The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
.. uHpkn THE yOupoO TREE.
Orsies In, Witch Oses tpoA Time
Drnpkep saiier Piayss . Part.

observing owe like fungi In the ruins
se,i Tx Ansss ianiss sssr mo- ropnss
. f.R HsIo 81 sh ss .a that AZ
/ Ions loGcnd seeker. ills the rare incident. the
CURIOUS haunt The startling phenCmcn =. h the
|. ihrougn tho heaysnf to swing ominonsly oyer
US .ish. Ytehcry Of moni n Ing. Ini r.:
ieTend.seeker walks the midniVRt streets. peep.
ing into dark hyways. swaggering arama,i,
Scssses the sui:
inns nntithesls Of the nurity q The palS ,rcs;;
seni moon n, banging over the g'oating Sums OF
me voad1os are rnre bits for the insG3S lie
an sssy Of hs IS
Which it onsro. . and puzzle tho mytIlsi, are il.
sssisn Saesne.s " ssaresa n HS Tar r. isS
he gloon ni unpnved streets and rhmbiipR
yoodoos have Obtained the footing that they
launched amid the, superstition and ienol anee
OF o; y ~ siSn tSy IRE !"%na nn
4 hnif dozen OF. g. acres OF topplng shanties.
ived and crumblinE 'enements and deserted
sy s sHr IS. sna s,Si
nation aiities. That Is the scene upon which
ne curtain rises to tho melodrama Of the
moae.tio tom Of h that mystisism wsI has IeeS
corybantss peIiorms% ' ,heir Hrimit,ve and
Il yse II Ss a ss9 s SS s' j. on &c
rhryEia down through tho parallel wo,shir OF
Gnys tie aehss nn nsSsy
~ Christian Rosenkreuz md hi, neophytos.
s.: sna hs osae 81 %s2S% &c hs
and and u.s. na;Es q ne HsieSn' q A. psss
elaborated into dissimilnr forms. still has M
It's distinctive feature on animosty 70 the
iropica, Ioudoo OF to-day Than did excessive
greed ,S Sn 81 yors s'"y the osreS OF
III There Is a Haunted tree in tho romantic old
nfr GSesG n ssa sS II,
r. rain falls IN the mooniight-bat ut no other
y - ;Ss: ~
ENs shs 81 sos ap. ais
r psrpetuai Ii moonlight there wers. Wild dances
| Abont that same hollow tree. and there were
81 Ssnsa the
slare Of foHgy oil lamps. ,
Of romance. q dueIs aud nbdactions and Of
ssslsSSs s Sesry q G.olis$
prison. baynnd Ia the nged Irene Mar et. to
basin With is erowdnE Of ds.I vessels Ike q
GLIMPSE Of Nsne Rshnd The holy walls Of
a doe feasa0 s. rsns eonss eve; saa
Through the night the oninous ringing Of the
The story Of the youdoo tree ia this:
Years ago. when the Noudoos were . rowcr
among tho ignorant and superstttious denizens
was known to her beniehted followers, as
I1,S lt.as I.t
I Iourinons was we'll qualified by nm insidious
ans @Sc
give her lot only fame but riches recn;;
Fs esn n "na and streash and
sHhssttlss thstnrp9ble intFinsts suner!orsy
.2onrinous advertised that she had charms Of
singular potency I9r tho 4uisting Of enemies;
loss loss Of blood and without the possibility OF
Tie Her p.troHs were not few. bn. she wanted
NOR. The ceremonials must he ~ more public.
uar yV %und ne necsssary lnersnss her Glen
teie. The increase OF her ciisntole would 90
raptily followed BY more psthorlc condition
dne night Zousinous walked through Congo
square. As she passed o certain tree her atten-
S"s it, "s ao The ho boil .rss we
and high enough for u tall man TO stand In. Its
su uies T nsscepo ~ a" Of zournous mmsdates
turned all ofthis TO account
smoke s "I rom her esiaro9 q simmsrns fats
and tetichss che had read that, that in the Congo eng.
h: so sSs Ss se
OF n powerful wizard Of tho East. This would
wonderfully augment the efficiency OF her Al,
| her charms aud dances would take place after
midpleht around lhe tree. Thus INSTRUCTED;
| hight to the voudoo tree OF Congo square.
Iourinous and her nssistants wore there be-
fore them. Thoy had the tree already ar
sH The feet e s:d e.
dad 1sssoSs. and a great sssspins Ito bowl
%s. sJsd Il i %hi idE 4.
beat upon tanksrd, end the req 2, the crew
lions Of face and SodS around the enchan,ed
tree. The ps,son to 30 charmed before com pm.
MaSn Ths Gs ie
SHoRsn IN '2 81 sna xtts
States vessel auchorsd in the river This n:
81 ffs .sve tue suSsS sfs: se as
ped at his. .arproach. and the vou9oos. with
! horrible crimaces and yslls. tried " drive
Eut The fearless and intoxicated tar vas :; net
Nitehes. H {, sddsd inprsssiv:n.s: e lis 70
| mark. By tho production OF n terrifying mar
1 lin spike. and said that no would like to have
. cerlain bontswain Soudooed !or having used
nj r. PIT Iii in IN me o Sr 70 epon lie
tree. This the tar impediatsly dia' Hnd leap a.
bowl heopseryed number n ether blu. and
rolled no his sleeves and took hIstrus!y N arlia
Ing stew IN tho other and CALLED forth TO
defeN, tile enemy, The excited youdoos dancing
around tho trse were taken By Hurnriee and
completely routed. The tar opened ths wsr
| by throwing tho hot stew over re bedlzene1
THO neat dsni!ary IL over OYER . The head road
idly off. The how.hit bag followed her. a,d
upon the Jolly tnr's making terrible on ,s
| ino precedent So by their superiors. The tnr
place. both his hands nrna On hs thIp s, ana ha
money from The tree. shea,hed his marlin
| drnnker.
That ended tho yondoo dance in COMO
! square. Iourinous was rich and did not onre.
| Tho rost. having lost III cir lender. Ind rot