Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-12-21

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! itaab men. aud store TN nas's,I no'-
ilaes Then ny d.s sa3 - a
didh Z want "a come a. and liza tk6
grand bumper defre&. al4 "a iaI.
and said be didf. i care II BE- d;d s..
e encourage uA bbys ia Innocent naa.
time. thai was IS irnnrorinu rs Sir
intaIlex We. lad shut The goat a.
in closet in NV room. and LIS had
got over hlatinz. - We took .oH the
henak hief. ksd la vas eating son. ] al
rsT rsni s7. is i ia skate ssraps ne
wea< zE&' Z tod "a 70 cone
ST lad eiRe lltHe dis
tinef An4 when VII asked kim
'.es 81 mus say.
esfle who wants ID osn oaF AheIllst
order and ride The goak u wanted
% come W too. but We sSli be- Il
enc come ID it would break up the
lodge, cause 1 woman can't Keep q
secret, and We did1't have any side
saddle for the goat; Say, if rod new
er tried i the next time you initiate
man il your Mason lodge, you
sprinkle 9 little kyah pepper on the
goats beard Just .afore you turn him
loose. ou can Get three times IA
much f0n % the square inch Of goat.
Yon w0uldh Q think il was the same
goat Well. we cot al fixed and pa
raped, and we let him ii and told
hlin be must be blindEolded. and he
got on his Knees b lafhiig. ind Il tied
q towel around his ewes, and then L
turned 'hin around and mad him assst
down on ais hands also, and fheK his
buck wasfsgsit towards EhecloseE door.
and / pasthe buck beer sign right
against pas clothes. He was d Iaffne
all the time, and said we boys were
full Of fun as they made EN-. and We
told him il was a. solemn occasion
and we wonldn't permit no ieyitv,
andif hedidn'tstopiaifing We couldn't
give him the grand bumper degree.
Then everything was ready, and
my chuhi had his hand on the closet
door. and some kyan pepper in his
other hand, and / asked pa in low
bass tones, il he felt as though lie
wanted to turn back. or IL n. had
nerve enough to 90 ahead and take
the degree. I warned him that II
was full Of dangers. as the goat was
loaded for bear. and told him he yet
had time to retrace his steps If he
wanted TO. He said he wanted the
whole dizziness. and we could 90
ahead with tie nenagerie. Then I
said to pa that il he had decided to
- ahead, and not blame us for the
consequences, to repeat after me the
following: Bring forth the ROYAL
Bumper, and let him Bump 7" Pa
repeated the words, and my chnm
sprinkled the kyan pepper on the
goats moustache, and he sneezed once
nd looked sassy, and then he see the
rger beer goat raring up, and he
afted for it, Just like COW catcher,
id blatted Pa is real fat, but he
: new he had got bit, and he grunted,
nd said. sHeIfs-fre. what you BOYS
Din 2 and then the goat gave him
lother degree, and pa pulled of the
wel and got up and started for the
airs. andso did the goat, and ma was
the bottom of the stairs listening,
I'd when looked over the banisters
and ma and the goat were all in a
zap, and pa was yelling murder, and
"a was screaming fire. and the goat
as batting, and sneezing and bunt-
q, and the hired girl came into the
I'll and the goat took after her and
le crossed herself Just as the goat
rpck her and said, 'Howly mother,
rotect mei' and went down, stairs
ie way we boys slide down hill, with
18th hands on herself, and the goat
.red up and blatted, and pa and ma
ent into their room and shut the
Dor and then my chum and me
,ened the front door and drove the
1at out. The minister, who comes
see ma every three times a week,
as just ringing the bell and the goat
fought he wanted to be Insulated, too,
nd gave him one, for luck, and then
ent down on the sidewalk, blatting
ld sneexing, and the minister came
+ a the parlor and said be was stabbed,
! nd then pa came out Of his room with
is suspendars hanging down, and he
81 tdn i know the minister was there, aud
said GUS words. and ma cried and
81 I'D Pc he would 60 to he'll sure, and
said headidn care, be would kill
laE kussid goat afOre be went, and I
~ I'D pa the minister was in the par
r.nand he and mm=wewt ssl0wr. and