The morning times., 1896-08-09

| He knows tbat can cure folks, cause
| cured him. (
What number?''
Il don jes' member the number, but
| it's between Third and rourth. OF else
| between Fourth and Fifth. / dom zackiy
| member which side o. the street, nuther.
But lie knows me an Kin riccommen' me-
| is tliirty-fOur year OIL an I never bad
| no trouble with nobody is lived mex
| door To people fob years an never knew
| what their names was. I never bothers
| nobody's business wouldn't quarrel
| with nobody I'd ruther give up. / al
| ways has had plenty. specially since .
| was married. an never had no trouble
because / wouldn' fuss with nObody.''
| She finally agreed to cure her visitors
| rheumatism for $12. He could call next
| day and get bottle OF medicine which
she would make, but must leave a deposit
| OF IS TO induce her To- begin the case.
Just south OF the east terminus OF Merid-
| i'm Hill, above that section known generally
| as The Camp lives Samuel Birch john
| son, more iamiliarly known among his
| d1sky friends as .'Sam JohDsing.' Since
| San, dropped into his present abiding place
| in a little one-story si;anty, he has been
an interesting parsonage. in appearance
lie is a small, baldheaded. lame and ex-
tremely black somebody, with an age be-
would not excite attention anywhere but
! in Ills abode. When seen there i more in
| terestiDg specimen OF the ancient Ethiop.
\ ian makeup cannot be found.
| .' lwuz bo'ned i'll Loud'n county, Yer.
| gtnny," said Sam, ''sumtime befo' Marse
| Lew Smith died. dom 'ZackIy mem
Der de date, but I wuz peert leetIe
| chill wien de lnjuD wah broke out.
| wuz SCI by Marse Neale ter Marse Thomas
| an lie sole me ter Marsc Linkins, an he
| sol me ter Marse Jake Morton, an he
| done sol me ter Marse Leevy Roacbe, an
KEEP on bein' sol til wuZ a big, grown
up man. wuz shipped from yergfnny ter
| Moth C'linah an ter 6'o'gah an
| ter Miss sipp' an den ter Marylan' an
back ter Verginny, den over de mointin--
| inter TenD'see.
| 1--WE planted terbacccr, rolled terbaccer,
| picked cotton, cut sugab cane, chopped down
| trees. built houses an fed hogs Dat WIZ
| in slabery- Wen We wuz freed done turn
| my 'tentions ter doctorin' and Zee been
| at doctah ebbery since. 81
BE is wELLKNowN.
| Ask any kinkey -hea ded picka ninn or gray
| headed MIN in camp what sam Jotnslng's"
business is ard they VIII promptly reply
"A doctah, sah." d
| ''How uiu you chance TO become n doctor,
| Sam the old fellow WAS asked by Po-
| licetnaD BremerInan some tine ago.
| Oats wot don kno', ;" answered sam,
| with a twinkle in his small, brown black
| eyes, but reckon as de Lawd tended 10
| me tew doctah, sab. 1t 4 gif an i
knows how ter use it
| The old mans face lit up with smile
| and he struck his pocket, King Il quantity
] OF silver Jingle.
II wuz II paby wen 1 got my gif',''
| continued Sam. "A oman put cuss Cd
my gran rahther nd hless n on me.
4 ..a -r. Y t.F n flz..f
| .eg l used dat blessin' ter coore roomahtix
an misery in de ltnts. IL Conied natchral
! 20 me tab stew up dis yarb an dat yarb
| inter edicun wat could ccore emmy misery.
| SO wen wuz freed JIst nat nraiiy went
| tab doctoriu. i member Wen / coored
| de fusi maR oh berry bad IooInahti2. 10
| wuz way back befo' Msrse 'Skuze bought
| me, sah. Dah's Teddy wot wants treat
| ment. It's a qrartah in nah pocket. III
see yew agin wen gifts FREQ wild hah,"
| and old Samuel Birch ''Johnsing'' lin ped
| into Ills shanty to "doctah" the Teddy"
These faith doctors and herb doctors are
| already taking alarm anu moving away.
! One OF them made his appearance al the
| Nun pal Lodging-bouse one day last
week. He received the hospitalities Of the
place for day or two and then left for
| Baltimore, where he proi o>cs 10 make big
| residence for a time ut least.
South Washington is especially a resort
for this class Of chaTlatsins. aud many Of
the eolored people there believe they have
magic powers They see a good many white
people TO consult them, and occasionally Q
carriage drives up to an alley entrance and
| welidressed woman steps cut aud maRes
\ her way 10 the ''ole Injun Doctors" howell
THE DOCTOR HAD MOVED. q
The famiiles on all sides have their heads
| out OF the wipdo W and soon after 4 mar
| velous cure is reported all around tbas
| quarter of the city. IL is the '-voodoo''
But a casual inquiry for the .'voodoo''
doctor will be met with denial that any
such person is known. A Times reporter
heard of one OF this type III the alley be-
| tween Seventh and Eighth and b and e
streets southwest.
DO We know him? Yes; he useter live
| 'roun' here said a coIored woman who
| was visiting on nelghbor' doorstep front.
| Ing in the north and south alley, while
| another woman stood Just inside the door
| above the two and three or four children
| hovered about their knees.
! II wouldn't kuowed him. though"
| continued the woman, as size took pipe,
| from between her teeth, If he hadn't
| moved way. He useter live right round
| the cawner In tile other alley pointing.
| TO the east and west alley that intersected
| the north and south, a few steps away.
Hes gone to TeuDallytown, believe"
Whats his name?,'
Bird, DR.. Bird, said the three women
| together At tile same moment two meu
came out OF the house across the alley
and took part in the discussion They
had heard OF the law prohibiting such
men from praCticiug aud approved it.
They thought DR.. Bird was good deal
of a fraud. The women. on tile other;
hand. considered him a good doctor {.
Plenty white folks come 10 see him.
said on of them.
..Yps tniaed acbocf, fi,c f,bor ,,-o !
Come in carriages and we're dressed
nice, too They wouldU come eff he hadn {
been no good
HE CURED MANY PEOPLE. -
II know him. cvntinue,-G>- woman,
with an air OF contempt for tr,,. man wlrn
had NEST stoat1y attacked the doctor. and
who was comparatively Il mere youth.
Il knowed him down in Car'Iine county,
Verginny. befo' you was bawn He was
married to nice girl down there at
Bowling Green twenty-five rears ago.
He kyored folks down there and he has
kyored 'em here. Don yo' member dat
lady, addressing herself to the woman,
that 'un they brought here ana tho doctors
had all done give her up?''
Yes, yes,'' was the response.
An how the ole doctor kyored her in
no time. Shucks, cose he kyures peoples"
A question as to his voodoo powers
brought a startled look TO the womeu's
faces, and they ''didn' know nuthin'
bout that"
DR.. Bird is a half Indian. about fifty
five years old. His head is bald, but hair
grows freely around the bald spot and
hangs down about his shoulders He
moved from his place near Eighth and d
streets about waekS