The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-03-30
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Grand secret Of Masonry
DISCOVERED BY A LADY.
Indianapolis, June 81, ls4s


EDITOR REvIEw:-The following in.
cident needs neither preface nor com.
ment: it speaks for itself. If you think
it worthy Of publication you will please
give it place in your next number.
On visit recently to Deighboring
city, called at the house of my friend
B., with whom had long been acquain-
ted. To my astonishment founc his
lady reading Masonic paper. asked
her what change had come over her that
she could not only admit such paper to
her house, but could sit down to its peru
sal-for | knew her fathers family were
among the most vindictive, bitter, pros
criptive anti-masons, that ever left the in
fected district of New York. She re-
piled that she had discovered the grand
secret of Masonry; and if it would be a
greeable to me. she would relate how
she came to make the discovery. ] re.
quested her to proceed, which she did as
| follows:
"Soon after you left here last fall, |
learned to my extreme modification, that
my husband had become mason. | at
tributed it to your influence, and | need
not say what my feelings we're towards
you or my husband. came to the con-
clusion that my domestic happiness was
at an end; but l resolved that my conduct
in all the relations of wife and mother
should be such, that the world should see
that | had done all woman should do.
Some three or four months after learned
my husband had joined the masons, cir
cumstance occurred that for the first time,
gave me any reason to doubt his integri-
ty. 1t was one of the coolest nights last
winter, that my husband returned at late
hour, and said to me: margaret, cannot
YOU do without your blanket shawll' ]
re piled that could. He asked me to
gel it for him, and bring him bed spread
or comfort. handed the articles to him
and he Immediately left the house. |
went to the window, and by the light
from the street lamps discovered anolh'
er man with large basket--the shaw
and comfort were placed in it and they
soon disappeared. My husband returned
in about half an hour-I had retired and
he had every reason to suppose that
was asleep, but was not, neither did ]
close my eyes with sleep that night. ]
expected in the morning as matter ol
course, he would have some story pre-.
pared to explain his mysterious conduct
This he failed to do, which induced me
to keeps sharp look out for my shawl
for knew if could once get my eye on
that, would oe able to unravel the whole
mystery. 1t was not long after, as was
on the street that female whisked along
past me upon whom discovered my
shawl! The good for nothing hussy
thought |, while glow of triumph thrill
led every nerve, and quickened my pac'
in the pursuit. | followed her closel.
from one street into another into the fourth
story of a book bindery. | saw her yer.
composedly lay aside her shawl and 81
down to her work, where, urged on b.
that Unsuitable desire to get the clew Il
my husbands per6dy, soon learned th'
street and number of her residence, AM
, Immediately left for it. | was not mis-
taken either, for there:I saw my comfort
The whole secret flashed upon my min
, at once as clearly as ifit had been write
with sunbeam from Heaven. There
n found widowed mother, in the last stag
of consumption, and three children de
Q pendant upon the scanty pittance earue
o by the elder sister, whom had so SUI
# piciously followed. l learned a lesso
y from the lips ofthe dying woman, that
. all my philosophy | had never dreame
r. lof--such tale Of sorrow, had never b