Thursday, January 19, 2012

Servo Diario Di Ingresso~Gennaio 19

The following is a recorded interview converted to English text due to the fact that Tituba does not have the capability of writing in the English language.  Attempts have been made to capture mispronunciations and incorrect words to reflect a Barbados dialect.

I Tituba.  This me journal.  E'ryone blamed e'ryone so I say chicken blood Abigail n Betty eat.  They begs.  Them wants chicken blood.  Them said make we a stew rid we of Goody Proctor.  So I done.  Them attacking me n say I witch.  Me no witch, but I says what all they wants.  I have story that Devil come to me n say work fors me.  Me no have contract with Devil, so I saying no.  Devil tell me kill Parris and have you free leave to Barbados.  I sayn to Hale no.  But Devil haves many servant, like white.  Them dumb.  But when confessed to Hale, no hanging.  No want me to die, so I say what them wanting.  Yes Devil come to me.  Yes.  No I not some witch.  Parris before right now good man.  But now he in ninnyhammer.  Dumb hexed ninnyhammer.  Before he say do this do that n I do and he give me foods and house and I happy.  Now this witchtalk.  All blame all.  I only dance and chant in Barbados n these child dancing and had fun.  Why me blame?  They all say me to they want potion and voodoo.  No do voodoo, but I say yes voodoo.  Bye-bye Goody Proctor.  Now Abigail lied to they.  She a liar.  They believes.  Voodoo only for making drug people zombies.  Not for killing living.  Us servant no live good in Salem.  We not liked.  Betty in these bed looking sickling.  E'ryone mad.  E'ryone pointed finger.  No want fingers at me points.  Need to leaves.  Nutty people done dumb stuff.  No I want be here while bad happened.  Want to go to home Barbados.  This all.

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