And as soon as the Devil got the news, he popped over to John's blacksmith shop. He appeared beside John just as the figure in white had done.

Peppers rushed from the ground up, ran and ran, ran snack shop, blacksmith shop, flower shop, clothing store, distillery, mills, and finally came to the outside at dawn.

He was the only blacksmith for miles a round and since he did very good work, his shop was frequently crowded with neighbors and old friends and other shopkeepers from the village.