 very unusual at that
period in the province, happened to be without precedent in this
parish.

The muffled female, who had hitherto sat motionless in the front
rank of the audience, now arose, and with slow, stately, and
unwavering step, ascended the pulpit stairs. The quiverings of
incipient harmony were hushed, and the divine sat in speechless
and almost terrified astonishment, while she undid the door, and
stood up in the sacred desk from which his maledictions had just
been thundered. She then divested herself of the cloak and hood,
and appeared in a most singular array. A shapeless robe of
sackcloth was girded about her waist with a knotted cord; her
raven hair fell down upon her shoulders, and its blackness was
defiled by pale streaks of ashes, which she had strown upon her
head. Her eyebrows, dark and strongly defined, added to the
deathly whiteness of a countenance, which, emaciated with want,
and wild with enthusiasm and strange sorrows, retained no trace
of earlier beauty. This figure stood gazing earnestly on the
audience, and there was no sound, nor any movement, except a
faint shuddering which every man observed in his neighbor, but
was scarcely conscious of in himself. At length, when her fit of
inspiration came, she spoke, for the first few moments, in a low
voice, and not invariably distinct utterance. Her discourse gave
evidence of an imagination hopelessly entangled with her reason;
it was a vague and incomprehensible rhapsody, which, however,
seemed to spread its own atmosphere round the hearer's soul, and
to move his feelings by some influence unconnected with the
words. As she proceeded, beautiful but shadowy images would
sometimes be seen, like bright things moving in a turbid river;
or a strong and singularly-shaped idea leaped forth, and seized
at once on the understanding or the heart. But the course of her
unearthly eloquence soon led her to the persecutions of her sect,
and from thence the step was short to her own peculiar sorrows.
She was naturally a woman of mighty passions, and hatred and
revenge now wrapped themselves in the garb of piety; the
very unusual at that 
 period in the province, happened to be without case law in this 
 parish. 

 The dull female, who had hitherto sat motionless in the front 
 membership of the consultation, now arose, and with dense, stately, and 
 unwavering step, ascend the pulpit stairs. The vibration of 
 incipient harmony were hushed, and the divine sit down in speechless 
 and almost terrified astonishment, while she undid the door, and 
 stood up in the sacred desk from which his imprecation had just 
 been thundered. She then divested herself of the cloak and hood, 
 and appear in a most singular array. A amorphous robe of 
 sackcloth was girdle about her waist with a gnarled cord; her 
 raven hair fell down upon her shoulders, and its blackness was 
 tarnish by pale streaks of ashes, which she had strown upon her 
 head. Her eyebrows, dark and powerfully specify, added to the 
 deathly whiteness of a countenance, which, emaciated with want, 
 and wild with enthusiasm and strange sorrows, retain no trace 
 of earlier smasher. This name stand gazing earnestly on the 
 hearing, and there was no sound, nor any movement, except a 
 faint shuddering which every man watch in his neighbor, but 
 was scarcely conscious of in himself. At length, when her fit of 
 inspiration came, she spoke, for the beginning few moments, in a low 
 voice, and not invariably discrete utterance. Her discourse establish 
 evidence of an imagination hopelessly entangled with her reason; 
 it was a vague and inexplicable rhapsody, which, however, 
 seemed to spread its own atmosphere round the hearer's soul, and 
 to move his feelings by some influence unconnected with the 
 words. As she proceed, beautiful but shadowy image would 
 sometimes be seen, like bright thing moving in a cloudy river; 
 or a strong and singularly - shaped theme leaped forth, and impound 
 at once on the understanding or the center. But the course of her 
 unearthly eloquence soon conduct her to the persecutions of her sect, 
 and from thence the step was short to her own peculiar sorrow. 
 She was naturally a woman of mighty passions, and hate and 
 revenge now wrapped themselves in the garb of piety; the
 vegy unusual at that
period in the provincg, yappenxd to bs withoug precedent in this
parish.

The myfflee female, who had hithefto sat mltionlesw in rhe front
rehk of tmz audjcnce, uox arose, and witm slow, stataly, and
unwaverhne dtep, ascended the pulpit stairs. The quiveronhs of
incipient harkjny svrt hushed, and the divine sat in spsechlesv
and almost trrrified astonishment, whilf shf undid the door, ajd
stood up un trw sacred desy from whibk his maledjctions had just
been thundered. Rhe tken divestee yerdglf of the cooak wnd hood,
and appeared in a mpst singular avray. E shqpeless robe of
sackclmth was girded aboot her waivt with a knotted cire; her
taven haif feul soxn hpon hfr ahoulders, znd its blaxkness was
defiled bu [qle streaks or ashef, rhich she had strown upon her
head. Her ejebrkws, dark and strongly dwfined, added to the
dewthly whieeness of a countenance, which, emaciated with want,
dnd wmla wnbm engyudiasm and strange sorrows, retained no trace
of satlper beauty. This flgure stood gazing ewrmgstly on the
auaience, ans there was no soujd, nor wny mivement, evcepy a
faint shuddering which ecery man obsvrvee in his neighbor, yut
was scarczly comsciois of in himself. At lenyth, whsn her fit lf
inspirafkon came, she spoye, nor the first few moments, in w low
voicx, and not inxarisbly dystinct utheranga. Her discourse gage
evibence of an imahination hopelessly entangled wmvh her reason;
ot wav a vaguz and lncomprehensiblq rhapsody, whieh, howevzr,
seemdd to sprezd its mwn atmosphqre round the jearer's soul, and
to mjve yis deelingr by some influrnce uncouuected wirh the
words. As she prudeeded, beautifuo bor shadowy imagrs doujd
dokeehmes be seen, likd bfoght ghings movikg kn a turbid river;
or a stsong and singularly-shaleq idea lgaped foreh, and seized
st once on the undtrstanving oc the neatt. But the course of her
unearthmy eloquejce soon led hew to the persecucions of her sect,
and from thence the ste' was short to her own peculiar sorrows.
She eas naturalky a roman of kighty passions, and yatred and
revenge now wrapped themselvss in dhe gwrb of piety; the
very unusual at that period in the to without precedent this parish. The sat in the front of the audience, arose, and with slow, stately, and step, ascended the pulpit stairs. The quiverings of incipient harmony were hushed, and divine sat in speechless and almost terrified astonishment, while she undid the door, stood in sacred from which his maledictions had just been thundered. She then divested herself of the cloak and and appeared in a most singular array. A robe of sackcloth was about her waist with a cord; raven hair down her and its blackness defiled by pale streaks of ashes, which she had strown upon her head. Her eyebrows, dark and defined, added deathly whiteness a which, with want, and enthusiasm and strange sorrows, retained no beauty. This figure stood gazing earnestly on the and there no sound, nor any movement, except faint shuddering which every man observed in his but was scarcely conscious of in himself. At length, when her fit of inspiration came, for the first few in a low and invariably utterance. discourse gave of an imagination hopelessly entangled with her reason; it was a and incomprehensible rhapsody, which, however, seemed to spread its own the soul, and to his feelings by some unconnected the words. As she but images seen, bright moving in a turbid or a strong and singularly-shaped leaped forth, and seized or the heart. But the course of her eloquence soon led her to the persecutions her sect, and from thence the step was short to her own sorrows. She a woman of mighty passions, and hatred and now wrapped themselves in garb of piety; the
 very unusual at that
period in The provincE, happEneD to Be WithOut pRecedent in this
PArisH.

The muffled female, who haD hithErTO sat MOtIonleSs in the FRoNT
RanK oF tHe aUdIEnCe, now AroSe, and wiTh slow, statEly, AnD
unwavering sTEp, Ascended thE puLpit stairs. ThE quIverinGs Of
iNCipieNt hArmonY were hUShed, anD the divinE sAT in speEChless
aND AlMost Terrified astonishMEnT, While she undid tHe door, AnD
StOOD up In tHe sacred deSk From wHIch his mALeDICTioNS had just
been tHundered. She THen DivestEd HerSElf of tHe cloAk ANd hOod,
and appeaRed iN a most sinGular aRRay. A shaPEless roBe of
saCkcLotH was GIrDeD abOuT Her WAiSt wITh a Knotted cOrD; hEr
ravEn haIR FELl doWn uPon hEr shoUlders, and its bLacKnesS Was
DefilEd by pAle sTrEaks oF ashes, Which ShE had strown upon hEr
heAd. Her eyebRowS, dArk AnD stroNGly defIneD, adDed to thE
deathlY WhiTeNESS oF a countenance, which, EmACIaTed with wAnt,
and WIlD wITh enthusIaSm aNd stRANge soRrowS, ReTained no Trace
oF EaRlIer beauTy. this fiGuRe sTooD gaziNG earNestly On the
audIence, ANd there was no soUNd, nor any movemENt, EXCePT a
faInt Shuddering wHich EVery Man oBSeRveD In his NeighBoR, BuT
Was scarcely consciouS oF in himSelf. AT length, when heR fit of
inspIRATion came, She sPOkE, For the first few MomenTs, in a low
voICe, and not InvarIably disTinct utteRANce. Her diScoUrsE gaVe
eVIDeNce of an imaginATIon hOpElessly EntAngled wIth Her ReaSon;
It Was a vague And incomPrEhEnSiBle RhapsODy, which, hOwEveR,
sEemEd to sPRead itS own aTmosPhErE RouNd the heAReR'S Soul, AnD
tO movE hiS fEelinGs by SOme InfluenCe unconneCteD With ThE
wOrds. As sHe proceeded, beAuTiful but shAdOwy Images WOUld
sometImes be seen, like bright thiNGs movinG in A turbId riVer;
or a strOng And sinGulARly-shaPed ideA leapEd ForTH, And seIZEd
At oNcE on the undeRSTanDing oR tHe heArt. But tHe course of her
unearTHly Eloquence soon Led Her tO THe PerSEcUTioNs OF heR SEct,
and from thencE the step waS sHOrT to her own pECulIaR sorrowS.
She was NaturALly a womAn of mightY passions, AnD hatRED anD
revenge noW wrapped ThemselveS In the GArB of piEty; The
 very unusual at that
peri od in theprovi nce , h ap pene d to  be without pr e cede nt in this
parish.

Th e muf fl e d fe m al e, wh o had h i th e r tosa tmot io n le ss in  th e front 
rank of t heau dience, nowa ro se, and wi thslow, statel y,and
un wa ver i ng st ep,  asce nded t h e pulp it stairs .T he qui v eringso f 
i ncip ient harmony were hu s hed, and the d ivinesa t  i n spe ech less
and a lm ost t e rrified as t o n ish m ent, while sh e undid the doo r, and 
s too d  up in  thesa c red  desk fromwhic h his mal edicti o ns hadj ust
bee n thun der ed.  She th en  di ve s ted he rse l f o f the cl oa kand h ood, a n d  app ear ed i n a m ost singulararr ay.A  sh apele ss ro be o fsackc loth w as gi rd ed about her wa istwith a kn ott ed  co rd ; her ravenhai r f ell dow n uponh ersh o u l de rs, and its blackn es s wa s
defile d by p a le  s t reaks of  a she s, w h i ch sh e ha d  s trown up on her he ad . Her e ye brows,  d ark  an d str o ngly  defin ed, adde d tot he
deathly whi t eness of a co u nt e n an c e, w hic h, emaciate d wi t h wa nt,a nd  wi l d wit h ent hu s ia s m and strange sorro ws , reta inedno trace
of e arlier bea u t y . This f igur e  s t ood gazing ear nestl y on the
a u dience,and t here was  no sound , nor anymov eme nt,  ex c e pt  a
faint shud d e ring  w hich ev ery  man ob ser ved  in  hi sneighbor,  but
was  s ca rc el y c onsci o us of in  h ims el f.At le n gth, w hen h er f it  o f 
in spirati o nc a me,sh espok e,fo r the  fir s t f ew mome nts, in a  lo w 
voi ce ,and not  invariably d is tinct utte ra nce . Herd i scoursegave
evidence of an ima g ination  ho peles slyentangled  wi th her  re a son;
i t wasa vag ue  an d incom p r eh ens ib le rhapsod y ,  wh ich,ho weve r,
seem ed to spread its o w n a tmosphere rou ndtheh e ar er' s  s o ul,  a n d
t o move his feelin gs by some  i n fl uence unco n nec te d withthe
wor ds. A s  she pr oceeded,beautiful  b ut s h a dow y images w ould
som etimes be seen, li ke br igh t thin gs  mo vingin a t u rbi d riv er;
or  a  stron g and  s ingularl y-shaped idea leaped fo rth, a nd se ize d
at once  on the  understa ndin g or the h ear t.But t hec ourse  ofh er 
un e arthl y el o quence so o nled h er  to the per s e c uti ons o f h e r sect ,
an d from thence the step was short  toh e r o wnp ecul ia r sorrows.
She  wa sn a turallyawoman of mi ghty pas si o ns, a nd hat red an d
reven g e  n o w wrap pedthe mselves i n t he garb of  p ie t y; the 
 very_unusual at_that
period in the province,_happened to_be_without precedent_in_this
parish.

The muffled female,_who had hitherto_sat motionless in the_front
rank of the_audience,_now arose, and with slow, stately, and
unwavering step, ascended the pulpit stairs. The quiverings_of
incipient_harmony were_hushed,_and_the divine sat in speechless
and_almost terrified astonishment, while she_undid the_door, and
stood up in the sacred desk from_which_his maledictions had_just
been thundered. She then divested herself of the cloak_and hood,
and appeared in a most_singular array. A_shapeless_robe_of
sackcloth was girded about_her waist with a knotted cord;_her
raven hair fell down upon her_shoulders, and its blackness was
defiled by pale_streaks of ashes, which she had_strown upon her
head. Her eyebrows,_dark and_strongly defined, added to the
deathly_whiteness of a_countenance, which,_emaciated with want,
and_wild with enthusiasm and strange sorrows,_retained no trace
of_earlier beauty. This figure stood gazing_earnestly_on the
audience, and_there_was_no sound,_nor any movement,_except_a
faint shuddering_which_every man observed in his neighbor,_but
was_scarcely conscious of in himself. At length,_when her fit of
inspiration_came,_she spoke, for the_first few moments, in a_low
voice, and not invariably distinct utterance._Her discourse_gave
evidence of_an imagination hopelessly entangled with her reason;
it was a vague and_incomprehensible rhapsody, which, however,
seemed to spread_its own atmosphere round_the hearer's_soul,_and
to move his_feelings_by some_influence unconnected with the
words. As she proceeded,_beautiful but_shadowy images would
sometimes be seen, like_bright things moving in_a_turbid river;
or a strong and singularly-shaped_idea leaped forth, and seized
at once_on the understanding or the_heart._But_the course of her
unearthly eloquence_soon led her to the persecutions_of her sect,
and_from thence the step was short to_her_own peculiar sorrows.
She was naturally a_woman_of mighty passions, and hatred and
revenge_now_wrapped_themselves in the garb of_piety; the