Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-25

for twenty-four years; and for the recon-.
pense sou o9er me shall / not respect
youI Wishes!
With a sigh Of relief the specter dis.
appeared. John ecrupulously carried
out the wishes OF his ghostly visitor, and
with the sum given TO him he bought
large estate.
But the evil enc was enrage at seeing
this soul, which he had believed was b is
own, saved by the prayers of the poor
and of the church, and he determined to
revenge himself upon John.
A little imp, very shTewd and very cum
ming, promised 10 bring the guilty one
to him, and one nnezning he started out
and found the solGier sibtiag Sseaauilly
in his garden.
Good morning, Soldier JOAN" he
said.
"Good morning. Ey little maz. You
are very plain. upoa my word. 1t really
makes me laugh 10 lsok at you. VIII
you smoker"
mo; do not smoAe."
"Have glass OF wine, thenr~
"Eo; do not drink"
"What have you come here for then"
ITO take you away with me-"
"All right; l will make no objection
to that. / have not served for four and
twenty years to retreat before an enemy
as small as you are. John, the soldier,
fears nothing. But for the long journey
on which you propose to take me, [ must
purchase some provisions While / go
to seek them amuse yourself by climb
ing up into that apple tree and picking
some Of the beautiful fruit"
The imp, who was little gourmand.
fastened to profit by this invitation.
John presently returned holding in his
hand his instrument of safety and cried:
Into my bag!'
Howllng and making frightful contor-
tlons, the little imp was forced to
enter the terrible bag.
John took an iron bar and began pound.
ing the captive, and did not leave of
until he had broken every bone In his
body. Then he let him go.
The evil one was In a frightfu rage
when he saw the condition Of his
favorite.
"By the horns of the moon" he cried,
"Lhis proud soldier shall pay for all this.
I will 20 and get him myself"
John, who expected this visit, stood at
tho door of his house with his bag in his
hand, and as soon as he saw the evil one
appear he said quietly to him
"You know that ! fear nothing"
eve will see about that, replied the
evil one, advancing toward him with
great flames flashing from his eyes.
"Into the bag !" cried John.
Tho evil one vainly attempted to es-
cape. He fought and struggled. 1t was
OF no use. Into tho bag he had to go.
John took heavy hammer and struck
him with all his force and kept beating
until his captive was as thin as a sheet
of paper .
When he was worn out BY fatigue hs
said
"There, that will do for today; but
recoHect, If you ever dare tU return, as
| served the king for twenty-f0ur years
for pound Of bread and six pennies, /
will tear off your tail, your horns and
your claws, and we will then sec whether
! am afraid of you or not"
When the inhabitants of the evil
regions saw their chief return in this
pltiable condition they set up howl Of
rage.
'fNUhof i- = r. I~~c9" TO- ,,.iad
we LII. nave ioCas4l.Cls ONE, re-
Piled tho evil one, "aud p. l.s on all
our doors and masons 10 Utic,> 10 all tie
openings, so that this aboninable John
can never get in here
John had no desire TO go in that direc-
lion. When he felt that his time had
come he took his sack in his hand and
walked TO the gates of paradise.
At the entrance stood guardian
angel.
Where are you going, friend?" asked
the angel.
You shall see," replied the soldier
quietly. "Let me enter"