More Spooks and Spoofs Continued
News from the Honduras Bay Islands and North Coast
24 November 2001
By Pierre Renaldo, The Coastwatcher©

Puttin' on the Hex.

Lady T. was in a very good humor when she arrived at my house this week. I could tell by her smile and the twinkle in her eye that she had something to tell me. Something exciting. I just had to bide my time until she thought the appropriate moment had arrived to divulge her secret.

It came out as she served my lunch. Stepping away from the table, she put her hands on her hips, and shaking her head began her recitation.

"Now Mr. Pierre, I know you ain't goin' believe this, but it is one of the most true ways that people puts hexes on other people who has done them some wrong. Like, they done somethin' that makes them enemies with those persons, and things jes goes bad between the families. Serious problems! And after while they broods so bad that they jes gotta do something to the folks that has done 'em wrong."

"Go ahead Lady T. I'm really interested, and I promise not to laugh. I really want to know."

"Well, the best way to put a hex on somebody is to use grave dust. You puts some grave dust on the stair steps of that persons house. Now that is a good way, but it ain't the very best way. The very best way is if you can put the grave dust in the persons shoe. That works the best. I know, 'cause that how my boyfriend has gone astray. I'm sure a local fella who had a eye for me wanted him outta the way."

"What is grave dust?" I asked.

"Well, when they buries a dead person, you hafta go to the cemetery at midnight and say something nice to that dead person about how you need some of the dust (dirt) from the top of her grave, and then you leaves a few Lempiras (Honduran currency) on the grave so's the dead person don't come and bother you later on. Like maybe you leaves fifty or a hundred Lempiras. That way the dead person will leave you in peace." She was very serious.

"How do you know somebody put grave dust in your boyfriend's shoe?" I asked.

"Well, I know that must be it, 'cause he love me big time an I know he wouldn't just pick up and leave, jes like that," snapping her fingers. "I know that other fella got the evil eye, and want me to be his woman, but I didn't want no truck with that man! So he put a hex on Daniel by puttin' grave dust in his shoes when Daniel was asleep. Now he been gone over one year's time!"

Daniel must be a very heavy sleeper, just snoozing away while his enemy snuck into his bedroom and sprinkled grave dust in his shoes, which in turn made Daniel's feet so itchy that he took a long walk someplace and didn't come back.

"That's very interesting Lady T. But isn't there some remedy you can use to make sure your boyfriend doesn't just up and disappear some night? Like a counter-hex?"

"Well one sure way to keep a man faithful is to spit in his food when you makes his dinner. That put a spell on him and make him want to stay close by. That for sure a good way to keep him faithful."

Hmm, I thought to myself. I'll bet it's a good way to get rid of him too. Especially if he sees you do it.

To be continued.

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Ciao, Pierre

By Pierre Renaldo, Mountain Coastal S.A,. General Contractors, Construction Management and Construction Consultants.