Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-08-09
LOO. WOMAN'S CURIOSITY

stock n. j., determined 10 have their
Hall swept out and cleansed, and il
was unanimously resolved that Mrs.
Keep Secret should be called upon to
do the job.
After the meeting had adjourned,
the lamp lighter who knew the inqus.
tive character of Mrs. Keep Secret
went and procured mons,rous Billy
goat, and placed it in the closet which
is kept as a reservoir for all secret
things. He then proceeded TO the dom.
icil of the good lady, 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 then
would be at easure to show her whs,
was, and what was not to be done.
The morning came, and with it Mrs
Keep Secret appeared according TO
promise, with her brooms, brushes,
pals, tubs, &c, prepared and armed for
the job, and found the doorkeeper in
waiting for her.
Now, madam said the mischievous
doorkeeper, will tell you what we
want done, and how we come 10 en-.
ploy you One of the brethren said
il would be difficult to get any body to
do the Job, who would not be meddling
with our secrets in that closet, because
we've lost the key and hani'nt locked
it. assured him that you could be
trusted, and SO they ordered me TO call
on you, as | knew you could be Deepen.
) ded upon
Depended upon says Madam, j
guess can; my poor husband that's
!, dead and gone, who belonged TO the
] Free Masons or Anti. Masons, | don't
I know which, used to tell me all the Sc
8 crets of the consarn and when he show
ed me the marks the gridiron made
when he was initiated, and told me how
theyifxed poor Morgan, ! never told
Twin soul to this day, and if nobody
troubles the closet 10 find out the secrets
till do, they'll oil lay there till they
: rot; that they will.
E Il thought so,' said the doorkeeper,
/, and | want you to commence al that
e corner pointing 10 a place where some
!, undgnifed and indecent brother had
e thrown out guilds of tobacco, and give
the whole room decent cleansing, and
as have pledged my word and honor
for your fidelity TO promises-"dont 60
in that closet and left our lady TO her.
self
No sooner had she heard the sound
of his fee, upon the last step of the
stairs, than she exclaimed, Hhat closet
what on earth can be there-l'll war.
rant gridiron's or some such nonsense
Just like the Anti. Mason's for all the
world. III be bound I'll JUS, take g
peep; there's nobody II be any the wiser
but me, and I'll keep il TO myself
Suiting the action to the word, she
stepped softly to the door of the for
hidden closet-turned the button, which
!, was no sooner done than bahia, ha, ha,
went Biley with spring to regain his
liberty, which came nigh upsetting heT
adyshiP. Both started for the door
way, which was filed with her imple
ments of house cleaning. when all was
swept clean from their position 10 The
bottom of the stairs. The noise anC
confusion occasioned by such an un
ceremonious coming down stairs, drew
half the town TO witness Mrs. Keep Sc
cret's efforts to get from under pile 0
goat, pals, brooms, tubs, and scrubbin
brushes.
Who should be first upon the spc
but that rascally doorkeeper; who, afte
releasing the goat, who was made
cripple for life, and unpiling the olhc
rubbish which bound the good lady
the floor, anxiously inquired if she ha
been taking the "Degr .es."
Taking the Degrees, exclaimed OF
lady, if you call tumblng from the to
to the bottom Of the stairs, with la
nal goa, to jump upon lyou as you G.
taking things by degrees have, and
we generally frighten folks as ye ha'
me, and hur, 'em to boot, I'll warra,
ye they'll make as much noise as
have"
Il hope you did not open the clos
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