Feliciana sentinel., 1892-07-16

rapidity large snake! The monstrous
creature quickly flung itself into coils
on the floor. and crc the terrified spec
tators could even utter Il cry of warning
to the doomed man it sI,rang clear onto
his back and buried its fanSs in his
neck. From such descriptions as can
get, the reptile must have been procured
from the Isthmns of Panama: it could
not have been n native. as vcnomous
reptiles arc not indigenous II Jamaica.
A frightful scene now followed. rs
the wounded man realized that HI:
doom was sealed beyond pcradvcnturc.
From the account given uc Ivy an Hitter
ate but graphic nara tor. who processes
to have heard it direct from the lips oI
one of the spectators. it would seem
that for few minutes NTgcnt went on
as one might imagine Faust woulo
have done if suddenly confronted with
certain death in the midst Of his career
The snake. after inflic,inS the deadly
wound. had disappeared. and NnScnt
declared that it was the devil incarnat".
who had deceived him and thus come i'll
material form to compass his death be-
fore the term of his natural life!
Amidst a food of most revolving in
vcctivcs against tho dicty and all the
cessorics to set off or RS it were
punctuate the dreadful narrative, be in
wild dread related tho story Of his life.
Spcll-bound his auditors are said to
have listened to that wild recital.
He said that at twenty ,ears OF age
his father, who was Il man of some
means, had desired him to choose some
trade, and that he had chosen to bs
initiated INTO the mysteries. of Obcah-
ism. that offering the surcst means OF
money making. His father. himself an
amateur dabblcr in tho blacl, art. had
readily consented, and in due course
the son became IN adept. To the the
oriCs and practices of voodooism he
added the smattering of scientific teach
ing that he had acquired at the school
to which his fathers means had secured
him an cntrcc. And thus had he be-
come a power in the secret circles CT
voodooisn. Eut his temperament was
in anita gonism to the life, even whist
he loved it's mysteries and delighted in
the powers it conferred on him. Mus
had he carly conceived the idea OF
withdrawing his personality from hi'
profession, SO to speak. thus surround
ing his professional life with n nyStcri-
GUS non-pcrSonality.
This succeeded admirably, for WITH
the money he drew from his dupcs he
could indulge his carnal appctites, and
at the same time use his position in the
world to discover things useful to him
in his business. And thus had he for
years lived a double life. committing
the most frightful crimes. He had often
urged. by all the spells taught him, the
devil TO open communication with him
but to no avail. Tonight: however. the
devil was there--that snake, which he
had secured to work his evil designs on
another for hire, was the devil himself!
He could then see him with n great hook
| waiting to seize his soul!
| At this point the few spectators who
had dared to remain took to their heels,
and the misera BILE wretch was left to die
alone with his conscience-face to face
with his misdeeds. What these amounted
! to, came ont later at the coroner's in
| quest When the terrible story WAS
newsed abroad. there were not wanting
those who could direct the police to the
retreat of Rock Salt in the Businesses
| of the Port Royal mountains, and there
| the fullest evidence of the terrific
crimes of Rock Salt was found. in the
shape of systematic record kept in the
| handwriting of John Nugcnt.
I. i. PORTER