The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-03-13
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, MARCH 1s, 1856.

by cor, while he was spakin, he seen
the harc of guineas in the middle of the
fure growing hitler aud littlcr every
mint, at at last wor disappearing for all
the world like corn in the hopper of a
mill. .'. ,...
Ho, ho,' says ould Nick, is that
the way wild you, says he-and with
that he ran over TO the bape of goold
And what would you think, but it
was runnin' down throug ii great big
hole in the fnre that the Colonel made
through the ceilin in the room below
and that was,he work he was at aither
he left the disa, though he pu'tended
he was only waiting Tor him iu his par
lor; and there the divil, when he looked
down through the hole in the fure, seen
the Colonel, not content with the two
rooms full Of guipeas, but with big
shovel THROWN them into closet at one
side o. him, W fast as they fell down.
So putin his head through the hole, be
called down to the Colonel
''Hillo, neighbor,' says he.
'Tbe Colonel looked up, and grew
az white as sheet when he seen he was
found out, and the red eyes s,a.in'
down at him tslough the hole.
"Musha, lad luck to your impu-
dcnce |! says mid Nick is it strivin'
to chate ms, sQy are says he, you
villain ,
30, forgive mo this vanst, said the
Colonel, 'aud lpou tue honor of gen.
tlemap, I'll Derer--'
6 Whist, ysu, you thieving rogue =
says the diyil I'm not angry with
you at all, .. Hll, but like you the better
bekase you're so cute. Lave off slavn'
yourself there says ho i; you have
soold enough for this time, and when
ever you want more, you have only to
say the word, and it shall bo yours at
command .....
so, with that, the divil and he par
ted for that time, and myself doesn't
know whether they used to meet often
or not but the Colonel never wanted
money any how, bat went on prosperous
in the worried and, at the sayin is, ii
he took the dirt out Of the road it id
turn to money wild him. And so, in
coorse o. time, he bought great estates,
and was great man entiael y-not
greaterin ireland, troth.'
Fearing here depression on landed
interests, ] interrupted him, to ask how
he aud the 6eni settled their accounts
at last
30, sir you'll hear that in good
time Sure enough it's horrible, and
wonderful it is at the ind, and mighty
improviu'-glory bo to gsd =
lis that what you say p said I, in
surprise, because wicked and deluded
man lost his soul to the tenpter =
80, the Lord forbid, you honor
but don't be impatient, aud you'll hear
all. They say, at last, aflher many
years OF prosperity, the ould Colonel
got stricken in years, and he began TO
have misgivings in his conscience for
bis wicked doings, and his heart was
heavy us the fear Of death KEN upon
him aud sure enough, while he had
such murniul thoughts, the divil KEN to
him, and tsuld him he should 60 wild
him.
- Well, to be sure, the ould man was
frskeurd, but be plucked up bis courage
aud his cuteness, aud towld the diviI, in
a bahtherin' way, jokin' like thai he had
particular business thin that he was
goin' to patty, aud hoped an ould
friend wouldn't ineonvsyuieuce him
that away
Well said I, laughing Of the put
of Of going to tho party, the devil, of
course, would take no excuse, aud car
ried him off ia fash Of 6rs p
30, no SIR answered the man, in
some thing Of a reproviug, or at least
offended tone that's the finish, l
know very well, Of many story such
as we're talking Of, but that's not the
way Of this, which is truth, every word
that tell you.' ~ ar-'
~ beg your pardon for the inter-
ruption,' said l,
''Ne offence in life, sir said the
vsnsrabls ohronielef, who VA aow dssp