The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-09-07
EcunNnOuA@ua2o
WOnian's Curiosity.

gu, aud cieaosed; and II was unanimt usly
resolved that Mrs. Keep Secret should be
employed TO do the job.
Alter the meeting adjourned, the lamp
lighter, who well knew The inqulsitive char, 9
acter of Mrs. Keep Secret, went and pro
cured monstrou. Billy Goat, and placed
han IN The closet which was kept as a re.
sersoir for ell "secret things" He then ;
proceeded to the domlc,l OF the good lady,
informed her Of the job OF cleansing std
sseeping, and requested her TO come early
next morning, as he would be al leisure TO
show her what VAS TO be done.
The morning came, sad Mrs. Keep Sc.
ctet appeared, according to promise. With
her brooms, bushes pals, tubs, &C., the
doorkeeper IN ~stng for her.
Now, madam,' said the mischievous
doorleeper, | viii tell you ~hai We want T
done, and how We came 10 employ you.
One Of the brethren said II would be
d,lIcul 10 get any body TO do the job, Who
would not be medding with our secrets IN
that closet, because We have lost the key
aui can't lock il. assured them ths, you
could be trusted, anu SO they ordered me
TO call on you, as | knew you could be de.
pended Upon.'
Depended upon exclaimed the madam,
III guess can. My poor dead and gone
husband, Who belonged to the Freemasons,
or AMI masous, | DONE know which, used
10 tell ne all the secrets OF the coRssfni
and when he shove ed me the marks oil the
srd.Iron hen he was initiated, aud told
me all how they fixed poor Morgan, ! never
tod lyln' soul TO h,s day and II nobody
troubles the closet 10 tod out you. secrets
ii do. they II lay there al they rot
, that they Will
| thought So slys he doorkeeper and
now want you to commence al that cor
hef, pointing TO place where some On.
, diguied and indecent brother had thrown
, out qulds Of tobacco, and give the whole
: room a decent cleansing ; and have pieds
cd NY word and homer for your fidelity 10
promises. U Don, go in that closet !
and then sl our lady TO herself.
No sooner had she heard The last sound Of
his feet upon Toe last step OF the STAIRS, Than
she exclaimed. That closet sbai on earth
can be iherel III warrant there's grid.
iron, or some other nonsense Just Ike The
n Antl.mason for all the ~otld III be bound.
3 III just take peep. end nobody viii be
= any the wiser buI ne, and Ill keep II to
e ny self SuInug lhe sc'i5n to the word,
? she stepped softly TO the door OF The foI b,d
Z, den coset-,urued The bution-no sooner
done than bl, ba, ba, ba, vent Billy, wlta
q spring TO regain hs liberty. -hich cane
E nigh ugsettin, 10. iauy ship. Both start
: cd s5 the doorway, which vas filled ailh
her implements Of house cleaning, when ell
was ssep, clear from their position to the
bottom OF the stairs. The no,se aud aeon
Q fusion occasioued by such sn uncerenou,ous
G getting dawn stairs, drew half the town to
from under Pile Of goats, pals. tebs
2 biooms, and scrubbng brushes.
Who should be hrs. on the ground tut
The rascally dootkeeper, who after releasing
the goat, made a cripple for life, and unpi.
D ling the other rubbish which bound the
good lady 10 the floor, anxiously inquired
Il she had been taking degreesl licking
l. the degrees exclaimed our lady, & you
call tumblng from the top to the bottom
8 Of the stairs, with tsrnal goa, To Jump
/ upon you as you 90, taking things BY Dc.
greesr | have; and If you generally fright.
en- folks as bad as you have me, and hurt
en- TO boot, III wafran. you they II Gake
5 as much noise as me-
i hope you dd'n, open the closet, ma.
J. dam sad the doc eper
Open the close, M sure | did /; AMI
a dld'n! Eve eat the apple when forbidden ;
? H. you want woman 10 do any thing, tell
her not TO. 4nd she'll do il, certain. |
= couldn't stand the tsmp'aIi5n there vas
u the secret | wanted to know il, aud IS |
;. opened the cIosa,, out popped the tarnaI
! goat rlehl IL my face. thought be suro
2 i was The Dsyl, and ran for the siatfs,
n with han 6, my heels, ahen fell over the
tubs, and We all arrived a, the bottom as
: you found us, 10 a heap logeher.'
\ Bot, madam, said The doorkeeper, you
are IN possession Of the great secret Of the
0 Order, and you mos, be initiated, sworn
: sworn aud ude ihs goat 10 The regular
way
Regular way = exclaimed the LADY, do
. you suppose l'n going TO go nearer that
laroal crlltur agaiu-snd Without a bride
or ady 5 saddle mo never; don't wan,
nolhln' TO do with II, or man that rides
II. Id lock nice perchgd On a goat
would'n, , III never 20 near II again,
nor our Hall nulhef ant, if | can prevent
It, a. lady shaIi ever Jptn any Of the Old
Fellows. Why, I'd sooner be Freema.
son CT an Ann mason, and be broiled on
gfld.lrOn as lon, as a ERE could be kept
under II, aud pulled from garrei to cellar
with halter 10 a pair Of Old breeches and
slippers, Jusi as my poor dead.and gone hus.
band used to tell me they served him. than
10 1--we over again such ride as took with
The goat 10 day and you may rest assured
shall never see goa, but that | shall
think Of The ODD Fellows. Clean your tar.
nal old Hall yourselves And the good
: lady vanished 10 high dudgeon.