| Show A tale of odd fellowship or wo wa curiosity it A lodge of 1 I 0 0 F fat at V oster r mined to I 1 ave are their lodge room doneux iea yea d aree nice it was waist resolved unanimously that airs urse urbe should be employed to da do this job after the meeting adjourned the guardian wha knew the inquisitive character of mrs K procured a billy gelfand geat zeat and placed him in it a closet that was kept as a reservoir for tae lae 1 ie secret ti lings lie ho the then informed the lady of the wishes of the lodge hodg ev and requested hr to come early next morning as lie ha would then ba at leisure to show her what hat was wag and what was not to be ba done maming miming came and then with it madame K with her hei broom rooan brushes pails tubs tabs etc prepared V parea pared trea irea and armed for the job and found the guardian waiting welling for her now madam said he lie 1 I will tell vou you you what we want w ant done and how we came to employ you tile tha brot biers fiers said it was biffi uit alt to get n nobody to do the job and not be meddling wilh with thie trie secrets in in that tint little closet we ave have lost the key and cannot fiad find it to lock the doon dool doo I 1 assured ass llred isred them thern tatai tir you could be depended upon ID I D depended upon said sald she 1 ir I guess I 1 can I 1 my ly poor dead and gone husband hus bind who b belonged blon bion ged to toche the fhe free masons or anti antl masons dont know which v flici to tell me all the secrets and when ha lie showed me the tho marks the grid iron unde inada in lda ada when wilen he be was I 1 initialed and lod me liow ilow they fixed poor morg morgin tu I 1 never told a living soul to this day if nobody troubles s your closet to find out your till I 1 do lay jay there till they rot they will 1 I thought so said sald the guardian and now I 1 want you to commence in that corner and give the whole room a decent cleaning and I 1 have pledged I 1 my word and honor for your fidelity to your promise now dont go lito lato that closeal clos clo setT ett etl and left the lady lidy to herself no sooner had she heard beard the sound of his ma feet on the last step of the stairs than she exclaimed dont go into that closet why what on earth can there be in that closet ill warrant there is a pi T gridiron grid iron or some bome nonsense just like the anti masons for all the world ill be bound I 1 will just take one peep and nobody will be any the wiser as I 1 can keep it to myself Sul sui suiting tile tha action to the word she he stepped lightly to tile tha forbidden closet turned the button which no sooner don 3 than bah bab b hab hah a h b went the tiie billy goat with a spring to regain his liberty which came nigh upsetting her ladyship both started for the door but il it was filled wa with implements of house cleaning and all were swept clear from their position down to the bottom of the stairs the tha noise and ard confusion occasioned by such buell unceremonious coming down stairs drew hair half the town to witness mrs K a efforts to get from under the goat and pile af pails tubs brooms and brushes in the street who should ba be first on the spot but the rascally doorkeeper door keeper who after releasing the go goat loat at which was a cripple for ilfe life and uplifting the other rubbish that bound the good woman to the earth anxiously inquired if it she had been taking the degrees taking the degrees exclaimed the lady if you call tumbling from the top to the bottom of the stairs with the devil after ye lakin taking g thin things by degrees I 1 have them and if ye yel frighten folly folks as bad as ve ye hyve hive me and hurt to boot ill warrant make as much noise as I 1 did 1 I hope you did not open the closet madam said eaid the doorkeeper door keeper i fooden open the closet eve eye ate the apple she was fo forbidden bidden if you wanta want a woman tod to do kany anything thing tell teil her not to do it and shell do it certain cartain I 1 could not stand the temptation the secret was there I 1 wanted iwanter to know knowlt it I 1 opened the door and out popped the critter right into my oae face e I 1 thought thou glit the devil had me roe and I 1 broke for the tile stairs with the devil butting me at every jump I 1 fell over the tub and got down stairs as you found us ill in a heap but madam said tile the doorkeeper door keeper you are in possession of the great secret of the order and must go up and be initiated sworn and ride the zoat eoal in the regular way regular way wiy exclaimed the lady lidy ildy and do you yon suppose im going near tile the place again and ride that critter without a bridle and ladys saddle no never I 1 dont want nothing to do with the be man that rides it id look nl nise perched on a baily goat I 1 no no never ill never g go 0 o nih nigh it again or your hall auther nu ther if I 1 can prevent it n no lady shall ever join the odd fellows why id sooner be a free mason and i broiled bro led on acrid a rid iron as long as fire could be lie kept under it and pulled from garret to cellar with a li alter in a pair of old breeches and slippers just as my poon poor dear husband wat wal wasa and he lived over it ta 3 but I 1 never could live over such another ride as I 1 took today to day ex |
