Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-15


hat comes from God.
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Npopo oSrprpsr,r,ous c,roo .c.;o
.,,l;at- nr sn,,rs,;,ians =. 80 ~ $50" ,t'"
..nro Of sunernstnraI noyors IN T tha tf aff';r.
f human life nrevail evorvybara omona
,he negroes oF tho sonth to an oxtan,
ybich nor,horn neonIe ,ronlt soorcoi,
imagine without special stndv of ,be snb,
i..ct This Ia mot r. bo uon,larod n, ~,
rc ohsorve how regnl,rly rrob;o,or,o
tnrms of thonoht snrvive oven r. cnI,;ya,
I'd northern communities th;nk thare
,ro M paproae parhons ovnont tha co,,,
tucated vouno men who ara frea fron,
ne Influences 0fthn oaner.l holiof in s;ana
rharms dreoms smells and mog;coi inean,
atone Nearly nvprv nn;obh3rhood hn
m old man or IN old woman Who nosses.
,rs unearthIv mowers. and who i, constant.
~ consulted and annealed IN for aasiatanc.
N connection with the love afr,irs and
mo nuarrela of Tho colorod ,oonlo and j.,
,ases of protracted or mvsterions sicknese
rhe beiief in the mower Of tho evil ava ia
,earlv universal as ia the notion tbot nor
,ons. domestic animals. wells and nartlcn.
curse or malign spell put upon them-by
my body who knows the "charm," or
method of procedure which will produce
such n result. A nail driven into the
ground, with certain magical preliminarie>
md accomplishments, is a potent means OF
lire injuries and revenges. In matters of
owe, courtship and marriage the negroes
tre usually extremely Jealous and suspi-
'ious, and magical arts are commonly
INVOKED to secure affection. to aienat,
hose who are already attached to each
,,her, and to protect aggressors from de-.
rction or punishment There are various
spells or formu H for such purposes. They
Usually include the use of a SCRAP of some
,rlicle of clothing which has been worn
" the person who is 10 be tricked, or /;
med of his hair, 81 piece of a finger mai
" toe nail, or even some dust from hi,
hoes. A volume might be written on tn,
,eiefs of the coored people regarding tn,
supernatural, and on this department OF
neir folklore, and the subject woull
,robabv as we'll repav attention us the
,leas and race. characteristics of sayao,
ribes in distant parts of the world.
REnAPxs ITpoN Oruvps -Tbara 10
u.,r,,r,, c,,nm,n IN MANY h,n.ebnlds an,
nony familiar which onuh
ha th. ,pyht .hou, .rd dopa .v.v w,,,
rpv.r # ia moi onIv cnntr,rv tn ono
.nse bpt p, dn. r.o,rj fnr no,,,enass an
- nhs,rv,nce of g,nd mum re Ism,nd.
'.t il ,h,ll not h. nAnT.L IN II n,
.r,.tice nf r.m,rkinv mann each oths,,
,ks L il md pn0u,h in the f,m,I,
ner. 1hp q ,.slious and the se,rchin,
l,nce are me exnfessInn Of Kind fermg
,nl.,s IN iced tbe ,nn,r4n,Iv .nx,on
,,,,rirs os !, how Won nav. sl1nt an,
10 .ra von ferliny ,hs morn,py ar.
hm, ,s n.1ninules4 "a the rem ,rk nm,
~. ,..Iemneratnre. bnt il il ahsn,nteIv in
un,orrahle from anv one bnt vary de-,
risnd Whn h.s not had The oxnarianr,
# gninc ont for \ walk. or into n NEIGH
nr'. bnnse and beinp vreeted with m
.sar,ion that she i not look;ny w.L
S.ams ,o me- Won are MALE to.I,v,, n.
u. aoy hin vnH ,rei, Yop have hee,
ok haven't rou2" "You don't look a.
m did la., simmer !, The trn,h va,,
,Knlv heino that Won are stronger an,
veiCh more than nj that time. h Is =
,rest confession of weakness hut I h,v,
rono home from a walk ont of which IN,
.nnshin. has nil neen taking bv some sucn
hnughtless remark. and have looked i,
he yInss to sre If I could discoyer tn,
,gr nf some fatal disorder, ",John ia NO,
.-ii ,h;s snrnn,ar and I am tro,hlad ahon,
,,ln. hnt don, rell him he ,iooan,t look
,,,ai, ;, s';d Joh,,s ,r;to to a fr;ond. :. ho !,