text:  Could I have listened with an ear of credulity to the tale of Thompson--could I have borne to listen to it with patience had I not witnessed an act of turpitude that ocular demonstration could only render credible--had I not been prepared for that act by the tone the manner the expressions of the minister when we passed an hour together ignorant of each other's presence? It was a dreadful conviction that was forced upon me and as wonderful as terrible