Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-11-15
voudouism i'm GalIatin.

We had been thinking that YOU
douism was confined to Louisiana
and the Gulf States, but we had
case this week at Gallatin IN full
feather. He IS native and to the.
manner born, being a citizen OF Al
rican descent. originating north OF
the Ridge. Heis Dr. " mt, aha
no known kin toGour pf.sWhIte, nut
his performances in his line are equal
to anything that the illustrious M.
D. on the South side OF the Cum,
berland is recorded to have done in
his. Complaint was made to Mayor
Guthrie Tuesday last by q venerable },
darkey Of the female persuasion,
that DR.. White had defrauded her
and obtained her money and a silver
cup under false p~retenses: She was
an afflicted female and her hands
were drawn up like a birds claws,
besides being worried by other ALL
ments. He had sold her at various
times previously, bottles Of struck"
which he said would hope" her.
She had paid him a dollar Tor each
bottle. They did not hope" her.
Then he sold her "a hand" as fe
called it, stating that there were
snakes in her fingers, and to wear. it
about her would drive away the,
snakes and relieve her generally. as
well as keep off witches and other
buggers. The price was So, and not
having the money she gave him as a
pledge q large silver hunting cup,
| worth ten or fifteen dollars. She had
tried the hand ever since the circus
was here, and it had done her no
good. DR.. White was arrested and
appeared before Mayor Guthrie. He
was a portly African, we'll dressed,
| with q brlmless cap on his head, ours
ouslBadorned. Not removing. it on
enIef, the mayor ordered him TO.
take. it off, which he did reluctantly.
alleging that if he did his power,
over the spirits would depart from
him. In defense he said that he
would not return the cup to the wo-
man, as she had exhausted its power
by use, and that it would not now
do for any other person. The May
or thea said that he would open it
md see what was in it. DR.. White
objected, protesting that it would
ruin the mayor, and put snakes in
his hands, bat .sall the same" the
Mayor cut it open. It was four or
five inches long, shaped liked acct
ton breach, covered with red flannel
The contents were wrapped in a
piece of cloth. There were the feet
of squire, small pieces of flint,
dried leaves, some cat teeth, three
crooked sticks, various barks and
other odd articles. The Doctor had
caught intuitively the spirit of in,
cantation although he had never
read Macbeth or Witnessed the wit b
scene on the blasted heath, but he
made his helI-broth in q dry way and
served it up in red flannel, and it
was as orthodox as>the ingredients
of the witch's caldron.
"Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind worms sing
Llzzard's leg and owletas wing
b The Do ctor, with all his majestic
manner. was not able to convince
the Mayor That he was q genuine
medicine man, and ordered the re-
~storation of the silver tankard, and
fined him IS and costs. The Doctor
was short of funds and the Mayor
was about to send him to the work
house, but considered that it was
not yet finished, and to Jail him
would cost the town something, and
gave him the choice of prison bars,
or cut stick and vamoose, which he
did. u.
It is said that he picked up a
fgood many five dollars from color
red citizens of Gallatin. The negro
rs surely improving in learning the
Smsrt ways of the white folks. a Ls,f