Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-19

perform on a stage ia the yard, and each
guest WAS TO 70 home on a superb horse
presented by the host, There were no
ladies to he present, and therefore. their
mode Of Conveyance ~as not provided for.
The programme Was fully carried out.
and for weeks LsrgO,'s hoasewsrming
was the talk Of the town.
Il Vas no, long after this that an old
Creole nsgres. he had purchased ss cook
became communicative With the house ser
want Of a neighbOr. and il became bruiisd
about ,ha, Charles LArigos Was a neerOm-
ancer, child Of the devil. magician. etc.
The cook had noticed thu, every day. a,
~ o'clock be would shu, himself up n
the rooms where the turtle doves wefe
kept. and there ~i,h paper In his hand
would rush AbOa, ,,king notes and talk
ing to himself lie performed some IN
eaniAiions. the cook said. and she wanted
some one to buy her 90 ,hA, she could gt,
ou, of,he house. She had no cause Of
complain, as to her Kind treatment. but
she va. a good Christian and feared con-
,amins,ion. Il vas no, difficult, in those
days to excite the ave and superstition Of
a certain class Of slaves. In fact. mos, Of
them rsvellsd in il. and were disciples Of
Marie Lavsux and the vO9doOs.
Hint. Of these rePOr,s reached l.Arigo's
ears, bat be did no, heed them, and ~iih
,hA, same qgis, smile aad peculiar wave
Of his hands brushed aside hi. infofmants
comments as whia Of unPleAsan, ,obae-
CO smoke.
"He knes his own business" he said
''and a. for these ls,iss ~hs, Did be care
Coz them
ri. expense. we're enormous lie i'm
ported the choices, of wines in hogshead'.
and had thousand. Of bottles hlled With
the rare vintsgss. lie never wore a suit
Of clo,he. longer than week. lie was
surrounded with the mos, sSPef, servants
and hi. dinners were sonier, Of as,fon-
omy.
Where dil the money come from
Tha, vas on every bOiy's ioagae. Those
from whom be received bis remi,,Anees
mus, Be pledged to secrecy or Why should
1, no, leak out ,
Hi. daily devotion 10 his doves never
ceased through al Of this. They were
ilol.. bis gods. and well they should have
been.
At last. oa one Oc,ober day. when in
,hi. Southland nature. as Il TO throw one
lingering loving look upon the earth be-
fore winter comes. pat on dangerous.
volupa,oa, smile. and over field Aai rivef.
yes. evea ap through the NOISY street
there foa,. .oh. Intoxicating atmosphere
,hA, touches the cheek as the breath OF
woman. and i. Perfamed With rich UT
der,ons. Of seen, from ripe grasses and ma
turing eAne-,n such an O;,oSsf day a
change came
The frs, news Of ], wAs a surprised Peo-
ple seeing Charles L,nso; rushing up
Royal Stree, to the bank. his face Ashsn.
hi. .,rOng frame shaken A. II by storm
Ne wanted 10 kos ~ha, balance there
"a. 70 bis credit. The cashier. started
a, hi. mannsr took a longer time than U.s.
"a to insPec, the books.
"Si1iy thousand dollars End. mons.
Lnigo,," aid the oifieial elosiog the led.
ger.
Then lsi me have IT," answered the
excited mAn a. he drew a check
The moasy ~As paid over. Aai as La'i-
go, leh the coan,er, he ma''ered
This will keep me long enough to
commence my system again. and he de-
PAr,ei.
The eook. who had been no uniatsr-
,s,ed spectator Of her masters sudden de-
par,are from the house. . Is usual IN
such eases. held q consultation with the
rest Of the servants
None could give area'oa for Monsieufs
action. and they were discussing the ques-
ton with much volubili,y when the din
ing room servant announced TIA, the door
Of the dove room Was open.
They looked =, one another.
The cook said that she would venture
in II the ooaehman would follow.
lie a.sented and they entered the sac
red precincts.
There al Was silence. One hundred
cages and ia each turtle dove, bu, oil
dead.
The cook smiled as she picked up q
limp mass Of feathers ,ha, had been but
shor, time before a graceful. son-eyed
bird She winked =, the eoaehmAn as
she mu,,ered mys,erioasly;
"sOmebOdy he vOodOO re dove, and he
all die"
She was correct in her statement, for
the bird. hAd al been poisoned. The SUI
perti,iOns Of the negro could no longer
endure the strain. aud her association OF
the doves with her masters strange and
un.esmly diabOlieal actions Was enough.
She would take his charm from him. and
she poisoned the hod before she gave 1t
to her master for the birds.
Year. after the above events. Charles
LarisO,. during long sickness, ooahied
to Dr. LAMBERT. his physician. the story
Of nj. e.rlies, days. and particularly this