Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-23
WOMAN,S CURIOSITY.
>msn Took Her FIRST
now ScrHD-w~ Fellowship.


Hew q scrsab-M~ Fellowship.
Degree IN &o> ~endent Order 4,
.Acertain lodge fthe ysas, e their lode
Odd FvEows determined t6ha, u was re-
rom done 3s clean and nice. =. I'D h
solved unanimously thas Mrs. e., sfso> N
employed TO do the job. SITTER the n2essA>
adjourned the guardian, who Know the H.
t.uisi i've character of Mrs. K. procured a
billy-gozt sna placed him in the closet tlias
was kept as a reservoir for the secret
things. He then inforidef be lady of the
wishes of the lodge, and requested her to
come cary the next morning, as he would
then show her what was and what was not to
Sc doEe. Morning came, and with it Madame
K, with her broom, brushes, pals, tubs,
ETC., and found the guardian waiting for her.
snow, madame, !" said be, Il tel you what
we want done, and how We came to employ
you. The brothers said it was difficult to
get anybody TO do the job, aud not be med
ding with the secret in the closet; we have
lost the key, and cannot find it to lock the
door. assured then HAT you could be de-
pended upon"
"Depend on! / guess 1 can. By Feor
and dead gone husband, he belonged to the
l.
which. he used IT, tell me all the secrets OF
the conceiD, and when he showed me the
marks of the gridiroDJ made when he was
initiated, and told me how they fixed poor
Morgan, 1 never told living soul TO this
day; if nobody troubles your closet to find
out your secrets till do, they will be there
till they rot, they will"
"I thought So" said the guardian, "and
now I want you TO commence in that corner
and give the whole room thorough clean
ing, and pledge my word and honor to the
fideliy of your promise; now dom; go into
that closet;;' and then lefs tie lady to her
self.
No sooner had she heard the sound of
his feet on the steps than she exclaimed
"'Don't get into the c oset! I'll warrant
there's gridiIon, or some nonsense, just
like The anti Masons for all the world, Pll be
bound. will take one peep, and nobody
wi be any wiser, as can keepiS to myself"
Suiiing the action to the word she step
ped lightly to the forbidden Closet, and turned
The button, which was no so ner done than
Ebah!" went the billy goat, with spring to
regain his liberty, which came near upset
ting her ladyship. Both s. arted for the door,
bu5 it was filed with implements for house
cleaning, and all were swept from their
position to the bottom of the stairs.
The noise and confusion occasioned by
such unceremonious coming down the stairs
drew hal. the town to witness Mrs. KS ef-
forts to get from under the pile Of pals, tubs,
brooms and brushes in the street.
Who should be the first to the spot but
that rascally doorkeeper. After releasing
the goat, which was cripple for life and
uplifting the rubbish that bound the COED
woman to the earth, Rnxiously inquired II
she had been taking the degrees.
"Tsking the degree " exclaimed the lady
"if you call tumbling from the top to the
bottom of the stairs with the devil after ye
taking things by degrees, have them, and
if We frightened folks as ye frightened me
and hurt to boot, I'll warrant they viii make
as much noise IS did"
al hope you cid not opsn the closet,
madam" saia the doorkeeper.
"Open the closet? Eve eat the apple she
,Sas forbidden. If you want woman to
do any.. hing, tell her not to do it, and shell
70 II certs,y,. i could not stand the temp
tstion. The sen ct was there. wanted tC
know it. l opened the door, and out poppee
the tarnal criiter right into L. Ia e. Lnougn
the old boy ad me, and broke 'r tne s.Air'
with the critter butting me at every JUMP d,
l fell over the tuo and got down stairs as : ~
found US all in heap"
"But, madam" said the doorkeeper,
s'You are in possession of the great secret OF
our order, and you must go up 10 be init
ated and then go in the regular way"
Regular wayl" exclaimed the lady,
sand do you suppose 1 am going near the
tarnsl place, and ride that ar tarnal critter
without a bride or lady's saddle? No,
I don't want anything 60 dc with the man
that rides it. I'd lock nice perched upon a
a billy goat, wouldn't 1? No, never! I'll
never 60 nigh it again, nor you shall nuther
if can prevent it, no lady shall ever join
the Odd Fellows. Why, I'd sooner be a
Free Masor, and broiled on gridiron as
long as the fire could be kept under i, and
pulled from garnet to cellar with halter, in
. pair Of old breeches and slippers, just as
my poor dead husband. And he lived over
il, but never could live over such another
ride as took to-day.