Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-19
The neril Ben, bY q Yankee.


evenings are ,rr.; " the young people
in sleigh riding spelling schools, apple
gatherings. &c.. while .he more JuYeni'eS
gather in parlor play hiie snI seek, tel
little amusing tales. &c.
l,istoone of these assemblies CT which
7 was member cur story relates. we
had played hide and seek. eat apples.
counted the seeds told each others Tor
tunes SC. Whea he story telling came
on. each ona took his or bel turn as boys
% to mil Finally il came Henry b'@Ae
tarn. Who usually wound up the social
siee with q thrilling or amusing tale
After nerfT laugh, he said | VIII tel
YOU how ,iie Yankee beat th' D-vil.
Do. csiicei N dozen merry voices
We'll. tnere once lived shoe maker
in Nq-77cSusetts. who was very wealthy
man, bv int,mper4nce ani gaiffe.Ing ne
bscarne bankrupt. One evening as he
was returning home from one o. 'hese
slens, ne met man who stumped HIM ioT
a Vama. never tske stump, SAID he
sliding down from his horse. here IS the
carl, mitch in. Al the first round the
Yankee los. all his money. Yankee like.
I'll bet you my horse; the stranger Won
again; III bet you M saddle AMI rigging
again the Yankr- lost. Sill fui! OF fan
k.s grit, I'll bet you my carcass YOU cant
,sin again. TIE game went OF and the
stranger woa.
The Yankees ewes were now opened.
when ln! and behold the stranger was Tire
Devii himself. 0us Ylnkce commenced
Begging for life.
Vow. s.il .h4 Devil, 7 will be honest
ysish YOU. Gro home nni Be happy. Your
cash drawer shall b ful! of ,ney. pay
81 mortgages on your farm, carry on your
sann as usual. you: o.. wine cases III the
cellar that have no. been mois'ened tor
v,,rs. arr fall Of si,,e--everythins shall
pc in IS former state and condition. kr-
sneob.r the wine. turn The fosset and the
wine will come will return for you
& he end Of three years. then you are
mine (Satan vauished.o
Our Yankee went home roudering AL
these things in his heart. Setting him
self down BY the hreside in long medita-
ton. al length he called his wife. who by
the by. was very kind and gentle wo-
man. never finding faul: or crossing her
husb4nd. hoping By kind aud gentle
m.sns some day ~ reclaim him.
"Ffnnv. said h, have wine: hence :
forth al il right. 90 now to the cellar
-ni BRING N some wine
Yon knew sid the wife. there has
tsen no wine in the casks fof years.
"I tell you have been winning all IS
90, ,tsh tO nlaa 90 turn
IN. fosSet aud make the trial"
The wife obeyed. and the wine as
wears before flowed freely. The Yankee
bib-d his VIM. all the time wondering
how the cash would turn cut. Sitting
down his glass he turned TO the drawer.
unlocked il with coolness that person
from no other land could initiate. counted
out money sufficient 10 pay all debts
mortgages aud demands. and large bal
snce was left on hand. Our Yankee re-
uewsd the business Of his shop. thrlved
anl 1ourished like "a green bay horse.
calculating at the end of The three years
90 try titles with his Sitanic Majesty.
Oae day very singular Old nan called
On our Yankee.
II am delegated with a message to
you" SAID he You ere to make three
Wishes. they will be complied with what
ever they may be-
"Ali right" said the Yankee. at is
better 10 be born lucky than rich. !"
well. I wish any one who may get
into nv orchard canno. get out until
bill them. Any one sitting down in my
great chair cannot get out until 1 com
mandei them. Any one or thing crawl
ling into mr. tool bag cannot come ou'
until give my consent.
Granted" said ths old gentleman. and
disappeared.
At the end of three years Satan came
10 the shop for his prize. Eowing po-
litely. the Yankee returned the COmpli
ment with great civility.
"You have come great distance, and
must be much fatigued. St down in
my great chair until put on a clean
dickey, and bid my wife good bye. wish
T. leave this land OF nature. 60 with a
clean breast