Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-01
CYNTHIA'S REVENGE.
TALE OF A WILD NIGHT ON
CUMBERLAND ISLAND
The Memory OF 1t Was uarbored for
Long Years by the creole Girl Unth at
Last the Moment Came for Her 20
strlke-A Southern Tragedy.

/ aratCd by tnnumeraule sOunus anu IN
let's, and here, in olden times, slaves
fleeing from their masters found a safe
refuge.
Cumberland island, the largest, is
about twelve miles long and four wide.
The island was, in 1920. divided into
two plantations-th northern one be-
longing to Mr.. Farren and the other
/ 10 the brothers Jean and Michel
Juneau. They were the sons OF a
French Creole. who had made for
tune in slave trading, smuggling and,
no doubt, worse.
/ With their nearest neighbor, Far
rem, the brothers had a family fcud
arising out OF lawsuit about slave
/ and il came about in this way: Old
Juneau had bought a woman at st.
Augustine, the offspring Of BAN
burra girl and Creek Indian. She
was very comely and. he sold her 10 a
| Spaniard named Damas for a high
price, taking his note. She had a
daughter 10y Damas. He became em-
barrassed and sold the two TO Mr.
Farren The JGueaus claimed the
sale to be fraudulent, as Damas had
never paid his note. They went 70
law about the matter and were de-
/ feated, Meantime the Damas child
I had grown into rare beauty, and Far
reu's nephew, Tom Dona ldson. was
very much in love with her, but his
uncle, an agstere Presbyterian, forbid
any relation between the two.
Michel, Juneau and Ton Donaldson
were bitter enemies, says the Ph.la.
delphia Times. They had light al
the race track az Darien, aud Michel
was so badly hurt thar his life was Ia
danger. Mach 70 the regret Of decent
people ne got well. bat vas loss oftan
seen away from his own plantation.
One evening Tom Donaldson was
/ crossing Cumberland sound on bis
way to the island, in a boat with four
/ negro oarsnsn. He was atel ia tho
bow, and when within forty yards VI
shore two shots were fired Ia quick
succession. Donaldson made q grasp
for his pistol but he was dead when
the boat reached shore.
That night strong party OF armed
men, headed by Farren, raided the
juneau plantation. Jean proved
that Michel had gone out in the sloop
fishing down the coast. but this did not
prevent him landing and crossing tho
island and committing the murder.
Had the party laid hands on him he
would have been lynched, but he got
away and was seen no more in that
neighbOrhood for some years.
I Mr.. Farrcn did not long survive his
/ nephew. His affairs were found 70 be
involved, and in the end all his
property was brought TO the hammer.
and, BY paying what was then u great
! price, Jean Juneau became the owner
Of the old woman Damas ana her
daughter Cynthia, then 10 years old
/ Juneau had an elder sister, Marie
who managed MS household, and she
took charge Of Cynthia. Miss Marie
ives pleased to find her charge obedi.
emit and modest and giving no evidence
Of an evil temper.
Juneau's passions grew moro in.
famed under the girls quiet coquetry.
and finally, against the rem0nstranec
Of his sister. he placed his slave a,
the head OF his table and made her
/ mistress Of his household.
/ Inside or three months hcr influence
was complete. Juneau sent 20 Sayan.
nah for expensive furniture aud began
= a career Of wasteful extrayagance.
4 Suddenly his sister died, and tho
shrewd physician who attended her
7 shook his head and hinted that the
4 symptoms We're those Of q poison well
known to the voudou, but he was well
i paid and thereafter held his tongue.
In the meantime Juneau was running
himself to crafty his mistress bound.
less caprices which he in effect made
no effort to restrain. Many Of his
most valuable hands died mysteriou4ly.
/ dropping dead ia the field or az their
quarters, and the doctor said without
hesitation that they had beer
poisoned.
As these rumors got about people
ceased to visit the place and Juneau
became more and more puppct II
the hands Of Cynthia. One morning
while at breakfast, a strange mar
stood in the doorway, and looking III
Jea1 saw the dark, evil face Of MI,
brother Michel. The woman sprans
to her feet, her eyes lurid with passion
as she screamed:
"You villain and murderer, wha
brings you here?"
Yes" said Jean already in LIQUOR
"do you want TO bring the sheriff
down on me again. You had bette.
leave at once
| Michel growlcd that ne was out O
money, and would leave when he "a
ready. With a strong effort N,
woman controlled herself, spok,
civilly and asked him to sit down /,
breakfast.
From that day peace left the house
Michel did not conceal his admiration
for Cynthia, and she alternately IN
yored and repulscd his advances unit
he was half mad. The climax wa
reached one night. Both brother
were drinking sullenly when Niche
said with sneerinp LAUGH. aNor