Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-09

A WIFE's CURIOSITY GRATIFIED.

A WIFE'S CURIOSITY GRATIFIED
Mrs Brown and her gossip, Mrs. White,
we're convcr ing about husbands and the Sc
crcts OF Frcemasoury. Mr.. Brown was Free
mason; and the fact of not being able to share
the secrets Of the Order with him made Mrs.
Brrwn very unhappy. She was pouring out
lcr grief to Mrs. White, and saying for the
thousand,h time, II wonder what they do iu
the lodge-room %
81 have no doubt but it's drcadfull, replied
Mrs. White. "But if my husband was Ma
son, I'll bet I'd fad out what he did"
But how? They dare not tell. "
"Ah but Id make him tell
''How oh, how?" asked Mrs BrowD, anx-
iou>y.
flush I'll tell you; but don't breathe it
Tor The wcrld, because it is u dead secret"
mo, no; won't"
well, do you know that tickling person s
ear when they are asleep will make them talk. -
NO. Witt though ?"
Yes Now you wait till Bruwu comes home
from the lodge next time, and have broom
straw 10 the bed. When he gets asleep YOU
tickle his car with it gently, and he will begin
to talk about what he has been doing at the
lodge, and in this way you can get the whole
OF the business out of him."
Gracious me ion don't say SO, Mrs.
White ?''
10 be sure do. | always get my husband s
secrets out OF him in this way"
''I do it ~
And you Il tell me all about it, won't you?"
"Certaiuly. But you must never say any ythiug
about it.
oh, ofcourse not I'm very close mouthed'
replied Mrs. White, earnestly.
SO 1t was agreed upon. and they separated
But unfortunately Mr.. White had overheard
the consplracy, ,and lost no time in informing NJ.
Bruwn, who laughed heartily over it.
few nights atterward Brown attended a
meeting OF his lodge, and his wife was all aux-
lety regarding it. On retiring, she armed her.
sell with spray from her broom and wakcfuily
waited for her lord and master to return At
last she had almost broker down the vail OF Sec
recy which had troubled her so long, and her
heart beat wildly when she heard him open ii e
front door aud come 10.
vi course she pretended to BE- asleep, aud did
not see the comlca smile Oh her husbands face
as he turned up the gas aud began dlsrObing for
bed but l. Q said DothlUg, and in few mo-
meuts he was comfortably tucked in and Civ
lag out prcmonltory indications Of approaching
sleep.
Then Mrs. Brown opened her eyes cautiously
and convinced herself that I've had gone to that
land from which sleepy husbands never return
until some time next day. Cautiously she reach.
cd under the pillow, and took the broom straw
from It's hiding place. Then she reached over
carefully aud began to tickle her husbands ear,
and he was all the while doing hs best to keen
from exploding with laughter.
Finally he began to talk little, and her ears
were keenly alive to every syllable.
Yes nc must die, " said he. "He BETRAYED
our secrets to his wife. Eve got to kill him
the lot fell oD me-
Mrs. Brown screamed aud lcaped from the
bed, while her husband, unable to control him
sell, gave vent to his laughter and disturbed the
nclghbors for the next ten miuutes But they
never came to any understanding about the
strange affair. She never asked him what he
was laughing at, and he nevcr inquired what it
was which made ner scream aud leap out of bed
SO quickly.
Mrs Brown and Mrs White don't speak now,
She thinks Mrs. White played joke on her,
aud she seems to have lost much OF her anxiety
regarding the secrets Of Frcemasonry.
SANDWICH ISLAND WoMEN.-A lady writ.
Ing from Honolulu, thus disccurses upon the
naive women and their free and easy manners
The women arc erect, wide 10 the shoulders,
and carry their heads like queens MANY of
them are truly handsome, wearing their hair
falling over their shoulders in curls, and sur
mounted with little straw hats, garlanded with
wrcaths OF lovely native flowers. They clothe
themselves modestly and prcttily, wearing the
dress to cover neck and arms, and falling loose
iy from the shoulders to the top Of the feet,
which are often bare. Not being civilized like
Us, they have DOT been enlightened into com-
pressing their ribs with iron and whalebope
corsets; nor to disturb and torture their feet
with overnight shoes; nor to put bonncts upou
their heads running up into turrets of silk and
artificial flowers, aud leaving the ears at the
mercy OF bitter winds; nor to make up forty five
yards OF steel wire into cages and tasten Them
selves within them; DOR TO carry an extra half
yard OF dress stuff bravely after them over the
pavement through thick aud thin. Yes, these
women have the advantage of us, for are We
not forced by the exigences of custom, when
We come with our long garments upon any i'm
purltes OF the pathway, to shut our eyes and
eleneh our teeth and rush blindly over them,
whereas those kanaka women, at the sight
even OF spot OF Water, lift their light gar
ments glngery, and pass over, clean and no.
suIlied from Its contact? Can this be bar
barsm?
HABTUAL IMPULSE. -Habitually enthusi
aStlc people are never so happy as when thev
are endeavoring to save you from yourself
1t is however, fortunate that the passion
which informs such persons, is one of peculiar
instability aud caprice Their ambition is
10 be dong, no matter what, so that the
blood be exercised; aud uOiotormed by prin-
clple, and without any special object in their
ministry, thev SO divide their ipdus,rv omono