Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-06-07

'Oh,' says the Colonel, 'only lave me alone
until bury my poor wife, and Pll 60 with
you then, you villarn,' says he.
DON'T call nameS,' sHys the divi; fyou had
Jetther keep a diviI tongue in your head,' says
lie, 'and it dosen't become agintlcman 10 for
get good manners,
well, Sir, TO make long story short, Tie
divil purlended 10 lei him off, out Of kindness
for three days, until his wife was buried; but
the raiSon Of it was this, that when the lady,
his daughter, tainted, he looStened the clothes
about her throat, and in pulling some of her
dhress away, he took off goold chain that
was an her neck, and put it into his pocket,
and the chain had n diamond cross an it, Uhe
Lord be praised y and the divil darn't touch
him while he had the sign Of The cross about
him.
We'll, the poor Colonel, 'Gol forgive him,
was grieved for the loss Of his lady, and she
had an iHgant birr' in'-and they say, that
when the prayers was readin' over the dead,
the old Colonel took it 10 heart like anything,
and the word Of God KEN home TO his poor
sinful Sowl at last.
well, Sir, 10 make long story short, the
ind iv il was, that for the three days O. grace
that was given TO him, the poor deluded ould
sinner, did notEin' at all but read the Bible
from mornn' till night, and BIT of sup didn't
pass hls lips al the tlme' he was so intent
upon the holy book, but sat up in an ould
room IN the Tar end oil The house, and BID no
one disturb hlm an no account and struV TO
maze his heart bold with the word OF HE; and
sure 1t was something Strengthened him al
last, though as the time drew nigh that the
lnimy was 10 come ne DIDN'T feel alsy ana no
wondhef; and be dad the three days grace
was past and gone IN no time, and The story
goes that in the dead hour O. night when
the poor Signer was readln' away as last as he
could, my Jew'l hlS he art jumped up 10 his
mouth, and geitln' q tap on The shoulder
'Oh muTther,' says he, who's there = ior
he was aieered to look up.
'lts me- says the Ould One, an he stood
right tornlnst htn, and his eyes, Ike co.'s oil
fire, looking him through, aud lie Sald, with o
voice that Almost split his ould heart, 'comeE
says he,
'Another day. cried out The poor Colonel.
tNot another hour says Satin.
'Half an hourP
Not quarther,' says the dlvil, GRIMM
with bitter laugh, give over yer readln', |
bid ye,' says be, 'and come away wild me.+
'Only g. me lew mlnls,' says ne.
Lave aft your paIaverln', you sna KIM ou,d
sinner said Sapp; you know yo re bought
and sould 10 me, and pu:thy-- bargain | have
OF you, you ould baSte,' says he-'so come
| along at wanst,' and ne put out his claw lc
O. The Bible, and begged hard that he let him
alone, and wouldn't harm him unilthe bit o.
eanuie @ .nas was Jus. oI'Ail nt III 'He SO'N'' ''
'",T ETn, H'H m"" ro 'H' - ro on ,ra, so,s O,1d
Nick.
'The poor ould Colonel didn't lose mint
(for he was coming TO the ind,) but snatched
on' s,,',1 rInI uT rm,iina i IN ,he hniv
H"OL IeCore lin, he sbrt doSn tbe cover n
it and quenched tue light. With that the
divil gave roar like bull, and vanished il
a flash o fire, and the poor Colonel ialntet
noiso tG"r tbe De,,;I tore oG tba roof n, tht
hOmsn when he lnltN and run into the room
and brought their master TO himself agin.---
And from that day he was an altered man
and used 10 have Tie BiDle reau 10 nm every
recson If Lis Ios;n, his eyeSigLf. when IN,
L;yl III b;,, With Tho rone of sand in IN,
race ,.u c.,,
>, ~ you 'ee' "'l' 49, 'S 1:o,:I 'o' ~
uHel iira'er' was 700 "U'I .oI .ne uH'i' un'
w ie"u'ns ,'' soOu UooN D' 'L, Jui "aS o"'.u
: ""o !SIoiy o' " HouJ 10" '"'' "'s"'9 "'
PO0'"
r7Tbe mon u,bo does most has The lea,
lime to tolk about what he does.
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Money is well spent IN purchasing tranquil
lily OF mind.
rboso who oxco, :, ,trerctb .re no, r,ov
Iileiv to show con,emnt 9f weakness
."r'I Jao W n, Jasr,;on tha r ~ or h;,i
VIZ, = >'''O ''''
Every day well spent lessons the task th'
T,,,,;sh ,rouo,h .ovs crho aou
,o,n., o,has n's~ r,an hnt ;dIo ma, tanon, ~
Tr, In ''
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: Putting sells many book on which tho pa
per-knife refuses 10 do It's Office.
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nus "?,n 'n,Is" H III 10 '"lous" VI
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OL'"5 w" IL "h a'"I"hShS'
The victor in an argumen. can afford 10 di.
, pcnse with 'the last word.'
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GFNe were much amused says an e'
change, by an incident which l'end o! on
related TO US The otherday. A gentleman WI
. had been absent iof conSlderaole tlIhe, an
luyurant crop of whiskers, moustaches, DC
visited relative, whose child-an artless Ii