The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-05-17
THE W00D-ENGRAVER,
Or, the odd Fellows Claim.
BY PROF. J. II. INeRAHAM.

Where this evening, Charlesl asked a
lovely married woman of her husband.-l
The tone was slightly sneering, though she
smiled as she spoke.
Il am on a visiting committee, and have
to make call on a sick brother, answered
Mr. Preston as he put on his gloves.
The Iady poued.
lie took up his ha, and approached her
with playful smile.
'Ah Mary, fear you will never over
come your hoslility--it is no longer predju-
dice but hostility TO The lodge.
And do not wish to. Here you were
away from me Tuesday night until nine
O'Clock, and now on Thursday you are off
again.
'Bui have duiesI owe 10 others as well
as to yourself, Mary! give you five even
ings and often six in every week, and you
have great portion of my time during the
Iday. We must sacrafce something for
others. AS members of the great commu
nlty, we have duties external TO those due
to our immediate families
But you had no such duties until you
became an Odd Fellow
Il die not, till I became an Odd Fellow
see so plainly the duty owed 10 my fel
low creatures as now do Becoming an
Odd Fellow has enlarged my views of be-
nevoence and opened 10 me field for lis
exercise
And pray what are you TO exercise itup'
on to night. Who do you visit! she asked
with toss Of her pretty head.
"A young married man by the name o
PeIton. who joined The lodge year ago
earn by mole received from the NobI
Grand while was al tea, is discovered Il
he quite i'll. He has been absent from ih,
odge for several meetings but as no one re
ported him i'll, Twas not aware Of it till now
rs he lives in the next street, | must g
md see him.
What is be?'
AN Odd Fellow
i mean his trade!'
BY that on mean how respectable il
he! We Odd Fellows, Mary, know no dis
function of trades within the lodge. ",
4e all brothers and friends. lie is me
chanic-a wood engraver, believe; ha u
severas times spoke with him and like him
He is quiet, unassuming, and quite interes
ing in conversation | have heard hin
speak in the lodge with great fuency an,
eloquence. His health has been delicate o
late.'
You seem TO feel very much for such {
sort of persons, it seems TO me! Well go
will try and pass the evening ss well as
IAN as do when you are al The lodge 'ant
,he lady pouted and looked iIl-pleased'
'Why no, let me call and ask lively Am!
OTIS to drop in and pass the EVENING"!
Il had rather not have her..
why not go into your fathers. | vii
see you there, and call for you whenI COM
back.
mo-
'rheu pass the time reading Frederic
Bremer's last
i shall 60 TO bed
This was said so very positive ind angr,
That her husband said no more except goOC
eVening.
= She waited till she heard him close tn
street door, and then sprang up and bega
to pace the room. The cricket was in he
wav, aud she,'kicked it out of her way.-Th
, piano stool was an obstacle to ,he free exer
else of her Inns, and she tilted il over. Fo
u full i've minutes she continued in lhiS am
t. able mood, during which Annals sirewe
1.-THE floor, chairs were laid on their back
D and the poker and shovel took a turn c
u two Of cachuoa aboni the room. AT engl
70 she threw herself upon sofa and played I!
DEVILS tattoo with her little left foot upon III
carpet ill she was tired She then pulled
N ea ther fan TO pieces and cast The fragmen
I'd around her; took uP a book and glance
-y 10 il and flung ii 10 the further side Of Il
ii room, greatly to peril of splendid Frerc
ID mirror, and to the utter demoiuOn of c.
\ogne bottle that unluckiy lay in its pr