Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-10-22
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tramp it across the country. Reaching the summit, great was his surprise to see the neck of a bottle protruding. "Der Tuyfel," said the Colonel, and sure enough his chance exclamation hit the mark exactly, for voice responded im- plorinr release. But the Colonel was too old bird to be caught with chaf, and af ter lie first few moments of astonishment he fstlv refused to do anything of the kind. "Only little air." rlead the Evil One Just think seven lonr years have I been in durance vile" It was finally agreed uron that III return for breath or so of air, the Devil ~as to relate the marner in which he had become oantive. But on cautiously removing the cork such an infernal eF1uvia (the adjective is surely | corree in this instancel rushed up his rostrlls that he hastily rammed the cork down, civing vent as he did so b many | outteral German oath.
 The Devil made up his mind that out of that bottle he must get somehow, use di- p'omaov for the present and eet even with the stubborn, old fool of Colonel at some future time. So he related all the c;revmstances of his capture and io- nom nionus incarceration, and after try inr all sorts Of h~ihes, he finally won over the smorous, ol1 Colonel by the rromise ~ II. and accomplished daurhter, with all the wealth he co1'd possibly desire. And so it was settled, the sole proyiso beip that the Devils tail was to remain in the bot tie. otherwise the Colonel, naturally sus- picions, feared that the rascal might es- cape him. Bidding the Colonel to hold tight to the bottle and fear not, they were soon speeding through the air to Madrid IL had been previously arranged that the Colonel was to re ister himself as a great doctor, and was to put on good deal of style, while the Devil was to cause the Princess to be taken sick with some dis ease of an incurable nature. After time
 
 the cure of a case which had baffled the skill of all the physicians of the empire. Sure enough, the Princess did become deadly sick, and the King had abandoned all hope of saving the life of hIs much loved child, when he was told of the great doctor from abroad, who had been heard to declare that he could cure her if per mitted to try his skill.
 Upon being ushered into the presence of the King, he very cooly told that party that his fee was to be the hand of the Princess, otherwise he would not under take the job. The King feeling that il was losing game, and desirous of scoring one point. put in the proviso that should the doctor fail to cure his child that he (the doctor) was to lose his head.
 Now the Devil, who had been at hi. } post keeping the Princess sick, had at thii juncture left it in order to see what the , doctor was about, and hearing the latter l clause about the doctor shead, he resolved to let the Princess die and thus get ever l with the Colonel for not having released ) him on the mountain.
 ! Things at this state of affairs were be r coming interesting. The new doctor hat ? agreed that at certain hour of certain day near at hand. the Princess should re cover or he was t, forfeit llia head, but t his sislnay he soop discovered that he has been duped. and that the remedies givel : to hin, by the Devil, in place of relieving only made his patient worse. But ont 3 more day remained for him. In thi l emergency he remembered the story 0 $ thn Dauil's cn rt11ra and !, th,n,oht Str,,cl