Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-15
TERRIBLE DEATH-8ED SCENE.

A Dying Negro Criminals Last
Statement Causes Big Religious
Hevival.
Marion Hunt, a colored man noted for his
wickedness, died, and there are few OF the
people OF his own color who do not believe
that he Is now burning In sheoL Every little
crowd that gathers on street corner discusses
II. and n strong religious wave has swept over
the colored population OF the little city OF
Jacksonville In consequences. Hunt was
about 81 years Of age, and during last winter
he taught a colored school IN Shelby county,
Ky. When the summer vacation came he
found himself i'll. and he went back to hts
Indiana home. Here he dissipated almost
continually aud for some time past 1t had
been known to his relatives that bis days
were numbered. During all his life be had
almost revelled in wIckedness, and 1t Is said
II ever he had a good thought he never OK.
pressed It. Every one knew Of his wickedness
aud when lac came to die only little group
of five or six besides The undertaken, Mr.. A.
X. Tucker, stood about his bedside. For
several hours before his death the dying
mans mind had been clear, and seeing the
end fast approaching, some one suggested
that lie had better try and mike his peace
and, with rude oatn, he q, cared that he
would yet live to plant flow ers on AL their
graves. But the laugh seemed TO freeze on
his lips, aud look OF wild, Undesirable
fear overspread his features. His eyes became
glass with fright, and his yellow skin grew
asben. Raising mself upon one elbow he
held out his hands and begged for some one
to awe h Ia. Then I've sank back with groan
OF despair. Ia embling voice he told how
the devil was waiting for nina; how he could
ha a m AT
and he felt himself being drawn si0~ lY to
them as IL by a strong current. Just across
near his Satanic Majesty Ia Il hideOus black
reptile, with lrOtrudlng tongue, aud at bis
masters bidding would coil about him and
drag him TO eternal torment. The ling
mans voice grew louder as he proceeded, and
ended In a wild shrek.
The people present were so terror stricken
they could not move and every word seemed
% sink into their hearts. Hunt gave a vivid
description Of the country lac saw himself
entering. Every thing looked bright and
dazzling, the streets were pretty to look at
but thev were red-hot, and bubOling foun-
tains threw up molten lead Gu every hand
people in torment rushed irantically to and
fro wringing their hands aud screaming with
pain The terrible recital was interspersed
with awful oaths, and his hearers shu idered
at each successive oulbursl OF biasphemy.
Gradually his voice grew faint ami MS the
death rattle sounded In his throat he mutier-
ed curse and stiffened out life ess
THIS broke the strange spell over the
frightened attendants and In a minute the
room was emptied Of all save the undertakes.
They told the story many times each before
they went to SLEEP, and In II lew hours nearly
every colored man in the West End knew OF
the terrible scene, and when the funeral took
place the next evening onlg one hack follow
ed the body TO the grave. Ii has made a
strong impression Ill around and more than
two hundred persons in Jacksonville have
already Joined church in consequence. ST.
3 Louis Globe Democrat.