Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26

doctor. etafing the cause Of destn OF per-
80, AIMED therein, with testurc OF ini-
,as,ence he threw Il into pigeon-hole
among q pile OF similar documents. a
,bought occurred to HIM, ana pc TOOK II
w., nesin "Look here, old fellow" said
he 81 am asked 10 certify TO the cause oil
des,h M n person whom ] only saw five
r,irutes before he died. i was called
in. saw all was over, and that
could do nothing. THIS sort OF
cccurs over and over again.
LOOK a, tbIs bundle Of papers, al acenmu-
ioted during the year. Inever sign them.
.,,, ,,tlIing as Won know. 10 60 far out OF my
,.av ,o save human life; but am much
w., ~ h,,sv man 10 waste time in trying 10
Oh out for the satisfaction OF the Govern
ment the reason why a man died whose
life II was not in my power 10 saye.'
:. Tben.v said I, show do they act In the
pao;,,r,r,s office yr Struggling his shout
der. he replied al do not Know. AL
know is that | cannot. by merely glancing
at n person whom plsiniy see cannot live
more than a few minutes, undertake 10
name malady have had no chance OF
s,nJving Hundreds % people die In this
usv and are buried. There Il no inquest,
Gov ,,e have no coroner. They may have
Ieep poisoued by witch doctors, Or by any
one else. IL Is all the same"
But these people are consulted upon
otber points. They are sometimes fortune
te.lers. About twelve years ago an ac-
ouo;ntance OF mine was involved in dis
mite that led 10 duel. Before the affair
came off the ladies' OF his family went TO
try and find out whether the issue was
likely 10 be favorable or not. There - IN
The district OF Savanna place called Camp
Diable. Here, living IN miserable nuts,
are congreDated score or two OF AZ repul-
sivo.Iook,rg creatures as could be met
with. They are principally negroes and
Nozambiques, aud Of both sexes. Tiiey are.
without exception, priest and Driestesses OF
..petit Albert" and their children VIII be-
come the same. The place Is secluded, and
has an in look about II. And yet II Is
70 such 2 place that delicate women VIII
venture for the sake OF Information when
they are deludcd into believing those
vretches can impart TO them. ABOUT thaI
time | used to be constant NisHor Nv Il
nlanter's house IN that neigh lofhood. Like
all his class, he was profusely hospitaDie'
and always had carriages aud mules al the
DISMISSAL OF his friends. From his house
had made many delightful journeys. and
desired. out Of curiosity. TO visit theDeVlts
Camp. about-wcll, | will not mention the
distance, not wishing to localize my friend :
house too closely. There was a COCA
party there, and at breakfast asked
our host IL l could have car.
rage for the morning. Certainly
he said, "order il whenever you are
ready" "Wherc are YOU going! ASKED
one OF the ladies. "Oh," | replied, X.
is going with me TO inspect Camp DiaD'e.
VIXEN we left table X. said 20 me. We
shall not get the carriage. | am sure OF
that hy the look that passed round the ilDle
when YOU incauiiousy mentioned where
we were going to-" The fact y, my most
and all his household, masculine and TENT
nine. were firm believers in - Petit AlDeFt
and his priests. and when TINS was known
TO ne | was not at all surprised u ma
nv niend come with co;k-and-Du''
story 10 the effect that az the
muIes. except the pair he designed for
me. were out, and OF this pair one had
snraincd a fetlock. These people Of the
| Devils Camp prepare charms and SCI! tIcm
for ali sorts OF purposes. / have IA my
minds eve at this moment two fairly wei
educated men. who both wore charms con-
cealed in the Innings Of their hats TO pro-
tect Them from bodily injury. Orc was
until recently an inspector OF ponce. lie
is German. but had married u Creole
| wife. Roman Catholic, who revealed
10 him the mysterious powcr3 OF " Peu.
| Albert" The other is French Creole ana
| n Roman Catholic. vino firmly believes that
! his charm projects him from hlrn. SCc1
( is the atmosphere in the midst OF which one
| lives at Mauritius. Is Ii not strange that
while "Potit Albert has yoiaues among
the rich and educated section. the
an iests," or whatever name they should go
! By, who expound his diaboiitll doctrine.
are generally hidcous blacks. and the more
/ hideous they are in appearance the be;;"r!
have mentioned that wc have no coro-
ner, and consequently it must BE- inferred
that no inquest is held in cases OF sudden
death. A post norton is sometimes made,
but there are numbers OF Indians who are
found hanging by tie neck from the
branch OF 4 tree OF the raiter OF an
clubhouse, who are cut down, and, after
/ having been seen Ivy ;hc police, are hu-
ried with the simple verdict Of "Sui-
cide.H ulpo.c we have not less than
! two or three such cases month, and l. Is
always quietly assumed that the poor
wretches have become tired of life. aud
! have so put an end 10 il. The official nina
seems incapable Of Cra,ping the idea that
proportion OF these "suicidcs may be
murders. They nearly always occur in
some lonely place, or where the victim
! lives alone.