Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-09-19

hides himself behind big elbow chair, and the
colonel was freakej almost out Of his siven sinscs
by raison Of the suddn death of his poor l,dy, let
alone the jeopardy he was in himself, seen how
the Divil had foresiaird him every way and after
ringin' his hell and calm in his servants, and re-
coverin' his daughter out Of her faint, he was eon
away with her out of the room, when the Div
caught how'd Of him by the skirt of the coat. and
the colonel was otie,g geJ to IL his daughter be
carried out by the servants and shut the door afer
them,
"'Well,' saws the Divil, and he grinned and
wagged his tail all as one as dog when he is
plased-' what do you say now 4 rays he.
"'Oh' says the colonel, only lave me alone
until bury my poor wife, says he, and III go
with you then, you villain says he.
" Don't call Names says the Divil you had
better keep civil tongue in your head, says he !;
and it doesn't become gin,lemen 10 forgit good
manneis
"N ell, sir, 10 make a long story short, the Divil
purtended to let him Off out of kindness, for three
days, until his wife was buried but the raison of il
was this that wien The lady, his daughter, tainted,
he loosenel the clio hes about her throat, and, in
pa ling some Il her dhress away, he tux of good
chain that was an her neck, and put it in h 9 poe
ket, and the chain had diamond Grass at it, (,hc
Lord be praised y and the Divil doren't touch him
while he had the sign Of The Grass about him.
"Well, the poor colonel God forgive him, was
greved for the loss of his lady, and she had Ia
CANT berin,--asd they say that when the praye .
was reading over the dead the ould colonel took il,
| TO heart like any thing and the word o Cox KEN
home TO his poor sinful sowi at last.
"Wei, sir, to make long story short, the iud
| iv it was that for three days o grace that was
given to him, the poor deluded ou!d sinner did
nothin' at all but read the Bible fom morning till
night, and b, sup didn't pass his lips all tie
time, he was intint upon the book, but sat up in
an ould room in the far ind of the houee, and bid
| no disturb him on no account, and sruv 10
m, Ike his heart bould with the words iv life; ard
sure il was s1mething strengthened him at last tho
as the time drew nigh that the inimy was to come.
he didn't feel aisy, aud no wondher ! and by dad,
the three was past and gone in no time, and the
| st ry goes, that at the, dead hour O. the night,
could, my jew'I, his heart jumped up to his mouth
at g, tim a tap on ,he Shoulder.
".Oh, murlher ! says be, who's there for he
was afraid 10 look up.
"'l It's me- says the ould one, and he stood right
fjrninst him. AMI his eyes like Goals o fire
lookin' him through, and he sad, with voice
that a'most split his ould heart, Come say,
he.
"Ano,her day. cried the poor coloLel.
Not another hour said Satin.
"' Half an hourr
"'Not quarther,' says'he Divil, srinnin' with
bitter laugh give over your readin', | bid you,
says he, and come away wild me-
CSC Only gi' me few minutcs,' says he.
".Lave off your palaverin', you sneakin' Quiz
sinner,' says Satin; you know you're bought an,
sowld to me, and purity bsgan have o you
you ould ba .te' says he, so come along at wsns,,
and he put out his claw to kctch him; but tn
Colonel tux fast hcul o the Bible, and bcgge'
hard that he'd let him alone, and wouldn't harm
him antil the bit o candle that W. just blinkin' il
the socket before him, was burned out.
"'Wel have it 30, You dirty coward said Quiz
Nick, and with that he spit an him.
But the poor ould Cnlonel didn't lose mint
(for he was cunnin' 10 the ind,) but snatched tn
lt,le taste o. candle that forninst him, out 0
The candeslick, and, putin it an the holy book be
fore him, he shut down the cover all it, an,
qunched the light Wild that the Divil gave
roar like bull, and vanished like flash of fire
and the poor colonel tainted away in his chair bu
the servants heerd the noise, (or the Uivil tore a.
the roof o. the house when he he left il } and rul
into the room and brought their master TO himst
sgin.-And from that day out he was an althere'
man, and used to have the Bible read TO him ever,
day, for he couldn't read himself any more, by raj
son of losin' his eyesight, when the Divil hit hil
with the Iope of sand in the face, and af,her spit
him; for the sand wint into one eye, aud he los
, the other that away, savin' your presence.
SO you see, sir, aither all, the Colonel, undo
Heaven, was too able for The DiviI, and by resdir
the good book, his sowl was saved, aud (gory be I
God y int that mighty impropin ?"
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