The Seaforth News, 1932-05-05, Page 6John Uri Lloyd
(Continued from last week.)
'Something in the tone of the old
negro startled the owner of the house.
aHe put his :finger under the chin of
the child, turned her face" up to the.
light and gazed down into her won-
dering eyes. The eyes in the smoke
wreath were on him. again, the face in
the window was now a 'face' in the
room. A twinge of Spain that did not
escape the quick eye of ICupe passed
over his countenance; memory served
the ratan truly, and in a flash 'he saw
a c'h'ild in the arms of a beseeching
woman. And he remembered, too, that
together mother and child had passed
'out into the night, out of :his sight, out
of his life.
"No, Cupe, I do not know her," be
said, and turned to the negro. "Nov
answer my question. When did you
get back?"
Again the negro drew the attention
of theman to the girl. "Doan yo''lect
de muddah 'ob de 'chile?"
"No; and I care nothing for either
the child or its mother. What brings
you here tonight."
Glancing about the room, the negro
caught sight of a hand -mirror; left on
the table by one of :the young ladies.
[Picking it up, he handed it to the man.
"Look into de glass, Ma'se, see de
eyes dat look back in yoah face an'
den lookat de eyes Ob de chile."
A flush spread over Mr. Mauley's
face. He raised his clenched fist, but
negro making no motion to evade the
blow, said in a low, respectful tone:
"'Deed, Mase, Cupe doan mean no
disrespec.' Look at de eyes oh de
chile, and look in de glass and den
look at de face ob de chile and t'ink
ob de woman you :tubbed in York
State, and who follud you back t'
KaintuckShe tramped out into de:
night, a lone woman, wid yoah chile
in her arms, from dis same room."
The hand of the man trembled; he
dropped the glass and sank into The
chair -The uegro closed the door and
locked it, ga:iing constantly at the
man, who for a 'moment made no ef-
fort to renew the conversation.
"Ole Sukey," contoinued Cupe,
who buy her freedom, saw you 'kn
Sah'toga wid de muddah ob de chile.
She wah bright and pritty, and de
smile wah on her face."
Mauley's anger blazed out. "Cupe
Hardman, when morning comes your
back will answer for this nigh't's
work. Out of my 'house, you impud-
ent vagabonds, Back to Canada,
back with that brat, or by God I'll—"
The negro sank upon his knees
and held up his hands. "Cupe and
Dinah raised you,-Ma'se, on de ole
Harderian fa'm. Dey lub you now es
of you wah dah own chile. Min' you
not de story ob yoah life Lis'n t'
Cupe hefo' you dribe dis little chile
'way. Yoaih mudder and yoah pap
once liblbed in IStringtown; dey wah
poo' people, IMa'se, and you ` wah a
wee babe. Den de sickness came to.
yoah house and den deft. Bof yoah
muddah as yoah pap wah carried t'
de grabeyard. An' den ole ma'se say:,
Dinah; kin you raise de orfin String -
town chile?, .and Dinah say: 'Es
easy t' rause two chii'lun es one.' An'
mase bring you home next day, a
little ,boy wid great eyes—no uddlah
chile but yoah own kin hab sect
eyes—" and Cupe glanced at Susie.
"An' you grew up 'long wid de 'chile
I hub so well, de boy whose muddah
'die long 'go. But dah wah no use
tryin', you two boy wok :cross-grained
and tough, you fight and . bite and.
• raise de deeb'b.il, and at last se'p'rate'—'
you know why. 'Ef abaft you had
stepped foot on de ole place aftah de
last .act you did, Ma'se, Hardman 'Aid
hob killed you suah, IBu't he keep hits
mouf to hisse''f for 'de-hona'h ab de
'dam'ly. Ma'se "Hardman glib you dis
fa'm when you tuhn 'way; de land
wah rich and you wah smaht; ef am
a biggah fa`.m now. ..You am a Mine
gem'n and ,a rich man, Mese."
"Well, but why are you here,
Ciipe?" said Mr, Mauley. "Why are
you here to -night? Do you want
help, 'money
The negro shook his head.
"What is .it, :Cupe?"
"Minting to the child, the; >black,
still kneeling, said: "Look at de
Susie -chile, doan look at Cupe."
"I have never seen the girl before,
Cupe; I swear by the Lord---"
'Cape 'held up hi hand: 'Doan sw'ar'
et out, Ma'se." Theenhe added: "She
hab no ,muddah."
"Well."
"Sh,e needs' a ifadda'h."
The man raised his fist, but Cttpe
again held out his defenceless hand.
"She needs de name:"
"'What 'dannneh scheme is this?
Nigger, !Cupe, by God I'll stretch
yourneck on the old elm in, the back
pasture as Heaven lets me live till
morning. Out, out of the room!
When daylight 'come the hounds will
be on your track."
No movement from the kneel-
ing negro; with ups'tretehed hands,
uncovered head, he looked , beeserlh-
ingly upward. Down the cheeks of
his wrinkled face a tear trickle'd, ,
"You shall be thrashed until your
back is bloody as sure as the'L'ord—"
He was again interrupted by' the
kneeling black, who held up 'his hand,
the palm exposed. "See yo' de scar
in de hand Ob Cupe?"
'What is that to me "
"Dah ant iao feah for de 'flesh in
de ,heaht ob de man who b'debes in
de sign. Save de h'ona'h ob yoah own
chile, Ma'se, and den cut de back ob
de nigger."
"°I care nothing .for your signs. Go!"
"Gib de Susie .chile her name,"
pleaded the negro; "the yinnecent
gear' hab asked, ,`Am iI .only nigger
Susie?' Lis'n, I-Ma'se Mauley, please
lis'n, In de 'Canerdy fan' !Susie Ti'bed
wid 'Cape an' ID'inah, who take 'her
out ob'Kaintuck, De yeahs ,come an'
go, an' et 'wah cote near 'bout all de
time. Cupe 'work :in de day an' .Dinah
stay veld 'Susie, an' no 'ha'm come t'
any ob dem—but et wah not like li'bim'
in de ole cabin in . ,Kraintuck. Cupe
cone home one night, art' Dinah say:
'Susie ax a 'quistion t' -clay.' 'An' yo'
ansah et, !'Dinah?' 'No.' "What wah
de question?' "She say, "In de school
I, sit in de seat wid !Mary Tones, an'
in de uddah seat sit lAn'e IMoo'e, an'
in de ,oex' seat sit !Lucy ,Suniff.'
"E'zac'ly." I ansah. "An' den I 'tu'n
de subject 'by'sayin': "De teaehah ant
a- kind -,men ef he do weal a-coa'se,
woman -dike dress an' a string db
beads." ;She say: "Yes; but 'he ax my
name ag'in, an' II tole him, 'Susie.'
'Susie what?' "Jes ISu'sie.' A'n' den he
say: 'Tole ,de fo'ks yo' 'lib 'wid t' sn"
de uddah name ;t'"'niorraih, an' tale 'em
I'll call t' .'see 'em soon.' iAm I only
Susie, 'Aunt (Dinah?" she ax, an' a 'tear
conte into her eye.'
"'Dinah,' say.'Cuipe, 'Dinah, When
de mahn'n. comes 'back well start t'
ole !Kalmuck, back '1o' de name ob de
chile.' An' heap we Main, ,Ma''s'e'M'attley.:
Dah am nuffin :m'oah t' say."
No reply was made by :the •m'an, but
his anger seemed to have been some-
what soothed.
'After an interval ,Gupe continued:
"Dah wah had 'sign's on de way batk
an' dah he'n ebil omen son se 'de..
good ole lar' wah. reached, ,bu't 1tea;h'
de chile am at la's' 'in 'd'e home ob h'er'
pap. Look u'p, Susie."
The child raised her ;face, and gaz-
ed into that ,of the white ',titan.
"She J'o'an 'ax fa' money, she doan
ax ,fa tan', 'er dresses, er rings. She,
doan ax .bo' tt•u'kin 'money kin brung,,
er fo what d'dah b'long t' her; 'de yin-
n:ecent chile ax 'fo' de name she am
titled to 'ati' `:ax'eit oh de ,big, rich ,m,an
Who tt tihd a'' lone 'baby oaf into de
worl' outen a name. De :d'eblbil neb-
bah 'did muffin lwu'ssalt.
"You insulting scoundrel--"
"Cupe an' Dinah ;lub de ,gear) an'
hub 'de tan'. ob Kaintuek 'beftah dan'.
all de wort' b'side. But fo' de, good'
dh de chile, of 'yo'll take her into 'de
house an' open yoah ale'aht t'::de yin
nercent:'olifin, an' 'gib her de name'she
need an' yo' owe ,t'''he-, ,We two ole
nsg'gers'll ten 'back to de ,cole Can-
erdy tan' an' nebbah look an ;her face
ag'in. 'Please., :M'a"se :Mauley, . an' de
Lawd'll bress yo' .in de day db
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ee."
Mr. lfanley pointed to the door.
'Fo' de'; lub oh yoah chile, yoah
town :chile, 'Ma'se?" :Still he pointed to
the door, "Go."
!The old: man' rose. Dinah for the
first time moored to ,the front of 'lir.
Manley, ley, iCiupe to his left,
VVi11 yo damn yoah coin chile by
steaiin' !ler name 'way? IBettah steal
her money er cut her freat:" Mr: Man-
ley raised' :his clenched ;'fist. "'Dog of
a nigger, you" 1!e, you 'lie!" The ne-
groes sprang forward simultaneously...
Cupe wrapped his long arms around
Mauley, holding 'him! tightly. Dinah_
jerked forth a strong strap. and !be-
fore the prisoner realised what 'they
were about lashed his ankle's together,
while ,with ' anotlio:r strap she ;bound
his arms close to his ,side. 'The move-
nient'of -the actors were 'unexpected,
the 'strength "displayed was sinioolced
for, the expertness _' with which they
did their 'work amazing. The prisoner
became a •pnilsoner . without •realizing
the fact 'until he was 'hound, and then
he instantly _ regained bis natural
calmness.
"You'll ole flogged in 'the :morning
until your back is raw, ,Cupe," he
quietly said.
But 'Cupe before replying set th'e'.
helpless roan .in' his easy -chair, then.
said: "D'e ,Yash am not so, painful es
de brand ob de'fia'h, !Cupe kin •stan'
dent 'bof. 'Mese,,de Lawd knows Cupe
lubs yo yit, !but he 'tubs de ;Susie gear!
moah. -'Yo' hab :done wrong t' yo'selb
Ma'se, an' yo' drab done . wrong 't'
Susie. yoah awn chile."
"I have neat, 'Cupe. 'The ,Lord knows
Cupe again interrupted ham.
"Two times Ibefo''yo' tall on de
Lawd. 'Do yo' wan' It' lebe •de malttah'
ob de truff ob. ydah words- t' dr:
Lawd?"
"The Lord 'witness that I have had
no part in wronging that child."
"De Lawd mus' be de witness; yo'
hab called de 'zact numbah ab times
on ,de one who kin 'probe de right. De
Lawd shall be de jedge." Then :slowly
earnestly, as if tittering a sacred
command, he said:
"Brung de o'deal bean, Dinah'
brun'g bof de o'deal bean."
CHAPTER XL
The ;Fearful IAfric'a% Ordeal Test
'Something in the tone of the old
man startled the prisoner. :A' chill
crept over him. Brought up as he had
been with the tiegroes, he realised
that unless the intruders had been
reckless of pet'sonal danger or sure
of the 'success of their undertaking
they would not have been so rash as
to cormni't such- en. outrage on a
Kentucky. ge'n'tleman. 'I't might mean
death to thein.
For the 'first time hi his life 'Mr,
Mauley felt the sensation • of 'fear.
Too ,well did he realize the extend to
which a 'fanatical fatalist, such as he
knew Cupe to be. would carry his
measures, .did :he .believe it a duty (im-
posed by supernatural power. '
"De !bean, ,Dinah, ,gib ane .de bean,"
Unbuttoning the bosom of her dress
the woman drew forth a leather bag,
Cupe opened it .by means of a draw.
string and 'poured into his palm three
kidney- shaped beans, each about
half an inch in diameter and two
inches long, which he held before the
prisoner.
"Ma'se, of 'Cupe had be'en bohn in
de hot Afriky lan' he'd hab bent a
`king. Dlis' is de bean my gran''dad,
King ob de ,Goi'coas? oh A'friky,.
brought t' America. Et wah raised on
a sacred vine dat only kings might
grow. 'No uddah man .wah 'lowed t'
touch de' 'precious bean." He rever-
ently 'raised one of the nuts between
the tip of his 'forelfiniger and his
thumb; "Et ant de sacred o'deal nut,"
he said in an unde+ton'e.
"Et 'kin; tole of a n',t i am lyin'. Ef
a man am a 'pected ab leillin' .aauaddn'h
man. de o'deal net kilt prube de fac'
Ef a mans''petted ob 'hoodoo work
de o'cleal bean kin show of he he a
hoodoo 'work, de o'deal bean kin'
show of he be a 'hoodoo' man. De wo-
man what act de witch kin fool de
docta'h an' her husiban , but she kin,
not fool de o'deal. .bean. De o'deal
bean. 'De !'deal bean am 'God's bean
an' ably` die 'sen ob a Wing kin make
de o'deal 'teat'. Cupe am ,de s'o't oh
a .king'
"God .Almighty,' Cupe,"' .cried Mau -
ley, "you are carrying your supersti-
tide too favi" •
"De !Lawd am, goin' t' probe aef
yo' hat oe'n tellin' de truff 'boot de
Susie chile."
'That dtevili'so 'bean' has no power;
it; is senls'eless.
"De o'deal nut kin do. no ha'm to
de yinnecent; 'but et am 'swat dei'(
de guilty man. Yo, need' Ih'ab iiio''feah
ef yo' hab tole de truff, abut d'e man
wh'o take 'de o'deal teat had bettaft
say his prayers ef .de lie ant 00 his
lips." He turned' to ,the wothaii: ""Make
de drink.', 'D'inah;" and Cupe handed
her one of :the bean's.
Author's ,Note.-4Thi's is according
to the custom of':the natives at the
mouth of the Calalbar !river. Africa.
But instead of a Painless :death the
suspected person (or rather, victim)
Iuaya' per wdied miserably, suffering
most intensely, :The . "Ordeal Test"
Sas applied to =persons who dfrploa's-
ed the ruler and who consequently
made this meat's to an end.)'
Dinah had often been called ,to 'as-
sist'in the mansion during ,parties anti
celebrations 'given in (other days.
Straight to the kitchen she went,
crushed the bean and pounded it into
a meal: Then aim poured cold water
over the powder, 'se:t the pan alt the
wood embers still glowing in the
stove, stirred its contents 'slowly Wand
watched the liquid untilit.simmered.
During 'the period she mumbled
strange. Words, made •curious :passes
and motions with her 'h'and's, over the
decoction, and once :with her''hteslcy
voice she sang a weird air such: as
no civilized musician ever cast into
notes. At last the task was done.
Cooliiut:g the decoction' by 'holding the
pan in cold water, she poured the :po-
tion into a'tuln'bler, :artfully decanting
it from the dreg and carried the tea
to Cupe, who sat facing the he1ples's
Matt.
'The little girl in the meantime had
fallen asleep ;and rested an the sofa,
but now her eyes were, wide open.
"Ma'se Manley," said,Cu'pe, ,faking
the glass nn this hand, '"et es 'wid sor-
rah ,tat Cupe, who lib's' yo' so deahiy,
feels de 'ce'ssity; db hosori•n' yo' on
dis yocasion. iBut yo' .make him do et;
free times an one ,extra yo' call on 'de
Lawd t' witness de fac' yo' swo' to.
De word ob a 'fine ,ge'm's am great.
but de po'wa'h ab de o'deal bean am
greata'h. Yo' may drink t' de .glory
ob de ILawd." ,He!held theedp to the
ashen. lips of the man, •who made no
movement
"Drink de o'deal tea, a'n' 'ef yo' hab
tale ,dettruff y:oa'h res' 11 Ibe sweet an'
yoah wakin' pleasant."
"You `Black scoundrel'!" answered
the helpless mai:; ."you fanatical luna-
tic! I wo'n't swallow a drop."
"Yo' call on. de Lawd an'. yo' anus'
drink .t' de Lawd. !Et .pains Cupe t'
''blige yo' t' op'n yoah lips, but he hab
dreltdhed :h•o'ses an' mules, an' kin
drench a man. Drink, er Cupe'tl 'poa'h
de sacred tea down yoah froat."
"Cope, do you want to murder me?
Dinah, when I, was ,a ,c'hi'ld you held
ate on your knee, you have told me
stories by 'the cabinfire, you have
dressed me in the morning, watched
over me during the day, and put me
into 'bed at night. Dinah; ani I not
the orphan child you raised?
"Cupe am de 'San o'b a king.
"Dinah, it gave you• money to buy
to'ntb'..stones 'for your ch'ild'ren.."
"De sacred o'deal comes from 'God,
cussed be de' pusson who t're'k de
cha'm."
The n an ,tu'rned an imploring' look
on Cupe, who answered: "De o'deal
bean' am ha'mless• t' ,de yinnecent."
"Don't poison me, Cupe; I ain't a
dog. 1Shoot me. IA man should ,not dire
by poison The negro shook _ his
head. The prisoner made one last ap-
peal.
"My children, my two girls," con-
tinued'Mr. M'lauley. "For their sakes,"
"Dah am' 'free gearls."
The man shook his head.
"Cupe pointed to the sleeping child.
"No,"
"God help yo' .Ma'se, Down wid de
o'deal."
!There was no' hope now; that 'no'
had steeled the negro's heart. !By a
method that must have been taught
the mixer of the ordeal by ane who
was expert at forcing a liquid down
the throat of a struggling person.
Cupe .and Dinah forced the ,prisoner
to drain the strange potion to the
dregs. Not a drop was spilled. Then
Dinah went to the kitchen, washed
the glass and pan, removed every
evidenceof disorder trade by herself,
and returned to find 'Cupe still facing
the now very frigh'tened man.
"Cupe," he said, '''T 'feel. strangely.
There is a whirling in my brain;
you have poisoned your o'td friend,
Cupe," •
o'deal ani ha'•hless t' de yin-
necent." •
"Oupe, I know nothing about the
mother of the girl. S lave never seen
the girl 'before."
"De woman 'w'ho carry de chile in
her arms says dat' yo' drive her out.
in de night. She wrote et all .d'o'wn, :an
she swo' t' :dat papah befo' de String -
town jestice of 'de peace."
"My daughters!" moaned' the man,
who now 'realised fully his ;position—
poison • in hks blood, disgrace in the
future, "Gime,' 'I beg you not to 'let
that' paper come to light - I 'beg yob.'
"Et hab be'n read by de !Stringtown
d'erk.!t
The man'smi'n'd wandered; the
deadiy'Africait ordeal was ''burning rot
his, nerve 'power.
"Save me, Clint, sa'v'e the 'honour of,
my children," he 'imp'lore'd. "In the
drawer of that secretary you will find,
diamonds and pearl's."
'time shook 'his head. Too well did
lie
know the Symptoms of that fearful
orde'a'l, from ,which no man ever .re-'
covered. All who drank that potion
were gu'lify,
De jewels doatt all 'b'long t' Susie."'
"Take them all, but burn that paper,
You mean 10 doubly ' murder tae,'
'Cupe?"
'De ,La wd ;inn 'yoah' jedige, not
Cup e."
The eyes of the man were now, fix-
ed on vacantly; his breath came :spas-
modically, his skin turned' --ashen
white. "Godhelp ire. God save nay
children!"
No 'sign of sympathy was exhilbited
by the witnesses ofthe tragedy.
Standing by his side, , they coldly
watched his spasmodic ;struggle's until
the 'life of 'the miserable man •went
"Dinah," said 'Cupe; "ole 'Lawd hall)
ben de jedge. !Dressed he de name ob
de Lawd!"
In' the grey of morning the merry
frolickers returned, In the cheerfu'l
sitting -room Mr.:Mauley sat in his in
his easy chair; his -'head bowed; on his
folded arm's that rested o0 the stand
before him. Ii, his hand, between the
forefin'g'er and the thumb, was the
asbened stump of a cigar. 'The lamp
burned 'd'imly,` an open 'book lay face
down, on the table, beside, it stood a
decanter and a glass.
1 he doctor came. "'Death was in-
stantaneous. _A
nstantaneous..4, !painless touch at the
heart, a drooping df the :head;.:peace-
able as an i'nfant's sleep, came his last
call."
The preacher carte. "A good man
has passed away, his name honored
throughout 't'he, land that knew
His every act was that of .righteous-
ness; never did the poor or rironged
appeal to hila in +vain. 'The soul • of
honour, ,his course on earth was a
just one. Typical of sincerity, his,ev-
ery act is 'clear to the world; his re-
cord is open to the inspection of
whomsoever will. !Peaceably, as death.
should conn to olive ,who stands ever
ready to die, did death come here.
Touched by, the kindly finger of God
this tspright mac went contentedly to
his final home in the bright beyond"
GHIAIPTlE1R
The 'Stringtown School
The bell on the pole in front o'f the
Stringtown sehoo'Ihou'se had sounded
the ending of the afternoon recess.
Boys and 'girls ,together in 'struggling
disorder crowded through the door
into •the room. In a few moments the
noisy group had been distnihuted, and
the majority at once became absorbed
in the lessons that were to end the
task of the day. Protestor Drake 'had
called 'the-` class in history to the re-
citation bench and had even asked! a
question of the head student,' when
the •proceedings were interrupted by
a knack.
Every head .in' the room was raised,
each pair of eyes .were fixed on the
entrance, "Open the door, :Santry
Drew,' came the order ;from the tea-
cher, and I sprang to do the honours
o'f the occasion. ,Before me stood Mr.
Nord/man, the old gentleman who liv-
ed an the Stringtown pike, south of
the village. With a nod he passed raze
by and ?n his 'genial manner reached,
out his hand to Professor :Drake, ,But
I did not close the door, neither did .I
move in Ivor out, Close ,behind him,
and now facing me, stood a boy about
my awn age. Our ,eyes 'met; the devil
could not have leered more wickedly
than did 'lle as his eye- caught thine.
To be continued.
There is a story ,of a fat mun and
a 'thin man man who were going to
fight a duel, and as they were stand-
ing ready at !fifteen paces it occurred
to the fat man that he 'was a much
bigger target than the thin man, and
he did not think that fair, IS'o the
seconds put their' heads together and
they . oame to a decision. They stood
the thin, man in fnont of 'the fat man
and with 'a piece of cha:l'k they mark-
ed the outline of the thin man on the
fat man's body. "There!" they said,
"now, any shots outside the chalk
fine will not .count."
Persian Bain, promotes daintiness,
ch'arni and beauty:' Itis unrivalled in
its magical effect on the skin. Swiftly
absorbed Iby"the tissues, it leaves nev-
er a veatige of stickiness. Delightful-
ly cool to the skin. Stimulating and
invigorating. Softens Nand makes the
hands "flawlessly White. Subtly fra-
grant, Imparts youth and loveliness
to the complexion. Persian Balm is
the inevitable chiaice of the woman;
who cares.
PRO'FESSION'AL CARDS
Medical
'fI'UGII`ROSS, 'Physicists
and Surgeon. Late of London Hos-
pital, London, England. Specir3
attention to diseases of the eye, ear,,
nose and throat. Office and regi-
deice' behind Dominion Bank, Office:
Phone No, 5; Residence Phone 104:
•
DR. 'F. J, B'UIRROIWS, Seaforth.
Office and residence,' Goderich street;
east of the 'United Church, Cornier
for the County of Huron. Telephone -
No. 46.
DR. C M'A OIQAY.—C Mackay,,
honor graduate of Trinity University-
and gold medallist of Trinity Medicaki
College; member of the College of
Physicians and, Surgeons of Ontario.
DIR. F J. R. FfORISI'r R -Eye, Ear.:
Nose and Throat. Graduate fn Medi-.
eine, University of Toronto 1647.
Late Assistant New York Ophthal-
mic and Aural Insttute, Moorefeld'oi
Eye, and Golden` Square throat hospi,
ta'ls, London, England. At. Comm-
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Phone 90. Hours 1.30-4 p.m., 7.3E'
=9
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urgeons, Toronto. Office .. over Sills•
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