The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-28
Masonic Secrets.

Mrs. Brown aud her gossip. Mrs
White, we're oouversing about husbands
and the secrets of ireemasonry. Mr..
Brown was frcemasou, aud the fact OF
not being able to share the secrets Of the
order with him made Mrs Brown very
unhappy. She was pouring her out grief
to Mrs. White, aud saying for the thou.
sandth tine--"Iwonder what they do in
the lodge room p
IL have no doubt bus it's dreadful ="
replied Mrs. White. But if my hus.
baud was mason, I'll bet I'd fad out
what he did,"
But how They dare not tell.'
"Ah but I'd make bin tell"
"lIush oh, how I" asked Mrs. Brown,
anxiously.
Hush I'll tell you, but don't breathe
it for the world, because it is a dead
secret"
mo, no | wou't."
"Well. do you know that tickling a
persons ear When they are asleep will
make them talk ?"
mo, will it though ?"
"Yes New you wait till Brown comes
homo from the lodge, next time, and have
broom straw 10 the bed with you
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 tho whole OF
the business out of him."
Gracious mo you don't say so, Mrs.
White ?"
TO be sure do. l always get my
husbands secrets. out Of him in this way"
"llI do it,"
Aud you'll tell Inc all about it, won't
you ?"
"Certaiuly. Bat you must never say
anything about it."
"Oh, Of course not I'm very close.
mouthed,' replied Mrs White" earn.
estly.
So it was agreed upon, and they separ.
sted. But, unfortunately, Mr.. White
had overheard the conspiracy, and lost
no time in informing Mr.. Brown, who
laughed heartily over it.
A few nights aiterward Brown attend.
ed meeting Of bis lodge, and bis wife
was all anxiety concerning it On re.
tiriog, she armed herself with spray
from her broom, and wakefully waited
ior her lord aud master to return. At
last she had almost broken down the
veil Of sec'esy which had troubled her
so long, and her heart beat wildly when
she heard him open the front door and
come in.
Of course she pretended to be asleep.
and did not see the comical smile on
her husbands face as he turned up the
gas and began disiobing for bed. But
he said nothing, and in few moments
ne was comfortably tucked 10, and giving
out PremoniIory Indications OF approach.
log sleep.
THFSap YYria End dBlt9Eq Qeeasa her
had gone to that land from which sleepy
husbands never retucn Until some time
next day. Cautiously she reached under
the pillow and took the broom.s,raw
from its hiding place. Then she reached
over carefully and began to tickle her
husbands ear, ard he was all the while
doing his best to keep from exploding
with laughter.
Finally, he began TO talk a little, and
her cars were keeply alive to every syl-
lablc.
"Yes,he must die = said he He has
betrayed our secrets to his wife I've
got to kill him-Ihe lot fell on me !"
Mrs. Brown screamed and leaped
from the bed, while her husband, unable
to control himself, gave veut to his
laughter and disturbed the neighbors for
the next ten minutes. But they never
came TO any understanding about the
strange affair. She never asked him what
he was laughing at and he never inquir.
ed what it was which made her scream
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Mrs. Brown md Mrs. White don't
speak now. She thinks Mrs. White
played a joke on her, and she seems TO
have lost much of her anxiety regarding
the secrets Of ffeemasony.