Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-11-04
A Woman's Curiosity.

have their hall swept out and cleaned, whel
it was unanimously resolved that Mrs. Keep
secret should be called upon 10 do the job.
After meeting had adjourned, the lamp
lighter, who we'll knew the inquisitive char
acter of this lady, went and procured a mon
strous Billy Goat and placed him in tn
closet, which is kept as a reservoir for al
secret things. He then proceeded TO til
domicil of the good lady and informed he
that the Lodge had determined 10 give he
the job of cleaning and sweeping their hal
and requested her 10 come early next MOI
ming, as he would be at leisure to show he
what was and what was not to de done.
The morning came and with it appeared
Madam Keepsecret, according to promise
with her brooms, brushes, pals, tubs, &c
prepared and armed for the job, and fount
Mr.. Doorkeeper in waiting for her.
Now, Madam said the mischievous door
keeper, | will tell you what we want done
and how we came to employ you. One o
the brethren said it would be difficult thint
TO get anybody to do the job who would no
be meddling with secrets in that closet; be
cause we've lost the key and can't find it.
assured them that you could be depended
upon
bepeHuSu upon say IIldudH, 1 SuCso
can my poor dead and gone husband, whit
belonged to the Free Masons or Ant-Ma
sons, don't know which, nsed to tell me al
the secrets of the concern, and when he
showed me the marks Of the gridiron made
when he was initiated, and told me all how
they fixed poor Morgan, never told Twin
soul to this day, and if nobody tIonbles you
closet to find out secrets till do, they'll al
lay there till they rot-they will:'
i thought so,' said the door-keeper, 'anc
now want you to commnce in that corner,
pointing to place where some undignifec
and indecent brother had thrown out quid:
of tobacco, 'and give the whole room de-
cent cleaning, and as have pledged my
word and honor for your fidelity to pormise
don't 60 in the closetn and then left our lady
to herself.
No sooner had she heard the sound of his
feet upon the last step of the stairs then she
exclaimed That closet! what on airth
can be there? I'll warrant there is gridi-
ron, or some nonsense just like the anti-ma-
sons, for all the world, I'll be bound. I'll
just IKE peep on, and no body'll be any
wiser but me, and | can keep it all to my
self
Suiting the action to the word she stepped
softly to the door of the forbidden closet
turned the button-which was no sooner
than Bah-ah-aH went the Billy Goat, with
a spring to regain his liberty, which came
nigh upsetting her ladyship. Both started
for the door, which was filled with her i'm
plements of house cleaning. when all were
swept clear from their position down to the
bottom of the stairs. The noise and confu-
sion occasioned by such unceremonious
coming down stairs, drew half the town to
witness Mrs: Keepsecrers effort to get from
under the Goat, and the pile of pals, tubs
brooms and brushes.
Who should be first on the spot but that
rascaIly door-keeper, who after releasing the
goat, which was made cripple for life, and
nplifted the other rubbish, which bound the
good lady to the floor, anxiousy inquired if
she had been taking the degrees q
Taking the degreesp exclaimed our lady,
if you call tumbing from the top to the bot
tom of the stairs with tarnal goat to jump
On We as ye go, taking things by degrees, |
nave; and if ye frighten folks as bad as ye
nave me, and hurt 'em too, to boot, I'll war
ant We they'll make as much noise as me-
hope yon did no, open the closet mad
am, said the door-keeper.
Open the closet! and sure did not Eve
Eat the apple when forbidden? If you want
. woman 10 do anything tell her not to do il,
md she'll do it sartain. | could not stand the
emptation. There was the secret wan
ed to know it-and opened the door and out
popped the tarnal critter right in my face
thought to be sure it was the devil, and
un for the stairs with it at my heels, when
fell over the tubs and we all landed at the
,ottom as you found US, in a heap together
But, madam said the door-keeper, you
re in possession Of the great secret of the
order, and must 60 up and be Initiated
worn, and ride the goat in the regular way
Regular way? exclaimed the lady, and
10 you suppose am going near the tarnal
ritter again, and without bride or lady's
addlea No. never!-I don't want nothin'
0 be with it. or man that rides IT'D look
ice perched on Goat, wouldn't I? Til
ever go nigh~it again, nor your hall, nuih-
=; and if can prevent it, no lady shall
yer join the Odd Fellows. Why, I'd sooner
e Free Mason, and broiled on gridiron
$ long as fire could be kept under it. and
uled from garrett to cellar with halter, in |
pair Of old breaches, and slippers, just as
ny poor dead and gone husband used TO tell
ne they served him, and helived over il |
20, but never could live over such anoth-
r ride as took with the Goat to-day. You
lay rest assured that shall never see |
ioat but what shall think Of the Odd Eel
,ws and the degrees =
PROPERTIES OF GLAss.-Glass has proper
les peculiarly its own; one of which is that
is Of no greater bulk when hot, or in the
,elted state, than when cold. Some writer's
ate that it is CONTRARY to the analogy of
Their metals,) Of greater bulk when cold
IAN when hot.
1t is transparent in itself; but the ma
,rials Of which it is composed are opaque.
is not malleable, but its ductility ranks
ext to gold. lis fexibllity aho is SO great
lat when hot it can be drawn out like
astic thread miles ia length, in moment,
id to a minuteness equal TO that Of the silk
orm. Brittle, also. 10 a pIoverb, it is so !,
asiic that it can be blown to q gauze-Hke
inness, SO as easily to float upon the air.
: elasticity is also shown by the fact that
globe, Theoretically sealed, ifdropped upon
polished anvil, will recoil two-thirds the
stance of its fall, and will remain entire
It'll the second or third rebound. THE
rec with which solid balls strike each
her. may be estimated At ten, and the
action by reason Of the elastic property at
ninel Vessels, called bursting-glasses,
9 made of sufficien, strength TO be drawn
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