Testament he is described as a fiery fiend. Red was considered by
Oriental nations as a diabolical colour. In Egypt red hair and red
animals of all kinds were considered infernal. The Apis was also
red-coloured. Satan's red beard recalls the Scandinavian god Donar or
Thor, who is of Phoenician origin. Judas was always represented in
mediaeval mystery-plays with a red beard; and down to the present day
red hair is the mark of a suspicious character. The devil also appears
as yellow, and even blue, but never as white or green. The yellow
devil is but a shade less bright than his fiery brother. The blue
devil is a sulphur-constitutioned individual. He is the demon of
melancholy, and fills us with "the blues." As the spirit of darkness
and death, the devil cannot assume the colours of white or green,
which are the symbols of light and life. The devil's dragon-tail is,
according to Sir Walter Scott, of biblical tradition, coming from a
literal interpretation of a figurative expression.

A few interesting remarks on the expression "The Devil and Tom Walker"
current in certain parts of this country as a caution to usurers will
be found in Dr. Blondheim's article "The Devil and Doctor Foster" in
_Modern Language Notes_ for 1918.

FROM THE MEMOIRS OF SATAN

BY WILHELM HAUFF

Wilhelm Hauff, the author of this book, ranks honourably among the
members of the Romantic School in Germany. As the work of a man of
only twenty-two years, just out of the university, the book is a
credit to its author. It must be admitted, however, that it was not
altogether original with him. The idea was taken from E. Th. A.
Hoffmann,--Devil-Hoffmann, as he was called by his contemporaries,--who
in his short-story "Der Teufel in Berlin" also has the devil travel
incognito in Germany; and the title was borrowed from Jean Paul
Richter, who also claimed to edit _Selections from the Devil's Papers_
(_Auswahl aus des Teufels Papieren, 1789_). There were others, too,
who claimed to have been honoured by his Satanic Majesty to edit his
"journal." J. R. Beard, a Unitarian minister, published in 1872 an
_Autobiography of Satan_. Another autobiography of Satan is said to
have been found among the posthumous works of Leonid Andreev, author
of that original diabolical work _Anathema, a tragedy_ (Engl. tr.
1910). This book has just appeared in English under the title _Satan's
Diary_. Frederic Soulie's _Les Memoires du Diable_ (1837/8) consist of
memoir