The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-05-30

Sne ului sue was yaunlh anu gaplu anu SO JUL
she hadn't word to say. She got very unea
sy about it at last, and used to get up in the
night sometimes, and call her darter, and make
her darter, and make her go off to bed, and
once or twice came plaguy near catchin' Of
them. r @
So what does barney do, but takes two mig
gers with him, when he went after that, and
leaves them on the roofand tastens large basket
the rope, and tells them if they feel the rope
pulled. they must hoist away for dear life, but
not to speak word for the world. Well, one
night the old woman came to the doora usual,
and says, "Jerusha, what on earth ails you, to
make you sit up all night in that way? Do
come to bed that's dear" Presently, marin, ;
said she, "I'm rastling with the evil one, I'll
come presently" "Dear, dear" you have ras-
tied long enough with him to have throwed
him by this time. Ifyou can't throw him now
give it up or he may throw you" "Peresently,
marm," says the darter It's always the same
tune" says her mother, goin' off grumbn-
''It's aways presently-what has got into that
gal to act sop Oh, dear! what pertracted
time she has on it. She has been sorely exer-
cised, poor girl"
As soon as she had gone, Barney laried so
that he had put his arm around her to study
him on the bench, in way that did not look
unlike rompin', and when he went to whisper
he larfed so he did nothin' but touch her cheek
with his lips in a way that looked plaguiIy like
kissin, and felt like it too, and she pulled to
get away, and then he had most regular rastle
on the bench, and down went both on the floor
with an awful smash, and in bounded the old
woman. (which is uppermost" says she.-
"Have you throwed Satan, or has Satan throw
ed youe Speak Jerusha, speak, dear, who's
throwed?" IL have throwed him." says her
darter, "and hope he has broke his neck, he
acted os.' "Come to bed thendarlng." says
she, "and say a prayer afterward, and"--jist
then the old woman was sezed round the waist
hosted to the roof and from thence to the
crane, where the basket stopped, and the first
thing she knowed she was away up ever so far
in the air swinging in large basket and no
soul near her.
Barney and his niggers cut stick in double
quick time, crept into the bushes, and went all
round the road, just as day was breaking The
old woman was singn' out for dear life, kfckin'
and squaln and cryin' and pray n' all in one,
properly frightened. Down runs Barney, hard
as ne could slip, lookin' as innocent as if he'd
heard nothing Of it, pretendin' to be horrid
frightened offers his services, climbs up, releas-
es the old woman, and gets blessed until he gets
tired of it. '0hH says the old woman, Mr.. o.
Balentine, the moment Jerusha throwed the
evil one, the house shook like an earthquake
and as I entered the room he grabbed me-
OH l shall never forget the fiery eyeballs, and
the horrd smell of birthstone he had"
"E1ad he closen foot and long ta?' says
Barney "I coudt see in the dark" said she;
but his claws were awful sharp Oh! how
they dug into my ribs. 1t e'em most took the
flesh off-oh dear! Lord have mercy upon US!
| hope he is laid in the Red sea now"
Tell you what it is, Aunty," says Barney
"that is an awful story, keep it secret for your
life-folks might say the house is hauuted that
you were possessed, and that Jerusha was pos
sessed of the evil one. Don't so much as lisp
syllable to livn sinner breathin; keep the Sc
cret and will help you" .....
The hint took: the old woman had no wish
to be burnt or drawn for witch, and the mo-
ment Celler has woman's secret, he is that
woman's master. He was invited there, STAY
ed there, married there; bnt the old woman
never knew who the evil one was, always tho,
ught to her dying day it was old scrach himself
After her death they iidn't keep it secret no
longer and many good laugh has there been
at the story Of Barney o. Balentine and the De-
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