Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-11-11
NEW SERIES. o
corspohdorce Of the Philadelphia Saturday Gazette,
ooo The Evil Ono In France. i
From '.ho!ss Of Ps}esfrian."
ny PRcfEssoE siRNEI. ~.
La CaArsE. 1852.

the lively haired they bear him is edicyng II
have seennotiug like il elsewhere. This forms
go prominent part OF their manners that feel
obliged 10 consecrate chapter or two to diaboi-
ica matters. To them, Satan is no metaphys-
icsl entity more or less vague, but an individual
who may be seen AMI talked with, who goes toI
fairs, makes visits. and who may be brgainedI
with cheated. played tricks ~. ani even cudg-
'eled Ls Petit .9itryt mysterious book so'dl
at high price ty the pedtsrs and OF GREAT au,
tiquv, gives the uc7t u,02liei Instructions ir,
relation to Couihriag hIa up Bat woe o yoI,i
-ifyou neglect any OF them Wien ttntdn, t.el
vine dresser who lives dOwu near the river on
iPons az, Lat street, was boy he was within.
an ace of being lost, because OF his ignorance.
Being lett alone, morning, IN ne snte-chain
Der Of NJ. Rousselave, The wood merchant he
picked up book which Icy there and began To-
read aloud to himself Ii was the Petit .Iberi.
and he had opened at the eonjurltion. No soon
er had the mysterious words passed his lips than
sthe deyi. appeared, pinon was SO frightened he
let the book fall, and stood trembling, His un
expected visiter seeing he had victim, and not
q muster, before him, whisked him off 10 hell
Happily NJ. Roussoaye, smelling The brin.stone,
came running out; the book, which lay on the
floor wide open at the fatal place, showed him
how the case stood; he Immediately coniured up
the devil and made him bring back the boy.
.s If YOU wish to see The devil on particular bu-
uiness such as selling him your soul, YOU have
only TO 60, at midnight, with jet. black chick
en- under your arm, TO the cross at the forks Of
q road, and cry three times "A black chicken
for sale!' Should Satan moi be engaged else
where at the moment. he appears in one of his
numerous forms and offers price for the chick
en-, which is understood to be emblematc OF The,
soul He is sharp trader and gets most souls
at a bargain, dirt-chesp Madame Renaud, how
ever, had too long a head for him. Her hus-
bands aft; irs were in wretched condition: his
cow had died, his crops turned out badly, and
his creditors were about TO levy on all his prop-
erty. lie was u piois G;ar, and unwilling to-
part with his own hopes of happiness; but he
raised the money by selling his wife's soul TO
the devil. A proviso ia the sale made II void
il the vendee should be unable to tell the name
Of any one Of three animals the vender was to,
show him The first two were guinea-pig and
young chicken; their names were told at once.
Renaud was amazed at the shrcwdness Of old
Nick, and asked . delay Of twOnty-f>ur hours
before showinr The last animal H. ddnot want
to lose his wife, who was a great help 10 lin,
both in the field anu in the house. IN biz per-
plexity, he resolved tn consult her on The sub
ject. After >colling BIN FOR making such bad
bargain and not telling her Of it sooner, she told
him to'take the devil INTO the stable, when he
came. and show him the beast i'll the first stall.
He did SO; the beast was such irlghtrul looking
nondescript that the devil ran away in panic;
it was Rengu2's wife, who had smeared herself
over with honey and rolled in the contents Of a
feather bed.
Legends Of this sort abound; as well as those
In which the saints are represented as having
got the better of the devil in some way. For
instance, Saint Martin turned the laugh so com
I.fa -, ~
disyusted with The pl ce ever since. The saint
having new piece Of >''mpy ground 20 clear
and break up. disguised himself IS ry'e-r'
and proposed 70 ~a;.p g 10 he work -.
share OF the fis, crop.
Wen divide equally sa,i he su.; you
shall have all above ihe 5'oma an: ! u b''."
it, .. ........ ....-...,. -.... .-.
The bargain ,-as struck and he Od Sct4.eH
did up the work in capital style. BY IS 1'ei
Saint planted nothing but potatoes and turn!ps.t
% the devil got nothing but tops, The result dill
not destroy his confidence in his cunning part
Her; we find him renewing the balgaln Tor the
year following; only, This time, hC Was 10 gel
all below the ground, and the saint al, above
The saint sowed wheat, and Gobbed of the dew
ii with the roots, keeping the grain TO himself.
Satan was so ashamed o. having been over
Feached, he could never look SAINT Martin IN
the face again
Most OF the legends representing Satan as de-
ludsd, Knocked, cheated or beaten bear the stamp
OF the Catholic priesthood. There are some,
however, of a different character in which he
appears to better advantage. The more ancient
ones are full of the racy wit and spright'ness
(which have always characterized the FTeuch
peasant. One of the best have found is the
following, said by Emilio Souysstre TO be cur
rent in Lower Brittany. adopt the version OF
4. 1t usually printed. ....#
TGg Devil TURNED RECToR.
One day as Jesus Christ was returning frgpn
Wolf Forest in the Parish Of AuROn, where "
Rad gone to seed down the fields ~ poor
widow, ne saw OOrning toward him horselnan
sittinS On great sack. u Wse The % S1Iy.
IThis nsRe answers 20 the English Od EssFVe,
But is not 50 we'll chosen
'Yn here, fallen angel p cried he in hs as
toDishment,
TThe hiCh-road is FREQ to everybody replied
the father Of sin with a Sauey cir.
And where have you been asked Jesus
Christ, -,- .. rt.. s..,,
Il have been making The tour oEmy hoce'e'
said the devil jeeTingly. My oomrade l'eam
and.k have chosen this as our hETvest season
among mem he has gut down The stalks, nave
threshed them, ana Nm now taking away the
ohafI. leaying tho good graIR. ......
q SO, the sack you have there ou your horse u
fun of damnod Gouls?' remarked the Say!Or.
81. Yes said Satan. o
noGSusij q lsg'I, ,.lssus, oompasEopately,' 'hhys
-var and the gall O'
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