The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1866-07-07
For the Columbian.
RAISING THE DEVIL.

For the Columbian.
RAISING THE DEVIL.
AT one time when Mr.. Dow was trav-
Cling in the South, he asked permission
to remain over night. The woman of
the house informed him that, her hus-
band being from home, he could not
stay. He insisted that she should grant
him permission, as there was no other
house near to which he could go; but
she positively refused, until he told her
he was Il preacher, and would sleep in
the stable if he could do no better. This
information, together with his long
beard, at once suggested to her who he
was, and she accordingly inquired of him
if he was not Lorenzo Dow. Being an
swcred in the affirmative she waived
her objections, and concluded that he
might stay-probably more out of fear
that evil might bcfall her if she turned
him of, than from wish to have him
in the house. Accordingly Mr.. Dow
put up; and about the usual hour retir-
ed TO bed in Il back room, where he had
not lain long before he heard man ar
rive, whom he soon discovered was not
| the woman's husband. a series of Jokes
commenced between the woman and
the man, which continued with II good
deal of pleasantly until about midnight
when all of Il sudden their pleasures
were disturbed by Il rap ut the door,
which announced that her husband had
arrived. Alarm and CONSERVATION fol-
lowed. There was but one door, and at
it stood the husband. TO be caught
there ut that hour of the night would,
to say the least of it, insure him sound
thrashing. To escape seemed impossi-
Bile. At this critical juncturc, when the
ingenuity of man had failed, the quick
perception of woman, rs in most cases
of emergency, found an eXpcdicnt. At
the foot of the bed stood Il large gum
concealed her visitor. Then turning
around she very composedly opened the
door and received her husband. But
his lordship had been at the grog-shop,
anu NttS W lilC
called an uproarious mood"
"Hush, hush," said the wife, as tho
husband blundercd in and roarcd out:
"Thundcr and potatoes, Mag, ant
why didn't you open the door,"
"Hush, my dear, hush! LorenzC
Dow is in the house"
"Oh, blood and tobacco! and is it Lo
renzo Dow, the man who raises th'
Devil?"
"Sure it is, and why don't you bt
still ?"
"Oh! by Saint Patrick, he shall com,
forth, and YOU shall see the Devil bcfor,
you Sleep
So laundering into the bedroom, Mr.
Dow was compelled to come forth, ant
nothing would do but that LorenZ,
must raise the Devil. Mr.. Dow protest
ed, and urged his inability to perform
such wonders; but no excuse would sat
isfy the uncomprOmising husband h,
had heard that Dow could raise TIL,
Devil, and now that he had him in hi
house, he determined that he must. a.
length Mr.. Dow said:
eff you will stand in the door, ant
give him few thumps Us he passes, bu
not so hard as to break his bones, L vii
sec if | can raise him."
$50 saying Lorenzo took the candle
in his hand, and walking up and dowl
the room, Lorenzo touched the candle t,
the cotton, and said:
"Come forth, old boy" when on
jumped the hidden gentleman all in I
blaze, and breaking for the door like
mass of living fire, made good his cs
cape, but not without first receiving {
good rap over the shoulder from th'
husbands : cudgel as he passed the thresh
old. The job was now done; Lorenzc
had raised the Devil, and the HUSBAND
,, thought real wonder performed by th'
Yankee preacher.