Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-04-19
.sas a.a,e BURLINGTON ENTHUSIASTICALLY APRIL 1e ls4

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|s1Shs So very unslsy sbsuti Il e lssi, and
sssd - gel up in = night sometimes, and
call her dartsr, and make her 60 - bed;
and once or twice came plaguy near catch
Fofthem. So what does Barney do, but takes
two niggefs with him when he goes arter
| that, and leevesthsn on the roof, aud fas-
tens a-large haaketlta the rope, and tells
them il they feel ne rope pulledto hoist
away for dear life, but not to speak word
For The world. Wen, one night the old
woman came to the door as usual, and sails:
1 s-Jeyasha,' sais she, sswhat on airth ails
!you. to make you ~ up all sight that way;
do come to bed, THAT'S DEAR
Presently, mara" sails she, u am
wrastling with the evil one, now; I'll come
presently. !" a64t g. a4ei sl " tpadH
f'Dear, dear, " .ais she. .syou have wrast-
led long enough with him 10 have throwed
him by this time. II you can't throw him
now, give It up, ofhe may throw you. y
+ isPresestly, narm,p sails her darter.
"a s'It's always thee same tune" sails her
mother, going of gsumbling; its always
presently, presently; what has got into the
gal to act so. Oh, dear! what q pertract-
ed time she has on It. She has been sorely
exercised, poor girl!s' n lfaihiia4a Cd
5 As soon as she had gone, Barney larfed
50 he had to put his arm round her waist
to steady him on the bench, in way that
didn't look onlike rompin', and when he
went tn whisper, he larfed 50 he did nothin'
but touch her cheekwith his lips, il way
that looked plaguily like kissing, and felt
like it too, and She pulled to get away, and
they had Almost reg'lar, wrastlc as they set
On the bench, when, as luck would have
Il, over wenrathe bench, and down went
both on 'em son the floor with an awful
smash, and in bounced the old woman. II
(Which is uppermost?" sails she; .'have
you throw'd Satan or has Satan ithrow'd
YOU? Speak, Rusty; speak, dear; who's
ihrow'd!" 5in ga.l iaava4 III fi
i 81 have throw q him." sails her darter;
. "and hope I have broke his neck, he act
ed So"
"Come to bed, thsn," sails she, startling,
and be thankful; say prayer backward,
! Jist then the old woman was seized round
the waist, hoisted through the trap door tc
the roof and from there to the top OF the
crane, where the basket stopped, and the
first thing she know'd, she was away w
ever SO far in the air, swingin' in large
basket, and no soul near her. ,
Barney and his niggers cut stick double
quick, crept into the bushes, and went al
round to the road in front Of the house
just as day was bfeakin'. The old woman
was then singin' oat for dear life, kickin'
and squalin', and cryin', and prayin', all II
one. properly frightened. Down run.
Barney as hard as he could clip, lookin' q,
innocent as if he'd never hcerd nothin', o
it, and prctendin' to be horrid frightened
offers his services, climbs up, releases tn,
old woman, and gets blessed and thanked
and thanked and blessed, till he was tire,
of it., .stsst 4.ffy7e,a Trfrs
"Oh!" says the old woman, "Mr. Ok
man, the moment Jerusha throwed the eyi
one, the house shook like an earthquake
and as entered the room he seized me
put me into his basket, and flew off viii
me. Oh, shall never forget his fierN
eye-balls, and the horrid smell Of brim
stone he had!" tg ..
"Had he cloven foot and long tail?'
said Barney. sq 1900 I'm III II II
II couldn't see in the dark said she
but his claws were awful sharp; oh, how
they dug into my ribs!-It cen amos
took the flesh off,-oh, dear!-Lord hav,
mercy on Us! Ihcpe he is laid in the Re,
Sea, now.n IS
81 tell you what Il Is, Aunty," sails, Bar
ney, s'that's an awful story; keep 1t secret
for your life;-folks might say the hous
was harnted--that you was possessed, an,
that Jerushy was in league with the evi
one. Don't 50 much as lisp syllable 8
! it to livin' sinner breathin'; keep the Sc
cret and will help you" .4
! The hint took; the old woman had n
wish to be burnt or drown'd for witch
and the nsoment q FILLER has ,Uon,aai's sscrel
he Is TINT 4ccmon's master. He was in
vited there, stayed there, and marrie'
there; but the Did woman never know
who .The Evil One was, and Away
]; thought till her dyin' day it was OF,
Scratch himself. AFTER her. death the,
4 didn't keep il secret no longer; and man.
a good laugh has there been at the stor,
Of Barney Oxman and the EVIL One. g