Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-27

The demon seated himself comfort
ably in the chair for it was soft and
easy. Jack Immediately Ook new
whaled the poor demon within an inch
OF his life. In vain he shrielSed for
mercy. howled, 5egged and prayed.
He could not move the chair. nor get
up from it.
Unfortunate demon that he was!
Jack laid it on with right good will.
"Ye came to take me wild you to your
hot hole. did yez? I'll tache ye to
come after a dacent gentleman"
(Jack's brogue was very broad when
he was excited).
Jack never stopped until the fail
lay in splinters and his arms ached
with the exertion. Then. making the
demon promise never to como for him
again. he let him go and gladly he
went limping of. vowing vengeance
on Jacks head.
Again Satan. very wroth ut the
failure and treatment OF his mes
senger sent second to summon
Jack before his tribunal. with an inn
perative order to come forthwith or it
would be worse for him.
lie babe the demon go without de-
lay. tarry for nothing and not sit
down in Jacks house or DO beguiled
by Jacks Establishments. Again
Jack met his demonship politely and
asked him to be seated. The demon
answered gruliy:
mot l. will not sit down in your
house; / will stand. don't want all
my bones broken. as the other mes
senger was fool enough to let his be.
But come. come! My master babe
you not delay. SO come right along"
'.All right said Jack. ''but the
way is long and the stones big and
hot and my brogan has hole in it so
just let me put a stitch in it. IL you
will hand me that anvil from the box
on the wall / will be ready in the
twinkle of an eyelash.
The demon. delighted with having
so little trouble in getting the refrac.
tory Jack to go with him. and think
| ing how he would crow over his fell
low demons discontinue stepped to
the box and seized an awl when, 10!
he could not get his hand free. pull
and tug as he might nor could he
pull the box from the wall.
Jack laughed with glee seized a
fail and beat the demon almost to u
Jelly. Yer masther wants mo in a
hurry. docs he? Well, take me- thin;
take me wild yez Ye are q broth of q
by TO do an arrant! Come. now. lei
us be off to your hot country"
All the time Jack was beating the
demon right and left never ceasing
till he was worn out with his labor
and want OF breath. He made the
wailing demon promise never to come
for him again and babe him be off.
The devil wild with rage at tbs
treatment of his messengers deter
mined TO go himself and bring this
perverse man to terms-for mover 9
demon could he get to 60. so Great
was their horror of the dreadful Jack.
The devil set Of. thinking his pres.
ence would strike terror to jack sou
that he would quail before him anG
therefore be an easy prey.
One morning early he stood at the
door. Jack. peeping through +;
Granny. saw him standing there an(
his heart sank within him. but hi
cudgeled his brain for some way Il
escape.
The devil Numbered and roared tina
he should come Immediately; that he
was not TO be fooled with any OF Jack
tricks; so knocking the door open. he
seized the terror stricken man ant
dragged him out of the house. hi
ma esty not wishing to remain insid,
the house for fear he might fall int,
some trap.
Jack begged to 60 back and kiss hi
wife good by and get cane. 'for.
said he. Il am lame and the way l.
slippery with ice and snow and | cal
not walk far" The devil would no
let him 60 though. but kept a sigh
grip on him.
.All right said Jack. The way i
long and l cannot walk, so. your maj
esty. IL you are anxious for my com
pany. you will have to carry me o,
your back. know you will not lik'
that for l am trife heavy, twent.
stone or so. AS you will not let M
get my cane just reach me brancl
from yon sycamore tree; it will he'll
me along and relieve you OF carryin:
me-" Nh
Tho devil. hoping to stop his tongue
reached out his hand. and. to his ut
ter surprise he could not break OF
tho branch or take his hand from tn
tree. Again jack resorted to the fall
and three were broken over the devil
back.
His roars and howlings were lik
mighty thunder and the stamping O
his feet shook the earth like an earth
quake Jack had a good stout arm
and he laid on with mighty vim from
morning until night At last whe1
he could do no more. he made tn
devil promise he would never com
nor send any one for him and not evel
have him in hell.
The devil gladly consented for h
, had not whole bono in his body hi
horns were awry. his tail out OF join
; and his cloven feet cracked with tn