Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-07-03
FINDING OUT THE SECRETS.

4his' DioWll anu uci gossip, mTS
White, were conversing about husband
and the secrets of Freemasonry. Mr.. b
was a Freemason, and the fact of not be
ing able TO share the secrets of the orde
with him made Mrs. B. very unhappy
She was pouring out her grief to Mrs
White, and saying for the thousandtl
time, I" | wonder what they do in the lodge
ROOM"
81 have no doubt but it's dreadful, y
replied Mrs. White. "But if my hus.
band was a Mason, I'll bet I'd find out
what he did"
but how? They dare not tell"
"Ah but I'd make him tell"
"How oh, how ?" asked Mrs. Brown
anxiously.
"Hush! I'll tell you, but don't breathe
it for the world, for it's dead secret"
mo, no | won't"
Well, do you know that tickling a
PERSONS ear when they're asleep will
make them talk ?"
mo; WILT thought"
"Yes. Now you wait till Mr.. Brown
comes home from the lodge next time,
and have broom-s straw with you in bed
When ne gets asleep, you tickle his ear
with it gently, and he W i'll begin talking
about what he has been doing at the lodge
and in this way you can get the whole
business out of him"
Gracious me! You don't say so,
Mrs. White !"
"To be sure | do. / always get my
husbands secrets out of him in just this
way"
"I'n do it. I'll do it,"
"And you'l tell mo all about it, won
you ?"
Certainly; but you must never sa,
anything about it,"
"Oh, of course not; I'm very close
mouthed," returned Mrs. White wit
earnestness.
So it was agreed upon, and they separ
ated. But unfortunately Mr.. Whit
overheard the conspiracy, and informe
Mr. Brown who laughed heartily over il
A few nights afterward Brown attends
a meeting of his lodge, and his wife wa
all anxiety regarding it. On retiring sh
armed herself with spray from he
broom and wakefully waited for her lore
and master to return. AT last she haC
almost broken down the veil of secrec,
which had troubled her so long, and he
heart beat wildly when she heard hin
open the front door aad come in.
OF course she pretended to be ASLEEP
and did not see the comical smile on he
husbands S face as he turned up the gas
and began dsrobing for bed. But be saiC
nothing, and was soon tucked in and Civ
ing out premonitory indications of ap
proaching sleep.
Mrs. Brown opened her eyes cautiously
and convinced herself that he had gone tC
that land from which sleepy husbands
never return until some time the mex
day. Cautiously she reached under the
!
hiding-place. Then she reached owe
carefully y and began tickling her husband
ear, and he was doing his best to kee
from exploding with laughter, all th
while.
Finally he began to talk a little and he
ears were keenly alive to every syllable
"Yes, he must die" said he. II
betrayed our secrets to his wife. I've 20
to kill him-the lot fell on me-"
Mrs. Brown screamed and leaped from
the bed, while Mr.. Brown unable to con
troll himself any longer, gave vent to hi
feelings, and disturbed the neighbors 70
the next ten minutes. But they neve
came to any understanding about til
matter. She never asked him what h
was laughing at, and he never inquire
what it was that made her scream an
Jump out OF bed 50 quickly.
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. White don
speak uow. She thinks Mrs. Whit
played joke on her, and she seems t
have lost much of her anxiety regardin
the secrets Of Freemasonry.