‚ Jx~.slaYS Stories	. Page Two 5
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an‘I hare de power to put i~ury and misery on people, and some born under dø power of b Lawd for to do good and overcome dc .«vil po~r. Now, dat produc.e two forces, liks fire and wate~re ]~Ytl forces starts de fir. and I bas de water force to put de fire out.

	SHow I larnt sich? Well, I‘. done lam it. It come to me. When

de Lewd gives sich power to a persons it just comes to ‘em. It am 40 years ago now when ‘ s tust fully reslige ‚ dat I has de power. However, t ‚ s allw~ int‘risted. in do workin‘s of 4.. signs. • When I‘s c~ little piecaninn.y, ~ ma~ and mther folks used to talk about de signs. I hears dem talk about what hqpens to folks ‘cause a spell was put on oem. ~3. old folks in den d~a knows mors about de signs ~at de Lawd uses to reveal Eis laws den de folks of todey. It em ehe true of de Cu11U4 folks in Africa4 dey iuitivs land. Sons of de fol~ le~hs at their beliefs end says it an ~perstit ion.

but it øi knowin‘ how &. Lawd re~s&Ls Eis l~s.

	“Wow, let me tell joue of something I~s seen. That en seei~, cen‘t be doubted. It h~pens when t ‚ s a young mari and befo ‚ I ‚ s real IZS ‚ dat l‘s one dat am chosen for to show de power. A mule had eait his leg so bad dat him am bleedia‘ to death and dey couldn‘t step it. An old cullud men liTs near there dat dey turns to. He c~es over and passes his hand over de cut. isfo‘ long tie ble•dint stop and dat‘s de power of do Lawd workin‘ throu€h dat nigger, dat‘s all it .

	WI knows about a woman dat had lost her mind. De doctor say it wae c~5ed f:~iom a tumœ‘ i~ de head. Dey toot an ex..ray picture, but dore ‚ s no t~aor. Dsy gi~ss up and~ sels its a pecul mr cas.. ]~t w~ was took to one with de power of ds good spirit and he s~q its a peculiar case for dem dat don‘t understand. Dim ~n a case of di lvii spell. Two d~s after, de