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footsteps of the spirit after me ; for more than twenty yards I ran through a river, as the waters were then high. When I came home my Father called out to know if the cyder was run over ? but finding my voice so trembling that I could scarce answer him, he called out: "My dear love, what is the matter?" I thought to myself he might well say "my dear love;" for he had frightened me out of my senses, by sending me down in the pound house at that time of the night. So I told him how I was frightened; and that I had neither seen the tubs nor the cyder, for my candle was gone out; and I had neither bolted the door nor locked the gate. My Father pitied my weakness, and did not blame me, but assured me I had seen no spirit, and it was nothing but the moon, that was hid in a cloud, that shined against the jambs ; and it was the owls flying out, that he supposed had apples in their mouths and let them fall, which made the noise. I looked at the window and saw the moon was burst from the clouds, but I had perceived no moon before. I then went to bed, reflecting with myself what a weak fool I had been, to be frightened with nothing but shadows; for I was truly convinced of the truth of my Father's words, and called to my remembrance, that I had seen nothing but a glimmering light shining against the jambs, and that I heard the owls fly over my head, that in my confusion I did not think of. Now I have ended the story about my Father and my fright, I shall return back to my old Lover. I staid at Sidmouth some months, in hopes he would return again ; but finding he would not, I left the place, and determined to give my heart and soul to God. I told my Sister I should rather die than ever marry any man but him. My Mother and Sisters often reasoned with me, the madness of my passions. I told my Mother, it was for my good to wean my heart from this world and bring it to the Lord. She answered, it was for my good if I made that use of it. After that I went to service To "go to service" meant to take a job as a domestic servant in another household. : and musing to myself repeatedly the hymns