The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-12
grant unto you whatsoever thing you de-

grant unto you whatsoever thing you de-
sire
Thrice were these strange directions re.
peated to him, and with a mighty rush.
ing sound the vision vanished. For a
week the man resisted the temptation to
put these directions TO the test; then
aVarice oVercame him. The prospect OF
riches was very alluring to the poverty
stricken and discouraged man. Thus ii
came about that he iourneyed forth from
his home at the hour of midnight. He
very carefully followed the directions, and.
sure enough, he had not been deceived.
His satanic majesty promptly appeared,
and the following bargain was soon
closed; Unlimited riches and ten years
more of life were to be his Gle was then
sixty years old At the end of that time
he was to say good-by to earthly things
and take UP his abode in that territory
Darkness"
Now, here he was; boundless wealth had
flowed in upon him, but II had brought
neither peace nor happiness The ten
years were nearly up, and he was forced
to admit that the future looked very du-
bious, indeed. 10 him.
Time passed on, until the tenth anniver-
sary arrived, and found the old man i'll
in bed apd nearly crazed with fright
The old housekeeper kept watch at his
bedside, though she, too, was nearly par
stroke of midnight the expected and
much-dreaded visitor arrived, horns and
al. He was enveloped in sulphurous
eyes and he chuckled sardonically as he
approached and bade his trembling victim
keep his part of the compact made ten
years before. The old man begged for
mercy for few more years of ife.
For all eternity you are to have nv
soul, give me five years more" he i'm
ploredi only FIVE years longer on earth, -
and the old housekeeper added her
prayers TO his. After some hesitation the
Prince of the Powers of Darkness
yielded to their desires and gave his vic
tim the wished-for extension of time
Then i'm 10, a.. ~,
pointed hour, for he should not again be
so lenient, he took his departure amid
the roll OF thunders and the flash of light
nings. This electrical display seemed 10
have been gotten up for his majesty's es-
pecial benit, for the housekeeper de
clares that there ives no storm of any
sort IN progress at the time. She also
aYerred that the room in which this scene
took place smelled of sulphur forever ar
ter.
The old man recovered from his i'll
ness promptly The housekeeper spread
the story far and wide of her wonderful
adventure and the old mans narrow es-
cape from death. He was regarded with
lear ana aversion now by all his neigh
pors, put he did not mind this, for he
Kept himself secluded from the world.
I,Ae hYe years sped away very quickly.
ana again the frightened. victim took
to his bed" not without a faint hope,
though, that he might again beg off and
ble." '-4 ING "a
The neighbors gathered and were all
a.gape with awe and excitement. Mid
night came, and again the thunders peaIed
ana lightnings flashed A steady flame of
fire seemed to fill the room where the
doomed man was lying. There were sounds
OF demoniac laughter, mingled with Bit
ter wailing and the crashing of teeth.
ana the tread of countless feet filled ali
the house. The old man again began 10
plead for mercy, but the words ended in
q groan and the death rattle sounded in
his throat. Promptly as the dread vision
appeared. so 1t vanished, leaving behind
the lifeiess form the old man, and a
CROWD oil panic-strickhn neighbors.
. When the strong boxes We're opened tba,,
were all found to be empty. The devil
had but reclaimed his own, the peonIe
said--probably taken the money to biiv
up somebody else 10y
The old housekeeper left no affidavit to
the truth of this story but only those
blessed with very doubling natures would
think of requiring any proof