The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-09-11
A Woman tina, Could BE- Depended On

! a certain lodge Il tho Independent
Order IT Odd Fellows determined IL
have their lodge room done up clean
aud nice. Ii wa. resolved unan-
nously that Mrs. X should Ia en-
rlosed to lo the job After tie meet.
Ing adjourned. tho Guardian, who
knew the inquisi.ive character of Mrs
Is. procured billy goat ani placed
him ina closet that wa kept rs i
reservoir tur the secret things. llc
then informed the woman IL the wishes
fof tho lodge, aud requested her to come
early tho next morning aud he would
thea show her what was aud what was
nut ~ lo done.
Morning came. anl with II Madame
r., with hcr hr.em. brushes, pals,
etc, anl found the Guardian waiting
fer her.
Now, Madam ho said, Il will
tell sou what ~ want done, aud !ow
We came to c,nylts ,pu. Tie bru,h.
crs said il Was difficult to get anybody
10 do this job and not bc lncdIling with
tho sucrcts in tho clusct; wo have
lost tlla KY and ran no, tii,i Ii IL lick
thr dur. ! assured them thu, yuu
can 10 depended OIL.
"perendcd on g,lcss can. Ny
poor dead and gone husband he bclong-
cd t. the Free Nnsons III anti Masuls.
| lnu / know Which llc ustsl i tell
M all tie secrets IT tho concern, and
when lle showed mo all the marks IL
the gritllron, made when hc VA init.
atel, and told mo ho" they liked poor
Morgan. never told living saul
70 this LAY: II nobody troubles your
closet to find ~. Your secrets ill ,lo
they will lilo thcr, till ,hcy rot, thoy
will.
II thought 40, said tho Guardian.
"anl want you 10 commence in TIM.
corner anl give the whole room d.
cent cleaning; now don't a. into the
closet = and then left the woman i.
hcrsclf.
No sooner had she heard the saanl
u his fect ~ the last stop u the stairs
than r'c exclaimed:
Don't a. into that closet! Ill
warrant there's a gri,liron or so.ne non.
scnsc, just like the anti. Masons. fpr ali
tho world, II BIZ bo,in,l | will take
4 peep. and 10 one will hc tho wiser.
as can keep il t. myself.
sni.ing the action to the word, she
stepped lightly - tho forbidden rl.se,,
and turned the hutton. which Mas VI
sooner dome than ',gah..' went the
billy cont. with IN spring "a regnin hi&
liberty, which came near npsetiag lsas.
ship, Bp,h started far Tho dor, Lut
!. VA filled with implement, Tor l,.n.e
cleaning, aud all wcle swept clear
from their position down to ,lle bti,o,n
u the stairs
'ilia noi~r and confusion orcssiun.l
y. such n1.,rlnonlu.lr coming lnMn tho
stairs drew halt tt. town t. witness
Mrs. Il. efforts IL get from under
the pile VI pals, tub. broo.ns, and
brushes IN the street
Mho should hc ihe first nj the 4put
hut the rascnlly dear.kecrer! Ait,r
releasing the goat, which was Grip.
rlc for lifc, uplifting tho rubbish that
bound the good woman - The earth,
he nnNiously inquired IL shc had been
taking the degrees.
Taking tho degrees. II you cali
.umbling from the tip u tho bottom
~ the stairs will, the devil after you
taking things BY degrees. ! hay, Them.
and Il - frightcn folks ~ SO hayrf,igl,
cacl no, ald hurt to i o., III Ma,ran.
tl'ay will make aa much noi.c a. lid.
Il hnro you lilnt olen the closet.
madam, = said the loor-kccrcr.
"Open tho closet Esc ate Tie
apples NJ, was Forbidden II ,ou wan,
4 woman 70 do anything. tell her MT
70 ID it and she'll 10 il certain. 1
could not stand tho temptation, rh,
S,srs, ~ar there ran,el ii know