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The Lodge s( l. O. y. Y a, uooa.,ov,.
deteruipsd To have their Lodge room doo,
up elssu and nice, aud IL wss resolved mani.
mousiy that Mrs X. should Ls en- ployed TO |
do the Job at5f =
Aiier the meeting sjjourned, The guar
dian, who knew the inqaisiiiys character. Of
Mrs h procured billy goat and placed !,
in \ closet that wss kept up IS . reservoir
for the secret thugs lie Thea iafsrmsd
the lady Of the uishes Of ths Lodge, and re
qnested her 90 come early Dsxt naornioR, as
be then wOald be at leisure to sAou her ubs,
was aud vas not 20 be done MorsipR came.
aud With it Madame X with her broom
brushes. Psils, tsbS Sse. prepared asd arm
ed for tbs JSb, aud found ths guardi.a Wait
ing for her
Nos D.dsm.' said be, sIll tell you Via.
we waut dbue, aud how We esne TO employ
you The brothers said IL was difFieult 20
GET any body To do ths job, aud sos Is med
dling. WITH the secrets ~ that little closet
Ne have ost the key, aud cannot fpd IL 10
lock the deor. I assured them that you
could be depeaded on
'Dspended on y said She II CUES. can
My poor dead aud gooe husband, Who Be-.
logged TO the Free Masens. or Anti Mssons,
! doh't know which, used 10 tel me all the
! secrets Of the concern, and when be showed
| all the marks the grIdiroo bad made when
be Vas initiated, and told me how they 6red
/ poor Morgan, never told living soul TO
this day. IL nobody troubles your closet TO
! 61d out your secrets till do, thsyu Law
! there tall they rot-thcp will,
Il thotghJ 90, said the guardian, tand
EsW ] want yon 90 cotu meues in that cor
Z ner, and give tho whsle roSm decent clean.
4 ing, aud have pledged my word aod honor
. fo9 your fidelity 10 Jour promise DOW doB't
I 90 into that closet : aud thea lsft the lady
I 10 herself
/ Ne sooner had she heard the sound Of bis
foot upon the last step OF the siairs than
she exSsi@ei 'DOn't 80 inte tas, eloseti | II
usrrant there 10 gridiron, OF sslne noa.
sense, bst like the Ami Masoss for all the
world IN b bOusd I will jssI take . peep;
sObody will be AoJ wiser, ss can kesp ii
/ TO mycslf s-
Saitng the action TO the word, she step.
! ped lighdy TO the forbidden eloset-turnsd
she baHon which vas no sooner done, thaa
babi Hent the billy goat with spring 60
| regain his liberty, uhieh came near apssttinR q
her lsIysbip. Both siartad TO ths door, bot
! il tWsshlled With implements for house clean.
Ing, aad all we're swept 70 the bottom Of the
stairs
The noise aud confusion oeeasionsd BY
such uureremouious getting down stairs.
drew half the town 20 witness Mrs Ks ef.
forts to get from nader the pile Of pals.
I tabs, broOms aud brushes rate lbs street
Who Should be the hrst 90 the spol bot
the rascally doorkeeper, who, Sftsr rieeasiog
the goat, which vas crippls for life, and
upliftsd the rubbish that bound the COED
woman 10 the earth, AnIiously impaired If
abe had beea taking the degrees
Taking the degrees 7 exclaimed the lady
IL you call ,umbliog from the top 20 The bot.
tom Of the stairs. With The devil after you.
taking things By degrees, TkAvs them; and
il you Tighten folks - you have me aud
hurt them 60 boot, I'll warrant they'll make
as mach aoiss a. I did,
Il hope yOu did uos open The closet
madam, said the dooFkeeper. -
Open the closcil Eve ate the sppis she
was forbiddeni II you want woman 70
do snythiag ten her 10, 10 do il, aud shell
do 10 certain. could not stand the temp,a.
tiou. The secret vas there vaeted 10
kbos 10 ! opened abe door, and cut pop
ped the tArsGi erittsr right into nv fsoa 4
ihonght that the devil bad me, AID broke
for The stairs, With the devil bu,ting me At
every jump-I fell over the tub, aud got
doWa stairs. Ss you fOaod me, ell is heap
Bat, madam ssid the doorkespsr, syou
are 10 possession Of the CREST secret of TIE
Order, and you must 60 upaaA be initisisd;
sworn, ahd then 20 in, the regular wsy
Regular way sGeiaimed the lsdy. aud
do you ssppose ! am going near the iarnai
pises again aud ride that ar esittsg witbout .
bride or lady's ssadIsi Ne, esver dos1
want nothing to DO uiib that Ban that rides
Il ia iaat sise r~rebed on billy goat,
vouidnt II No beveri m asvsT 90 Bish
Il again. nor roar bail, butbsF-.if I eaa pFs.
vent il, % lady shall ever joia The ODD Fei.
lows Why, I'd sooner be Free Msson.
snd Be- bFoilsd 90 . EridiFoa ss Ioae 81 srs
eoali be kept usdsg a. and Dalled from Eag.
ret 20 cellar uith batter, 10 pair Of cid
btesshes ssd slippers ju.t ss ny poor dad
hushsnd vss; Be lived ever ", bst souid
hsvsE 0u,livs such shethsr ride as toak 20
dAyp 49,.