The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-26

torment. How much money will It take ?"
 T kain' tell, Bruder Grabney. It's all owin' ter de strenth O de debils, Et yer'd ruder hab de money den yer free dom, would wise yer not ter spen' it"
 Once more the sufferer reflected. He leaned back in his hickory rocking chair and unused. "Ds money mus go," said he. "How much vessel gwine ter charge me fur yer own sarvicesr
 "Not CT cent. Jes' pay fur de med'- cine, dat's all axes O yer. Gimme twenty dollars fur de fust 'stallment."
 Old Grabney arose with difficulty, shambled across the room, unlocked a drawer, took out twenty dollar note and gave it to the doctor.
 "Dis will do fur de lust 'stallment" said Damon. "Doan tell nobody fur eff yer does eberybody will be runnin arter me ter git cured. Wall, goodbye. I'll see yer in de mawnin'."
 Early the next morning Damon called on his patient whom he found in state of excited expectancy. He said that the devils had kept him awake all night.
 "Let lem rare an caper," replied the doctor, '" fur dar time is short. Gin me CT pan dat will stan fire"
 "Great Lawd, yer ain gwine ter burn me, is yer1"
 "Sartinly not"
 The afflicted son of superstition brought a pan. The doctor placed it on the floor, put several coals of fire into it and then said te Grabney:
 "Sot down dar now an when yer feels suthin' tuggin' at yer, bar up jes ez we'll ez yer ken. l haster bline foI' yer"
 Grabney suffered a bandage to be bound around his head, completely shut ting of his sight. Damon took out handful of sulphur and threw it in the pan. A sickening fume arose.
 "l smells suthin' mighty powerful" said Grabney.
 Yes," Damon replied, {" it's de com- poun' extrack O torment whut am gwine ter aggertate de debils." Then he reached over and punched Grabney among the contracted ribs.
 "Oh, Lawdyl"
 "Whut's de matter ?"
 "l feels dem debils."
 reckins yer does. One O em' hopped out an run'd CT way" Bim, he struck the patient.
 "Oh, Lawdy!"
 Vas, sab yas. Oar went CT nuder one. Wall, de medicines gin out" said the doctor as he removed the bandage. How does yer feel, Bruder Grabney9"
 Mighty poly"
 "Yer want ter try it CT gin ter nor mawnin'2"
 "Yas.n
 "Wall, yer better gin me thirty dollars dis time."
 He received the thirty dollars and de- parted. Late that evening friend called on Crabney and during the conversation told him that Damon had, while drunk, boasted of hos he had burned sulphur and thumped the old man. "Damon says," added the visitor, dat he's made yer b'Tebe dat yer's 'ficted wid debils an' dat he ken cas- lem out. He wuz awful drunk UT he wouldn'ter talked dat way.n
 Crabney said nothing but his mind was made up. He arose early the next morn- ing and prepared to receive the doctor. He took black pot, poured a quantity of gunpowder into it and set it aside. Damon was on time.
 "Mawnin' Bruder Grabney, how yer feel dis mawuin'
 Much better, thanks yer"
 @I'se glad ter heah it."
 "Say, docor, I'se mis!aid dat pan. Won't dat pot do jes' CT well?"
 "Sartinly."
 "Wail put yer fire in it while breaves some fresh ar so ken s.an' de siege"
 Cfabuey stood outside the door. Da- mon took up shovel of fire and threw it into the pot Flash, jar! The pot went through window. Damon fell in the yard. His hair was burned of and his coat tails were burning.
 "Oh, Lawd," he exclaimed as he bounded over the fence; "oh, Lawd, l ain gwine ter fool wid yer business no