The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-07

now with which to buy nv rsn,ss,...
Music pagado hace NAL son" 70 a,.,
clan paid in advance PLAYS badly, ,a4 nuS''
ed Juan Malento. when YOU cnre I'M s.-
VIII pay you. But I will not givs a.
That is too much. Three doiIar. = I,
enough" 'ais
oh, thou brute. though pig tbor a.,
certain to see he'll fire." screamed t o..
mother-in-law, thou hast often gir l'
more than Sc to thy mistress. who has .a
afflicted my poor child; and now w,
grudge the money to cure thy wife H..
witched because of thy dealings with an
evil woman. Thou
Hush, hush, Donna Juonna." said m,
curandera. Thy curses are giving NM
evil spirit power over thy daughter anew
And, ineed, poor Geronimo, who had been
quiet for some time, suddenly became
violent again, so that the three of them
gould not control her. This furious ,oer
past, she again became silent, but refused
to answer when spoken to; nor would sba
touch the food they offered her.
Then the bargaining began afresh Al
last it was settled that Donna Mercede,
was to receive Sc, half when her patient
began to improve and the remainder when
cure was effected.
Prayers, holy water, the sign Of the
cross, emetics, purges and Thorough
sweatings We're all included in the course
of treatment. Inside of a weeks tins
the hoodooed woman was much improved
and Juan Maleno notified the curandeR
that on the morrow her money would be
ready for her. But in the morning she
did not come, nor on the next day. nor
could she be found. Donna Mercedes had
simply disappeared and left no trace Peo
pie began to say that Donna Engenia and
her friend had made away with the euraH-
dera with their magic.
Geronimo rapidly fell back to her form
er state. Her husband brought curandsn
after curandera, but in vain. Presently
1t became plain that he violence Of her
| attacks was wearing out her strength
and she must presently die. Then it was
| that Juan Maleno appealed to the judge
/ Manuel Mejia, who lived in the plaza d
/ San Juan de Guadalupe. Calling before
/ him the woman Eugenia and her friend
and helper in witchcraft, the judge sober
| ly tried the case. After hearing the ay'
/ dence, pro and con, he ordered the prison
er to restore Geronimo to health on insI
/ pain of transportation for life to the l0s
/ country down about Vera Cruz.
Give heed to what I say" he concud'
ed. Donna Eugenia, to-day / have no
pain throughout my body. Neither ban
nor foot offends me. If any Illness oeial
me, beware! 1 will send you where 70
wilt never again see your home nor A'
dred"
Escorted by a squad of policemen a.
| the judge himself, the two women we
/ taken to Senior Malenos house, me
1 they found Geronimo lying on blahA
on the floor apparently lifeless. suIel
/ the mistress of magic went to Won
/ They Amounted the limbs of the SICK
man with tallow candle grease ana ~
/ tie we'll rubbed in. Presently GeIoal-
arose yawning, as if just awakened ~
a deep sleep, and from that houF
| was a well woman.
Juan Maleno broke off his relations
Eugenia, fearing that she might al5V
witch him. Thereafter he was lai'u'
to his wife, much to her joy.
AS to what ailment Geronimo
| had, whether she was insane for "
or had been hypnotized, or had peen
tackled by violent hysteria, caused .!
ousy. I cannot even guess. But ~.
believe that my servant Florentla, "
! ing me the above tale, gave me tne CIV
| as she saw IL happen.