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I watched Treehouse of Horror IV last night and it inspired me to look up this cool freaky short story. I knew it was hugely influential in a lot of pop culture (including the premiere and finale of TNG) but didnt know it was itself an adaptation of a Washington Irving story: After the seven years, Stone manages to bargain for an additional three years from Mr. Scratch. However, after the additional three years passes, Mr. Scratch refuses to grant Stone any further extension of time. Wanting out of the deal, Stone convinces famous lawyer and orator Daniel Webster to accept his case. ... In desperation Webster thunders, Mr. Stone is an American citizen, and no American citizen may be forced into the service of a foreign prince. We fought England for that in 12 and well fight all hell for it again! To this Mr. Scratch insists on his citizenship citing his presence at the worst events of the USA, concluding that though I dont like to boast of it, my name is older in this country than yours. cw: slavery, mistreatment of Native Americans, the Devil en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_and_Daniel_Webster
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:32:15 +0000

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