Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-29
What Mr.. Gladstone
Thought Of Devils

lhUugllt Vi Devils,
Some interesting private iettera n, a..
iilustrious statesman, William Il. o,.s
stone. have lately come into my po,,..
sion. and have obtained leave 10 MAJ.
what use Of them I please. Acco,dIs.
to ono u these misaives, interest In ~
subject OF Satan and all his way. 80
works has greatly Increased during ,hs
last 20 years or -. though the vsr,
name devil or DEVIL aIwav. 10,
many and strange meanings" This A..
pears 20 have been 10 even in days wh.,,
NIL the world was younR. for Mr.. Oiss'
stone mentions incidentally that m.
devil was represented aH a two lergrs
creature with n eleven hoof by cer,sl.
rabbinlcai writer's. several Of who,
styled him "aeirisnlm"-that Ia, n roai
one Of the most unclcan " animalN
The expression 90 10 the devillT ysouis
seem 10 have n different origin from An.
one commonly attributed to IL. for a.
ace told In one Of these letters that there
formerly existed at the upper end n,
Fleet street. London. n popular tavern
largely patronlxed by members o. M,
literary. legal and dramatic profossless
which tavern bore the aign, Tho Dsyn
and ~. Dunrian." when the j1urnsi'
lists quilted their offices, the lavv.f.
their courts or their chambers ana Al.
actors their rehenraain IN order 10 rn 4,
lunch. they generally left wofd, "t,ons
10 the Devil" 20 that when IN lin.
some of these WORTHLESS gradually dun.
ped into the habit Of spending the vh5i.
| ~ their afternoons AT the align OF ~.
Devil" 60 the dctrimcnt ~ their vost
the phrase going TO the Dcvli' hersm.
synonymous with going to tho had.
Lest I should be taken To task Tor ~.
falling this somewhat bold assertion
have ytudiouriy sought confirmation az
II. also some other reference 10 the his.
toric tavern alluded to. Tho latter ma
IN Hwift's famous Letter To gtauas
! which contains the following entry,
"Dinci today with Or. Garth and Nj.
Addison nj the Devil tavern. near Ten.
pie Bar."
The origin. of the habit Of alludlnr 10
a pair " clever roguca az "the dsyil
and Faust" dates back. Mr. uladstan.
thinks. to the tradition that when Faust
issued his printed limitations ~ manu-.
script bibles and sold them In Paris ana
elsewhere M genuine manuscripts h.
WIS accused ~ being In league with III.
devil and ordered 10 be roasted ALIVE
but upon his revealing his secfet-ths
secret Of printing dimplotinF pardon
he was released. This legend. h. saws
has. no doubt a substratum NJ truth. a.
20 many of the earlier traditions had
but exactly where truth ends and ac.
ton begins u II Of course almost impos.
slblg 10 tell. The printers deyll. he say.
IN one of tho letters. has been In exist
encr almost since the general lntroduc.
ton 81 the printing press. and nrcaums.
bly, the nickname was given 10 him By
the printers who employed him on az.
count N his uniform ~ black. VIVA,
NJ. Gladstone means BY uniform -
black" l. not quite clear and the half
~ the letter which might explain II 4,
missing In Or. brewers excellsn,
Dictionary 81 Phrase and Fable" how.
ever. "A printers devli'' IL described AZ
formerly tho boy who took the printed
sheets from tho tympan Of the press
Old Moxon says. They do commonly ~
black and hsdaub themselves that ths
wofkmsn DO jocosely call them devils"
This possibly was the uniform ~
black alluded 10 In the letter. Ahou,
tho year 1890 certain Venetian printer
employed ~ 'devil" n black slave. and,
Hupefstltious country fots having per.
suaded themselves and one another that
the fellow could not be OF this World,
tho printer. much. Disguised. issued a
proclamation that n. Aldo Manutlo'
printer 10 the dofe. have this day made
public exposure Of the printers devil.
that all who think h. In not mesh and
blood may come and pinch him"
when Mr Gladstone was last In rov-
~. his supper at the house Of commons
almost Invariably consisted of grillsi
or, ~ he was the first 10 name them
'doyiied' bonea, and Il was this trining
incident that led eventually 60 hls writ
lnE the letters now IN my possession
Ever seeking knowledge. no matter how
apparently trivial h. very kindly vol
untccred upon that occasion to send an
acquaintance ~ his engaged IN COM
pliinr dictionary ~ quaint and curl
Gus phrase. all he KNOW OF the orsin
~ variouH specified words and even 10
seek nut Tor the YOUNG man further In
formation In some 81 the musv vol.
umea over which he himself 90 loved
10 rprnd the few odd moments OF let
SUR ~ his disposal TAX o. IN DUE
and hen put DOT his horns" IL nm Old
Scotch saw to which We are Indebted
ANN NNN NhAfW'NfN NhNNNf
u the devil. aud he will come MI
Gladstone unenrthei no less than nve
early references 20 this proverb alone
one ~ which occurs IN Hans carver
and runs a. follows;
slnce. therefore. tits to combat evil
It's lawful 10 employ the devii,
Forthwith The drvil did appear.
For name him. and he's always near
THE latter day cant phrase, 'pevll 70
pay writes Mr., Gladstone In the last
u hls lottots upon the subject, ~ ob-
vloualy a contraction OF the reni'nce'
'puvli 10 pay aud no pitch hot" TO
pay the seams OF ship" he then roes
on 10 explain. means to MI and cover
the seams with boiling pitch, while
"devii'' n the slang for a dirty opening
of scam. Consequently Devil 10 ray
ana no pitch hot" signifies In PLAN
English that the seams or openings are
rendy 10 be- iillod with pitch. but that
the pitch IL not hot-ln other wofas
not rcndy-and that, Therefore. owlhs 70
the delay. a considerable sum OF money
VIII be waHted-thht n. there VIII W
the devil TO pay"
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BUDDHISM ~ BtHwA.
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