Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-19
am ready, slid the Yam

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was as good as gold.
lust see here old woman tempter
guess you don, always win chimed in our
Yankee.
Let me go. said Satan. and I grant
YOU three years moro riches and happi-
ness
j well. If wooden hams and nutmeg,
don't agree with your stomoch be gone
His Satanic Majesty vanished.
All went well with our Yankee, riches
and happiness endorsed him on all sides.
| At lhe end Of three years Satan made his
appearance at our Yankees door. Civili-
ties again commented upon the mos. equi;-
able terms.
o. your kindness 10 me said ihe Yankee.
i atound in riches ond pr slerity; lets
, mix pleasure with business. Just hop over
into my orchard, pick some delicious frui';
will bid my family good bye and well
BE- off
Satan could no; object without being
churlish. Consequently wss drawn into
The same trap. he had Sc; for Ms Eve
many ver5 before.
Hsllow there, Nr. Devil. I'm ready.
/ Satan came to the fence. was spell
bounA again; reared. charged, ftothel yom-
tied smoke anl fire.
! Look here. Mr.. Eve trupper, guess
you don't always win.
Well. Mf Nu,meg, I'll have TO cave
in here for trade again. I'll give you three
years ha ppiness aud prosperity pro'idng
you lei me off.
Go. then. the gariel Of Elem. perhaps
don't suit YOU. am 70 woman. I'm the
real son Of Adam. The world is much bet
ter educated than i, was when you and
Mrs Eve met here.
Sa,anvomted smoke and 6re. and jour
MED home soliloquizing:
Ilihave Mr.. Nutmeg next time. I'll
| give him li--ll's kitchen, want one Yam
/ kee there, at least. Who would have
! thought Of the little matter between me
and Madam Eve. and the education ofthe
world. No on, but a nutmeg memory
would have served them that well. Them
/ apples ain't much like the Eden apples.
however, | shouldn't like to taste 1hsm
again.
At the expiration of three years Satan
aapeared at Mr.. Nutmeg's door angry and
ferocious as lion.
Now. Nh Nutmeg. you're mine
wait moment, until ! can gather
up my tools
M such tools in h--ll. sir. clinching
Mr.. Nutmeg by the hair dragging him on
at furious rate. Nh Nutmeg by sud
den grasp. hsd secured his tool Bag and
| held on ia il Ike salvation was In 1t. AT
ter his Majesty had dragged Er. Nutmeg
| h--llwsrlS for sometime his anger begun
10 subside. Again his Ma sjesty seemed anx-
/ ious 10 convince our Yankee of his Won
derful powers. by transforming himself
Into an OK. horse. serpent. &c. The
Yankee admired all his pranks very much.
would like - be taught in the fine arts
himself.
You cannot turn into an animal so
small that you could crawl inio my tool
bag said hir Nutmeger.
His Satanic Majesty was like our Yam
kee in the first interview, never take &
stump; turned into rat. and in he jump.
ed.
Mr.. Nutmpgsr coollv tied up the bag.
Don't always win, Mr. Eve trspper.
eh.'
The Yankee tilted the bag on his shoul
der. prepared TO pucker' and started for
home whistling Yankee Doodle.
Now here is a pretty scrape. beat "a
gain. Bamboozied. Yankeed. Nu!meged
out done--vacancy in the kitchen not
filed. Hellowi Mr.. Nutmeger. stop; cave
in. I'm beat
Our Yankee paid no attention but went
on. doodle. doodle dandy.
i say Mr. Nu,menger you son Of Eve
In no connection of Ewes. Yankees
bear no connection to that advocate oi
Womuu's Rights
How did you come in the world,
thcn?
why. the Yankee famil came in nat
ural. fioated in on a raft, sir
We'll. sir, what are your terms TO LET
me out of prison.
Life to the end Of the worll, see
George Washington; whip King George
see these colonies an Independent repub
lie. holding the balance of power in ,ht
world
Can't be done sir
Very well. then, I'll take you TO Bos
ton. put you into big mill where they
grind dead horses aud mules. and manu-
ia cture them into hardy truck. Ill worl
you up into good. honest Africans. snC
start a colony OH the banks of the grea
Mississippi. with yonr dr--esh remains.
And our Yankee went doodle doodle
dandy.
Awful! awful, never will get Yankee
in the kitchen Hello. Mr.. Nutmeg
er, stop. | cave in entire. I'll gran
you ALL
Mr.. Nutmeger stopped. united the baI
stretching himself at full height
Now sir. solmely, what do you grant
why. sir. grant this colony 10 be
come free aud independent republic;
George Washington to thrash the armies
of King George. and in 1893 this repub
lie shall take the horns from John Bull
make the Russian Brnin haul in his claws
and hold the balance of power in the whols
world And as for yourself. I'll nevel
trouble you more.