Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-11-10

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I went and to do everything | did. Could
| sec her do that Her loveiness stained,
her character ruined? No, sir fit kills me
[ will leave off and never touch, taste, or
handle mere from this night henceforward
and forever. And, now, gentlemen, help HE
to be man again.
The building vbrated with the cheering,
stamping and clapping, and gnsh Of song
rose from those manly hearts which might
have been heard for miles Oh! s'there is
Joy in heaven over one sinner that repelteth,"
and should there not be joy On earth?
We hope God converted the soul Of Mr.
Rose, for he becamea good man, and his
family were very happy. But we hope no
other daughter will have to resort to so pain
full remedy to save father.
In the last number of Fiaa1t Leslie we end
the principal cartoon devoted to a group of
the future coored suffraGans Of MOBILIZE
These intelligent fellow citizens, have been
sketched by the graphic artist, as seated in
circle around a boiling couldron. One Of the
group of future electors IS dancing around
the cauldron in state Of nudity, and is, at
ter the fashion Of the witches in MACBETH,
dropping snakes and young crocodiles into
the boiling water. Ills brother electors who,
like himself, are destitute Of clothing, are
looking on with eountenances expressive of
great agony, and the appearance of the COM
pany reminds us Of the one which Robinson
Crusoe beheld, at a distance, brcakfasting
upon the countrymen Of poor FRIDAY.
We copy from f'ytnI Leslie, his account
of this singular caucus Of the enlightened
gentlemen to whom the right Of suffrage must
be awarded Let our readers bear in mind
that the scene occurred few days since in
the city of Mobile, Alabama:
in company with few policemen, we
went to a house III Mobile, situated beyond
the gas-worEs, and occupied by IN old negro,
who claims to be an Obi man. Approaching
the house very carefully, and peering through
the crcvices Of the walls. a wild, weird spec
tacle was presented. Around small fire Of
pine in the middle Of the hoor-or room, for
floor there was none and over which was
hung a pot, sat a group Of negro men en-
tirely naked, their hair OF wool twisted into
pie-tail cttlls, and ornamented with sprins Of
some kind If herb, interningled with dried
roots, their eyes closed, the master Of cere-
monies, or High Fetish Priest, with snake
skin around his neck, and lis wool CIVILIZED
with age and garnished more profusely than
the rest, was chanting something III droop-
ing voice, while the remainder If the ICON
gregation' responded, as it were, witFa low
and long drawn howl. The old negro with
the snake skin clapped his hands and the
whole party rose and commenced a most flu
rious stamping in a circle around the pot.
'',rhis being over they all s,luatted down
again and the Obi man resumed bis chant,
at the same time holding in his hand cover
ed basket, from which he d. ew and dropped
into the pot, first a dead snake, next a frog,
then young alligator Or lizard aud last Of
all the herbs and roots of his own and the
heads of other negroes Silence was observed
by all for some minutes after the last deposit
had been made, after which the pet was la
ken from the fire, and while the nauseating
mixture was yet reeking hot, they each dipp-
ed the end of the middle finger Of the left
hand into it, and applied the enl Of their
finger to their tongues; another dip into the
pot was taken with the middle finger Of the
right hand, and certain cabalistic fngures
described IN the breasts, foreheads and shout
ders enc assisting the other in the operation.
No; word was spoken until their clothes
had been resumed and they had got clear Of
the house.
We imagine that this was a preliminary
caucus of the intelligent patriots in question
for the purpose of electing delegates to q
State Convention, OR to prepare an address
praying that the representatives from the
South shall not be admitted to seats in Com
gress until all the believers in ODl are per-
nitted to vote
As Frank Leslie is an advocate Of unver-
sal negro suffrage, he cannot be suspected of
slandcring his clients, and wherever the doc
trines OF tfreeley and Phillips prevail, all the
male negroes who took part in the caucus at
Mobile the other day viii be permitted to
Iyote.-Richneond Times.
Housekeepers have trouble enough now in
all conscience in procuring house servants.
but what will they do when the following
condition, which is rapidly approaching,
arises. We copy from an exchange paper 60
"A gentleman in this city, says the other
day a girl called at his door and asked if his
family wanted house help" He replied
they did. DO you have small children, she
asked. Mo- DO you have your washing
done out Of the house p No win my
room be carpeted?' Yes After going on
awhile in this manner the gentlemen turne.l
the tide, and said he would like to ask her a
few questions, Can you play the piano'?'- =
he began. co. no. Can you speak French 2
No. Can you sing the opera? No Can
you dance the lancers?' No WELL then.
he concluded, if you can't do any Of. these,
.ro,, ml,n't c11it and off want the 81 inll