In one appearance, this character is first encountered cutting down trees w
In one appearance, this character is first encountered cutting down trees with the names of people like Crowninshield and Deacon Peabody written on them; he later attaches an apron containing a woman's heart and liver to another tree. In another appearance, this character reads another's palm, predicting that his sons will die in battle and that he will be called a turncoat. This character's opponent gives a (*) speech about how things like the taste of food when you're hungry are good things that sicken without freedom. Blackbeard and Simon Girty are members of a jury chosen by this character, who is defeated by a famous statesman in the trial of Jabez Stone. For 10 points, name this character who makes a deal with Tom Walker in a Washington Irving story, and who is opposed by Daniel Webster in a Stephen Vincent BenÃ©t story.
In one appearance, this character is first encountered cutting down trees with the names of people like Crowninshield and Deacon Peabody written on them; he later attaches an apron containing a woman's heart and liver to another tree.
the Devil [or Old Scratch; or Mr. Scratch] 