Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1871-12-23

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want to go home, for this id old hip
of mine raising HI with me.v ] said
to them: .sNow, gentlemen, I'll give
this man complete relief in less than
ten minutes from the time | lay my
hands on him; but must be permit
ted to retire to room alone, for con
fess that have dealings with the dev-
il, and l must consult with him."
Nothing so charms an ignorant people,
as something that has about it the ap,
pearance of superstition, and | did not
want these men to see the syringe, or
to know of its existence, The woman
at once lighted candle, handed it to
"Cap,' and started to a small room.
The man on way, set the light down,
and left me alone. now took out my
case, adjusted the needle to the sy.
ringe, filed it with the solution of
acetate of morphia, put the little in
strument Into my vest pocket; and re-
turned to the room.
After waving my hands In the air, l
said 8. Gentlemen, L want your aid,
give it to me, and I'll perform cure
that you'll never forget. All of you
now look upon that man till | say
Hold ? Look him right in the eye.n
All eyes were immediately turned upon
the invalid. Having already takenrny
stand at the foot OF the bed, L took
hold of the right leg near the calf,
pinched mp the skin inserted the
needle, Withdrew it after discharging
the contents, slipped the syringe into
my pocket, aud cried at the top of my
voice, ssHold!n The men now turned
to me, alternately viewing me and the
sick man. From the moment that the
injection took place the rawlings began
to cease, and in less than ten minutes
lie was in perfect ease.
lei
l continued to wave my hand
to tell the devils to E.depart and leave
this man in peace.7 Capp was the
first to break the silence, and he did
it in an emphatic manner, for he gazed
steadily at me, then at the sick man.
and exclaimed: "Big thing! big thing
boys, id if it ain't!7 Another said (:
!" A. coniuror, by h-l! You heard
him say he deals with the DEVIL !
now thought it was about time to try
" Cap.r for from his limping, gfoan-
ing and swearing about his hip, it
seemed to me to he a clear case of sci
atica, aud 1 thus informed him, giving
him a description of its manner of at.
tack and progress, detaiiing to him
the different stages of suffering.
had learned from the Difference
paid to the man by his associates that
he was their leader, and | was anxious
to get my hands on hiln, for 1 had re,
solved, that ifeverI got him under
the influence of the drug he should
never have an opportunity of putting
a rope arcnnd my neck: "Cap,r was
SO captiyated with my diagnosis of bis
complaint that he said: 'sWell, LII
give you a trial, did ii 4 don'tr
informed him that / must be with him
alone. The woman remarked that we
could 60 into the adjoining room. AS
we left the company, one of them
said "You ain't agoin' to kill Cap is
your ssOb, nor ] replied. / said,
Nov Cap III cure you, but / need
your aid.n "Sir,7 returned he, ssIil
do anything you tell men told him
to lay on the bed, shut bis eyes and
count one hundred u c-el td at
once, and while he was lag
was filing the sylmy 10th tsg
morphia. When be at finished
counting, i informed mir t'ed ; wa ID
have to pinch him O ire Aate leg, 50
as to get the devil eat q & 'oa
replied he, s.you ma, rinoh as rach
as you DID please, co. haye sr4
and felt hi with I'll Old 'lp!g 4 ~
jectcd the morphia a ! hac ! aope ID