In Ole Virginia; Or, Marse Chan, And Other Stories
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He was of gigantic stature and superhuman strength, and possessed appetites and vices in prO' " No Haid Pawn." 169 portion to his size. He could fell an ox with a blow of his fist, or in a fit of anger could tear down the branch of a tree, or bend a bar of iron like a reed. He, either from caprice or ignorance, spoke only a patois not unlike the Creole French of the Louisiana parishes. But he was a West Indian. His brutal temper and habits cut him off from even the small measure of intercourse ...which had existed between his predecessors and their neighbors, and he lived at No Haid Pawn completely isolated. All the stories and traditions of the place at once cen- tred on him, and fabulous tales were told of his prowess and of his life. It was said, among other things, that he preserved his wonderful strength by drinking human blood, a tale vvhich in a certain sense I have never seen reason to question. Mak- ing all allowances, his life was a blot upon civiliza- tion. At length it culminated.
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