The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-04-16
.t f + From the Home Journal.
TINE LODGE OF ODD WOMEN.
BIZ MARY 3. ncRTeN.

Thursday sveniss, Mrs Wilmst, indeed !
cannot. lam hurried almost to death this
week, there are 10 be so many ballsp' g.
/ What was the surprise Of tho friend who
accompanied Mrs. Wilmst in her shopping
sxpsdtion, to hear the dressmaker, after an
apparant attack Of s,rabsmus on Mrs. WIS
part, and sudden aaeetonate grasping OF
the seRptress's hand, as earnestly engage,
as sho had before refused, TO have the work
ready by Thursday afternoon.
"Mrs. Wilmot" exclaimed the friend,
when at safe distance from the dsor of the
fashionable establishment, "what magic spell
did you east around that insxorabls woman
to briHg her go suddenly to be aB accessory
to the "dash" on Thursday -aiYht!' ..-.,l.
Mrs. Wilmet smiled with il.eoncealod
triumph as she replied "My dear Mrs, Will
loughby, you have witnessed very surprising
change in that most important and rather in
dependent ereature-a dress-maker. What
think you could have produced this change"
Nothing could conceive of but that at.
tack Of strabsmus, and the aEeetiona,e grasp
yeu gave the girl. But was the one 10 ask
first the reason ofthe change marvel cer-
tanly." Y -- f'a'" .
at is one Of the many advantages of cur
order, Mrs. Willoughby; such delightful ben
ehts are occurring every dav. am men,
ber Of the I. o. o. w." &. l'sa
1.-The what, Mrs. Wilmot!n "s
"The |. o. o. w."
"The /. 90. w! What new confedsru-
| tion, under the sun, is this!' f..
"Why, you have probably heard of that be-
nsvoent institution called the |. o. O. T, /,
bound together by delightful badges and a
secret. The papers are full of the I. o. o.
F., and the cities, towns and villages, from
that fuSsy eastern boundary TO the brsting
Mexican line, are full Of the lodges of the |.
O.O.F." :.
"But what have all thess l. o. o. F. to do
with your |. o. o. w., and what has your l.
o. o. w. 10 do with the dress-makei's start
ling amiabiltyi" -'"
"Bo patient, Mrs. Willoughby, while l cx-
plain. 1t is easily DONE"
| ~ should think not, by the time il takes!"
ebined in the nervous friend.
"You must know, that we ladies' have es-
tablished benevolent order similar 10 the
l. o. o. F, with secret in it.; think of that,
q secret, Mrs. Wlloughb,, which has been
faithfully kept by all its members for three
months! The men are dying with curiosity
to find it out, but we have promised, and we
consider the word off, woman as good as the
oath ofa man."
"But the dress.maker? Mr.. Wlmot; do
come TO the dress-maker, that's the mys-
teryw ."'
"Our order is called the Independent: Or
der ofOdd Women, and eur husbands say
we shall be odd indeed if we keep anything
TO ourselves"
"Ah that is it, Mrs. Wilmot; begin to
be enlightened! So that srabismus and that
pinching are tho signs by which you can tell
sister, eh?"
eyes, my dear friend, that attack of s:ra-
bismus, as you you lacetiously torn it, was
peculiar turn of the eye by which we give
attention, to this we add the grip, which lfI
received by sister of the order, eblges her
to help us all she can. This dress-maker,
it seems, was sistor, who understanding
the signs, promised the favor desired"
"An excellent institution, Mrs. Wilmol
Do you give anything to the poer2"
"We did intend at first to set aside the en-.
trance fee for their exclusive benefit, but re-
allythe expense Of fitting up the hall in which
we hold eur meetings, and purchasing The
regalia Of the order, has swallowed up all
we have taken, thus far, excepting little
we shall have to expeud on pic nic, which
will come off soon 1t isn't necessary that
We shall have much to give that way, for we
cannot help any out Of the society. II one
Of The rules that she alone who can return
the look and grasp odd-womanishly, can be
assisted if in want; and as all our members
are comfortably provided for, we shall not
probably be troubled much?"
+ "If a sister should be sick, yeu would
watch with her, j suppose?"
"Prebably. But the members are all very
healthy. don't think there is any danger
of any serious attack among them, and
il there should be, sick people always prefer
friends to strangers; SO ifyou should become
one of us, you. wouldn't loose your sleep"
My dear Mrs Wlmot," asked the nervous
lady, do YOU have goat?"
Mrs. Wilmot laughed aloud and merrilly,
to the great wonder of The Broadway pro-
msnadsrs, at this mention of the distinguish
cd animal attached by SANDER TO the edify-
inc eere oAi a. oftba q o. n and re. /