Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-09-29
WoMAN,s CURIOSITY.

Week before last, the brethren OF the
Lodge of Odd Fellows at Woodstown,
n. j., determined to have their hall
swept out ard cleaned, when it was
unanimously resolved that Ms. Keep
secret should be called upon to do the
job.
After the meeting had adjourned, the
lamp-lighter who well knew the inquisi-
tive character of this lady, went and pro-
cured monstrous william goat, and
placed him in the closet which is kept as
reservoir for all secret things. He then
proceeded othe domici of the good Ia
dy and informed her that the lodge had
determined TO give her the Job of cleaning,
and sweeping their hall, and requested
her to come early the next morning, as
he would be at leisure to show her what
was and what was not to be done.
The morning came, and with it appear
ed madam Kcepsecret, according to pro-
mise, with her broom, brushes, pals,
tubs, &c, prepared and armed for the
job, and found Mr.. Doorkeeper in waiting
for her.
Now madam said the mischicvous
docrkeeper. Il will tell you what we want
done and how we came to employ you.
One of the brethren said it would be n
difficult thing to get any body to do the
job who would not be meddling with Sc
crets IL that closet, because we've lost
the key and can't lock it. / assured
them that you could be depended upon.
Depended upon?' says madam, Il
guess | can: my poor dead and gone hus-
band, who belonged to the free masons,
! don't know which, used to tell me all
the secrets of the concern, and when he
showed ne he mark of the gridion made
when he was initiated, and told me how
they fixed poor Morgan, ] never told
living soul to this day, and If nobody
troubles your closet to find out your Sc
crets till ] do, they will all lay there till
they rot--that they will.
4 thought So said the door keeper,
'and now want you to commence in that
corner pointing with his finger to where
some undignifcd and indecent brother
had thrown out quids of tobacco, and
give the whole room a decent cleaning,
as have pledged my word and honor
for your fidelity, to promisc-DoN'T GO
IN THAT CLOSET? and then left our lady to
herself
No sooner had she heard the sound of
his feet upon the last step of the stairs
than she exclaimed, that closet! what on
airth can be there? I'll warrant there is a
glidiron, or some such nonsense, lust like
the anti-masons for all the world, I'll be
bound I'll be bound: I'll Just take a
peep in, and nobody will be any wiser
but me, and ] can keep it to myself
'Suiting the action to the word she
stepped softly to the door of the forbid
den closct-turned the button-which
was no sooner done than-Bah-ah-a
went Billy, with spring to regain his
liberty, which came nigh upsetting her
ladyship Both started for the door,
which was filed with her implements of
her house cleaning, when all we're
swept clear from the position clean down
to the bottom of the stairs. The noise
and confusion occasioned by such an un-
ceremonious coming down stairs. drew
half the town to witness Mrs. Keepsecret's
efforts to get from under the goat,
and the pile of pals, tubs, brooms and
brushes.
Who should be first on the spot but
that rascally door keeper, who after re-
leasing the goat which was made a Grip
PIE OF for life, and unpiling the other rub
bish which bound the good lady to the
floor anxiously inquired if she had taken
the degrees
Taking the dcgreesp 7 exclaimed our
lady III you can call tumbling from the
top to the bottom of the stairs with q
tainef goat to jump upon ye as ye 90, ta-
king things by degrees, | have; and if We
generally frighten folks as bad as We
have me, and hurt 'em to boot, III war
rant ye they'll make us much noise as
me-
e! hope you did not open the closet
madam said The door keeper.
Open the closet an sure did not Eve
eat the apple when forbidden? II YOU
wanta woman to do anything tell her not
TO do 1T, and she'll do it sartain. | could
not stand the temptation. There was
wanted to know il, and /
opened the closet door, out popped the
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