Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-11
EV ENING STAR.
The Woman that Wanted Just to Peep into
that Private Closet.

nc w Omhu Ina. 6QLeQ JUST TO P6ep lQt0
that Private Closet.
The Lodge OF l. o. OF, at Woodstoyn.
determined TO have their Lodge room done up
clean and nice, and it was resolved unsni.
mously that Mrs. h. should be employed to
do the Job
After the meeting adjourned, the guardian,
who knew the inquisitive character of Mrs
h, procured a bily-goat and placed him in a
closet that was kept as a reservoir for the Sc
cret things lie then informed the lady Of
wishes Of the Lodge, and requested her to
come early next morning, as be would then be
a. leisure to show her what was and what was
not to be done
Morning came, and with it Madame K,
with her broom, brushes, pals, tubs, &c pre-
pared and armed for the job, and found the
guardian waiting for her.
"NOw, madame said he, "I'n tell you
what we want done, and how we came 10 EN-
ploy you The brothers said it was difficult
to get any body TO do the job, and not be med
ding with the secrets in that little closet; we
have lost the key, and cannot find it to lock
the door. assured them that you could be
deps n6ed on"
depended on - said she. 4" guess | can.
My poor dead and gone husband, who be-
longes to the Free Masons, or Anti Masons
don't know which, used TO tell ne all the Sc
crets of the concern, and when he showed me
all the marks the gridiron made when he was
Initiated, and told me how they fixed poor
Morgan, L never told q living soul to this day
If nobody troubles your closet to find out your
secrets till do, they'll lay there till they rot
they WILL
thought so," said the guardian, "and
now | want you to commence in that corner
and give the whole room decent cleaning,
and have pledged my word and honor for
the fidelity to your promise now don't go
into that closet, and then left the lady 10
herself.
No sooner had she heard the sound Of his
foot on the last step of the stairs than she
excaimed-'' Don 90 into that closet I'll
warrant there is gridirOn, or some nonsense,
just like the Anti-MasOns for all the world,
IL ee bound l will just Ike 2 peep, and
nobody will be any wiser, as L can keep it TO
myself"
Suiting the sction to the word, she ste7ped
lightly to the forbidden clcset-turred the
button-Which was no sooner done, than bah
went the biliy-goat, with spring to regain
his Liberty, which came near upsettin5 her
ladyship. Both started for the door, but il
was filled with implements fox house cleaning,
and ali were swept clear from their position
down TO the bottom of tie stairs
The noise and confusion occasioned by such
unceremonious coming down stairs drew half
the town 10 witness Mrs KS efforts to get
from under the pile Of pals, tubs, brooms lid
brushes into the street
Who should lie first on the spot but the res-
cally door keeper, who after releasing the goat,
which was cripple for life, and uplifting tae
rubbish that bound the good woman to the
Garth, anxi0usly inquired if she had been
| taking the degrees
Taking the degrees exclaimed the lady,
" If ycu call tunbling FROM the top to the
bottom If tie stairs, with the devil after you,
taking things by degrees, [ have them. and if
you trlghten folks as you have me, and hunt
them to boot, III warrant they IL make as
much noise as I did "
81 hope you did not open the closet, Mads
anne, " said the door keeper.
"0pen the closet? Eve ate the apple she
was forbidden . If you want a woman to 30
anything, tell her not TO do il. and she II do
i certain. could not stand the temptation
The secret was there. | wanted to know il [
opened the door, and out popped the tarnal
critter right into my face. 1 thought the devil
had nee. and l broke foE the stairs, with the
devil butting me at every jump fell over
the tub and got down tie stairs as you found
| US, all in heap
"But, madam, f." said the door keeper, "you
! are IN possession of the great secret Of the Or
der, and must go up and be initiated, sworn,
| and tacn go in, in the regular way"
Irregular way :" exclaimed the lady, "and
do you suppose am going near the tarnal
place again, and ride that ar critter without
bride or ladys saddle No, never, / don't
want nothing to DO with the man that rides
1T I'd look nice percEel on a billy goat
wouldn't L? No, never. I'll never 20 nigh
1t again, nor your hall nuther-if L can pre-
vent it, no lady shall ever join the Odd Eel
lows Why, I'd sooner be Free Mason, and
be brcilcd on a gridirOn as long as fire could
be kept under it, and pulled from garret to
cellar with q halter, in pair of old breeches
and slippers, just as my poor dead husband
was; he lived over ii, but never could out
live such another ride as | took to-day"