1642-1892Legends of Woburn, now first written and preserved in collected form ..to which is added a chrono-indexical history of Woburn . oans. Before the morning sun rose on the snowy scene,The wind had ceased, so had the ghostly noise ;But Potter saw a poor asthmatic dove, rightNear ; her wheezy breath disclosed the sobs at night. On closer search, a splinter, made by drivingNails was found, which reed like, gave out long drawn groansWhile the wind blew strong, and made the blood to freeze ;But when the wind and dove left, gone was the noise. 89 And in the openings through which passed the do
1642-1892Legends of Woburn, now first written and preserved in collected form ..to which is added a chrono-indexical history of Woburn . oans. Before the morning sun rose on the snowy scene,The wind had ceased, so had the ghostly noise ;But Potter saw a poor asthmatic dove, rightNear ; her wheezy breath disclosed the sobs at night. On closer search, a splinter, made by drivingNails was found, which reed like, gave out long drawn groansWhile the wind blew strong, and made the blood to freeze ;But when the wind and dove left, gone was the noise. 89 And in the openings through which passed the doves,A chain, by careless bauds was swinging moved by passing birds, with ghostly dinClanked horrid, and gave color to the Haunted Inn. Thus Potter, by his common sense and careful thought,Found out the ghost, and drove him from the to the unthinking crowd, this feat seemed doneBy aid of Satan, only by his skill twas won. So ever after, when he came to play his featsOf magic, the people cried, He could not do Such things alone. Twas by the Devils aid, And black art words like Presto which he said. -^^i^^^r^^^. The Indian Mortar, Horn Pond Mountain. Sas-Qua-Na. INDIAN LEGEND OF CHURCH STREET.
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