The Devil and Tom Walker

I thought this story was intriguing. The ending was ironic, and the content was interesting. The story starts out with Tom Walker's background. He has a nagging wife who always argues with him. One day, he decided to take a different route home. The route was not a way the villagers would usually take. It was through the swamp. The swamp was dark and slimy. Tom stopped at an old Indian fort. Just like the swamp, the villagers wouldn't dare to get near it. It's rumored to be the dwelling pl,ace of the Devil himself. The Indian that was once there worshiped him.  Why wouldn't he be there? Stories have been told about the Devil making deals with other in that very swamp. Tom, however, was not scared by these folk lore or tales. He stopped and rest. A black figure appeared without making a sound. From the looks of this black figure, especially the red eyes, Tom inferred that he was the Devil. Tom did not fear him. Instead, they talked like they were old friends. The Devil liked Tom so much that he made him a deal. He would give Captain Kidd's treasure to him if he would make the deal. Tom had second thoughts about it and went home. His wife thought he should of taken the deal. The wife went out with all the family's valuables and tried to make the deal herself. The wife was never heard of again. Tom found her apron which had her heart and liver. Tom decides to make the deal with the Devil. The Devil agreed to give him the treasure, but he has to become a broker that charges unreasonable rates. Long story short, he comes the richest man in Boston and one of the most religious one too. He was afraid the Devil would come for him anytime. He carried his Bible with him all the time. One day, as he was closing a deal, he got so frustrated, he shouted "Devil take me if I...". The Devil came and took him away, and that was the last time everyone saw Tom Walker.