The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-12-25
Won sold as milk3

you sold milk
Spare me! Spare met!
drop Of 6es this water
mas; Come, Paul; we will go and see the rest of
S6 s5: fat9f5 hs ad fq"fn R a Slmse Gn teS Old man.
PynGh the grocer lying on his back the sofa
the room, Paul could not see them. Suddenly little
enjoyed his Christmas job marched np and tosssd
R bag he 3 Of Ezekiel d Then
ing ont into the entry each with bag on his shou-
R e a ye
upon stomach but as fast as he Shook off % one Of
the bags, the ready imps replaced it. Atast the mps
into f6r grain !o of this sand hath Ezekiel Pneh put
Ries tl D With hri grin Of satisfaction = him
EHePe Gnrh the urousv for time
but but suddenly they an burst and the which
a4shtsT sIaPPsS yfR s dsisF 5Gaa The
and choking him. while its weight almost crushed the
lie aslp fa1 G1 meI eiPs Paul crooned the sufferer
Help Yourself grocer, nterposed Old Fsty. Here
grain o gP ns are q IT. at
pa 6a 9 eens g
Then III, the air full Of bags which the imps
-. come along Paul and his conductor led him to
over his dinner One of the mps led in old
horse nothing but skin and bones and terribly G9ved
vas very jolly old horse, and grnned in concert with
This is one Of the horses that Moses Pyneh, the
he aS Of his s 6 when
The old horse @ went to Moses turned round and
had turned ed little side as if to offer fair
nnene6 % TN me old nag Moses gave heavy groan and
horse which served the wicked stabe-keeper in the
each the wretch smiar The
dmnon ereed o sn the
Then they an began to Wicker at once and make
heard above, and spout with canvas hose at the
ase sa ee il the Of grain
the h a E @ oa w he vns Rnia
a1ittie little sport on Christmas. 49,.
.sHep me, PauI!'' aTS e1iea groaned he
up these oats Sns BY and feed i these @ Starving
eom fat GT br Tb be ee " peace I'LL all Oh 'he
That yin take good While laughed Paul; naE and
who was the fourth sleeper.
Il don't like 70 neglect any Of my friends 50 must
ed e eonncor f ~f IS rhe at and
nk him tPe up dnI on which
Of raised o up RRnq s to be
furnaces The imps who We're still present began to
s Ge into e he e oSee Re @
and then opened his eyes and writhed fearfuy as
'sThis man gave short weight. There is the pile Of
coal out Of which he cheated his cusomers and old
FsSzs Where Is is qst
sR R9ther warm; 6n hHs he h5S
Ssae a e 9 & % al s Th 5 M al
fellows n save up something @ for me to them
ophes E5R Win dabi band smie ke 'hS repe"
and rew aPd Off
only out Of the fryngpan into the fire, for suddenly
he n deepest
an ocean steamer amer with the Tentiafors yen % elosed'
9 ftR aee tns hp FgE SP the co
ter that Ezekiel put into his customers rum Have it
They h passed on to Aaron Pynch the baker, who was
On his stomach was mountain of dough, and Aaron
wrigged and Wrthed and after a violent effort shook
pleasure Dar OF Mephstons5 a5f
Ster Aaro9 Beneath and
guyered under his weight This his, mountain no, of of
sold to his customers as large bread he finds 1t
"Hfs burden seems to be more than he can bear
But if he had given full weight. there would have
dough % his hSulSe 6e baEeT
He can't helP must help yourself self said dde Me-
8Phden by mhg ros once
at time and give them to the poor whom you have
Aaron rolled up LITTLE handful Of the dough, and
one of the imps led in poor Irish woman, to whom
poor is the worst Of that mans doom" said the CON
4 Step brought Paul to Elijah Pynch, the tailor
He was lying on bed of cabbages whose stumps
and it was @ o YerY M 1 de table n bed
At this moment hundreds of imps appeared, each
sTsngeE & dressed G d man IN ar closer
was good enough, but the garments were ridicu-
Ths pnts ended half Between the ankles the
knee the sleeves of the coats only little below
short even for ' the present fashion Each these
oddly dressed men jumped upon the stomach Of the
eyes and roared mercy. As each dane finished,
q i $IssppssfsS
ments is too o small for his customers said Old Fsty
e has thus cheated them out hundreds Of dollars,
And the mps began pitch the rolls of cloth the
hfqa m TIT he bSsd 5 d he the M Sean
mps at him. as he en rolled m in t pain fa On the
harrow, arrow p,,,,,, ,,.o.nodb ba
these apart Stitch by Stitch and piece out
the parts till they are big enough for the wearerS.'
THAT viii be a sweet job said Paul
ers there would have been cabbage for him. and
pieces to put back into the garments" replied Old
TSn4g from the tailor Paul dissoyered Ethan
suddenly The imPs tapped great @ reseryoF ia and
snd e 81 the b WITCH m to hoW nd
struggle to to escape; sea which +,ts bro,,or to,d hi
dupes was in the mines of the Bustupp Mining Com
eT et he m Eo e o afas ana d e
, his pocket and it made him rich man The Com
pany's land was muddy swamp with no sign of cop
The stream metal, after it poured the suffer
side Of the & broker & The pile $ enarged t cords Of
the stomach of the wretch, almost crushing him by
s.Heip me, Paulr' gasped Ethan.
Hs hfP Sf 5 5he K
Py and them to the
A long procession of men and women, including
IN sae gn
them, marched in single file before the broker. He
psfff 3Hs r as RfSn SSRRfs ins.
gfn laughed Old Fsy in high gee
ndPsEs They tn4G
tents When all had received copper, they marched
Zone by one and when they are are al Il satisfied YOU
There is time enough, for time has no end. He
M hlse 81 OG eaT ali s
good time, and enjoying their Christmas @ Now gq
no, You don't, Old Fist!' said Paul. ''rn bet
70, wouidr' said his companion, reaching out his
rsq hm ssfs and found
elaime his % mother @ who Was on the point Of waking
hiT nhHs TeeR SofhiRRg.n of hiiRGanns up
..Yosihay .:Yog have been been dreaming, ~ Paul"
But it is time for your show, If you are going to
have it's
We'll am; and Paul rushed into the parlor where
he had left six of the sleepers.
They were just getting up, and the boy looked at
that they ought be at the various tasks imposed
upon them by Mephistophiles.
They invited to Stoboggin Hall, and followed
the perform to the loft.
CHAPTER ".
| THE GOLDEN SHOWER.
The GaPtan IS Siah and Mrs. : B4kbey bey
were delighted with the appearance of the place.
Squire Solomon alone seemed to be much disturbed.
Il That rope amt put up right, cried the Squire
y Paul was about to take his place upon it.
i ..Mhat's the matter with it ~ demanded the