about one hour before noon
I told the story of the disturbance at Strawberry Bank the night before , and how so silly a thing as a rolling pumpkin did greatly terrify a whole household ; and said I did not doubt this Newbury trouble was something very like it . Hereupon the good woman took the matter up , saying she had been over to Newbury , and had seen with her own eyes , and heard with her own ears ; and that she could say of it as the Queen of Sheba did of Solomon 's glory , `` The half had not been told her . '' She then went on to tell me of many marvellous and truly unaccountable things , so that I must needs think there is an invisible hand at work there . We reached Hampton about one hour before noon ; and riding up the road towards the meeting-house , to my great joy , Uncle Rawson , who had business with the Commissioners then sitting , came out to meet me , bidding me go on to Mr. Weare 's house , whither he would follow me when the Court did adjourn . He came thither accordingly , to sup and lodge , bringing with him Mr. Pike the elder , one of the magistrates , a grave , venerable man , the father of mine old acquaintance , Robert . Went in the evening with Mistress Weare and her maiden sister to see a young girl in the neighborhood , said to be possessed , or bewitched ; but for mine own part I did see nothing in her behavior beyond that of a vicious and spoiled child , delighting in mischief . Her grandmother , with whom she lives , lays the blame on an ill-disposed woman , named Susy Martin , living in Salisbury .