The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-23
SHE CASTS OUT A DEVIL
Aunt Lucinda Cures a Woman
of a Fit
In Her Front Yard Early This
Morning.
The Old Colored Woman Treats
Everybody that Comes, Whistler
They Have Money or Not

There was some little excitement fol-
lowed by an open air demonstration of
the heaIer's power at the home OF Aunt
Lucinda Thompson in Pleasant Valley
this morning While a group of Is or
20 people were seated in the yard in
front of the shanty, one of the number
suddenly fell into q tit and rolled about
in the dust with glazing eyes and
twitching limbs This was Mrs Hal
lie Hughes of lis Adams street
When Mrs. Hughes dropped to the
ground in the paroxysms of the epiIep-
tic attack the yard became a scene of
commotion Women jumped to their
feet and screamed, several ran into the
shanty calling loudly for Aunt Lucin-
d. while others moved to the edge of
the yard as though afraid OF the unfor-
ence of mind to go to her assistance.
At the time Aunt Lucinda was busiIy
engaged in treating a patient, but she
dropped everything in response 10 the
calls of the frightened women and hUr-
ried to the yard In another instant
she was at the side of the woman roll
ing on the ground, apparently becom-
ing more violent as the minutes few
by.
tore open the woman's dress at the
neck. In a moment her hand rested
over the patients heart and she was
rubbing gently In another moment
the limbs ceased to tvitch and the eye
Ids dropped over the giariug eyes
Presently the woman opened her eyes
and looked up into the heaIers face
with all evidence of the affection gone.
Aunt Lucinda helped her to seat and
went back TO her patient IN the house
The women in the yard crowded
around Mrs Hughes and looked upon
her as one on whom a miracle had been
performed Il feel as comfortable now
as I ever did in my IIte.'' said Mrs
Hughes, as she settled back in a chair
The excitement occurred early this
morning at the heaIer's home and it
was fully an hour after the attack be
fore Mrs. Hughes was able to secure
the regular treatment which she has
been undergoing for several days for
the epileptic aHectiOn- The yard at
Aunt Lucinda's home was full of peo-
PIE as early as 8 O'clock
When Mrs Hughes entered the room
Aunt Lucinda asked.
Did you eat anything this mornin'
Ike I told you tor
No. answered the patient, 7 felt
that should be sick If I ate anything
Well, now, dat WON'T do" said the
healer with emphasis. Folks must do
Just like 1 tell en- I told you TO eat
and want you to eat Kaise you
didn't eat is why you had that air spell
this mOruin'-
But I don't want to eat" protested
the patient L feel as though my stoLu-
ach was full Of a bale of hay"
Bale of hay; bale of uuthin. answer
ed Aunt Lucinda. Oats what's de
matter wit you
Lulu, Lulu she called to the color
ed woman who does her cooking. you
fix a fresh cup of tea and get this wo-
man in here something to eat when
gets done with her
7 see the doctors are getting after
n he = T-- Hrrxr
as the healer started to give her treat
ment, consisting of massage of the
limbs and body.
oh, yes; I done heerd of dat, but
law, honey, dOn't pay no 'tentiOn TO
it. Some of the patients have been a
telling me about dat, and dey say dere
a goin to get after dem ole doctors and
burn EN- up. Dat ole Doctor AIiuney;
I done forgot NOR he ever knew
We'll, I've tried doctors before, but
none of them did me any good till 1
struck you, Aunt Lucinda" said Mrs.
Hughes.
Yes, honey; dat is de way. Daft
what dey all say. 7 don's ask anybody
TO come down here TO see me, kaise I've
when folks come down here to see he
and want ne to treat en- why, honey,
I'm going to cure EN-, that's all
Now. how do you feel. honey" ask
ed Aunt Lucinda as she stopped the
massage, stood up, and placing her
hands on her hips, viewed her patient
I guess I feel kind OF like a man
feels when he gets out of the peniten-
tiary'' said Mrs Hughes. I never felt
better in my life"
Because of the large number of suf-
ferers which she is now treating, Aunt
Lucinda found it necessary yesterday
a fternoOn to refuse to treat any more
people until tomorrow morning and de-
voted the afternoon yesterday ana the
whole of today to her old customers
Tomorrow she will devote the entire
RI
ones
Aunt Lucinda has been compelled on
account of the increased business this
week to employ bOOkkeeper, cook
and maid of all work Her entire time
from o'clock in the morning until as
Ia te as midnight. is now devoted to the |
treatment OF patients.
I treat every body what comes |
whether dey have money or not" said |
she. Why, honey, there's $4,000 a ow-
ing to me that will never collect But !
den don't care much, no how; just 50 |
can live