The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-10
THE MYsTERIOUs BROTHER.
HOOD.

come o:Dpre from the mail OOot: SAN
he'd not stop in Madison. but 60 on &
the next city The reasons he CAV,
were as follows:
was in Madison some years ago, anc
the recollection of that trip l vas ther
Q drummer) makes me shudder. hai
been around for about two days. had
made some good sales, aud also mad,
the acquaintance Of some good fellows
as ! thought. in the central part OF the
town. ! WAS with party at Myers''
hotel. talking aud joking. when one ol
EN- ssid to me:
You'd better remain toright and
join our beloved order the Mysterious
Brotherhood. It'il he a great benefi,
to you in your travels. It's the best
Society in tie State. and You can make
friends by being known ss . member
III ten minute, after you stop at viii
lsge or city,
| l, like q sucker, took the cork under
and stayed and joined. The Mysteri-
Gus Brotherhood then mt in q hall
near the Mayors Office. A widow kept
saloon below the lolge room. There
were about eighty members Of the
lodge ard most Of them we're present
to assist in my initiation. The officers
were High Mosul, Second Mogul. .
Secretary and Treasurer. Inside snd
Outside Sertinels. aud . Comet, with
three assistants The imitation fee was
anything the loIxe could get. from one
to five dollars. / was received 1T the
ante room by masked guard. heard
grnm voice inside say:
| 'Is there any prison IN waiting t. lie
initiated iuto our beloved o. d-r?'
Another said:
There is one hard customer. my icrd
who has deposited the blunt according
to tie requirements Of our sacred or
der
A bell tapped. anl the whole order
inside yelled-'Amen! Amsn!'
was led in. The whole ssembiy
were in long gowns. reaching to their
face masked. l was blindfolded and
led three times around the room, while
they oil sang:
.Should you feel inclined to censurr.
Faults you may in others view.
Ask your own heart ere you venture
Ii It has not failings too!
The bell tapped. and I was halted
before the High Mogul. Near him stood
the Comet and three aids with
stuffed clubs three feet long was
sworn to answer all questions trutbfuily
aud keep tho secrets If the order
Every time l failed to answer immedi.
ately. - stuffed club took me an awful
blow far below the belt IN the rear
The following questions Were put and
answered.:
High Mogul-'Are you a married
mani
Candiiate-'Yes.
High Mogul How many children
have your State their ages. sex and
complexion
Before l could answer half he had
asked me. ! was fairly lifted by the
stuffed club'
High Mogul-'Ars you in the habit
of running around nixhts!'
I answered No right quick. and
though it was not exactly the truth. l
escaped the clubs.
Tie devils mad big plsnk in the
room. rugged on trestles. with Que end
seven feet high. Near the center Of
this plank was = hinge that worked
with a trigger; but l knew nothing of
this unt,, later in the proceedings. l
heard all the while running water, rs il
the reservoir was being cmptied. The
bell tapped and was marched around
again. The Grand Mogul asked:
How much water is there 10 the
tank?'
The answer was -Four feet!
The Mogul sail
Let It be DEEPER
Then he ssked me:
Have you any money. watches. notes
papers, rings. or precious stones that
will be dawsged by wa,er!'
said NO
lie then sang out:
How much water in the tank 2
six feet was the answer.
Grand Mogul-'Let it be dceperr
was next led to the plank and COM
pelled to slowly ascend it. had
reached the end aud WAS on my knees.
whom the Mogul called cut agsin:
How much va or in the tank COW 2
The Answer came, Nine feet
The hell tapped. the end Of the plank
tapped down. aud ! vent hcadloog-
not into tank Of water. was caught
il large piece OF canvas supplied with
hsniholds sronnd the edges and cor.
ners. and manned BY eight or ten stout
fellowa No sooner bad | struck the
canvas than ! was tossed in the cir
several times. They shouted ~ every
toss once more 'once moro, till finally
/ struck tho ceiling. then they -.qait.
The bell tapped and was walked up 70
. c,fin with tia CUTTERS around il. and
10 the cutters wers various colored col
cium lights. The bandase vas rsmov.
cd FROM my eyes. In this coilin was
ono Of tho members painted Up in -
CHASTITY. .oolon - possible. and the fol-
low representing tho corpss had his
mouth full Of hour. I did not know il
of courss. Till they made me take an
other cath aud stoop to hiss the corpse.
The cuss blew nearly tescuptal Of
iloor in my face and eyes. When l had
cleaned aud wiped o6 my countenance,
the Mysterious Brotherhood ali came
around mo to shake hands. l shook.
OF course. bat really felt that IL had
had two siashoosers. tho population OF
Nadi.on wonld have been reduced to
the extent Of twelve.
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