Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-01
THE IN & EI.. I1IG ENCER.
TmE PRIvATE CnOsnTg

The Lodge Of /. 90. II. at w 1etermin.
sa % naye. 9. their lodge room done up clean and
H., should be employed TO do the lob.
Alter s the meeting had adjourned, the guard.
4au, WI knew. the nquisitivenesss of Mrs
procured a billy goatand placed him in closet
was keptas reservoir for the secret things
ne l.letl the lady of the wishes of the
Lou9es and.requested her to come early next
morning, as he would then be at leisure to show
herL what was; and what was not to3be. DONE
Morning came, and wittit Madame X with
her broom, brushes, pals, tubs, &C., prepared
ana !, armed for the job, and found the guardian
waiting for her. Es, @ - = -
Now, madam, - said he, stI,ll tell YOU. What
We want done and ho@Awe came toemploy YOU,
Inc brothers said it was dificult to get anv.
BODY to do the job and not be medllinp with,
the secrets in that little closet We have lost
the Key and cannot fDdIit olock thedoor I
assured them that you could be dependedupon
Depended on" said she, ''I guess i. can
My poor dead and gone husband, who belonged
to the Free Masons, or Anti-Niasons, Idon't
know which, used to teIl5me all the secrets of
the. concern, sand then he showed me all the
marks of the gridirom made when he was int
tlated, and told me how they killed poor Nor
gan, never told aliying sonl TO this day. If
nobody troubles your closet to find out your se-
they will"
81 thought 81" said the guardian; s'and now
want you TO commence IN that corner and
give the whole room a decent cleaning and I .
have pledged my word and honor for the A.
deity of your promise, now don't gosinto that
closet; and then left the lady to herself
No sooner had she heard tke.sourdo his foot
ed:& sBs
..Don,t. On. .irto .sa.ra,,s .tl,sro
is a gridiron, or some nonsense ltke#the ANTI
Masons, for all the world, I'll be bound. I'll
just take apeep, and nobody II bea any wiser, and
can keep5it to myself"
lightly to. the forbidden closet, turned the but
ton, which was no sooner done than "bahln
went the billy-goat with spring to regain his y
liberty, which came near upsetting herladyShip.9i
Both started for the door, but it was filled with
implements for cleaning, and all Twas swept
clear from their position do8nto the bottom of
the e,,s stairs. 30 573Hlss q al sisss g3sa
The noise and confusion occasioned by such
unceremonious coming down stairs drew, half
lthetown to witness Mrs K s efforts to getfrom
under the pile ofpails, tubs, brooms and brush.
es, into the street ri f,iTsT, i.5g
Who,should be the first on, tho spot but the j
rascally doorkeeper, who, after releasing the
goat which was cripple for life and lifting,
the rubbish which bound the good woman to- the
earth, anxionaly inquired she was taking the
degrees. i
Taking the degrees" She exclaimed. If you
call tumbling down stairs and scared to DEATH,
taking things by degrees, then / have,them; and
Iif you frightcn folks the way you did me, and {
hart them to boot, Plliwarrant they'll maxi as
much noise as / did ~
81 hope you didn't open the closet, madam"
"0pen the closet Eve ate the apple she was
| forbidden! If you want a woman TO do any,
thing, tell her not to doit, and she dotit cer-r
tain. 1 could not stand the temptation The
secret was there Lwanted to know it.. open
I. ed the door, and out popped tho tarnal critter,
j right in my, face. l thought i was agoner, and
broke for the stairs, with Satan buttngsa every
Jump. i fell over the tub and gotad do@nlsS6irs
just as you find us, all,in heap
"But, madam, said the doorkeeper, "youare
Il in possession of tho great secret of. the Order,
and must go andabe initiated and sworn, and
Il then igo2iR, in the, regular why.& 1F
Regular way!" exclaimed the lady. And
Il do you suppose am going near the tarnal place
again, and ride that ere critter without bride
lady's saddle2s No, neyerl DONE want moth
ing to- do with the man that rides it. I'd look
d nice sperched op,a bily-goat wouldn't I? No,
IHever u 'llnever go night, your hall,nuth-
EeE can prevent it no lady shall eYerjoin
4 the Odd Fellows Why, Idssooner be q Free
Mason, and hroiled on q gridiron as long as q
fire could be kept underit, and pulled from gar
Iret to cellar with halter, ina pairsof old
4 7Ibreeches and slippers just as my poor dead
husband. was Heliyed over it; but could
never outliye such another ride asI took to-
day. .iss BIS ss
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