The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08

i don't AK We to part me-. says Dan.
Il only ak We to transform yerself into
very small and very light bulk. and go
into my Budget, and remain there as
we GO
III DO anything to oblige We, Dam"
says Death.
So he tllereupon transformed himself
into very small bulk, and very light
weight, and went into Dams budget.
y wish We luck, me lad, says Dan,
when We get out of there.
THE first lodgin house Dan come
till he put up at, and hung the budget
by his bedside till mornin'. Next morn
in he started off again, and didn't
thravel far till he comes to where three
men were quarryin' stones. Dan went
into the quarry to them, and layin
down the budget on rock, axed the
men to come and bring their sledges
an sledge the budget for him.
Bekase why?" says the men.
Bekase L have got the divil in it,
says Dan.
'And-when the three lads Tarnt the
divil was in the budget, they lost little
time, but were lammerin' at it tooth
and MIL, with all their might and the
weightiest sledges they possessed.
EVERY sillendher they came down on
the budget poor Death kicked and
screamed for all he was worth inside.
And this made the men lay on their
blows thicker and faster and harder
every time.
Death bounced and danced inside,
and yelled and roared, and cried out
to them an to Dan to show marcy.
But Dan allowed them to whack away
and sledge away. he standin' by en-
joyin the thing with all his might. till
the sweat rolled off them in dhrops as
big as pigeons eggs, and the arms Of
them was gettin' tired and weak.
Then Dan made farms with Death,
that if Death would let him off for
year and day longer he'd let him
to, and Dan let him out, and he went
Of limpin' and rubin his sores.
Dan. he went back home and
wrought for year and a day longer,
and lived as happy all that time as ever
he had done in his life afore. And
again, on a night that Dan was seated
upon the floor, mendin' or maxim some
article he suddintly looked up and saw
Death standin' over him.
Hilloar' says Dan. It's welcome We
eSe-''
I hope So" says Death. Are ye
ready to come along with me%'
always ready" says Dan, says he,
'.when a gintleman calls. I'm with We
in a iiffey.'
So when Dan had tidied and thrigged
up things, and slung his budget on his
back, himself and Death started out
warst more.
Il have just bare one requist to ak of
We" says Dan, when they got outside
the door.
And what is that?" says Death.
1T is says Dan. that afore partin'
it forever. l should like to have with
me wan apple of my little apple three
in the garden there-would you mind
pluckin me wan?''
why. sartinly not, says Death.
And in he went to pluck Dan the APP
Pile But behold We. when he caught
hold of it. his hand stuck fast to that
apple; and the apple to its branch; and
there was Death wrigglin' and pullin',
thryin' to get free, and Dan Maloney
standin lo0kin' on smilin'-but if Death
was puliin and sthrivin' from then till
now he wouldn't have been an inch
nearer freedom. Then he called and
prayed on Dan to some and to relaise
him: but Dan sayed it would be no
harm for him to take d GOBLIN. and ac-
cordin'ly left him hangin' to the apple
tree all night. And in the mOrnin' he
REALISED him only on two conditions.
One was that Death wouldn't be in a
hurry comm for him again, but would
Ie5 him live a natural tarm; an the
other that it would give him to know
the saicret OF whether a sick person
was goin to die or get we'll. Death
was only too glad to grant Dan Ma
loney these conditions. He agreed. to
let Dan now live his natural tarm: and
he told him, moreover, how to know
whether a sick person was goin' to
get we'll or not. when you" says
Death to Dan, go into the room of