatheightsheutteredtheholynameofJesus。Sheimmediatelyfelltotheground,andmadeagreatholeinherside。“Thedevil,however,pickedherup,healedherside,andcarriedherawaytoBlockula。“Sheadded,andhermotherconfirmedherstatement,thatshehadtillthatday“anexceedinggreatpaininherside。“Thiswasaclencher,andthenailofconvictionwasdrivenhometotheheartsofthejudges。

  TheplacecalledBlockula,whithertheywerecarried,wasalargehouse,withagatetoit,“inadelicatemeadow,whereoftheycouldseenoend。“Therewasaverylongtableinit,atwhichthewitchessatdown;andinotherrooms“therewereverylovelyanddelicatebedsforthemtosleepupon。“

  Afteranumberofceremonieshadbeenperformed,bywhichtheyboundthemselves,bodyandsoul,totheserviceofAntecessor,theysatdowntoafeast,composedofbroth,madeofcolwortsandbacon,oatmeal,breadandbutter,milkandcheese。Thedevilalwaystookthechair,andsometimesplayedtothemontheharporthefiddle,whiletheywereeating。Afterdinnertheydancedinaring,sometimesnaked,andsometimesintheirclothes,cursingandswearingallthetime。

  Someofthewomenaddedparticularstoohorribleandtooobsceneforrepetition。

  Oncethedevilpretendedtobedead,thathemightseewhetherhispeopleregrettedhim。Theyinstantlysetupaloudwail,andweptthreetearseachforhim,atwhichhewassopleased,thathejumpedupamongthem,andhuggedinhisarmsthosewhohadbeenmostobstreperousintheirsorrow。

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