The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-08

head sadly, ami there VAS tremol
visible "A his frame. sorrow in his t4ce
aud tears IN his eyes
Dead gone lost :" he mat;ered
how'd his head Il the wooden deity
and remained for little time as in
prayer.
Then he arose. brought from one o.
the Inner rooms sheet, covered i. over
the corpse. spTiuk FL il with dark.
colored powder ard fluid. touched a
candle II it. and instantly there arose
vivid, binding flame-so blindin.
that every eye was ilvolun;arily closed
, and when they Ink / again the sable
magician wa. ga;liefing UP handful
. Of ashes all tjsat remained II the beau
tifu! negro girl He flung i, ia du.t
upwards. gave low whistle. aud. rs II
gifted with wigs. the girl fiut,eretl
down 10 bis side AID the piaudi,s that
followed Threatened the destruction %:
the old building
My child he said. "you have
learned the fruits of disobedience. This
time have recalled you from the
grave. cannot DO it a second time.
Remember aud obey"
The girl bowed and disappeared.
but almost instantly returned. Her
dress had been again changed 1t was
now the brightest crimson, as were her
bracelets and anklets.
Dance commanded her master.
She refused. murmuring some maud
ible words. He lashed himself into a
rage ono even more violent than he
fore-and showered down curses upon
her. The scaly whip rang upon her
shoulders, bat she only smiled defiance
He tramped and tossed the stuffed skins
upon the floor. and the bats flew up
wards aud disappeared. the serpent
SKINS became alive and twined and
crawled and hissel about the stage
Then he clapped his hands, and the
mouth Of the wooden god opened, and
from between the lips there came wri,h-
ing serpent that, in size and fierce
ness, was king of ala monster such
as none present had even seen before,
with its black skin barred with gold
and vermillion. aud the hearts of the
audience stood still.
With rapid movements il crawled
across the stage and coiled in a hideous
heap at the feet of its master, with up
raised crest and eyes that burned as
steel ut white heat For a moment the
juggler looked with pltying eyes upon
the girl. who stood with averted face
and heaying bosom. Then there was
loud command. motion of his hand.
and quick as lightnin flash the mon
ster had leaped TO and coiled round the
girl. buried its head beneath her dress
at the throat. aud the fierce ratiling OF
Its scales and crushing of bones could
be plainly heard AS she fell with half
stlfied screams to the floor
1t was teo much for one, at least. to
endure. De Nouville sprang forward
and forced his way towards the STAGE
pistol in hand. The juggier saw him
coming. and threw a handful of flax
stepped in some mysterious compound
into the lights. when instantly sutfo
eating smoke arose, and oil was dark
ness.
Carried out by the rush. the white
man found himself in the street.
Blinded and bewildered, il WAS some
little time before he could recover his
senses. When he did so. and obtained
assistance and lights and explored the
ruined building, nothing could be
found of jugsler. girl or serpents-
nothing to mark that any had been
therc--and he wandered home as one
suffering from a horrid dream Neither
could he learn anything from subse
quent inquiry. The mouths of the ne
groes were sealed Like a hid.ous
shadow had come and departed The
Voudoo Juggler''