There might you fully enlighten yourself as to the "Strange and Wonderful News from Kensington, being a most full and true Relation how a Maid there is supposed to have been carried away by an Evil Spirit on Wednesday, 15th of April last, about Midnight." There, too, no less interesting and no less veracious, was that uncommon anecdote touching the chief of many-throned powers entitled "The Divell of Mascon; or, the true Relation of the Chief Things which an Unclean Spirit did and said at Mascon, in Burgundy, in the house of one Mr.Francis Pereaud: now made English by one that hath a Particular Knowledge of the Truth of the Story." Nor were these materials for Satanic history the only prosaic and faithful chronicles which the bibliothecal blanket afforded.

Equally wonderful, and equally indisputable, was the account of "a young lady, the daughter of a duke, with three legs and the face of a porcupine." Nor less so "The Awful Judgment of God upon Swearers, as exemplified in the case of John Stiles, who Dropped down dead after swearing a Great Oath; and on stripping the unhappy man they found 'Swear not at all' written on the tail of his shirt!" Twice had Mrs.Lobkins heaved a long sigh, as her eyes turned from Paul to the tranquil countenance of Dummie Dunnaker, and now, re-settling herself in her chair, as a motherly anxiety gathered over her visage,-- "Paul, my ben cull," said she, "what gibberish hast got there ?" "Turpin, the great highwayman!" answered the young student, without lifting his eyes from the page, through which he was spelling his instructive way.
"Oh! he be's a chip of the right block, dame!" said Mr.Dunnaker, as he applied his pipe to an illumined piece of paper.

"He'll ride a 'oss foaled by a hacorn yet, I varrants!" To this prophecy the dame replied only with a look of indignation; and rocking herself to and fro in her huge chair, she remained for some moments in silent thought.

At last she again wistfully eyed the hopeful boy, and calling him to her side, communicated some order, in a dejected whisper.

Paul, on receiving it, disappeared behind the blanket, and presently returned with a bottle and a wineglass.