The Grange advance., 1874-04-29
A WOman's Curiosity.

Order of Odd Fellows determined to
have their lodge-room done up clean and
nice. 1t was resolved unanimously that
Mrs. K. should be employed to do the
job. After the meeting adjourned, the
guardian, who knew the inquisitive char
acter of Mrs. K, procured billy goat
and placed him in closet that was Kept
as reservoir for the secret things. He
then informed the woman of the wishes
OF the lodge, and requested her to come
early the next morning, as he would
then show her what was and what was
not to be done. Morning came, and
with it Madame K with her broom,
brushes, pals, etc., and found the guar
dian waiting for her.
Nov, madame, said he, e. will tell
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, and not be meddling with the secrets
in the closet; we have lost the key, and
cannot find it to lock the door. I
assured them that you can be depended
on
Depended on! guess can. I NV
poor and dead and gone husband, he be-
longed to the Free Masons or a3ti- Ma
sons, I don't know which. Hekused to
tell me all the secrets of the boncern.
and when he showed me all&he marks
Of the gfidiron made &hen h was ini-
tiated, and told me how they fixed poor
Morgan, [ never told a piving< sbuI to
this day; if nobody trout les your closet
to find out your sec1ets~till do, they
will lie there till they rot, they will.
" 1 thought 50" said the guardian,
and l want you to commence in that
corner and give the whole room decent
cleaning; now, don't 60 into the closet" ="
and then left the woman to herself.
No sooner had she heard the sound of
his feet on the last step of the stairs than
she exclaimed, "Don't go into that
closet I'll warrant there's gridiron,
or some nonsense, just like the anti-Ma-
sons for all the world, I'll be bound. 7
will take one peep, and nobody will be
any wiser, as 1 can keep it to myself"
Suiting the action to the word, she
stepped lightly to the forbidden closet,
turned the button, which was no sooner
done than "bah - went the billy-goat
with spring to regain his liberty,
which came near upsetting her ladyship.
Both started for the door, but it wis.
filed with implements for house clean.
ing, and all were swept clear from their
position down to the bottom Of the stairs.
The noise and confusion occasioned
by such unceremonious coming down
the stairs drew half the town to witness
Mrs. KS efforts 70. get from under the
pile Of pals, tubs, brooms. and brushes
in the street.
Who should be the first at the spot
but the rascally doorkeeper? After re-
leasing the goat, which was cripple
tor life, and uplifting the, rubbish Tint
bound the, good woman to the earth,
he anxiously inquired if she had been
taking the degrees.
Taking the degrees! If you call
tumbling FROM the top to the bottom of
the y, stairs With the devil after ye taking
things by degrees. have chem. hn;n q aridE n f
ye frighten. folks as ye frighten me, and
hurt to boot. I'll warrant they will make
as much noise as I did,
Il hope you didn't open the closet,
madam" said the doorkeeper.
"Open the closet?~ Eve ate the ap.
pie she waf forbidden. If you want {.
woman to de anything, tall her not to
do it, and she'll Do i certain. I, ooald
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