Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09

SECRETS OF MAsoNRY.-O Zach. Wheeler
was quite character in his time, being
clever, easy-goiug, confding man, who man
aged to let everybody cheat him of his inher-
tied estates. Just as the farm was about to
slip out Of his hands, he succeeded in raising
the money to lift the mortgage. Aaron Rec
mer prominent Mason, accompanied him to
the town. As they went riding along on
horseback, Zack says to Aaron in a oonfding
tone
"Now Aaron, as we are alone, | want
You to tell me the secrets of masonry"
Il can't lack, they would kill me
"Why, they won't know, they will never
find i. out"
"Yes they viii, you'll speak of it."
''No swear WON'T
'Well, if you'll ride close along side Of me
and put your hand on my thigh, and take
the cath I'll tell you the secret Of masonry"
Zlck was not slow 10 comply, and most
powerful iron clad oath was administered and
taken.
well, said Aaron. with much s)lemnity
and secrecy, sis the first place, we Mas1ns
combine together to cheat everybody as much
as We can This is the first grand secret.
1.-THE second Is like unto il. When we can't
/ find anybody else to cheat, we ches. each
other, but az little as we can.
"Nell, exclaimed lack with evident sur
prise, 81 swear I'll Join; wish had done it
twenty years ago-l might have been rich
man before now"
CHNgsa JuGGLERr.-Look at the j1ggers,
they are about to perform. You have seen the
"a. |H.- -. -. -
ted Smtes) well yes. it il Old. Watch him
ciosely-thst Oil, bai-hesied chap, naked to
the wsis-, who squsts in front-he fumbles about
among the little pile Of pebbles, eggs, sticks
tape and knives heaDei before him he selects
neelie-talIiug loudly all the whiie-looks 81 1t
curiously-it Is four inches long, twice the dia-
meter Of hiy's knitting needle, sul has :
bluuted point now he puts the point 20 the
corner Of his eye, explaining that thus he could
Kill ugu one II his comrades leans fOrTsri
aGd suddenly striking it with little wooden
paddle drives it home with the bl1S, eye TO eye
= loud '' Yah q" and OLD bald pate with his
phiz puokerei like a burned root, SLOW = puts it
forth thel turning to the one who used the
paddle, he uporaided him. while blre green and
purple flames ssue from his mouth anon be
grows furious aud threafers him-the flames
disappear be Syringe 10 his feet When the
0trer retOrtf, the third one lnterfefes and Is
strack by No. the CID msn i1as n cleaver
snj No. 3 falls furiously on No. >, aud grssping
his queue, jerks HE heal torwari-the old man
strikes the iis;eutei neck with the keen blade,
and-Presto sewers 1t al oue blow-the body
falls forward aud is covered iustsutly with
cloth, while the hesi is dropped into A bucks,
three feet sEsy.
Don't'tir tits blt spleaIi optical Jelu-
sion
The o.i man ses,s himself on the b1iy (Which
grunts with bic weight snl c03iy wipes his
b,3oi-staiuel wcspon-as he does S., he s5Iilo-
quizes "a the merits sni denerits Of the sup
uosei deal -al-;he body " states s. lev re-
marks" attracting bis s,teutiou-he turns 10
surprise and interrogstes i:-tbe body answers
--Asrorishel % bear one whom be has Just de-
c8pi'atei spess' he steps 20 The pail coutsininz
the heal, EttpC the cover little. be again in
terragstss, srt in smotherei tones the head re-
Fiss-row be stsuts between TIE two, apparent
is beviilerei, asking questions Of fret one and
then the other. 80. snpr0schsE the bucket
sutsujlouiy kicks il over towards Us. the cover
flies of, blood flows from Il, butt is empty
the old mau Life the cloth, snl No rises.
" smiling and uniuiursi, 20 show Us whst be
can accomplish 10 the lez,srous handling Of
fragile sru,.t - Boston Con. Bglletiq.