American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-23

n ,Attsr, that I thought be was crazy and
kept on thinking so. end before dinner I
went down to. sec Mrs, Smith. my neigh.
Dor. and s.ys TO Mrs. Smilb:' ..W6a.
do you think, my husband has gone and
Joined the Sons Of Malta" /" and then told
Fer al about the whole mstter; about the
seat o. Ills clothes and everything. W.
And Mrs Smith says to me! "Wby!
Row 10 tie world did he wet himself so,-
my husband belongs to the Masons. Odd
Fellows and Sons Of Temperance. bat he
never came home in that condition. He
must e hay have slippfd and andafa afallsa down some
II thought about that" says s1 l.. 'Dqbsut
then there hasn't been anJ rain for month
almost" That's ,rue.' says Mrs. Smith
"but he may have falleo down at Priu,E's
pump-that's where most ell the men stop
to drink in hot weather. and It's pretty
rough and rocky about that pump, l near.
y fell there the night the Sons Of Malta
paraded, when l went round the pump to
get through the crowd" ''''''
mol, says |, ''It's 20 use Mrs. Smith,
for he just got that wettiog among them
Sons OF Malta, as sure as you live. Aud I'd
ljust like to know what rig BIT they have to
wet my husband, They say IT'S q, chart
able institution, now I'd hks TO kno v what
Icharity has TO do with that kind Of carry
inson. - -. - W.. ..g..,,1.. ,
y, You can easy find out ifthey have any
waller about the room where they hold
their meetings. The room is right over
the store .wheye my cousin stays and he
can let us into the room any day, By the
side door that is fastened on the inside OF
the next room 70 it-and III 90 with YOU.
says Mrs. Smith. 80 'r..'s -. t.s,a-g
""I wish You wonld,"' .said-"aad the,
next day we went and got into The room,
but thete was not a ding there bat the
chairs al the tables, some old guns 10 one
corner and big cupboard'iike thiag in
another corner, that's all there was there.
So we didn't find out anything-and went
home ss wise as We came---for our pains. I"
My husband had behaved himself alter
that morning as well as usual. until the next
FRIDAY morning. lthe Sons meet Thurs
day,) when he was laughing again: but as
his clothes were not wet I Just let him
laugh, and he went away in the morning
laegihngto lis work. As soon as he was
gone Mrs. Smith came to see me aed told
, me that her man came home lsst nigh as
wetas mine had done and wet 10 Just the
, same place And l said maybe he fen
| q u. y,.la
where you most fell down, the time Of the
parade" "NoF' says she 81 asked him
u ne Tell down ta re- and'he said "Nol be
! haon t-oa. ne had been over rougher
Toao thsn tnat and leila good many times,
mesa hesald, and didn't say N.Y. CSaapyttlng enors,
, because you know my hpsband Is sort o.
: smut up oooy, ana when ne stops taxing
!. us no use 10 ask questions: -....-
""e'ilAiFs mighty curious" says !,
: ''he way the men are carryinon; and I'm
gong to-see INTO u. I'm not afraid OF Their
soelepes. beiong to" tie Daughters o'
temperance. and know II there was any
sense 10 using wqter we would ussat there
b because we go IN 'or water IN moderation on
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