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Both Tom walker and daniel webster had devil type figures in there stories Guarded the treasure of the pirate named kid and the other one was a devil named scratched Jabez stone was just the same as tom walker they both sold there soul to the devil also known as scratch they both hated there life so they decided to change it for the better
King philip and governor dale were sorta the same they were both chiefs governor dale was chief at a naval station and king philip was wampanoag chief at an indian tribe.
The author compares daniel webster,s voice as the hollows of the sky, the daring youngster decided to talk to the jury loud and clear he was so good that when he spoke against the river he made it sink Tom walker and his wife

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