Holly Springs gazette., 1845-08-23
THE WOODENGRAVER.
Or THE ODD FELLOW CLAIM.
BY J. II. INGRAHAM.

BY J. III. INGRAHAM.
Where this evening, CharlesP asked
lovely married woman of her husband.-
The tone was slightly sneering, though
she smiled as she spoke.
i am on visiting committee, and have
to MAKE call on sick brother answered
Mr.. Preston, as he put on his gloves.
The lady pouted.
He took up his hat, and approached her
with playful smile.
All, Mary. fear you will never over
come your hostility; it is no longer preJu-
dee, but hostility TO the Lodge.
And do not wish 10 Here you were
away from me Tuesday night, unul nine o.
clock, and now. Oh Thursday night, you
are ofagainp
Blu. have duties owe to others as
well as to yourself Mary | give you
five evenings and often SIX IN every week,
and you have great portion OF my time
during the day. We must sacrifice some
thing for others. AS members of the
great community, we have duties external
10 those due to our immediate families
But you had no such dulles until you
became an Odd Fellow
Il did not ull became an Odd Fellow see
so plainly the duty ! owed to my fellow
creatures as now do. Becoming an Odd
Fellow has enlarged my views OF benevo-
lcnce, and opened 10 me field for It's exer-
cise.'
"A young married man By the name of
Pellon, who iued the l. 0dge a year ago,
| learn by note received from the Noble
Grand while | was al tea, IS discovered to
be quite i'll. He has been absent from the
l. dge for several meetings, but as no one
reported him i'll, | was 40: aware of ii till
just now. AS he lives In The next street, /
must 90 and see him
w nat is hs2'
AN ODD Fellow
i mean his trader
Then you mean how respectable is he?
We Odd Fellows, Mary, know no distinc>
ton of trades Within the Lodge. We are
all brothers and friends. He is mechan-
c; a wood -cngraver, l believe. | have
several times spoken with him and ike him.
He is quite unassuming, and quite interest
ing IN conversation. | have heard him
speak in the Lodge with grea, fuency and
eloquence. His health has been delicate OF
late.
You seem to feel very much for such a
sort Of person, it seems 10 me Well, gol
| will try 10 pass he evening as well as L
can; as do those when you are ut the
Lodge!' and The lady pouted aud looked Ill
pleased.
why not let me call and ask lively Amy
Otis to drop in aud pass the evenln9F
Il hal rather not have her
why not 90 TO your fathers. / will
see you there and call for you When come
back
No
Then pass the time in reading Frederick
Bremers last
Il shall 60 TO bed.'
This was said so very positively and an
grily that her husband said no more except
good evening"
She waited Till she heard him close the
street door and then sprang up and began
TO pace the roomi The cricket was III
her way, and she kicked it out of her way
The piano stool was an obstacle to the free
exercise of her limbs, and he tilted il over
For full five minutes, she continued in this
amiable mood, during which ANIMALS slrew
ed the floor, chairs were laid upon their
backs, and the poker and shovel took turn
or two of cachucha about the room. AT
length she threw herself upon sofa and
play ed the devils tattoo with her little LEI;
foot upon the carpet until she was tired
She then pulled a feather ian 10 pieces and
cast the fragments around her-look up a
book, and glanced into it and flung it 10 The
other side of the room. greatly 10 the peru
of splendid French mirror. and 10 the Ut
ter demolition of cologne bottle that un.
luckily lay in its progress.
The fragrance Of the spilled cologne, or
perhaps exhaustion, calmsd her, and after
few gentle cpilhets al the Odd Fellows in
general and her husband in particular. sh e
Tung for an ice cream TO be brought hel
from the next confeciioner' :; very excel
lent cooler in such cases
Mrs. Preston was not simple:on. nor a
vixen, nor fool. She had good sense. a
| cultivated mind, and knew great deal bet.
Ter than 10 act as she did. But she was