In defense of Jupiter's barbarous lingo, which has been often criticized, it should be remembered that Poe intended him as a representative of the Gullah (or Gulla) dialect.

"It is the negro dialect," says Joel Chandler Harris, "in its most primitive statethe 'Gullah' talk of some of the negroes on the Sea Islands being merely a confused and untranslatable mixture of English and African words.

In appealing to the more ignorant and superstitious element, on the other hand, the services of Gullah Jack, so called because of his Angola origin, were enlisted, for as a recognized conjuror he could bewitch the recalcitrant and bestow charmed crabs' claws upon those joining the plot to make them invulnerable.

By eavesdropping those who were now convicted and confronting them with their own words, confessions were procured implicating many others who in turn were put on trial, including Gullah Jack whose necromancy could not save him.

Africanisms in the Gullah dialect.

Africanisms in the Gullah dialect.

One of the most notable individuals in the plot was a certain Jack Purcell, commonly called Gullah Jack,Gullah signifying Angola, the place of his origin.

One of the most notable individuals in the plot was a certain Jack Purcell, commonly called Gullah Jack,Gullah signifying Angola, the place of his origin.

" When Gullah Jack was otherwise engaged, there seems to have been a sort of deputy seer employed in the enterprise, a blind man named Philip.

A seventh detachment, under Gullah Jack, was to assemble in Boundary Street, at the head of King Street, to capture the arms of the Neck company of militia, and to take an additional supply from Mr. Duquercron's shop.

But no description can accurately convey to others the impression which the trial, defence, and appearance of Gullah Jack made on those who witnessed the workings of his cunning and rude address.

Gullah Jack and John were executed "on the Lines," near Charleston, on July 12th, and twenty-two more on July 26th.