The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-02-16
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The grand Secret of Masonry discove red
by II Lady.
INDIANoPoLIs, June 27, lS4s.

il speaks for itself. fyou think il wor-
hy of publication, You will please give
u place 10 your next number.
On visit to peighboring city, re-
Gently, called at the honse of my friend
B with whom had long been acqualut-
ed. To my establishment found his la
dy reading Masonic paper, asked her
what change had come over her that she
j could not only adani, snch paperflo her
house, but could sit dcwn to its perusal
for knew her fathers family were among
tie most vlndictive, bitter. proscrip,ive
antl-masons, that ever lett the ibfec ed
district in New York. she replied thai
1 she had discovered the grand secret Of
Masonry; and it il would be agreeable to
me she would relate how she came TO
make the discovery. requested hor to
proceed, which she did as follows:
'Soon after you left here last fa'l, !
learned to my extreme modification, that
my husband had become mason. | at.
tIibuted il to your influence, and ! need
not say what my feelings were tow sros
you or my husband, at once came TO
the conclusion chat my domestic happi
ness was al an end; but | resolved that
my conduct in all the relations of wife a. nj
mother should be such, that the world
should see that had done all that woman
| IA, Al f., 6
ter learned my husband had joined the
mssuns, d clrCuinst occurred thai
ior the FIRST time gave me any reason 10
| doubt bis integrity. Ii WIS one of the
coldes, nights last winter that my husband
returned at late hnur; aud said TO me
! Margaret cannot you DO without your
bianke, shswl! | replied iha, could -
lie asked me TO get il for him, aud bring
lIm bed spread, or comfort. | hauded
the atticles to him, and he lmnedia tei =
left the house ! went to the wiudow
and BY light from the lamps discovered
another man with large bssket-the
shawl and comfort in it, and they soon
disappeared, Ny busbana retursas il
abeut half an hnur--I lad retired. and he
had every reason 90 suppose that | was
asleep, but was np', neither did | close
my eyes with sleep that night / expect.
ed in the mdrnlng as a matter of course
he would have some story prepared &c
explain Lis mysterious conduct. THIS he
failed to do, when induced me to keep a
sharp look ou for my shawl, for ! knew
if could once get my eye on that,
would be able to unravel the whole my s.
tery. IT was not long, as was on the
street that female whisked along past
me upon whom discovered my shawI!!--
The good for nothing hrzzy. thought
while glow OF triumph thrilled every
nerve, and quickened every nerve, and
quckened my pace in the pursuit, FL,
lowed her closely from one street to an
other into the fourth story Of a book
hindery. | saw her very composedly lay
aside my shawl. and sit down to her work
where urged on by that Unsuitable de-
sire 20 get the clew to my husbands S per-
idy, soon learned tie street and nun
ber of her residence, and Immediately
len for it. | was not mistaken either,
for saw my comfort there. The whole
secret flashed upon my mind at once,
clearly as If it had been written with a
sun beam from Heaven. There I found a
widow ed mother, in the last stages of con.
sumption. and three children dependant
upou the scaniy pi,tance earned hy the
elder sister, whom ! had so suspiciously
followed. ] learned from the lips of the
ing woman lesson; that in all my phi
losophy | had never dreamed uf--such a
ltale of sorrow, had never before listen
ed to--and when she had related the deed
Of charity, that had been the cause Of all
my uphsppioess, felt that there was not
rooin iii ,ny bosom TO appreciate the dis
interested bcnevolence Of my husband
| She said, ] do not know how we should
| have lived, but for the kindness OF two
persons, who came here late one night,
and Jeff basket filled with some provis~
ions, some bed clothes shawl and five
dollars. They just opened the door and
set in the basket. saying, accept this aud
| ask no questions, and left before ! had
time to enquire their names. I do not
know who they were; and ] have bad
some donbs from where these things
came--Sni ] never forget in my daily
PRAYER TO him who npeneih His hand and
flle,h the poor with bread. that il these
we're men. TO keep them and theirs from
sorrows and fiictions with which bave
been visited ! left the house hetier
woman than when ] entered ii--Bnt the
grand secret Of masonry, said III
ihonght you was TO tell me what i, ISL
She replied, III is to do good aud moi tell Of
IL,