The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12
Our Omnibus BudSet-CastinG
out Devils.

I
out Devils.
| had an lrishman, named Mike Finn
working for NE last summer, and although
a stout-bult. able bodied man. he was, !
truly say, the LATEST mortal ever saw.
| determined to cure him Of that, and
make him earn a little more than his salt,
if | could; 50 making 4 confident Of Paul
D., We arranged cur programme, and got
all ready for the game.
So, one morning--the girls being in the
secrct-Mike was seut for, in great haste.
Fhe messenger found him quietly reposing
under : shady tree, smoking his black
pipe. while the team was dragging tie
plow of in search of better grass. Nike
came slowly ~ t. the door. but no sooner
bad he touched the latch than he was
tumblei Is some invisible agcacy OF the
STEPS On the ground. He arose, scratched
his head in sm.azcment, and tried il scaiu,
and once more he measured his length cn
the earth
"Murthcr. murther = he cried, I'm
kilt-I'm kilt
Whats ;he matter, Mike? :" said I.
coming to The door ana opening IT,
what are you laying down there for !?
Why don: you get mp and come in the
house -
"Ie ii come in the house you name, sir:
Tbs devil bit can rise at all. Och,
Holy Mother. how lne arm Genes -
well, Mike" said |, ''iti is ny ogiu-
ion that you nave been a goodtor-nothing
lazy fellow, and yol are beyitche,l
The bait took-Aiike was in an agony OF
terror. until promised to try and drive
out the devil il could
But rcmember, Mike, said /. sicrnly
"it vou are cured OF this devil, and don t
work better, Ill send ten more in place Of
him -
Accordingly he was brought in the
house and laid on bed prepared for the
purpose
Now" Ic'ied, mike, are you ready"
"Rcady for what. sir -
ITO have the devil driven out of you to
be sure
Yes :" he yelled, "and the saints be
wild ye, darint -
The battery, in tie meantime, had been
charged as heavily as possible, and at a
signal from me Paul, wao stood by the
door. waiting, let on the whole charge
The effect was fearful, but Mikes consti-
tuition stood it. although it made the tears
start. while, as he said afterwards. he
could feel the ..old fellow" crawling out OF
him I,
To wind mp the joke, and make him
remember il, we told him there was an
other big fellow left, and we'd try somo-
thing else for him.
Accordingly, we gave him six seidlitz
powders, dissolved in two separate tum
bers, making him swallow the contests Of
the first, aud then the second.
As may be imagined, Mixes mouth
soon resembled a mimic fire engine under
full headway.
"U-u-u uh b-b-b-boo s-s-s-spoo ="
out poured the torrents, i'll every direc-
ton, as the poor fellow tumbed to the
floor.
"Ilurrah. Mike. there goes the last
one-all right y
The ct lasted about five minutes. leav-
inc him - weak as an infant. He was
well cared for, aud soon recovered. but,
remembering our severe lesson, became,
and is now, one of my most faithful hands
He. to this day, tells to the wondering
listeners of his escape from the evil one,
adding that the last devil was the MUIR
dering iie I'd himself.
"Hc kicked and squirmed in my BODY
like a BIG whale in the ocean, aud sure
and didn't he come out wild the foam fly
ing around him--bloody nager as he was. -
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