The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22

cheerfully: Nix my dolly whack. doc
The little fellow then said:
"Flodzest compbridity untum,' and
my conductor gave a satisfactory
answer and we were permitted to
enter.
Before I had time to look around
me, long-legged fellow knocked
me down with a club. He then
stood on my feet, and another ma
rauder, made a rush at me and
brought me down again.
After I had gone through this ez-
hilsrating exercise for about five
minutes, they stretched me out on
bench and examined my teeth,
pinched my muscle, and stuck pins
into me all over, and showed cayenne
pepper up my nose, and poured
molten lead up my trousers pocket,
and pulled hairs out of the back OF
my neck with red hot pincers, with
view I suppose to make me feel un-
embarrassed and at home.
When I came to my senses l was
alone in the ante room of the lodge.
1t was lively and cheerful apart
ment.
A couple of crocodlles were anus
ing themselves in a corner, and a few
full grown rattle snakes were prac
ticing the flying trapeze on a stove
pipe.
The furniture consisted chiefly of
half q dozen mummies, skeletons
of Captain Kid, Lucretia Borgia,
Guy Falks, Jack the Giant Killer,
Oliver Cromwell, the Wandering
Jew, William the Conquorer, Chris
topher Columbus, and Dick Turpln;
flying machine, three barrels OF
powder, and remarkably healthy
and we'll developed wild cat.
Just then, half dozen pirates,
clad in aprons and sashes, rushed
into the room with a whoop.
One of them-the biggest and the
| ugliest-who appeared to be the
| chief, ordered the attendants, in a
| voice Of thunder, to trot oat the ami
| nal. The attendants disappeared,
but Immediately re appeared leading
| an iron clad goat-a regular double
decker, with sixteen horns, pair OF
| wings and seven or eight tails stuck
all over him.
My eyes were bandaged and I was
told to mount, I said: "Gentlemen,
if you'll excuse me rather not. Pm
not accustomed to going up in a bal
loon, and besides I've got an engage
ment down town. Besides, my wife
wants to see me particularly; I'll be
back IN few minutes, rather think
my house is on fire, but I'll be back
in a few minutes-yes, gentlemen,
| in a few" Before I could finish my
sentence I was seized from behind
and planted firmly astride the ready
goat. Somebody then said, "let CO."
and away he went.
I've been through great many
perilous scenes; I've taken part in
election fights; I've been down in a
railway collision, and upin steam
boat explosion; I've fallen down three
flights of stairs, and walked out Of g
four story window, but this goat ex
cupsion was ahead of them all. When
II came to reflect on the matter,
| in cold blood, | wondered that came
out alive. The furious beast kicked
and screamed, and rolled over, aud
turned somersaults aud front somer-
saults, and drove me against the
ceiling and underneath the chairs
TIL the bandage iell from my eyes
| and had to, let 60. The goat Van
| ished up the chimney IN blue
fame, and l found myself IL the
center of the lodge room with about
fifty Masons in aprons dancing war
dance around me. The rest of the
members standing on their heads IN
the different corners, ali but the
cadaverous buccaneer, who seemed
to be the head of the department.
Soon they left off dancing and march.
ed around the room chanting an
inspiring dirge. l WIS then hauled
up in front of the Chi, f's desk, who