St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-10

land to my nanny, cause she cure one CD
dem OBJ cancer-yes'm, she did. She was
doctor woman-I is doctor woman, too.
Dey comes to me when doctors GIBBS 'em
up-I cures EN-. 'Tain't only no count mig
gers comes. White folks ladies, dey comes
toe" and old Flora nodded her head s'Tain't
only sickness dey comes for" she said. 81
kin make har grow, an take freckles of, an
kin get out scars, an tell fortunes. Tells
'em true; oh, I does, yes'm, and eff you is
jealous"-she broke of suddenly, looked at
me and laughed.
s'Time I stop talkin' to you, little MISS"
she said Cline stop talkin' to YOU"
ssWhy?" asked.
She only laughed.
''Oh, you do know muffin 'bo..O uein' jealous
yet" she said.
In my innocence uttered little derisive
cry.
''Oh, d." said, thinking of my envy of
the kisses my aunt and cousins gave each
other. "Folks are always jealous"
sSho," cried Flora. ssYou aim got no young
gentleman yet to be jealous oh. You aim come
to de time oh life you glib all you got for
debbips beauty, sho."
eff had anything to give would give it
for beauty, I am sure," said. sit is the
only thing worth having. the only thing"
The old woman chuckled. "You is mighty
cute, MISS" she said, 'san sartainly you is
humbly jess now, an could make you harm
some; know how"
"And that don't believe, either" said.
sNo, little MISS" she said, "no ma'am;
when I glib a white lady de beauty dat
makes folks fall in Tub wild her minute dey
see her, so she ride ober de heads OBJ all de
oder ladies an kin scorn EN- all, an twis de
gem'men roun' her finger like cass spells
and says de words; I makes de magic ring
AN lights de magic fires an de magic lamps.
does. Use voudoo, IAN what I glib her don
wash off nor rub off; it lasts as long as she
does. Huccome old Madame Bailey to done
gone run of wild young Miss Fanny Romer's
beau. AN marry him, young enough to be her
son, he was, yas'm?, Cause gave her the
charm. She say, jess like you, only one year
OBJ hub I glib de res OBJ my life faw. Only she
knowed what she was talkin' bout, an you
don't, little miss, you don't noways know;
see straight through you, inherent little
chicken. Tell you de kim OBJ beauty I glib is
debbips beauty. Go long, wait till you know
what it is you askin' faw; debble got to help
!. you to dat" Y.--4,s,..,, s..s.
''Flora," said, q do not believe Satan has
anything to do with beauty; he bestows ugli-
ness. Beauty is from God and the good
angels. Angels are beautiful"
$50 hearn tell, miss" said Flora, 'sbut dey
is diffren' kim OBJ looks I reckon. Maybe
you kin pray for dat kim. Better do it." I
shall always think that at that moment she
spied upon my throat the necklace which I
thought that the scarlet handkerchief con-
cealed. I had unconsciously loosened the
silk and no doubt the CLEAN Of gold and the
flash of the diamond caught her eye, for on
the instant her whole manner changed. "Of
cose young miss, could do it faw you eff you
wish me to-" she said, 'tonly must have gold
faw dat. Needn't be money good gold
jewlry jes the same, an harnsome stones. But
Use got to use costly things. I get 'em from
high mountains AN down in de swamps. Use
got to hab sea-serpants' fangs, an suicides
blood, and de seeds oh de flower that bloom
once in a hundred years. IAN uses up de
power for long while. Yes, I needs gold to
pay faw dat. I is fixed dar. got to tink OBJ
myself; rs gettin' old. Times comm got to
glib up and sot down an use my sabins'. Ole
age near by, little miss, AN dey amt no one
y
help herself"
And still she fixed me with her eye and
said, softly, "Ef you is got any gold, you kin
hab de beauty, little miss, you kin hab it.
Needn't be money! gold ring or watch AN
chain would do" In that instant thought
of the necklace that I wore.
Mamma would say yes, if I could ask her,
I thought, and my hand went to my throat.
In moment more held the necklace toward
Flora.
1t was composed of twelve gold chains of
the finest workmanship, fastened in front by
broad clasp, set with u diamond. On the
back Of the clasp was my mothers name, so
finely engraved that it could only be read
through magnifying glass by people with
ordinary sight.
The black fingers of old Flora closed softly
over the necklace. You kin trust me, young
miss" she said; sand now youse got to say
to yourself courage youse got to strive and
dare, you has. What I gwine to do now is
youdoo. You hear telloob dat, miss?"
eyes, I said, for indeed I had heard that
dreadful word whispered in the kitchen, and
had learned to believe, in the sort of black
magic it expresses to the negro Even Maum
Mandy, who had killed mad dog with a
hatchet would shrink and tremble at the
sight of piece Of. calico tied in the middle
with a thread and laid on the sill OF the
kitchen door, and whisper with white lips
and rolling eyes, ''youleo."
Yes I believed in this, and felt that it was
wicked to have anything to do with it, but it
seemed to me that to he so ugly that could
not be loved, to be unprepossessing was to
be under sort OF sv,l spell for life.
"Yes" 1 said, 81 know. Now that
have paid you, go TO work and do what you
I cIn do at once" Ia nesress bowed her
head
Vas, vas, miss she said, and at once
began to see to the fastenlngs of doors
and shutters, locking and barring them
securely. Having done this she stopped to
the floor and rolled BACK rug that covered
part of the carpet. Even then was the
ctrpet so carefully matched that l should
not have suspected the presence of trap
door until she lifted it and laid it b:cS on
its a;nges. A lamp ami mouldy smell came
up from the depths be.ow and Old Fora
whistler.
At this the monkey l have described ap-
Eeal'eI from u inner room, and catching
NJ the !aaferu, .,r.ug4s it to her.
She lit it anil tied il ab mt his neei, AM corr
mande him to DESCEND TO the cellar. he
chattered, trembled and seemed overcome
with terror but she menaced him furiously