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Full Title	The New York Ledger, v. XXVIII, no. 19, June 29, 1872.
Contributor	Peck, William Henry, 1830-1892.
Date Added	9 September 2021
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1872-06-29
Publisher	New York : Robert Bonner, Cor. of William and Spruce Sts.
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	The New-York Ledger The black doctor; or, Prophecy of the voodoo king : an historical tale of the Spanish rule in Louisiana / by William Henry Peck. Prophecy of the voodoo king
Topic	Dime novels > Specimens. Popular literature > Specimens. Story papers > Specimens. New York County (N.Y.) > Newspapers. New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers.
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OCR eg + off { ———= = VOL. XXVIII ROB: DAME NATURE SLIGHTED. BY GEORGE W, DU? kes the Heodienn a ak iar an ‘don. ‘ milogle in the busy throng. “Aud wieas rec edit 's doubtful tetber. sen nda or monnhine trot the ai, motte fur eet dren fa, a ite ortuenrfueule I Betwixt tet and ‘Thestining domo, Like other flowers shut in thelr roam, ‘They loge their benuty and sels Llooin, mi Place of roses. wa ‘tower jand and waterfall, A sky of glory ‘over at or shuts a ‘norms 3s op nthe main, Oraighs in geutle winds soft blowing. THE BAGS. DOCTOR; Prophecy «is: Voodoo King. AN musrobtcaL TALE OF THE SPANISH BULE IN LOUISIANA. - By WILLIAM HENRY PECK, Professor of History in the Univeraity of the State of Lonisiann. CHAPTER I. F MADAME VARLVILLE. ‘opens in the city of New Orleans, oO tk e Sth of May, of a year ir 9t01 on the bemaang ot of the ‘Madan. iu ne te, aged wealthy Nridow, in rented inva large fauteuil orw RT BONNER, {$85 Spaece STS. LIAM ~ SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1872. black as Madame Ruth is white, nothing white visible in his exterior, e: ‘the whites of hi f his tevth as hi of nich white velvet, in one of the mauy | into score and Ore Of shia apartments of the inches loug, au She is irises ‘eonvalearent from a elt itsenda ‘Gny bell of bronze, wid nearly fat and before her fans skakes his head, this orchestra. the ier Me from the of Tiukles and ‘iogles 6 not uunelodio man ah feat of a "senna. and dead! ste Seipiany the ™ Voodoo °E Foodoo , Lactor in oue of a class of wali; ical practitiones iy believed oes Of | ‘Africa, iSite America, Tndies, and the Southern United wes. ‘Tho ignorant of ‘the, whit 76 by Mo mean * doo’ Wars, though generally, of the negro race, Sneh ‘practitioners, ‘who’ often bave wonder- © of the virtues of forest and evanp plete nerd Ignorant of hot i Ke, W good or evil Dy ghouls, Tika xn invite personages, and often by the great Evil One. are much feared than ‘Ayeven by those Ticiraldy and at the’ date of our story oven joctors were expecially held in awe by the Dlacks of Lonisiana. ‘Tue {noe of Madame Vasiville, ag we intron duce her to the reader, is ful in its ex- ‘ion of pride, Aignity at Inet tre th nigh in repose it je as white ni thevrontel eryotal Bol more i = gegen of foatnro is also very re- ‘om its tenacions retention of a Faelatand personal beauty for which she was noted in her you me and ou Of life have not robbed her ot ‘wealth of hair which, whon sie fs Mavon black was the euyy of the Beat of her youthtul. years; but m st jossy and Iuxutiant as ever, het intel as white a8 siete Na stale of het fa- Torito Hlower—the quecs bloom Jed, but still lily-white Hot perfect and exqnisitely arched brows fetain their pristine ‘ky bl eka gud anes ith them her large, clear and jet- es beam and fleshy with Are intellectu- Bi strength unimpaired. by a Ife of three- score and ten Her robe, ‘aiple and flowing, is of the most costly and shadeloss white silks her fort. Y her large and stately tied in valinpars af ite satin, a oman of muow-white f The apartment in which wo seo her is one that adjoins he or bed-chamber, and there is no! nar ticl is ¥ Visible, peter of roarbla oro ‘loth of m metal or gla, whi ch white, ese ere ite a8 paint, stain One yatal goblet on the white marble ta- Ute is" a ‘and looks as if carved from ne fooren ag it thasged the panes of fhe “Broun and 8¢ Mhoate of enow ice; the costly Inco ae, a wi Bax ori mown ath eartiian > ke ihe of snow-flakes Het angtornity of WI colt and d ghastly glare to ie) ‘ioe TOF the covet of iin Hi less tine ee ‘eye like a field of londed gun. clWhen Madame Ruth is alone in this room, io tee ate nd ancy brows anpent starttogly eben and the elamgeless Wi ¢ now atone, ‘The Vooitoo epithe ant no and ih atrnn ge otra ith the whiteuess aron varies na rea i aie tage 1s it Tend th 2irand his skin is of the hue of pol 3 tigicam sind oh suow under @ i aie Seipian, the Vouutoo doctar, is ir educated whites, in growth, cove: bed c-bones: ‘the ¢ estan Dip ger Pe his exes an 16 apeaks. He ‘wears his coat, inttoned heat my. of sili is wound vo} his intts face ev an ft witolly hid which are, however i black, ke etal We have inst exid that Badame eTuth ihe upon the Voodno doctor w is height Madame Tth can Jo greatly Tegs'are very erooked. and hideous in aspect ; lsive in, Pern £0 ‘oi wi ie ab Mie é hy i TERMS. {f§ worsen” fiedoctors did not hear him ?? “Xo, Madame, nor see be, wal 1@ foul ng bad left raya wand Tiere re were my gran son Leon a natin the cy ” Natta ae Xo, Matanes of May 2m the sien the fret fe left anot ‘ou be- te ean vy ata that Stat tb Moblid fora few days, a8 be bawoften 1¢ likes to visit some friends he has Aid Master Adrian?” cr Adrian was at the theatre. | He the it he heard you were a if course; and so would Leon h: had hebeen i the city. Where are thy grand: now Master Adrian sleeps. He has remained n the house every moment since be returned eon the night of Bay He has been side, Nata, early all the times “ doubt wot he bag a od heart, thon bat we Leon? * He lias not returned,” obretumned ‘He does not know—he Las not been to Oe Nsdlanoe, Je bave heard that he és on in Alabama, 80 we ki of your illness, Ten ~ MADAME YARLVILLE AND ADRASTE SCIPIAN, THE VOODOO DOCTOR, There is except the pearly glitter up to bis ven to the tops of ebyrowrs, uniting be- His beard, jet black aud erispy ‘and massive hee his ide, tite Inte Tr; een an sent uss ler, gazed is bowed: anu h ig both ramble ithin a few d achieved a 2 feat ta medicine wi Mehobtains aoe n this iieat state rivate interview wi Tadies of the eit: Fivedayi sages tha is, on the eveningof May 3 ast of our hy h tilt White physic Albay, au. ea man, an eued to except ii ‘then in, to, @ Spat “¢pt.abont the hour of ton, Mar lt, elt nent isin, ‘Dr tai a French- aniard. ‘Puen 8 ough ae a i . was sent Ut, agreed with Jrhom none of the four would ba orn. had he ned ie Biouthin teirpresonee, Tharoue was Adra Seipian, the Voo 1100 or. loot et tis go back to last night, that is, the night of the 5th of May of our story, to the hour of ten At that hour Madame Ruth, alone in her bedroom with ene attendant at her beduite, « tt med Meteita, sudilet vod | of Say a consciousness that had b fo her fay Ist. For fonr days a1 dame Roth had been whol all that took place around he “Where ain 12 were the first words she spoke as perfect reason came get to het. Mercita, a very dark mmulat middle age, the honsekeoper and favorite servant of the’ sick Judy, detecting instantly. both by i eye and ear the after that were (0's back to vou. by A return of consciousness to her very ill, t ath, Madan Do you 10. ia this us soon as conseloustess cauie ress, ryplied in a joyful tone: ‘Ah, Madame! You? Yes, you are my ve feared you were never to know know ine?” Tina hen?” ‘Neat So near death that it one ‘ine ye fought, wr wore eal. And ah e we have had nove je Ruth suspected that the tion shiek t seria a then gave to het bad item 1 Seipi Rector, ako sont iinve daa euch afreng! given her, fanatel the name grat ie ‘ he sound in the word ah drante ie neti, auoning an ly it aside with ished Hatiabt scorn might awe pedro a a endant. ritertnee ot able seipnand i ribed by her own, a Houtbheara that theres a Yooteo dsctor an as’ tempt. mpostors sl hat name, and for all quacks charlatans a Voodoo she had a severe cou- in- | ove 8 pnd so, till recenths, had. the, niulattress ‘oman with whose life was con= jected a otrauge bistors, of which we will Seal hereafter. “The drink is to make me sleep, Mereitarr asked Madame Buth, after taking it. “Yes, Madame—’ “But before I leap I mast ask a ‘et quem tions, QD wae plone w vhen J was faken gick—or Tau in us Ted now? yi f dead or dy the Bion nthe Hind tine sned to be Mastey Lesot'a, Bow the ealngom of Master Adrian.” “Al, Lremember! 1 weit into my mn. What is to-day, “itis Friday night, Madane.” “The day of the Inpnth, Seroita wr” ‘SUfis the ftth of May, Muda grand. fercita Y” me, Fopeated: Hidame Rath jbeen unconscious fou reflec tvsly I fonedaye e aes, ‘Masiame.” fad I been Jong on the floor when you found me, Mercita HY'ab mot ainine #9, Madanne, You Master ‘Ririan's rooin.at aliout nine 2 o'clock, ae your ou m— jo not meet my grandsonsat sup- restate go to teie rwomat nine, to have Sehak with them before L sloop. first went in v's room—H emer rae mot theres t eben weir into: Adriann room. Neither be nor Leou were there. It was pearly pine I Tomember that.” Madame; and between niue and ten Theard yon Inuting londly—” “Met You me Jangbing loudly! griod, Madame Ruth, amazed. "Eline het he uv hot hear tt i fer mreeral cee ¥ yet—vor even util he ‘New Or doo dovtor. Sure t beew ia any ar iy piystetan! “Alte tlie four doctors bad sd depart, Mae dam pian came forward, aud fad 0 Sister, "agi ow Twill sped Since the great ie a Vitel ductor apeale have heard what thes ain all in this m beards “They said “abe 5 Stunner heat is npon us, and the itor fever i i bars her for t ipa, in, mimicry of some one to aususe yon, | 2? fl Hy a es Ua hs hea Maga Theres their erand certificate ou the table, Yer~ao on.” re al 1, very Well 1, Adraste Seipian- the Black. Voedoo aqalat feugeh 1 “wnat heard your voice iu | 29¢tr, declare that if you bury. facture ark fie, gore = utd thot tito ville Retore three di her fa ford, you plon Gi, Grand Ciel!” here exclaimed Madame ies tee aa sg on a atone ged Ruth, shiver of horror ‘esi thirowgit hor that your hearé etl Guttered aa | ‘Madame, but for loctor, posom—ves, Ma- | yy, $ Vouslog doctes Blames fnttered is tie Word. for your, ‘act to Jonger throbbed. It, flati ed ce he wing wounded bird, by fig and saris. We Were Wild for the not a doctor Sand what doctor caine? Who has been at- tending on me Gu ht niet {iz shall have to he truth. ‘Tl Voodoo ian "had her under Ah, FoF adams" she este aloud, “as is often ‘the case when a doctor is needed ie atantl Won caurao yout pent for Dr. Otay” @, but he was not even in the city: Butat thee Same time Eseut eight or ten of the eervants ia nS hares ot that ha 30 we fon a ral Welt 7” demanded Madame Ruth, (01 Mice ian tA Yood ri oxslued Std in indignant surprise, gently huard some of the alt Vood Jat aloud a AnCe,, the death of my 8 are im- dai ag ‘ * laugh cnr sic et sad hile a8 very st FANS e. ear you aug “ Madam pray you to calin while. ato Madame: for 9 did Thea el you bee we anh. ining and laughing, Ned Mersin iy ruily? ‘SLe bound my voice, Sern Jagat! mg ied Kt J puust have garie mad bef T have not sung since my hus siiten, il of those whom we bad sent to find a tl fe wag 49, be. found some ‘ibe new Voodoo doctor, Ac rr He nding, under the suid to | did not send for kia, Madame, but gome one thiat ig more than thirty ve ais a, ssa aload! I have not more t od | did, and be caine iu; “I have siever seen hina Since any, only ebildren, my ny rants, befor higeves—he has died, abd Hat is ean ‘twenty 0.” ‘ple elincon suet mite, “Ho fooked at An ww kiiow that you ‘your alse, He retired to & vwopp gvont dancing: daw corner of fhe room, and sat down on the “Ip oor, saying. °T say y nothing. II do noth- “Madame, there was, we now know, no one | ing tnlexs 1 tie lite doctors git pth in tho room with you, 'T’and two of the ser-| They. will Madame Varies will . mediately uniter The yon to bore her. 1 waite ‘Aud, / © eupposed Sian Leon 0) vas with hough be onl; a time we fant yout voice in “Good Heaven!” soil Madame, tao, ninch. anake Lwill tell vou “No-T must hear more now,” replied Ma- dane Ruth itnperionals" Seipian tsi thought Morcita, befors ain. 10 her mistress, “that. ii outa i siporaible (fer Ber to témain long wake ing the drink whiolt T have fant given hor une ier anury. And agente aneey Ie Tag wot toll ie ming? ar mae gontinned dere a gentle tone,“ minst obey y you come nd, but: tT command,” anid thebaughty, though Inytlid Jody, Madan 8, when. we in the room, helow—in wy room, J hiean—heard your voice in loud ter wt “ih Jond langhter!” 15 inlond fang ngbter, Mad lame—we were great sui rar 1. Then We heat euch a noike aud a conversation is aaitat: a{iegpe and whew’ you tax is made by daucing. ven P light dancing, Madame, but gneh as is called a jig, or a shuitie, gh break stows, all the Noor of Master rian’ Toot ROW At one wide, TOW af. Atte rutich clapping of buade and loud SNot ny langhter!" not your voice.” was nol my voice ft iat oe of both of vour Sranulaine were weleaa tobolievethatit was wi That they were ducing and laugh- he lt fea Jalf an hour passed, ant cthreqgreat i gprsicims came.” Mercit; actor Afb h. the fimo English doctor.” “Hooton Wane! Weill 1: The noted \eenob dngtor. And Doctor Capato.™ © first Spanish physician in the city, Morel ta fadame. The three arrived _Tuey fooked at yon. They After the maher of ex Mt same moment. examined your iced physic cian ead “<fihen they sent for Doctor Hehinstadt—” sc ihe, renowned German gi neat botanical doct tote falar a hon the German came | ci into th noticed that faipian otole from his comet fo whines he could bx me the face of Dr. Helustadt.” don Madame. Tonly noted the fact, Noe Tohaaeiered.™ “Trecanso you shuddered? And why did vou shunlder rr “Madaine, there was_something in the ager. anxions stare of cee aah gazed ae the dota ani al doctor durias latter's ition of ¥é a.m Taller tint Nene m ope, eve. th i wo ne ne not ike. tovsco tit fines terrible memory connected with it, Ma- the German f” ‘a Whe ate mea the Tiree others had anid Sstadinm eh iat ey al gard, 0 a auibstance, : we iariville 18 dead tee Maen vad = Her vital hit Mo ery cate to i Tloard Seipiao etitle a laugh of scora us the im believed re dead. The ret one to some pliyeleians, wo could at the } had ne wrote a certifi: | py gned it. Lam sare a, “VON Wor thie aid al Mate Muth shunidored as oie heard these.” words: ad not hecattse she feared death, but beeauite aio xaw that Lut for what appeired to be the mere accidental ese spied Voodoo doctor, she i firied alive, and death would. have grappled with ber after Ghomarbly portals of the tomb had closed her in. Seave would CHAPTER I. ASTE SCIPIAN. Mereita continued : wradiadame, awe had not a donbt that, yor sre dead before the ace wgeimun deeliired Unanimously that you were, Your exes were gnen an ied clike the a the fae, you were ike rae, alee the decision of the that son were Fad deat’ Hacwheu the Vortos doctor de. clared that, vou were still alive, we all ex- claimed, “Ab? There were many of the house. | Master Adrian was also ee Varlville is alive Tdo; and that within a week, if the ease hall be given to me, she shall be able to cone Forse with you, 10 leave Rer bed, to. wale Roout—to ba nearly aa well ae she was this morning’ “"'Then take the case,’ said Master Adrian. ‘The white doctors have given it up. Lgive it to your nin itl) onditien the inhwman wrete eS donnaud condition Hue reqtiea Seipian; ‘but ried Madame teuch a mo- 1” Ithonglit, Madame, I cannot vet see the man without a shudder of fear and dis~ Die at my heart Tro demanded only that no ether doc witte or Wil stil be called. look at ye faster Ad te power: to comnmand sin, Mr. Leon We Var~ tfoctoy have resent. The lan 3° Variiie is dead. I save nt in Sorhand ashe ‘Yon bave it. in vonr and nos, nti ha not lool oked af i of laoked at it) rey ci Mas. fq. he lancet a ee fost we daa ob them Went away. Master Adpian. fhonsand Sears—no, 1, And ye ier 2 int in sou eae a re dec vhen the card fell frou Master inane "hana Seipian said of an undertaker P Taser A rian hoaght, ian, an na drasct ina bieahoutiders neatie to the topo Yon sea! Tae ite ‘doctors refer ron to ths undertaker, Well. give mo the case, with Sour promise, Ma arian, that T alone shall Madame War Willey ani that ni ectors wire ot shall even enter thin rows ‘for six days, ad I will seg hat ee eae aid inatantly: sch tie Fou entire con ntcol of the matter, Ipleaige you ms werd o nat te sre sted, if, S Manaine Van elites it Kign of having life afte in to doctor her, , Aud Store ber tous [ill coma “But before Master Aran ‘gat vist his seof reward. Scipian cried 01 1g hens fot ee, ft tai Tit ask He came for . tes ‘

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