The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-02

brogan has q hole In it. 50 just let me put a
stitch 10 It. IL you will hand me that awl
from the box on the wan will be ready in
the twinkling Of an eyelash."
The demon, delighted with having so little
trouble in getting the refractory Jack 10 go
with him and thinking hew he would crow
over his fellow demons discontinue, step
ped to the box and seized al awl, when lol
he could not get his hand free, pull and tug
as he might, nor could he pull the box from
the wall
ia laughed with glee. seized fail and
beat the demon almost to q jelly. eyer
masther wants me in hurry, does hel
Well, take me, thin, take me wild yezl Ye
are broth Of q by 70 do an arranti Come.
now. let US be Off to your hot countryl''
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 min be off.
SATAN HIMSELF GOES FOR HIM.
The devil, wild with rage at the treatment
OF his messengers, determined TO 90 him
self and bring this perverse man to terms
for never a demon could he get to go, so
great was their horror of the dreadful Jack.
The devil set of thinking his presence
would strike terror to Jacks soUl-that he
would quail before him and therefore te an
easy prey.
One morning early he stood at the door.
Jack, peeping through Granny, saw him
standing there and his heart sank within
him. but be cudgeled his brain for some
way OF escape. The devil Numbered aud
roared that he should come Immediately:
that he was not to be fooled with any Of
Jacks tricks; so, KNOCKING the door open,
he seized the terror-strickea man and
dragged him out Of the house This majesty
not wishing to remain inside the house for
fear he might fall into some trap. Jack
begged TO go back and kiss his wife q Cd
by and ge5 cane, for" said he, II am
lame and the way is slippery with ice aud
snow and cannot walk far.n The devil
would not let him go. though, but kept a
tight grip on him.
IAN right" said Jack, "the way is long
and l cannot walk, so your majesty, il you
are very anxious for my company. ail have
to carry me on your back. know you will
not like that, for l am a trifle heavy, twenty
stones or so. AS you will not let me get my
cane, just reach me branch from yon
sycamore tree; it will help me along and
relieve you of carrying me-"
The devil, hoping to stop his tongue,
reached out his hand and. to his utter sur
prise, he could not break off the branch nor
take his hs1d from the tree. Again Jack
resorted to the flail, and three were
broken to splinterS over the DEVILS
back. His roars and howlings were
Ike mighty thunder and the stamping of
his feet shook the earth like an earthquake
Jack had good, stout arm ard he laid on
with d mighty vim from morning until
night. At iasi, when ne could do no more,
he made the Devil promise he would never
come nor SEND any one for him and not
even have him in hell The devil gladly
consented, for he had not whole bone In
his body; his horns were away, hi1 tail ont
OF joint and his cloven feet cracked with
tho stamping. Jack went to bed weary and
sore from his labors, but with an exul.ant
heart, having cheated even the devil him-
self.
JACKS doom TO WANDER.
In the course of time Death came. He had
no power of resistance agaiust him, no
potent spell to turn his unerring shaft aside.
Jack died. His spirit scared up, up to the
gates IT heaven and knocked at the door.
st. Peter, recognizing Jack OF the portal,
said: You cannot enter here. You had a
chance once co do So, but you did not grasp
it, And he shut the door in his face
Jacks spirit then descended to the gates
of he'll. There, also, he was refused ad-
mittnnce. Tue fiends when they saw him
grew pale with fright, for his evil reputation
had gone to the lowest depths, and even the
devil himself tlrned aud fed to the utter
most part Of his domain.
And so, Jack was doomed to walk the
earth with q lantern to guide his footsteps
on dark nights aud in dim places until the
judgment day. s4,g s. 80
Ia some counties OF Ireland there will be
found some who believe this legend at this
present day.s ir - m