Safe landed at the reverened pastor’s door.
Great was the wonder, strong was the dismay
With which the pious man heard the dark tale;
But, with the conscious rectitude of truth,
He seized the Holy Book, with firm resolve
That the foul spirit should no longer hold
Usurped dominion o’er that hallowed spot.
Torrents of rain descending, seemed to warn
The zealous pair from the encounter rash,
Still, strong in faithful confidence, they gained