Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-13

dlsagreeable odor, something like brim-
stone He looked up, much surprised, ard
his eyes lighted on demon standing in the
Doorway tall, dark being, graced with
two horns, cloven feet and long tail, which
he carried gracefully under his arm-so the
legend says.
Jack quaked with fright, but putting
bold face on, as he usually did when driven
to the wall, politely asked him what he
wanted.
"You,' said the demon. ''ny master sent
me to conduct you to him, and he will give
you warm welcome"
"All right" said Jack, rising from his
chair and politely metioning to the demon,
''pray be seated; you must be weary after
your long journey. Rest yourself while 1
put on my Sunday clothes, for never could
I appear before his satanic majesty in these
old duds. viii be wild We in jiffy."
The demon seated himself comfortably in
the chair, for it was soft and easy. Jack
Immediately took a new fail that stood in
the corner and whaled the poor demon
within an inch of his life. In vain he
shrielled for mercy, howled, begged and
prayed; he could not move the chair nor
get up from it.
Unfortunate demon that he wasl Jack
laid it on with right good viii. aye cam to
take me wild We to your hot hole, did yez2
I'll tache We to come after a dacent gintle-:
mani" Jacks brogue was very brosd
when he was excited.)
Jack never stopped until the fail ley in.
splinters, and his arms ached with the ers
ertion. Then, making the demon premise
and gladly he went limping off, vowing
vengeance on Jacks head. a
Again Satan, very wroth at the failure
and treatment of his messenger, sent;a Sec.
ond to summon Jack before the trfbupaB
with an imperative order to come forthwith
or it would be worse for him.
He babe the demon go without delay,
tarry for nothing and not sit down in Jacks
house or be beguiled by Jacks blandish-
ments. Again Jack met his demonship po-
litely and asked him to be seated. The de-
mon answered gruf1y:
mot I; 1 will not sit down in your house;
I will stand. l don't want all my bones
broken as the other messenger was fooF
enough to let his be. But come, comel my
master bade you not delay; so come right
slong!"
'sAll right said Jack, ''but the way is
long and the stones big and hot, and my.
brogan has a hole in it, so just let me put.a
stitch in it. If you will hand me that jawl
from the box on the wall, will be ready IN
the twinkling of an eyelash.
The demon, delighted with having so lit
tie trouble in getting the refractory Jack to
90 With him, and thinking how he would
crow over his fellow-demons' discomftuEsf'
stepped to the box and seized an awl, YGten
10 he could not get his hand free, pull a1Sf
tug as he might, nor could he pull the eos
from the wall ~
Jack laughed with glee, seized a faiFand
beat the demon almost to a jelly. .F'Yer.
masthers wants me in a hurry, doSs-bsq
Well, take me, thin, take me wild yez. Ye
are broth of by to do an arranti Come,
now, let US be OF TO your hot couutryI" a
All the time Jack was beating the demed
right and left, never ceasing till he Gas.
worn out with mis- labor and want Of
Use never to come for him again, and babe
him be of.
The devil, wild with rage at the treat
ment of his messengers, determined to go
himself and bring this perverse man to
termS-for never a demon could he get to
90. so great was their horror of the dreaae
ful Jack. The devil set OF thinkingfhis
presence would strike terror to Jack, sfsoul.
that he would quail before him a1f theTerf
fore be an easy prey.
One morning early he stood 9ftheFdoor.
Jack, peeping through cranny,Nsaw him
standing there, and his heart sank within
him, but he cudgeled his brain for some
way to escape.
The devil Numbered and roared nat hep
should come Immediately; that he ysss~hot
TO be fooled with any OF Jacks tricks; so,
knocking the door open, he seized the ter
ror stricken man and dragged him out Of
the house, his majesty not wishing to re
main inside the house for fear he might fall
into some trap.
Jack begged to go back and kiss his wife
goodby and get a cane, for" said he, Il
am lame and the way Is slippery with ice
and snow and l cannot walk far" The
devil would not let him 90, though, but kept
a tight grip on him.
'tAll right, . said Jack ''The way is long
and cannot walk; so. your majesty, IL you
are very anxious for my company, you viii
have TO carry me on your back. know you
viii not like that, for / am trife heavy,
twenty stc1c5 or so. As you viii not let
me get my cane, Just reach me branch
from yon sycamore tree; It viii help me
along and relieve you OF carrying me.'
The devil, hoping TO stop his tongue,
reached out his hand. and, 70 his utter sur
prise. he could not break of the branch or
take his hand from the tree. Again Jack
resorted to the fail, and three were broken
10 splinters over the devils back.
His roars and howlings were like mighty
thunder. and the stamping OF his feet shook
the earth Ike an earthquake. Jack had
good, stout arm, and he laid on with a
mighty vim from morning until night Ar
last, when he Aeesssiid do no more, he maH
the devil promise he would never come NOR
send any one for him, and not even haze
him IN hell ~
The devil gladly consented, for he "a ]