Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
-,1E G DOCTOR.
aha principal Terrors OF Ignorant
ne oil :" C,lored People.

,mcnts hunted him up the other
oel" He found him about to unload a
a IHck of tirc-wood in n of the cor
""en If the department. He had just
r' nan the first stick in his hand to de-
''N; IN the wood-box when the reporter
post 1sn,ly asked: "Do you know any
.n;na about night doctors?'
TIM M cnlorcd man dropped the stick
nv flash, and seemed very much
llA entcncd as he suspiciously glanced at
frls'os,ioner. "Wha' fur you ask me
ms 4~",cshuns?" he exclaimed. The re-
se, replied that he was a sort Of
objective, anxious to get some lnforma-
. .!an about the rascals who prey upon
' ''""ntfsnding colored people. .Ef you is
..actor whar's your sign?" he sus-
l'r TTn assurance that the questioner was
ar;,ate detective and did not need a
. , rln' did not prove entirely satlsfac-
lE"-N Init it was broad daylight, and the
lo O1.,cd man regained his equanimity
s toomewhat, but kept on his guard. Lean
SONY So. an his pile of wood. he said in a
M voice: Now, 1 don't know Of you
y; Wv 'tector, or eff you is II of 'em
,n'so'f. IF you is one of 'em-mind, l
,"'n,t sav YOU is-but eff you is, fo' loves
0 sl. lem me pass, l never done no hahn
"a nobody, am l want to keep clar of
lam Ia folks you is talkln' bout"
After more assurances and questions
70 whether there were really such
nsople, he said. contidentially: "Ol
pos si dew is slap doctors, plenty of 'cm.
99,s Il mos to def, cum dark.
Nv ole oman won't let me 60 outen de
borsc in de night, and decd l doan
"ont ter. DEFY is bofc colored and
white, and dey go in droves, mostly TO-
in row. Eff dey ketch you, it's good.
.E.Dil you ever meet oneP" asked the
'...Dccd | did. boss; wunst. I'll ncvah
ciye EN- anudder chance eff I kin help
i, and dat's why 1 stay under kiver ~
de night"
TEL me about it," urged the re.
well. YOU know whar dc monument
rmonumcnt1 is? An you know dat bit
Il road wat goes down by dc water?
Well, I wus drivin' de wagon in de dark
'lonr dat road. Dey wos 4 boy in de
WAGON wifi me. | got down often de
wagon to fix dc grit, and den l was shore
somebody was follerin' me. l turned
round quick an l seed a man flop on his
hack in de long grass. I didn't let on l
seed him, but got in de wagon and driv'
lone. ! 'spicioned dey was sumpin'
folerin' us. and / got out agin, 'tcndin'
10 fix de girt agin. l kinder turned my
eve over my shoulder and 1 seed he'G
mos kctchcd us. oh, dear!! I hollered,
and landed in de wagon, and 1 dashed
dat ole horse, an driv off as fas' as he
could run, an got away"
Are you satisfied he was one of
them" asked the reporter.
Il amt sa'sticd muffin bout it," he
exclaimed, Indignantly. II know he
was one Of EN-, an he mighty nigh TUX
NE.
"Does your wife believe in night doe
tors asked the reporter.
believe in 'ern! Why, she's been
RUINED by 'em, an she seed 'em ketcb
i ma. One mawnin' fore light she
was lookcn outen dc winder, an she
seed en- knock a ladder from Ell under
man, an when he come down dey ics'
clappel him inter Il wagon an driv' oft,
maxim no noise. She tole me bout
iat. long ago, an jes' de udder day l was
wondcrin' eff she'd tell de same story,
70. seq l, pears like l hearn somebody
tell about night doctors knockin' a lad
Ter from Ell under a man an packin'
lin Oft Dat was me- says she, an
len she tole de same tale ezackly. Den
knowed she was tellin' dc trufe. Dey
ruined her once, but dat was befo' |
Was married, an I doan know de sah-
Eumstances. She was out in sahvice
len, an dcy ruined her. clean to her
bwn do, an she buss-ed in jes' in time.
Ter daddy done TUX her out of sahvice,
len, an | married her."
You say that there are colored doc
ffors as well us white?"
YES, dey is bofe kinds, an dcy get
wenty or twenty-five dollars for every
Pne dey ketch. l doan' blame de white
olAs 50 much eff dat's dere bizness. bui
or my color! I'd jes' like to kill EN-.
PUT den-you can't hahn EN-"
why not'" asked the reporter.
Now, you know jest as well as I dc
lat dev is sheeted from head to toes.
E'loot-in' EN- is no good. an dey turn
pc edge of a razzar jest like a stone wall.
No., indeed, de onies way ste keep clear
EN-. OATS wat I'm q doin, to de best
kim
"Do You know any II else who ever
net them? asked the reporter.
'Oey is a man in dis buildin' wat tole
N-now, mind, ! doan' know no more
,out dis wot I'm tellin' dan dis yer stick
wood, ,cepen wot he done tole me.
e said he seed 'em ketch a little
ILL., an. dey put sumpin' nudder
pointing to the front and
F'ek OF his head], an den dey put a
'n' roun' her body to keep de cirkla.
Jun from movin', an den dey strung
u up. an she was laughin' all de time,
,io o onjured like. In bout five
''''es de blood all ruined out O. hel
r INTO a bucket, an den she was toted
70 dc 'sectin' ROOM"
Just then one Of the messengers
Nsgo by and was keenly eyed by tho
what's the matter with him?' asked
e reporter.
De!y amt muffin dc matter wifi him