Show WON HIGHEST HONORS HOK IN HADES publish publishers A auxiliary 1 y through an mider underground golum d although 1 t h 0 ugh not on an underhand channel I 1 have learned of a contest that took P place 1 c recently in hell ane object of 1 th the contest as star stated ed by the he devil him ann self was ivas to io crib enable to him to who among hn his evil cohorts was best fitted to occupy the nt next highest office in the realm of hell the contestants were given it a term of years in which to perform the most diamol diabolical cal deed each could devise obtain authenticated proof of its actual performance and to present all evidence at a public meeting held for that purpose under hill hia seal the devil obligated himself to reward the one me winning the contest by milking making thavone that one his Drep deputy uty give him power to reign with absolute au authority thorit during the devil a 3 inan position OT or absence on vacation reci altum and to present him with a scepter second only in fearlessness to that of the devil evil himself at the appointed time the col cohorts volt of hell assembled in solent solem conclave con clava and each 0 one n a in the audience was wait in be breathless at expectation to I 1 icam what th devil w who h hall had announced pro that he was to be the sole judge in the contest would con consider the most diabolical deed armed with daema documentary bivy evidence do d o in some instances filling to over overflowing ow a lawyers brief case each eab contestant assembled on the platform and a smile of self satis satisfaction factum over spread the countenance of the one A who at the call of the Areli demon walked wailed to a position in front of the th throne and i his evil valor and misdeeds without going into the details of what was a most surd sord d recital of murder rapine crooked dealing shame degradation dis dishonor homor and crime it will suffice to tell ot of the last to present himself for the coveted covered honor when the name of old trusted subscriber we was called by b the arch demon a somei somewhat hat unfamiliar figure stepped to the front foont of the tage stage and saluting his 1 iB a jest ieSt began his recital there them was little about his appearance pe arance to justify an onlooker in supposing thit he belonged belong td in that motley gang of evildoers nor did he carry much evidence of his wrong doing in fact with the exe exception spIt of a few letters and cards which he be held conspicuously one could not discern that babasa he was a candidate for the honor offered by the devil deil given permission to speak old trust trusted 0 if subscriber related abathe that he lad had subscribed for fill the local newspaper a number of ears amago ago at first ll 11 ha said 1 I paid to in advance each year then the I 1 found out at that the editor was a pleasant sort of person trustful and and not disposed dui posed to press preas those who were indebted to him so I 1 bag began to lo let my subscription lapse every now rard again there appeared a notice in the paper to up with a mild threat that back accounts counti ac would be placed in the hands cla of lawyer lor iol collection As A a sort of sop I 1 went want to the office and paid for a ear of my indebtedness but nast paid up it in it full not to mention pay mg in A diaries advance then the I 1 made in dmn nd ind frund f und that trobe who did i ne nul baitt at vine UKI threat to legal 1 action were not coisted or troah troubled led sa I 1 decided I 1 need not settle either in the meantime mein time I 1 got all the personal mention and publicity I 1 wanted whenever we gai gaie e a party or had frends visiting at our house the he editor alway alawat s published a note of it W chenever death ame into the family or out one of my children got married mamed I 1 alwa always a wrote out a 19 account in which I 1 praised myself as fi being a representative citizen of tho the immunity community and the editor always cont tilled on last page highest hghes ho hm A ma in hda hade n 11 roni men pipe page one to tul I 1 I 1 IN herel hens er one his 11 li vant ot aff to school atut led it he hen the mini r won an distinction I 1 1 I 1 cut an a abc acc account at of it n I 1 I 1 gut got twice the M al monc price c U each 1 in rb b ea I 1 got t fur her behina my pas ments in ed or aw cy from town in bi I 1 I 1 gnei it a 0 know of the do idao id tn mid and knowing i til h hunie hm M paper would old ill these aw as well it lis art ani to hi gi g I 1 might wild ui i loot im friends freado m 11 in at me the ti ian 1 to them I 1 indoor ird ereo ti i my any new anew adda add a ra H lei for this the position LI ste 0 out ut without SHY any stion hicom the on a call estic zt item ache A 0 the community th om mida manit maa would ling ing but this did tint act me m baving cov I 1 ei 11 beira in a el ec d bill b 1 I 1 from to alie ma on to bi it HL 11 lie he filst second third on and r i lieff he also on mi 1 litti er and ad an a i collict icil in agency asking I 1 me to pm pay what hot I 1 I 1 justly owe me the inper per if here put loo H is evidence vid ettele to the effect that I 1 ordred my mv postmaster to to send notices at three thre different t times lines advising tb the editor that I 1 re fused filled th the it paper and if here erm enough u though I 1 cd hii he alaj est not A little elated athe at the recital this is the most 9 gruesome diabolical dubo lical deed decd that ter eler mortal familial oid perform vest tint this D di non on with the robe mb of off olace elevate join hi in to a place on the Thian throne che second ad only to anine ame plot pl place ot in it his is hand the scepter of auth mtv it I 1 bow the knee to the deputy dl D ml l I 1 |