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   time, but expect me at the end of ten years."
   The smith then was a gentleman. He spent a very good time travelling around the world, but he used always return home and do a bit of smith work to amuse himself. Ten years don't be long going when spent well, and one morning while the smith was amusing himself in the forge, who walking in but the black man. "The ten years are up" says he "Very good" says the smith I'm ready to go." They travelled on until they were passing a public-house, and then says the smith to the black man "I'm very fond of beer" says he, "but the worst of it is" says he "I'm no money to buy it. Perhaps you could change yourself into a two-shilling piece for half an hour or so and save

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   History Edit

   Date

   1935

   Item type

   Lore

   Folktales index—relevant types

   AT0330A: The Smith and the Devil (Death)

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Mrs. Roche