hants

Stories about "Raw Head and Bloody Bones" or other "hants" of ghosts?

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Administrative Files Selected Records Bearing on the History of the Slave Narratives Work Projects Administration

Superstitious beliefs were strong in her and her tales of "hants" were to "her little white chilluns", really true but hair-raising.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 Work Projects Administration

She did not characterize them as "hants" but spoke of them throughout as ghosts.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

She is deeply religious, as most ex-slaves are, but -- as typical of the majority of aged Negroes -- associates "hants" and superstition with her religion.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

"It is I, Uncle Levi -- there are no 'hants' about," he cried.

The Battle Ground Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow 1909

Of "hants" and "spirits" and "witches" and "hoodoos" he told the boy with such earnest confidence and so convincing a manner that to doubt was impossible.

Their Yesterdays Harold Bell Wright 1908

A few figures wrapped in sheets and sitting on tombstones in a graveyard near which Negroes were accustomed to pass would serve to keep the immediate community quiet for weeks and give the locality a reputation for "hants" which lasted long.

The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Walter Lynwood Fleming 1903

"I'd hate to be held responsible for that," said Miller, with humorous intent -- "of all the collections of 'hants' and witches."

The Shadow World Hamlin Garland 1900

She hoped that by staying in the house she could do away with the stories of "hants," and take from Hannah a strong argument against Si.

The Durket Sperret, 1898

Hot grog finished the second evening also, and though Mrs. Warren was tremulous when she reached home the next day, she could triumphantly deny the "hants," much to Hannah's discomfort.

The Durket Sperret, 1898