Jacky-My-Lantern
In this African American version of the will-o'-the-wisp legend collected by Joel Chandler Harris, Jacky-My-Lantern is a wandering spirit who carries a flickering light through the swamps at night, luring travelers from the safety of the road into the treacherous marshland. According to Uncle Remus, Jacky-My-Lantern was once a man who made a deal with the Devil and was cursed to wander the earth with only a lantern made from a hollowed turnip and a coal of fire to light his way, never finding rest. When travelers see the bobbing light and follow it, hoping to reach shelter, they soon find them