The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-04-30
9Cals Of odd fellawsAip.
woMkN's CURIOSITY.



A lodge Of the I. o o. " At Woods
towa determined 20 have their lodge
room done up clean and nics, il was al.
animoSsly resolved that Mrs. e.
should bo employed 10 DO the job.
Aller the mcetiag adjourned the
6uAFdian Who knew. the ibqgisisive
character Of Mrs. e., procured
billy goat and plaesl him 10 a closet
which i kept a. reservoir COT the secret
things. de then iaioansi the good Ia
dy Of the wishes Of the lodge, aad ss.
qasssea her to CONE early the neEg mora.
ing a. be would then be a. leisure 10
show what vas aud shat uot 70 Be dons.
AoFsing came add sith IL Madame
k Wiih Der bFoom. brushes, pals,
tabs, etc, prepared aui aFtacd for the
ioj, tho gaardiaa VAS Svailing for her.
Nov, madame, said be. | slll tell yoa
what &c waat doae, sad Low We csms
10 emplvy you. The brothers said i
vas difficult to get anybody 10 do the
job aud not b. med4ling vith secrets
IA that hlsle closet We have lost the
key aud cannot fnd Il 70 lock the door.
! assured him ,ha. yOa coaas BE- depcnd-
ed on.
Depended on e said she, III guess |
can, my poor. dear. dead aud gone hus.
baud, who belonged 10 the Free Masons
OF the Anty Masons, don't kaow
which, used % cell me al the secrets Of
the coucafrs, aud when he showed me
the marks oftke gridiron made when he
was initiated, aud told me how thsy
ixed poor Morgan, | never told living
soul 20 this day. IL nobody troubles your
closet 70 end yoar secrets I'LL | do, ihsy
will lay there ill they rot---thcy will.
4" thought %" said the guardian.
land want you TO commence 10 that
corner, and give the whole room . dc.
cent cleaning, 'snd as | have pledged
my word sad honor for your 6deIity to
promise, nov dent 10 in that eloset!e
and then left the lady to herself
No sooner had she heard the sound
OF his feet on the last s.ep Of she stairs
than che exclaimed, Don't 10 In that
closet why, what on earth can there be
in that closctl Ill warrant there Is q
big gfidiron, or some nonsense just like
the Aniy -maaans, for all the world, III
be bound will Just take. one peep,
and nobody will BIO any the wiser, as |
can keep Il TO myself"
Suiting the action 10 the word, she
stepped softly to tho door Of the forbid
den eloset--turncd the bhttou-which
was no sooner done than--Bah.ah-ahl
went the Billy goat, with a spring 10
regain his liberty, which came nigh up.
setting her ladyship. Both started for
the door, but il was filed with the i'm
plements Of house cleaning, all were
swept clear from their position down TO
the bottom Of the stairs.
The noise aud confusion occasioned
by such unceremouious coming down
stairs, drew half the town TO witness
Mrs K's effort to get from under
the Goat and a pile Of pals, tubs, brooms
and brushes in the street.
Who should be FIRST on the spot put
that rascally door.kceper, who after re-
leasing the goat, which was a cripple
for life, aud uplifting the other rubbish,
that bound the good woman to the earth
anxiously euquired ii she had been tax
ing the dcgreesY
Taking the degrees" exclaimed our
lady, III you cell tumbling from the top
to the bottom Of The stairs; with the
devil jumping on 20 as ye 60, taking
things b. degrees, | have, then; aud il
ye brighten folks as bad as 20 have me,
and hurt 'cm to boot, Ill warrant they'll
make as much n Use as | did =
| II Rope you did not open the closet,