Swamp Witch Black Water Hattie is a witch who lived in the swamps and bayous Florida. Although there are unknown tales and stories of Hattie the most well known legend is the song written by Jim Stafford. Hattie’s tales date back before Jim Stafford’s song but most of those stories haven’t been told or heard by anyone outside of Louisiana. However what is known is that the towns people who live near her don’t get along with Hattie. She lives in the swamps full alligators, snakes, leeches, lizards, fish, alligator turtles, frogs, toads, turtles, alligator gar, salamanders, reptiles, amphibians, spiders, owls and many other creatures that people don’t dare to go near.
Many of the people fear Hattie because of her powers, they fear what she could do and they also fear the stories of what other people have told them about her. Some people claim to have seen the horrible things that Hattie has done but it seems more likely that Hattie doesn’t cause trouble with the towns people and just prefers to be alone. Another reason people are afraid of Hattie is because of the animals that she keeps with her. But despite the fact of all the stories told about her and the fear that people have of her. Hattie helps the town when a plague comes to the town at first they blame Hattie for the plague. But the towns folk change their minds about her after she helps them and saves the town. The people want to thank Hattie but she doesn’t want any thanks all she wants is to be alone. Even though Hattie isn’t as evil as people believe she knows that people fear her and she uses this to scare people and keep them away.
Although people fear her there are some who are brave enough to go into the swamp to look for her. The few people who go looking for Hattie seek charms, spells, potions to cure sicknesses. Most never find her or make it those that do receive the cure that they are looking for. Although Hattie gives them what they need those people are to scared to go back into the swamp she also enjoys frightening them when they find her shack.
