When he shows up, carelessly pickin' his teeth, it's mebby half a hour before the show, Squar' Alexanders don't fritter away no time, but rounds up the wizard.
"'"Thar's no show which has Satan for a silent partner goin' to cut itse'f loose in this village," says Squar' Alexanders.
"'"What's this talk about Satan ?" responds the wizard.

"I don't savey no more about Satan than I does about you." "'"Look at them bills," says Squar' Alexanders, an' he p'ints to where one is hangin' on the barroom wall.

It gives a picture of the foul fiend, with pitchfork, spear-head tail an' all.

"Whatever do you call that ?" "'"That's a bluff," says the wizard.

"If Kaintucky don't get tangled up with Satan ontil I imports him to her fertile shores, you cimmarons may regyard yourse'fs as saved." "'"Be you-all goin' to do the sundry deeds you sets forth in the programmes ?" asks Squar' Alexanders after a pause.
"'"Which I shorely be!" says the wizard, "an' if I falls down or fails you can call me a ab'litionist." "'"Then all I has to say is this," returns Squar' Alexanders; "no gent could do them feats an' do 'em on the level.