The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-04-16

t that lYanted Just Peep into that Prica
? Closet. w
A lodge of the Ipdependant Order
Odd Fellows, at Woodstown. determi,
ed to have their lodge-room done n
clean and nice. 1t was resolved unan
mously that Mrs. K. should be efnpIo,
ed to do the job. f'N'
After the meeting adjourned tb
Guardian, who knew the inouisitiy
, character of Mrs. r., procured a bilI
goat and placed him in a closet tha
was Kept as reservoir for the secre
things. He then informed the lady !
the wishes of the lodge, and reuueste
her TO come early next morninG as h
would then he at leisure to show be
what was and what was not to be done
Aorilng came, and with il Madam
n" WIN her broom, brushes, pals, tubs
ete., and found the Guardian waitjnl
for hef.
NOW, Madame" said he, ssI tell vo,
Whac we want done, and how we cam,
to employ you. The brothers soid +
was difiicnlt to get any body to do tb,
JOB, and not be neddliBg with the 60
crets in that iittle closet; we have lost
the key, and cannot find it to lock tbt
door. l assured them that you could be
depended on.'' aI ''.|''' '''N' ~ ~
depended on !" guess can. Nv
| poor dead and gone husband. who he.
longed to the Free Masons, or anti Ma
sons, don't know which. He used RI
tell me all the secrets of the concern
and when he showed me all the mark !
the gridiron made when he was initiat :
ed, and told ME how they fixed moor
Morgan, never toll! a living soul to
tins day; if nobody troubles your clos
ct 10 mud out your secrets till / do
hey will lay there till they rot-they
81 thought So" said the Gnqrdian
land now want yoa to commence in
that corner, and give the whole room a
decent cleaning, and have pIedoed INV
word and honor for the fidelity to your
promise, now don't go into that closet.h
and then left the lady to herself.
NO sooner had she heard the sound of
his feet on the last step of the stairs
than she exclaimed, aDon't get into the
closet J" Ill warrant there's a orids
IRON, or some nonsense, Just like the
anti Aasons tor all the world. Ill bo
bound. viii take one peep, and no.
iDody Will bc any the wiser, as / can
keep it to myself
Suiting the acton to the word sba
stepped lightly to the forbidden closet
turned the button. which was no sooner
done, than bah f! went the billy goat
with spring to regain his liberty
winch came near upsetting her I,dy,
ship. Both started for The door. but II
was filled with implements for house
cleaning, and all were swept clear from
their position down to the bottom Of
the stairs,
The noise and confusion occasioned law |
such unceremonious coming down stairs |
lrew half the town to witness Mrs
4 s. effort TO get from under the nile of
1alls, tubs, brooms, and brushes i'm the
street.
Who should be first to the spot-but
ne rascally doorkeeper, who after re-
easing the goat, which was a crinnIa
or life, and uplifting the rubbish that
ound the good women to the earth
nxiously inquired if she had been TAX
ig the degrees 2"
waking the degrees 70 EXCLAIMED
he lady, ''if you call tumbling from the
op to the bottom of the stairs, with The
evll after ye, taking things by degrees.
nave them and if ye frighten folks as
e nave me, and hurt them to boot. III
'arrant they will make as much noise
$ | did" i'o''0
~ hope You did not open the closet.
ladam," said the doorkeeper.
''open the closet? Eve ate the annie
10 was forbidden If you want a wo- ,
ian to do anything, tell her not to do :
, and she II do it certain. | could not =
ana the temptation. The secret was !
ieree, wanted to know it. opened :
g door and out popped the tarnal crit !
right into my face. ! thought the q
WI had me, and broke for the stairs :
I'M the devil butting me at every =
mp i fell over the tub and got down T.
airs as you found us, all in a heap." :,
but, madam, said the doorkeener q
'on are in possession of the great So. y
ct OF our order, and must go up to be -
itiated and sworn, and then 90 in the =
gllar way"
Regular way !" exclaimed the lady !.
hd 90 you suppose | am going near q
2 tarnal place again, and ride that ar q
ltter without bride or lady's saddle? 4? i,
0, never l don't want nothing to do e.
TN the man that rides it. ia look u
&c perched upon billy goat would =,
NO, never /! IN never 90 nigh a,
aSaln, nor your hall nuther-il [ can ~
event IL no lady shall ever ioin the IL
Id Fellows. Why, I'd sooner be a -
zee Mason, and be broiled on a grill ~ ~
N as'long as fire could be kept Under y,
and pnlled from garret to cellar. Win u
ialtert ma pair OF old brect hes and :,
ppers, just as my poor dead husband "
I'd he lived over it, but | never conld 81
over such another ride as took to- W W
e." 0N W. ~