Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-02-02
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I wish me and my cl,um had nucsled
our goat within pillow. Pn would have
enjoyed his becoming member Of car
rodge better. You see, pa was telling W.
now nuch good the Masons md Odd Fed
lows did, and said we ought 10 trv and
grow up good so we could jine the lu,lxe
when-we got big, and I nskcl pr IL il
would do any hart Tor us 10 have play
iodge in my room and pretend to- intiate,
and pa said II wouldn't do any hurt. lie
SAID it would improve our minds and
learn us 10 be men. go my chnm aud me
borried goat thai lives in livery stable
and carried HIM up 10 my room when rn
aud ma were out riding, but the goat
blnttel so we hud 10 tie a handkerchief
around his nose, aud his feet made such
noise on the noor hat we put some baby's
socks on his feet. Well, sir, MY cl,um aud
me practiced with that goat until Ire could
hut picture Of gast c@ry time. We
borried buck beer sign of saloon man
aud hang il on the bock of II chair, and
the goat would hit it every time, That
might pa wanted to know whM we were
doing up in my room, and ! todd him. we
were playing lodge and improving our
minds, and pa said that was right, There
was nothing that did boys oil our age ha II
80 much good as to initiate men, and store
by udeful noliidge. Then my chum asked
pa il he didn't want TO con,e up and take
grand bumper degree, aud pm lahed aud
said lie didn't care If he did, just TO Ell.
courage us boys in innocent p,stimc, that
was so improving 10 our intellect. We
had shut the goat mp in II closet in my
room, and he had got over his blntting, so
we took off she handkerchief, and he war
eating some OF my paper collars and skate
straps.
We went up stairs and told pa to come
sNeisy soon and give three distinct raps,
aud when we asked him who comes there
he must say" pilgvim who wants To join
your ancient order airs ride tl,e goat I"
Ma wanted Ia cone ap, too, bnt We tugd
her if she came in IL wu,id hre,k wp the
lodge, cause u woman couldn't keep se-
cret, and we didn't have any side sad lie
forthe goat. Say, ef You never have tried
| il the next lime you, initiate n man ~ soWr
Mdson's Lodge, you sprinkle u little kyan
pepper on the goats beard Just before Won
turn him louse. You can get three ,ia,es
as much fun 10 the square inch uf goat.
You wouldn't think il was lre same goat
| Well, we got all fixed and ~ raped, and
we let him in and told him he artist he
blindfolded, and lie got on his knees II
laffing, and tied towel around his ewes,
and then turned him around, and made
him get down on his hands also, aud then
his ba, k was right toward The closet daur,
and put the buck beer sign right against
| D l., I ,l.u
time, and snid we kdys were full of irn ns
| tn ey made em, and we told him il was II
solemn occasion, but we wouldn't permit
no levity, and If he didn't stop latin we
couldn't give him the grand bumper de
gree. Then everything WAS ready aud my
chum had his hand on the closet door, and
some kyan pepper in his other hand, and
/ asked pn, in low bass tones, if lie felt ns
though he wanted to turn back, or II Ire
had nerve enough to go ahead aud take
tire degree. warned him that il was full
OF dangers, as the goat was loaded for beer,
and told him he vet had time to retrace
his steps If he wanted He said he wanted
the whole business, and we cuald 20 ahead
| with tire menagerie. Then / said Ia
pa hat il he had decided Ia go ahead
| and blame us for the consequences, 10 re-
peat after me the following: "Bring.
forth the royal bumper and let him bump!'
Pa repeated the words, aud my clum
sprinkled the kyan pepper on the goats
mustache and he sneezed once and looked
sassy, and then he sees the lager beer goat
rarng up and he st 'rted for it Just like
Il COW catcher and blaIied. Pa il fat but
he knew he got hit and he grunted and
said: Hell fire ! what you boys doin ?"
and then the goat gave him another de-
gree, and pm pulled off the towel and got
up and started for the stairs, and sc did
the goat, and ma wns at the bottom OF the
stairs listening, and when | looked over
the banisters pa and ma and the g1at were
all in heap, and pm was yelling murder
and ma was screaming fire and the goat
WAS blatlIng and sneezing and bunting,
and the hired girl came into the hall and
the goat took after her, and she crossed
herself just as the goat struck her and
said: "Howly mother, protect me !" and
went down stairs the way we BOYS slide
down hill, with both hantis on herself. and
the goat rared mp and blalled, and pa and
ma went into their rooms and shut The
-door, and then nay chum and me opened
the front dour and drove the goat out
The minister who comes TO see ma lust
three times week was Just ringing the
pell, ann the Soui bnoHshJ ne WhnteH 10 nt
nishiated, too, aud gave him one for mck
aud then went down the sidewalk blattiue
and sneczing. and the mlnister came in til,
parlor and said he was stabbed, and ller
pa came out of his room with his smspen
ders hanging down, and as he didn't know
the minister was there, le said erlss words
and ma cried and told pa he would go II
y sure, and pa snid lie didn't care, h,
wonld kill that kmrsii goat afore he went
and told pm the minister was in the par
lor, and he and ma went down and sai'
lhe weather was propiios for revival
and il seemed as though an ouipomring a
the spirit was ahnut 10 be voliehsrfed 1
his people, and mene of them sot dawn bu
ma, cause the goat i,|m't hit her.
Ii yonr child has dark rirrlcs aronn
lhe eyes give Rinehart's worm luzcnge,
Tayl lor " Miller.