News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-03-12

| SuLlpu HIS DOuN anu IDlDu, Gre
! Esyus ating hallucinations peopled
by Odette, Oakfell and Estelle,
| whose names were oftenest on his
! parched lips The excess of his punish
! ment was discussed throughout the
! parish in terms condemnatory of guile
bert, to prosecute whom should the
! jockey die determination was express
ed. The medication of DR.. De RouX
seemed impOtent. a profound and Omi-
nous gloom settled upon the slaves OH
| all the plantations, the patrol of con-
stables was nightly REINFORCED by vol
unteefs, Quillebert's bottle and card fa-
! HNars obscured themselves, and he
felt deeply disturbed by the entire stu
alton. He drank brandy at home and
rum at Dedes cabaret at Mansura. In
this latter he was blasphemouSly in,
Weighing against the doctors unskill-
fulness when Dede remarked.
at is you who lack sense Why
don't you stop throwing away money
on De RouX and drop a gold eagle in
the lap of old Mother Deshautelles,
Laure Luneau's grandmother
"What can she do, you pitted IDIOT"
Quillebert snapped.
"She can cure your jockey and save
you from being tarred and feathered,
you Cascon hog" retorted Dede. She
is doctress served by the saints them
selves. AleXe Boudrpau's fine trotter
could not touch his right hind foot to
the ground for four days. AleXe called
on Mother Deshauteles. She gave him
dry piece Of flannel to put on the
horses hoof. He did so and dealt him
a sharp blow. Down went the hoof,
and the horse has not limped since.
During IS hours Tatin's boy could not
swallow. He was carried to Mother
Deshautelles. who laid her hand on his
throat just for one second AS soon, as
he got home he ate a quart of gumbo
and can now swallow an egg without
breaking it. Bertrand Duflho called to
his wife one night for candle. She
asked him, Where is the candleT For
three days she kept repeating, Where
is the candle where is the candleT
She did not eat or sleep and continued
saying, Where is the candle, where is
the candleY DR.. Leme was called to
her, but he could do nothing. Her
strength gave out, and they had to put
her to bed. Still she went on asking.
Where is the candle, where is the
candle" The priest was sent for, and
he burned candles and incense and
sprinkled water and talked Latin, but
she kept on asking, Where is the can
die, where is the candle? Finally
Bertrand brought Mother Deshauteles.
She sat by the bed and heard the feeble
voice whisper, Where is the candle,
where is the candle? and. touching her
lips with a candle she had carried
there, said to her, There, the candle"
Nine. Dutilho opened her eyes and,
looking first at the candle and then at
Mother Deshautelles, closed them again
and Immediately fell asleep. From that
day to this she has never asked, Where
is the candle|"
"Do you take me for fool, Dede. or
are you really simple enough yourself
to believe such crazy stuff"
Cray stuff" exclaimed Dede. 81
ASll gOu, QulliCDtAl, tHuaG are luClSi
and there are hundreds more known.
She is the most powerful doctress
since the old nun Bazilia died. who
cured the bishop of Natchez of a snake
bite. But it isn't every one she will
serve, for she is a pious woman. She
may refuse you, who are such a fool
as not to believe what you cannot I'M
derstand, who do not believe in God
or the saints or the devil, When your
jockey dies and the planters begin to
hold meetings, perhaps you will no
longer believe in rum, cards, OK whip
and yourself, which thus far have
made up your creed"