Tuscan Folk Lore And Sketches Together With Some Other Papers
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The man answered : — " I want mass said for me, that I may have rest in the lowest part of hell. " " Well, " said the priest, " I will say it to-morrow. " " You must say it at midnight, with your back to the altar, " answered the man, "and if you make a single mistake you will have to go to hell along with me. " " I'll do it for you, " said the priest, for he was a brave man ; and with that the horse and man went away. But when they got among the chestnut trees there was a great noise, and flam...es of fire ; and so the horse and rider vanished. Well, the next day the parroco tried to get someone to serve the mass, but he had great difficulty, as everyone was afraid of making a mistake and getting carried off to hell ; but at last he persuaded a priest to help him, and towards midnight the two went to the church. The horse and rider stood in the entrance of the west door, and the two priests read mass, with their backs to the altar. They got through without mistake and the devil and the condemned soul disappeared and were never seen again ; but the priest who had served the mass was taken up stiff and dumb with terror, and it was many weeks before he 69 TUSCAN FOLK-LORE could speak again.
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