The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-28
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Approaching the honae saw n few dark.
les outside peerino throneb the w;ndows
the OPENINGS be;no so,ai.nccas;onal,v l;pht.
ed with the flickerino glare from \ s,as,no.
die fro inside. Upon sbake-down n a
corner of the apartment Law the old woman
said to have been q witched.n An indis.
posed colored person is the noisiest creature
that ever raised a complaint, and this nar-
ticular old lady seemed to be an infirmary for
oil the ills that flesh is her to. Her voice
had increased in an inverse proportion to
the reduction OF her physical tone. While
she moaned. the +" doctor was preparin0
his cure. A fire occupied the middle of the
room upon the earthern floor. At either
side was crotched post, the two support
ing bar, from which depended an iron
pot. In il the swarthy Eseulapius cast
from time to time the various compouents
of the detection which was to remove the
charm. sfirrino the cortants tba x,b;,a n
se '-.o o'e.'' sn0 "n'ie y
Ta, ;s;a,,a q 800, ) = $500 .sn 49, wan :
N~1AA - e'ohe.ie s.1'c "ta tAa'iy
blanket as Heeate-
~ - customary when a devil y TO be
enafned rom patent 70 BAR out all un-
peneVers' Dut IN TINS instance the usual Tor
mainly was no' observed; ei.ner because
'he NUMBER OF sconers VINO nad gathered as
spectators was 80 great as TO make the at
Temp. " ENFORCE Me rule proceeoing
uen. WIN posslo'n'ies ior woe Or pc
cause Doc'or ourtis, the chier operator,
naa 30 mucn commence IN ms ability as 70
% careless oi lhe presence o. outsiders.
TOT Iuii nour ne continued ms TASK, ms
lace oi.en illuminated py a nasn from tne
nre. ne inaintaineo profound indiner-
eioe W siie hupuueo coinments OF the on
looAefs' ana AeP' up . monotonous SEMI
reirh'n. inere was nothing particularly
quaint or weird ABOUT II, AS nearly as !
can remember, " varied put sngntiy through
'l,e nul'afeo or more s'anzas' ana was some-
what as iohows
ma na. lame am ole woman maj iayin' on de BED
Whaffer she lay daf, ef she don't wanter get
u,,s n aeaa 70 ,o,o, IN. n,.,. s.,, .. ,.,.,...
A-bilin' IN de pot"
The concluding stir 10 the not was given.
the remaining ingredient dropped in. and
the ghostly cadence of Curtis material mon-
strosity was borne upward with the smoke.
More cottonwood was thrown upon the fire.
and as the blaze grew twelve or fourteen of
the duslSy believers in the efficacy Of the
charm cure Joined hands about the fire.
Curtis procured nm emaciated grass snake
that gave outward evidence of broken
spirit, nid entering the circle cast the
squirming serpent into the fire. The con-
Juror then joined hands with the rest, and
they began dolorous chant, moving about
the fire to the rhythm Of the song. The
dance ut first was measured and solemn.
but grew faster aud wilder. The circle was
broken, bot the dance continued. Their
frightfnl eontoftions and amazing leaps
would have made Deryish III with envy.
The patient, Mrs. Green, who still lay on
the shakedown became an interested spec.
tator and forgetting her numerous miseries,
supported herself upon her elbows to watch
the inspired capers of her friends. With
perspiration streaming from every pore, and
eyes starting from their heads with the vio-
lence of their exertions, the dancers contin-
ned. The spectacle was neither edifying
nor agreeable, but determination to sit
the entertainment out II 4 lasted oil night,
made me fixture on Che window casing,
which occupied jointly with deeply i'm.
,,raoaed ganaoarahiay, Thar, ,,,ao a carta;,