The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-03
Finding Out the Secret.

MIS-. Brown and her gossip, Mrs. White,
were conversing about husbands, and the
secrets of Freemasonry. Mr.. Brown was
a Freemason and the fact of not being
able TO share the secrets of the order with
him made Mrs. Brown very unhappy.
She was pouring out her grief to Mrs.
White, and saying for the. thousandth time,
81 wonder what they do in the lodge
room?"
II have no doubt but it's dreadful" re-
piled Mrs. White. ''But if my husband
did,"
but how ? They dare not tell"
"Ah but I'd make him tell
GLOW oh, how !" asked Mrs. Brown
anxiously
"Hus6 I'll tell you but don't breathe
it for the world, because it is desd Sc
cret.'
"No, no; WON'T
"Well, do you know that tickling per-
sons ear when then they are asleep will
make them talk p
mo. Wilt thought"
eyes. Now you wait till Brown comes
home from the lodge next time, and have
broom straw in the bed with you. When
he gets asleep you tickle his ear with it
gently, and he will begin 10 talk about
this way you can get the whole of the busi-
ness out of him."
"Gracious me You don't say so. Mrs.
White?
ITO be sure do. l always get my hus-
bands secrets out of HIM IN this way"
''I'll do it J"
"And you'll tell me all about it, won't
your"
Certainly But you must never say
anything about it y
sob, of course not. I'm very close
mouthed," replied Mrs. White earnestly.
So it was agreed upon, and they separ-
ated. But unfortunately Mr. White had
overheard the conspiracy, and lost no time
in informing Mr.. Brown, who laughed
heartily over it.
A few minutes afterward Brown attended
a meeting of his lodge, and his wife was
all anxiety regarding it, On retiring, she
armed herself with spray from her broom
and wakefully waited for her lord and mas
ter to return. At last she had almost bro
ken down the veil of secrecy 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 preferred to be asleep and
did not see the comical smile on her hus-
bands face as he turned up the gas and be-
ing, and in few moments he was COM
fortably tucked in and giving out Fremont
tory indications of approaching sleep.
Then Mrs. Brown opened her eyes eau
tiously, and convinced herself that he had
gone to that land from which sleepy hus-
bands never return until some time next
day. Cautiously she reached under the
pillow, and took the broom-straw from its
hiding-place. Then she reached over care
fully and began to tickle her husbands
ear, and he was all the while doing his best
to keep from exploding with laughter.
Finally he began to talk little, and her
ears were keenly alive to every syllable.
"Yes, he must die said he. she be-
trayed our secrets to his wife. I've got to
kill him-the lot fell on me"
Mrs. Brown screamed and leaped from
the bed, while her husband, unable to con-
troll himself, gave vent to his laughter and
disturbed the neighbors for the next ten
minutes. But they never came to any UNI
Outstanding about the strange affair. She
never asked him what he was laughing at
and he never inquired what it was which
made her scream and leap out of bed so
quickly.
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. White don't speak
now. She thinks Mrs. White played
joke on her, and she seems to have lost
much of her anxiety regarding the secrets
of freemasonry.