If you lived here you'd understand in your soul how hilarious this is

So I mentioned the Quaker democracy novel in a recent post, yes? I've been doing a little basic research into the origins of New Jersey (of which probably more anon) and of Haddonfield as part of that, and one book I obtained from my library is the inimitable This Is Haddonfield, published by the Haddonfield Historical Society in 1963 on the occasion of the town's semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary. Yes, the town really is snobby enough to warrant pulling out all the stops on the Latinate diction. And yes, my sister and I do have plans for parody lyrics set to "This Is Halloween." 

In the meantime, I can't not make this poetic gem about the Devil coming up to Jersey, and going down the Shore, available to all.


( Only the strong survive )