Martin.—"If they be dealing in the black art, you may know as well as I."
Magistrate.—"Well, what have you done toward this?"
Martin.—"Nothing at all."
Magistrate.—"Why, 'tis you, or your appearance."
Martin.—"I cannot help it."
Magistrate.—"If it be not your master, how comes your appearance to hurt these?"
Martin.—"How do I know? He that appeared in the shape of Samuel, a glorified saint, may appear in any one's shape."
No wonder that a writer having occasion to examine into the evidence a few years ago, and commenting on it, should exclaim:
"Great God! and is this the road our ancestors had to travel in their pilgrimage in quest of freedom and Christianity? Are these the misunderstood doctrines of total depravity?"
Reverend Mr. Noyes seemed to rival Mr. Parris in the persecution of witches.