Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-11
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA THU
THURSDAY, MAY IL, 1882.

blame for bad spelling and other mistakes
that occurred in the pspcr--uo, no, not
this devil, but tho real, simon pure, bona
,jidc acviI-thc same thut held interoourses
with DR. Faust some three hundred years
ngo. The printers dovil, it will be un-
dc,stood, is only IN imitator of tho real
dcvil] Tho editor glanced at his clovcn
foot md immediately recognized him.
"What may it please you to want2"
asked the editor.
"You are poor" said tho devil.
III num-" said the editor.
"You have subscribers who won't paw
up" said tho devil
II huve,' said tho editor.
"Somc owo you 50, some owe you 81 and
some owe you SG,' said tho devil
"You state the case correctly" said the
editor.
you would like to have all these sub.
scrptiona," said the devil.
IL would" said the editor.
"My friend" said the dcyil, ri will
mako you as rich as jim Gordon Bennett
on one condition"
"And what is tho coudition7" asked tho
editor
"Simply that you will serve me here and
hereafter" said the devil.
'Cuu't do it," said the editor.
The devil frowued at him for throwing
away such good chance, but came forward
with unothcr proposition.
"Givc me the influence of your paper
during your lifetime" said the devil,
land will guarantee you ten thousand
subscribers who shall pay you up promptly
the first Saturday in every January"
The editor revolvcd the proposition in
his mind. Ile wondered whether the devil
might desire 10 90 to Congress, or to the
State Legislature or whether he might de-.
sire to run for Clerk of the county, or
Sheriff For none of these positions ho
concluded that he would not be willing to
support him. IIo therefore respectfully
d,ci ned the offer.
"W"lL" sui the devil, IT see you do
not know when you are we'll off. But
| will uakc you u third aud fual propos-
tou
Go ahead with your proposi.ion," said
the editor
81 Will collect all these subscription hills
on this condition" said the devil "You
arc to put them in u bag, shake them thor :.
tcn,h bill is to be mine and the other nine
will collect lor you. You transfer one
tenth of your5 bills to mo-I collect The
cth"r nnc-tenfhs for you. Do you under,
slaud?' askrd the devil
~ do,' said the editor.
Dn you accept tho propositionl' asked
the devil.
Tho editor rel.,tcd "What DO you
prnpnsc tn do with your tenth of tho sub
sc,iLcrs?" he asked.
AN, what" replied the devil, "that's
the question. But that is none of your
buS,G"ss."
II can't accept" said the editor.
YOU'RE fool" said the dc:il, with
which hc disappeared in the furnace.
The furnace faded away Tho editor
rubbed his eyes and there was his own
stove, glnwirg with white heat. The
cl"ck struck oHe He turned the heat
of his stove, reIit his lamp aud went to
bed.
OF course ell this occurred long, long
lime aeo-in the beginning of tho year
1881 bur editors are pretty much the samo
set ut dlsh-Eags now that they were then
and the ab"vc story therefore teaches several
things.
1t teaches firstly that on editor would
not sell his soul to tho devil fer $50 900,
900. 1t teaches sccondly-that he would
not sell his Influence to the devil for ten
thousand cash enhscrhcrs year. 1t
tenchcs thrdiy-tl,at he would not transfer
one tenth of his back subscription bills to
the devil, even tbuugh the devil should col
lect the other nine-tcnrhs ShouId such a
unn MS this be allowcd to live on dried
apples and hcrrinos, aud to 60 NIL winter
without new par of shoes new shirt
and new ulster overcont? Can any sub
scrlher who owes newspaper man Que
years subs ,ripton or three yens' subserip,
tion have the hardness of heart to withhold
the amount?