The daily gazette., 1880-08-04
Goats For The Lodges.
WHERE THE MASONIC FOLKS GET THEIR
sUPPLY-A FRESH REPoRTER's ExPER-
IKNCE.

WHERE THE MASONIC FOLKS GET THEIR
sUPPLY-A FRESH REPoRTER's ExPER-
IKNCE.
From the Philadelphia Record.
$50 you're the new reporter" said
Capt. Harrison Clark, the Grand Tyler
of the Masons, who holds the fort u the
Masonic Temple, at Broad and Filbert
streets, and projects each lodge from
intruders.
eyes, sir" replied the budding scrib-
bier.
"You look pretty fresh. From the
country, presume ?" inteIrogated the
Grand Tyler.
"Pve been sent to interview you, and
learn where you get all the goats you
| supply to the lodges. don't want you
to give any secrets away"
"PIl give nothing away" said the
Grand Tyler. "I think there are two or
three goats running around the Temple
now. SO you're the new reporter? So
the sentence was in gasp.
| "Have you any objections to showing
me oneW asked the young man.
| "We don't often do that; but always
like to ob!ige the reporters, sst' you said
| you were the new reporter. Iil see If |
can catch one for you," kindly replied
the Grand Tyler.
"First we will go into the grand Holy
Scoophole," said the Masonic man, as he
led the way down long flight of steps
| into utter darkness. ust then the young
man heard a distinct "Bah!"
| "Ahl there's one," shouted the cour-
teous grand Tyler, and just at that mo-
ment the young man ran against pile
| of kindling wood and rolled over coal
shovel. Right above him came "Bah!"
"There 1t goes" shouted the Tyler, az
he rushed around corner of the fur
mace. AS he disappeared there came a
"Bah" from his direction. The reporter
hurried, bu. the goat had turned another
went with rush, into the grand ban
quoting room, and Just as the Tyler
reached I, "Bah" came out in full force.
"Thats a fine goat" said CLARK, puff
ing. ~ remember the night Mayor Stok-
ley rode him in Solomon Lodge. Now,
let's go for him again.
Up into the second story into the Egyp-
Ian Room they went, and as the Tyler
entered "Bah" was heard.
"Fhere il goes out the other door into
the Ionic ROOM" shouted the Tyler, who
was trying hard 20 catch it. That's a
good goat. One of your newsmen was
tossed by him in Crescent Lodge. l saw
| him do it,"
"Good heavens Let's catch it, cried
the reporter, and they started off on a
run down the long corridors, then up
stairs to the Knights Templar Asylum
Just as the Captain en- cred there was the
familiar "Bah," and the paper man knew
the goat was there. Catching up the
grand Sacred Thingumbob the Tyler
vowed he would knock its brains out #
The other fellow would 60 in and drive
| il out. The goat could not be found. IL
mad crept through the grand Exalted
Gates OF Somethingorother. and reached
a lower floor. The Grand Tyler started
in pursuit, and when the office was
reached he put the new reporter in the
hands of another Tyler, who put him
through another rushing around the
building.
"You see, we don't raise these goats
ourselves. They are a special breed
gotten up by DR.. Kingston Goddard, II
| MS incubator, Out Uu his farm ot Tor
ton Station remarked the Grand Ty
ler. "He's been in the Masonic business
so long that he knows just how to trail
the goats. When they are very younl
he files off the hard part of their hoof
aud gives them the white of an egg Il
, Improve their voices. Being taken il
hand when they are so young, when the.
+ become old they are very intelligent
and if fellow puts on any frills the.
, know lust where he should be tossed"