The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-11-13

q DARKKy's sriRITrALIsM.-1'he Pulask;
Nia Times voncIes for the following:
Never having witnessed anything 10 proseI
Ute MS to the doctrine OF spirituafism. we an
not prepared to vouch for the. truthfitluess Il
the experience as related by d colored gentle
temaf, whom we csaanced to overl,ear. hui
viii give the experience for what it II Worth
Our readers may believe what Samuel saws d.
not, just as they please. Should we eyer viii.
ness SO plain a manifestation. as SamfeI say
she did, We shall have all our skepticism r.
moved.
We give the story of Samuel as nearly as We
can, N tue language he used III relati,gi it 10
bis friend Joshua, which was verbatim as fol.
Jews:
well Sam" says Joshua, stwhat does Won
tlnk OBJ dis ting dey call spifitzism an de me
llpas, iestaiions, and all sich as dat; does Won
tihk dar is tfoof in it, or not n
WHY, Josh, says Samuel, very cautiously.
is not Oh dc pinion oh some Oh do wdife
folks on dat subjeck, | tink dat dere is troof
in i, but Josh eff a man sprees leself on dat
subjeck, and say he bleve dat spirit f~estatinn
am true, den de folks ebers whar SAT-, dat MO.
ger as crazy. SO you see, Josh. dat | does not
me % press myself, or tel what | has seen,
vi | know who / is talkinst to fast"
Dat IS De lack Sam replied Joshua, nfor i
hear massa John say dat all de folks in Max
un is crazysabnnt de spirits; but if you spress
yoursef 70 dis Niger, afore God | neber till II
to nobody"
"Den, Josh, remmed Samuel, n tell YOU
my sNrience on the subieck. / is d meinm
mssel' ! CORY ! IS for sartin. an when you hear
my sperlei'ce den yon belief in de spirits too.
Now Josh, | gwine toteli yen de ,reof. nm
what ! tell you. is what | is seen wild dose ize.
an heard wild dis nouf; no, no, / mean heard
wid my years. Neil, | went down de ribhpr
swamp, one night bout Tree weeks apo. nassnm
hnntsn, dare was #nubsaly wild me. hut da, dto
you see dare, an we freed IA big I'D l,ossnm IN
az biggest Old black gum Tree you cher soc IN
your born days. Well, links / to my elf. ef
has TO cat dat tree down to git dat n,ssnm
den Use giving home wild OUT de possum for say,
tl'f. Well, | set downtand tink for a mini or
an scratch my heads Den | saw 70 nv.
SCI, now lse gwine to see eff dare is any troof
i'll de ting dey call spirits feslations. So I ooes
up to de tree an stuck my axe. as hard ~ -
could. an left it dar, an stebt oiffrom the trae
an se.l; ct dare is de spirit here ub anv hlacl,
man dat is dead, what has ever hin .,,ossnm
wild me, | will tank him 10 let me- I,,nm
4 by crttin' down dis tree. I saw dc same
ing eher Tree time, an den | see de axe eomin.
OUT OBJ Sc tree, an afote | conldsnutf INV torch
way 1t was gwine, cpttin' like bIazes, les ike
sum body; but | swar afore God lash dan
not soul dare but me an, de dag. oh
coarse | knowd for troof it was a snirit. Ny
tos raise he brissels an growl; / make him
'e dfWil aud hush he monf- Bime.b ve. arter
,e axe Ssal cnt a big keerf, it stop and SET
Iowa On de groun', jest like when Won stnn
o hi"w an rake de chips outen de Mace da,ps
,nt ~id your hand. you know, and de chins
out de place, but | couldn't see No nnfin
wen, | warnt skeered a bit; | stood dar.'
"a Dc axe stood dare, jes leanin mn ginst inf.
inks l, dat must be Bill Chizzum, What
'sea to 60 wild me 'pessum huntin'. afnp he
ned. Saz |, is dai you. Bill Chizzum , nm,
| sag dat, down fall de axe on de pronn,
m all de snadin | could do, it neber cnt anodar
ut: Den | knowd it was Bill, am he tiuk
wine to ak him for de quarter dollar he owed
ne when be die, an he cut ont for trpa
ell you, Josh, didn't coteh dat spossum-na
lrree' bob-dis chile take he axe an. ont for
ONE, sartin. Now, Josh, dare is troof in do .
ieritizum. for %sartin, but don't breare dis tina
nobody, for don't want no man to saw dc
igger is crazy" '