The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30


you'H consent to give yersef to me and
come with me in year and a day from
now"
AT this Wirie's eye went down and
| caught sight of one of the gentleman 5
feet an he seen it was cloven. "Phewr'
says While, says he, SIS that how the hare
sits?"
It's grand offer" said the gentleman.
Just this minute We were p,anuin' how
/ ye'd do away with yerself It's cOwl
comfort to so OUT of the wurrl on a hun
cry belly. Here We have the offer of a
roomful of money an a whole year TO
spend and sport it, Think Of all the fun
/ ye'd get out of a roomfui of money in
! twelve months and day.
"Thrue for ye" says Willie; its a bar
/ gain"
Willie, he pitched upon the greatest
| room in a kings our castle that stood in
! the neighborhood an told the devil (for it
was himself and none other. was in iO to
! go ahead and fill 1t. 1t wasn't any use
| at all at all for the devil to object that il
was one of Whites own rooms he meant
/ 'Ye should always say what We mean and
mean what We say says Willie. "Ye
| have bargained 10 fl me a room with
/ gold. There's the room-ill it., or else
| never afther want TO be thought q gentle
man of your word" This went sore on the
devil. bekase, of all things, he prides him
| self on bein' gentleman of his word so
| he agreed. But though he wrought hard
/ from early mornn' til late at night of a
! long summers day the room didn't seem
! to he geitin more nor half fun.
"Weu, we'll" said he, "this is the Curl
ousest thing ever I have seen. I never
afore seen the room l couldn't fill inside
five minutes, If 1t was as big as a deer
park" So he was now sitt.n' by wipin'
| The sweat off his face with the back of his
hand, when all at wanst he noticed the
! ~ rf.-
pearin' away like corn in the center of the
mil-hopper. He let's yell out of him. and
| jumps down the stairs, and there in the
cellar what does he find only my brave
Willie, film bag afther bag at a sthream
of GOOD a foot thick which was pourin'
down hole in The center of the floor
above, an haVin them carted away.
och, We natarnal vagabone ye" says
the devil we've had me sweaun' and
swearin al day long, and Couldn't know
how il was l was comm no speed. IT,
a purity name thrick OF We" says he 20
Willie, IAN l wouldn't a expected you'd
pay II on me-"
Says Willie, says he, straight back to
! him by yer AVE, this is none of your
business. There was nothIn' mentioned in
the gain at ali al al again my doin
| this. Go up ard so ahead with yer con
! hlact."
| Willie had m again, so here was moth
! farms Il he'd stop the rick, an let him
fl. the room and be done. Willie" says
| he, instead Of a year and a day I'll give
| seven years and thee wishes If We stop
! that role and 1t ne get done"
| Agreed says Wi q. And il wasn't
many minutes then Ill The devil had the
room I'll d--snI Wi he had lie fun Of -
rooCs besides.
New" says Ike dovl, s1ys he. What :
your wishesI"
They're simple" says Wilie Here
a purse and l want that any money ever
goes until ii will never Ret out L l les
| t. want tfat any wan cotcees my lie ge-
! hammer cdn n yer have the p,wer Of .et-
In &c 60, wi h Ut my ave. And l nave
IN armchair d h me hat l went wan
SIS down in it not 10 be nbe to get Out Of
! il tt l tell them"
'Ycur wishes are grant d." s1ys he
| devil 'GotGby, ana be ready for me this
| day seven years"
T.. be ready fer ye,' says VILE.
| W-lie had a say ana q rolf X n tine
and no mis- AXE aft.r trnt FIR tie S vln
| yJa.s He maze Inon so.n as It was
/ never afQre known 10 sp:n in lr -laad Ee
| c. ne 10 b. kDown Ill over the couuJry 2
! the great 81 s1or or and spence of the
! day. he kept IaccLocses and st2ep.echase
| horses, carr ages and coacGes-and every
! thing was thl a0ptd out In soll1 good He
/ every
| day of tie yea, and entertained kngs N
! them. And bands aud oh efs were as pien-
| Gful ab.uC them as rats. TIE lame of tie
! great rich blacksmith ad over the
! known wurl? If them days, and great DIS
! tngui had tourists and century, Of a &C.
| scrip ions come floclkin' IRON all rarts and
| paris to see him and TO receive his hospi-
| taAty-leias lie kept open house for al.
| c, mors and sarv!nts 10 wait on them ard
! COACHES ami coach hCrzes to dhrive hem.
But for all mis- wealth, Willie couldn' {
stop Time from runnin,' and at long and
! at last the seven years sDarins was up,an'
| as Willie was wan day sittin' down to a
| grand dinner entirely among kings and
| counts an many Parned people, and people
! Of high degree, the doore of the great din
/ in hail opened and tail gentleman walk
! cd in. Willie looked up and the first
/ CLINT he remembered him.
Good mora. Willie" says the sthrang-
er. Il suppose you know me and are ready
for me"
Good mora and good luck" says Will
| lie, not a trifle mismoved-"Yis l know
! you, and I'm ready for yeas soon as /
| get through with dinner Qt would be bad
| manners to lay me guests al table, an
make on a set of goold shoes that I've
| promised of King of PROSTATE there below
! for his horse--let me introduce you 10 the
/ King-King" says Willie TO the King,
| CHS"
| "A frien'," says the devil.
"A frien'." says Willie, an the King
| and the devil bowed the devil remarkin' he
hoped to be further acquainted with him
! some day. He told Willie not TO hurry an
| took his place al the table, and a right
| hearty dinner, and then went with Willie
| 10 the forge, 10 see him turn out the goold
| shoes
! Here" says Willie says he, when he
was baitin' these out on he anvil. make
| yerself useful. and help me through till 1
| he off with ye," handin' him a sledge. The
| devil took hold Of the sledge with both
! hands and begun baitin'; but the savva
wan or him could let it 80 when he wanted
10, for the sledge stuck to his hands like
! grim daith.
Come" says Willie, says he, odd man,
| are We ready for the road?"
| Take away this sledge out Of me
| hands" says the devil.
Il don't recall" says Willie, that there S
| anything about that in my bargain. I'm
| Altered ven have 10 stick TO the sledge.
! Come along" says he, I'm ready"