The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-04-13
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"on a visi, to a ~neigh6Oring city recently,
called 1t the house Of my friend E., with
whom had been long and ultimately Scauaih-
ted. To my establishment, / found his lady
reading 4 Masonic paper. l asked her what
change had come over thar she could not on
ly admi. such 1 paper to her house, but could
sit down to it's %peFdsaI; for | knew her fathers
family we're among the mOss vindietivs anti
MasOns. that ever left the infected district Of
New York. She replied tina. che had diacOy-
stsd he grand secret q Masonry, and if it
would b agreeable to me, she would relate
how she came TO make the discovery. Eo-
qusstsd her to proceed, which shO did o. tOl-
tow1s
WsOOh after you Tsfs here last fall, | learned
10 ny extreme modification, that my husband
had become . Mason. attributed it to your
influence and | need not say what my feelings
were towards you or my husband. lat once
come to the conclusion that my domestic hsP-
piness was at an end; but | resolved that my
conduct in al the relations Of wife and moth.
or, should see that | had done ell q wOmaD
could do. Some three or four months after !
learned my husband mad Joined the MaSOnS, a
circumstance Occurred that, Tor the frat time,
gave mo any EeiSOR 10 doubt bis integrity. It
was one Of the coolest nights Of Lest winter,
that my husband returned At a late hour, and
said to me, "Margaret, cannot you do without
yoaf blanket shawl! / replied that | could
He naked me to get it for him; and bring him a
bedspreSd OF comforter. handed the articles
TO him, and he Immediately left the. house.
MY first thoughts were 10 follow him. went
to the window; and by the light ftOHh the lamps
discovered another tnSn with a packet-the
shawl and comforter were placed in it, and
they both soon disappeared. My husband re-
turned in about half an hour. expected in
the morning. az q matter Of course, he would
have some story prepared to explain his myS-
torious conduct, but not 4 word did | get out
Of him. / determined to keep a sharp look
out for my shawl, for if could once get my
eyes on that, | would be able to unravsl the
whole mystery. 1t wsS not long after, as !
was in the street, that q female whisked along
past me upon whom / discovered my shawl,
The good fOr nothing huzSy! thought
while a glow Of triumph thrilled every nerve,
and quickensd my pace in the pursuit. liOl'
lowed her closely from one street to another
into the fourth story Of the bindeTy. saw
her very cOmpos,dly, lay aside my shawl, and
Sit down TO her wOrk-where, urged on BY that
Unsuitable desire to get the clue to my huS.
to my husbands Psrfdy, ] BOON learned tho
street; the number OF her residence, and imme-
diolely left for it. l was not mistaken either
for l saw my comfort er there. Tho whole Sc
cret flashed on my mind at once, as clearly as
il it had been written with . sunbeam from
Heaven. There / found widowed mother in
the lAg stages Of consumption and three chill
dreh asPendent upon the Scanty Pittance earn
cd BY the elder sister, whom ! had 90 SUSPECT.
OHsly followed. / lSdtned from the lips
Of the dying woman a lesson, that in all
my philosophy l had never dreamed Of-such a
tale ofSUrro% az l had never before listened to,
aud When she had related the dSed Of charity,
that had been the cause Of all my unhappi-
hesAI felt thai there was not room in mysbo-
som to appreciate the disinserssted benevO
lence Of my husband. She said, ~ do not
know how we should have lived, but for the
kindness Of two persons who came here late last
night and left a baske Of filled with provisions.
q shawl and 1--WE dollars. They just opened
the door, and set in the basket, saying: SAC
cept this and ak no d~uetdOhS;" and left be-
fore / had time to inquire their names. do
not know who they were, and Have sOHhe
doubts from where these thingS Gamb. But
mover forget In my daily prayers 10 Him, who
Openeth His hand and flleth the poor with
bread, to abk II these were men, He will
keep them and theirs from the sorrows and az
Aictions with which l am visited. ! left the
house a b ettsr woman than when | ehteted il,
But tho grand secret OF Masonry -
said !, ~ thought you were to tell ME what it
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She tsplisd, Mt is this--to do good andnos to
tell ofI"
The following 10 PaTsOn BrOwnlOw's deScriP'