The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-12-29

ltllCffnflN ~ iIil 10 hlN ~ ''t -'tf'', "'t''
ti,r prokrert ot being admitted 20 thel
or.'er himself when NJ grew ~ The
iIca took rovt A. sncc ID TIE hnd boys
mind. lie procured boi,-taiIed billy
coat from nrighboring livery stable.
aud the subsequent proceedings. will be,
fnnnd below. a. related - ii.e grocer:
~Weli. liz. my chum aud me prac'iccd|
with poat until lie could bnt plriurc|
or n roaf ever, time. We borrowed Al
buck beer sign from a saloon mnii. aiil|
hung il on lie hack OF chair. and the
goat would hit il every time. That
night ia wanted 10 know what we were
doing up III the room. and J told him We
were PLAYING lodge. and improving our
minds. and pa said that was right there
was nothing that boys did Of our age
half - much good as to initiate men.
and store by useful knowledge. Then
my chnm asked pa II he didn't want -
come up aud take the grand bumper
degree. % laughed and said he didn't
care II be did, just 10 encourage as BOYS
Ill innocent pas,ime that was 50 improv-
;ny 10 our infcllect. We had shut the
GOAT up In room and be had got over
battling. 20 we took OF The handker-
chief. and he was eating some paper col
lars and We told pa 10 come MP pretty
soon ana give three distinct raps, and
3 hen We asked him who comes there he
must say "a l,i'1aric who wants 10 join
your ancient order aud ride the goaf. J,
Na wanted 10 come up, too. but we told
|hcr " she come in il would break up the
lodge. cause woman conlin't keep =
secret. aud we didn't have any side-std-
ldIc for Tie goa'. Say, ify0u never tried
|it, The next lime you initiate man ~
your Masons lodge yon en- sprinkle
lkyan pepper On thr goat just before You
iturn him loose. You can get three times
A. much fun 70 the square inch % goat.
You wouldn't think il was the same
goat.
"Wcli. we got All fixed and n rap
rei and W. Ief him III and told him he
tmn>t tie blindto.ied. and he got On hl'
knees laughing. and tied iowc'
lnronnti hi~ eves. nnA then put the b'lrk'
|heer sign right against pas clothes. il'
ives laughing ~ the time. and ea'd w
.ncss were inIl 81 fun as they made 'rn'
lana Ne told lin II was solemn orca
Ian. and we wnn'dn't permit any lcyity
,iai,d III w didn't -tcp laughing VI
.ruui,ln'i give him the erani bumper de
i.fre. Thfn everything was rc'dy. an'
Inv chum hid his hani on tIsr clo-fs
i.l0or. and some kxan repper IN hls nrhe
,ihunh. aud n~kr'i ~ IN low bass tome
Iii he frit a. though he wanted 10 tnri
lbark or ii he hnd nerve enough io "a
'iahcnd nnd lake the degree. ] ware
him that II was full of dangers. A. IN
iuoat was loaded for beer. and told hin
; lie had now time a. rctrace biz steps J
tie wanted u. lie aid be wanted ~
whole bixness and we could 70 ahea'
.lwill the nenarefic. Then 1 said 70 n
!that he had decided n 20 aheaj, and no
blame as for the consequences. 70 repea
after me the following; "l'ring tori
llhc Royal Bumper, and ict him Bump
Ira repeated the words, and my chuu
|sprinklcl tho goats nnonstache, and n
lsnccze.l once aud locked easy. and then y
lsesn Tho lagcr-bcer goat sign mp. and \
|staItcd for il. just like cow-caicher. an
,hlased. Pa j. real fat. but he knew y
y, had got hit and he gruntcd, and said
TI.iieli.s fire. what are you boys doing
land tho goat gave him another degree
. land ia pulled on the towel and ktartc
,for shc siairs. ana ~ did the goat. an'
Ina was Al the bottom of the stairs listen
linz. and when looked over the hani-
|lcrs ia and ma and the goat were All !
II heap. and ia was yelling murder, an
Ina was screaming fire, and the goat wa
.iblsfing and Snecxing and bntting. mn
Ithc hired girl came into tho hall nnd th
lgoat took after her, and she crossed hcl
self Just ~ the goat struck her, and said
.IsHoly mother. protect me! and wen
down stairs the way the boys slide dow
hin. with both hands on herself, and ~
goat reared up and bIated, and ~ an
J Una went into their room and shut IN
Idoor. and then my chum and me opcne
1.-The front door aud drove the goat on
THE minister who comes 10 see na thrc
.|times week. was jnst ringing the bel
n and the goat thought he wanted v b
einitiated too. and he gave him ono, e
luck. and then went down the sidcwal
4 -Iblatiug and encezing. and the mini>ts
q cansc III the parlor and said he was stal
lbcd, and then pa came out of the roo'
with his snspendcrs hanging down, on
: |hc didn't know the minister was tbcr
|. and he said cuss words, and ma cried ~
told pa he would 70 % he'll sure, and }
Isaid hc didn't care be would Kill thl
Ikussid goat afore he went. and told !
Ishc minister was III the parlor. and !
and ma went down and said the wcath'
was propitious for revival. and
seemed as though an out pouring ot Il
q spirit was 10 " vouchsnted 20 Ills pc'
rle; and none Of them sat down but a
cause the goat didn't hit her, and viii
they were talkin' religion, with ne
mouths, and kusSin the goat inwnres
n 49, chnm Ana ma adjourned thc ludu