The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
His Pa is " "Nishiated." ."
George Peckl


George Peclcl
"Say, are you Mason or a Nodfel-
low, or anything" asked the bad boy
OF the grOcery-man, as he went to the
cinnamon bag on the shelf and took
out long stick of cinnamon bark and
began chewing it.
"Why, yes; OF course am. but
what set you to thinking of that, "
asked the grocery-man, as he went to
the desk and charged the bad boys
father with half pound of cinnamon.
well, do the goats butt when you
niShiate fresh candidate y
mo, of course not. The goats are
cheap ones, that have no life, and we
muzzle them, and put pillows over
their heads, so they can't hurt any
body" says the grocery man, as he
winked at brother ODD Fellow, who
was seated on sugar barrel, looking
mysterious.
oh, nuthin, only I wish me and my
chum had lmuZZled our goat with a
pillow. Pa would have enjoyed his
becoming a member of our lodge bet
ter. You see, pa had been telling Us
how much good the MaSonS and Odd
and grow up good so we could line
the lodges when we got big, and l
asked pa If it would do any hurt for
us to have a play lodge In my room,
and partend to niShiate, and pa said it
wouldn't do any hurt. He said it
would improve our minds and learn
us to be men. So my chum and me
borried goat that lives in a livery
stable. Say, did you know that they
keep goat in a livery stable so the
horses wont get sick2 They get used
to the smell OF the goat, and
after that nothing can make them
sick but a glue factory. l wish my
girl boarded in livery stable, then
she would get used to the smell. L |
went home with her from church
Sunday night, and the smell of the
goat on my clothes made her sick to
her stumnlick, and she acted Just like |
IN excursion on the lake, and said if | |
didn't go and bury myself and take |
The smell out of me she wouldn't never |
go with me again. She was Just as |
pale as a ghost, and the perspiration |
On her lip was Just Zif she had been |
nit by a street sprinkler. You see my |
;hum and me had to carry the goat |
up to my room when pa and ma was
)ut riding, and he blatted SO we
had to tie q handkerchief around |
lis nose, and his feet made such
noise on the floor that we put some
If baby'S socks on his feet. Gosh.
low frOwy a goat smells, don't it? l
should think you Masons must have
strong stummix. Why don't you
lave skunk or mule for a trade
narkp Take mule and annoint
With limberg cheese and you could
initiate and make a candidate smell
ust as bad as with gosh darn mil
LEVIED goat. Well, sir, my chum and
ne practiced with that goat until he
ould bunt Il picture of a goat eyery
ime. We borried buck beer sign
rom saloon man, and hung it on the
'ack of a chair, and the buck would
ut 1t every time. That night
IA wanted to know what we
we're doing up in my room,
nd L told him We were playing
Odge, and improving our minds, and
IL said that was right; there was
othing that did boys of our age half
o much good as to initiate men, and
tore by useful nollidge. Then my
hum asked pa if he didn't want to .
ONE up and take the grand bumper
egree, and pa laffed and said he didn't
are if he did, just to encourage us
oys In innocent paStime, that was SO
Improving to our intilex. We had
hut the goat up in a closet in my :
DOM, and he had got over blating, SO {
'e took off the handkerchief, and he
Tas eating some of my paper collars
nd skate straps. We went up stairs {
nd told pa to come up pretty soon
nd give three distinct raps, and when
re asked him who comes there. he
lust say, 'pilgarim, who wants to 1join
our ancient order and ride the goat
La wanted to come up, too, but I
re told her if she came it would
reak up the lodge, cause wo-
ian couldn't keep secret, and |
'e didn't have any side saddle for the 4
oat. Say, If you never tried it, the ,
ext time you initiate man in your
lason's lodge, you sprinkle a little i
yam pepper on the goats beard Just Z
fore you turn him loose. You can
ct three times as much fun to the
Iuare inch of goat. You wouldn't |
link it was the same goat. Well, we e
Ot all fixed, and parapped, and we let
i'm in, and told him ne must be blind C
'lded, and he got on his knees laffing. t
Id | tied a towel around his ewes.
Id then l turned him around and
ade him get down on his hands.
so, and then his back was right
ward the closet, and l put the buck
,er sign right against pas clothes. O
e was laffing all the time, and said e
e boys were full of fun as they made f;
%, and we told him it was solemn Il
'casion, and we wouldn't permit a
} levity, and if he didn't stop laf- q
g we couldn't give him the grand il
lmper degree. Then everything was m
ady, and my chum had his hand on o.
e closet door and some kyan pepper sf
the other hand, and / asked pa. in dl
W bass tones, if he felt as. though he n,
mted to turn back, or if he had r
rye enough to go ahead and take II
g degree. l warned him that it was AZ
II OF dangers, and the goat was In
lded for beer, and told him he had
{ time to retrace his steps if he T.
lnted to. He said he wanted the
hole bizneSs, and we could go ahead
tn the menagerie. Then i said to in
that If he had decided to go ahead tt
d not blame US for the consequences. ss
repeat after me the following:
ing forth the royal bumper, and let a,
N bumpl Pa repeated the words, n
d my chum sprinkled the kyan pep In
on the goats messstache, and he ca
eezeu once and locked sassy, and =
en- ne sees the lager beer goatm
ne Sc