Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-25

ed the eyes and mouth with red paint. Then
he wrapped.the body in colored rags, as he
had been told to do, and all the time he
thought with horror that now he had the
power to call this uncanny creature TO life,
and that he should have TO keep 1t beside
him all his days.
But when he remembered the riches il
was to bring his adherence subsidized The
goblin was soon finished, and next Thurs
day, after dark, the farmer carried it TO a
crossroad " the forest. There he sat his
goblin upright, sat down on a stone and
watched it.
But every time he looked at it he almost
tainted with terror Every puff of wind
went through his very marrow, and when
an owl booted in the distance he thought
he already heard the goblin groaning, and
his blood froze in his veins. When the day
broke at last lac took the goblin and stole
cautiously home.
The second Thursday he did just the same.
AT last the third Thursday night came,
and now the charm was to take effect The
wind howled, and the moon was hidden be-
hind thick clouds when the farmer at dead
of night reached the crossroad with his
goblin. He sat it upright as before, but
thought as he did so:
Suppose | were 10 break it in thou
sand pieces, go home and work hard and
steadily, | need have nothing to do with
the powers Of evil"
But am miserably poor" he answered
himself, "and this creature win make me
rich. Come what may things can't be
worse with me-"
He looked around anxiously, turned trem-
blingly to the goblin, dropped three drops
of blood from his finger upon it and said
the charm which the old man had taught
him.
Suddenly the moon came out from behind
the clouds and shone down on the place
where the farmer was standing before his
| goblin. The farmer was petrifed with hor-
ror when he saw the goblin coming to life.
/ The creature rolled his eyes horribly,
turned slowly round and round and when
| he again came face TO face with his master
asked in "A croaking voice, What do you
wanty"
This was too much for the farmer who
/ was already half mad with fear. lie fed
as if for dear life not caring whittier. The
/ goblin ran, rafting and gasping, after him,
and kept crying:
why did you bring me to life if you are
to forsake me nOwg'
But the farmer ran on and never looked
behind.
Then the goblin seized his shoulder in his
wooden grasp and cried:
you have failed in your bargain ny run
ming away. You have pledged yourself C
the devil, and now you'll gain nothing by it.
You have set me free; am 10 longer YOU
servant, but | will be your tormentor and
Il L. -
The farmer dashed madly into his cot
tage, but the goblin, invisible to all bui
him, followed.
From that day forth the farmer failed il
whatever he undertook. Nothing bu
weeds grew in his fields, his cattle Away
died, his roofs fell in, and when he tool
hold Of anything it broke in his hands
Neither man nor maid would enter his sery
ice, and at last every one held aloof from
him, as though he was an evil spirit, bring
ing i'll luck wherever he appeared.
Harvest had come round again, and III
farmer was a mere shadow Of himself
when one day he met old Michael The oil,
man greeted him and looked mockingly il
his face.
"Oh, it's you" cried the farmer I'm
glad to have fallen in with you Wher
dIt lbuI lIO4aAA1G1s Jul lANhSs oiAA 49,
fortunep have sold myself TO the devil
and I'm in hell already, and it's all you
fault"
softly, softly" said the old man WI
babe you play with the powers Of evil,
you were afraid' warned you earnestly
but at the last moment you SUNK ava
like a coward, and thereby freed the gobli
from his service. II you hadn't done tina
you would have been rich and happy mar
as | foretold."
But you never saw the awful face OF th
goblin coming TO life" said the farIne
shuddering. "Oh, fool that | was TO Il
myself be led astray by your
II didn't lead you astray. | only told 20
what / knew"
"Then help me now"
Help yourself 1 can do nothing.
have more reason to complain of you tina
YOU Of me / didn't defraud you but whel
I is the provision for my old age that 20
promised You are the cheat, not /. "
"Well, never mind that now Show II
: how to escape. Tell me what TO do Iwi
do whatever you bid me-"
mo" said the old man. 81 know Z
more. | must remain a beggar, and il
, your fault" With these words he turnt
anu lell ulul
The farmer FASTENED TO his cottag
| where he now lived all alone There stoc
4 the goblin in corner. He received hi
with an angry grin and said:
8 "Where is my support"
"What viii you take to go away al
leave me in peace"
Where is my support Give me my su
per quick; rm hungry"
q "Just wait. I'll give it you directly"
t The farmer seized pine torch Whit
t was burning in the chimney corner, rush'
out like a mailman and locked all the doc
4 from outside
< It was cold autumn night, and u
, wind blowing through the pines sound
d like strange, wailing voices.
K Now burn and roast, F" cried the farmC
throwing the burning torch ON to q
e thatched roof, so that the whole Gotta
was soon in blaze.
g The villagers were soon Weakened by &
r glow Of the flames and focked to the see
A of the disaster They wanted to put out Z