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Louder next related his experience of being changed to a horse and ridden to a witches' ball, and of seeing Rebecca Nurse ride through the air on a broomstick. The West Indian negro man John, the husband of Tituba and servant of Mr. Parris, was next put on the witness stand. The magistrate asked him: "John, who hurt you?" "Goody Nurse first, and den Goody Corey." "What did she do to you?"
It never entered into his mind to love those who hated him. Mr. Parris had lived in the West Indies for several years before going to Salem, and had brought with him some slaves purchased from the Spaniards. Among them were two famous in history as John and Tituba his wife. Historians disagree as to the nationality of these slaves.
"Is that true, Tituba?" asked one of the little girls. "It am so, fur er sartin sure fact, chile." Nothing is more susceptible than a young imagination. It can see whatever it wills, hear whatever is desired, and like wax is ready to receive any impression one chooses to put on it.
His first witness John, the West India negro servant, husband to Tituba, was rebuked by Sarah Cloyse as a grievous liar. Abigail Williams, the niece to Parris, was also at hand with her wonderful tales of sorcery. She swore she had seen the prisoner at the witches' sacrament. Struck with horror at such bold perjury, Sarah Cloyse called for water and swooned away before it could be brought her.
Master Parris, refused to pay her jail fees, unless she would still adhere to what she had testified on her examination, instead of alleging that he whipped and otherwise abused her, to make her confess that she was a witch. One Hundred and Fifty More Alleged Witches. Ah this was bad enough, but it was but the beginning of trouble. Tituba had spoken of two other women, but had given no names.
"It must have been an interesting subject." "It was rather an unpleasant one to me." "Ah!" "She wanted me to join the 'circle' which they have just started at the minister's house. She says that old Tituba has promised to show them how the Indians of Barbados conjure and powwow, and that it will be great sport for the winter nights." "What did you say to it?"
Tituba was in the "circle" or an attendant and inspirer of the "circle" from the first; and had marvelous things to tell. How it was that the "children" turned 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?"
The village fasted; and presently a general fast was ordered throughout the colony. The "bewitched children," thus rendered objects of universal sympathy and attention, did not long want imitators. Several other girls and two or three women of the neighborhood began to be afflicted in the same way, as did also John, the Indian husband of Tituba, warned, it would seem, by the fate of his wife.
And one may well say, "What imaginations those women had!" Tituba, the West Indian Aztec who appears in this social-religious explosion as the chief and original incendiary, verily the root of all evil, gave the following testimony: "Q. 'Did you not pinch Elizabeth Hubbard this morning? "A. 'The man brought her to me, and made me pinch her.
"A year. He went to New York, was seen to leave that port, and has never been heard from." "It is sad." "Verily, it is," and Sarah tried hard to call up a tear, and wiped her eyes with the corner of her apron. John and Tituba had retired to their domain, the kitchen, to conjure up more demons and plan further mischief. Mr.
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