National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-10
The Secret Let ont.

The lodge of |. O. of O. f., at
NJ determined to have their lodge
room done up clean and nice, and
it was resolved unanimously that
Mrs X. should do the job
After the lodge adjourned. the
guardian, who knew the inquisitive
character of Mrs. X, procured bill
ly goat and placed him in closet.
He then told the lady of the wishes
of the lodge, and said he wished her
to come early, as he would then he
at leisure to show her what was and
what was not to be done. Morning
came and brought with it Mrs. K,
with her brooms, pals, tubs, &c,
prepared and armed for the job, and
the guardian waiting for her arrival.
Now, Madam, I'll tell you what
we want done, and how we came to
employ you. The brothers said it
was difficult t. get any one to do
the Job that wouldn't meddle with
the secrets in that little closet (point-
ing to the goats PRISON.. we have
lost the key, and can't find it to
lock the door. | assured them that
you could he depended upon
depended on ! SIZE said, i guess
can. My poor dead and gone hns.
baud who belonged to the free and
Anti Masons. used TO tell me all the
secrets of the concern. and showed
me the marks the gridiron made
--i.e.. L.. ...o.. .";,,ot"d- ""i told ~
how they fixed poor Morgan. And
have never told a living soul to
this day. If nobody troubles your
closet till do, they will lay there
till they rot, so they will
u thought So said the guardian,
and now want yot to commence in
the corner and give the room de.
cent cleaning, and | have pledged
my word aud honor for the fidelity
of your promises don't go into the
closet, and all will he well, and he
left the lady to herself.
No sooner had she heard the sound
of his foot on the last stair than she
exclaimed: Don't go into that closet.
I'll warrant there is a pcsky gridiron
or two, and some other nonsense in
there, just like them Anti.Masons,
for all the world. I'll be bound, I'll
see anyway. ] can take little peep,
and nobodywill be any wiser. | can
keep u secret. Suiting the action to
the word, and thinkingall the while
what glorious secret she wo'd have
to tell Moll Trump, her next door
neighbor, she stepped cautiously
and lightly to the door, pecped mis-
teriously about to see IL anybody
could see her and then opened the
door. What was her horror to see
coming from u far corner of the room
"a bona iidc billy goat, with a per
feet torrent of wrath flashing out OF
his eyes. Making tremendous rusl
for his liberty, he reached the thrcs
hold Of his prison almost by the
time the old lady had sufficiently
recovered TO screech murder aud
fire, without getting chOked, and
came near upsetting the dame at tn,
door. Both made q rush for the hea,
of the stairs but the door was full
of implements for house cleaning
and all were swept clear from Their
positivn to the bottom Of the stairs
The noise and confusion Of sucl
uncerpmouious coming down stairs
drew half the town to witness Mrs
K's efforts to get from the pile %
pals, tubs broonls, and brushes into
the street. :,
who should be the 0rst Oh th'
spot but the rascaly guardian, wh'
alter releasing the goat, who WA
crippled for life, and uplifting th'
rubbish that bound the good womal
10 the earth, anxiously asked u sh'
had taken the degrees