I have been tasked with writing an alternate ending to washington Irving's “the devil and tom walker”. Irving was a writer of folktales, this particular folktale takes place a few miles from boston massachusetts, it foretells of a man and a woman who try to make a deal with the devil. the woman fails and is never seen again but tom walker, the man, succeeded and became a very rich and prosperous man as a usurer or a money lender however as the years passed by, Tom grew older and while in dealings with a man he mistakenly yelled “devil take me” and in “The Devil and Tom Walker” the devil did indeed take him that very night. My alternative ending will begin on page 244, in the second column at “Tom lost his patience and his piety--”.
Tom lost his patience and his piety- “Devil take me,” he said “ if i have made a farthing!” just the there were three loud knocks upon the street door. Tom realized what he had just said and walked cautiously to the door dreading who it might be, when he opened the door he found an empty and dark street! how foolish he thought
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tom laughed he thought it was a joke although blacklegs was quite serious. “i’m getting old Tom, I don’t enjoy my work anymore and it would be a perfect way for you to pay for your crimes” Tom considered this for a few seconds then refused “I have caused enough pain in my day I must take my punishment in another way” once again this startled Blacklegs “few men see the error of their ways, I misjudged you tom, your willingness to be punished for your crimes will reward you” and with that, black legs disappeared back into the air from which he