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Benefits Of Secret Societies

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Day
17
Month
June
Year
1885
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Public Domain
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Cant Hook. Corners, ) F. b l(i. 185. f '! Edlter of Trmdsuian : DearSir- Onetliink I like ab"Ut these " Ni_iu ui tne HoiiiI," is lliat lliey re -Ci e.ii felU-r for si crect ëocieties. Moet II the lli nmmcri helong In rvt-rv thinjr lm )lii( ttotb the "Grand Niglitsot lic Diallinoil Gaitt-i" ilown lo i " SmiK t Inieinperinee." I aiu quite a h nul for iil KUCH in.t rious tilines my.-tílt', i I jt-t scili.l willi all llie linvs. My nlil ireml Crookston called on me '¦Uier day, tu fee ïf I needecl any drun. lutl lu have a vislt. We liud a jólly oll DM. V luie We WH8 settiu in the oftl-s, i cnap eiuu in and wantcd to uorrow 2 1 illiiis, mi account of a remittaiice luit 'llllll to Ilim H lic i-XpcCi-d. I told Ililll n.y 2 doll.iis I kcit to lend, was in now, jcing sent in Uit; day betore by Jolmy Mi Intnc, but I never leut it t-xeept to Iruiiiine.s. He Siiid " tliai's me " I jiave mui tiic Urand hiiliiig t&gu of au Odd hYllcr, vvliicli lie tuuibled to Then I cuín ue yrcal " iiiiir in the 8iioit ' grip ot i' tlionic Jle tumbled I ben Gniuk give urn the G. B. uf the Song uf M ilta. Hia ou to il. Then I tted hun the hair loking Mgnal of a ijooil Tiiiler. !! -inileU lid taid ' II. O." Thi is a cbemiCMl eWii, meaiiiiiij ''water." Tben Dronk -Iiick out liig hand and ga-Tfl Inni Ihe loted P. ü Q. it{u of h Koyal Arcb Brit k Ala-on. lli";ot tbir"ou tlüit. Tben UiHik-li.n ixaiiiined liim as toller, to u inii-e -me lie w:i8 a ilruiiiiuer : "Fn m ifn)nc cnit th'iu, panl?" " t'io ii ihe ludge of the hoiey öt. JohnV, M irhig nu" " U hul -eel; f e liere to do? " " l'o a fcw urdei8and collect a bilí l BilMIII." " lla-ii yon ale :i druminer t " " X hui iu laken and accepted bv all the M.y-.'1 ' rfow tu y I know you to be a drum in-i ?" ' liy iny check and my 50 pituud tam-Ie (.(¦, 'l'iy o. c." ' lloa ill you be tried?" " I5v llic -qu ii." " liv, lij .quar?" ' Iiei:o the quai is h nmglstrute and 'Uihlcui uf innili[y." " v In re ere you lirst prepaied to be i drummer f " " I H iiiv iniinl." ¦ Wm-ie in-xi f " ' lu u jiiiutiii cffl-, mljoiniii a reglar mal oi ilrnmiii'is.' ' Uow weit y"u prepared?" " iiy bfllifl iliv.-t.il ot in v last cent, my on planter over encli eye aml a heavy MIUle r.iM' in i ach hand. In lilis lix I w is coi.ducieil lo door of the posl " " 11. nv did you know it was a door, H-iim blind f " " By lir.-l ?tei'pitijt ia ii co.il cuttle,and 1'lciWMiil lilliupillf my head aaint the loor khob." H v fraini-d you Mdmisliun ! " " By b-i.tit ol my click.1' 'liad yuu llie reqmr.-d clieck? " " l hul uot, but tiwvti Seáis liad it for me." ll.nv wc re you rt cea ved? " 'O i the abarp loe of a boot, appl led lo uiv nakrd .i nis."' Wnat did tcac'n you? " ' Not lo to.il aruuud uieiubaiits' wive- ind d iiighiers." ' Wimi haDpened neJCtf " I was iet down on a cake of Ice and ikcd it 1 put my trust lu mercantile repoits." " Yotir answeisf " ' Not f 1 kin. inyself, I don't.4' " llow wa. you ni-xt liandli-d y " I wal pui traditie "f a gout made out iil i 2 ly 4, and troted "ine times nrouiid the room liy fom worthy brotheriHiulthen brot iu front of Ci'Kubcb, me L ft Bower, for further ii'stiuctii ns.1' Huw did he ingtriictyou?" '¦To appro.ici a cu-ioim-r in tbree np rljpht repulir íteps, with my busine c.inl rxiviitllnc l riglit anyiw, my aim lo miig a peifcct squiir."' ' Huw wa you Uien disposed off" "I as axain eated on ihe cake of ice, in front ot N dry goods box aud inadti to lake the following horrible aud binding uith : 'I Chares 9. Rnblrmon, do nereon and herein m.wt, everlasliniíly Hnd tiabuilcally war by llie Uiel Bob Tall Humi, I liat I will never reveal aml alway ttenl, all tile liad ieirel 1 can, fur tlio use and eeneru uf rhls Mosl Anul Order. And I lurtlier swar by I he Balil H..led Jack of Club, tlial I wlll never give. caive. make, hold, lake or eul picea, beluw lile reblar rauw. Aud 1 lurlher war by me Pipera lliaiplayed bt-r .re Mime, io never have auy commercial liilercimiHe wiili auy inau or lil wl e, water landinoiuer, oíd inaiü, anl or unkle, unir Uu-y lie. she or ti. i nouii.i o.i tue (¦¦ose Blnd ng iinnelf uii'lor Do le.-mapeii.iliy Ulan Ul li ve iny Ki'lp ck kIIi frum mp t.i iiihimiii. ni y dniy xhli'18 aud kimjK taken .mi and my repuiuiiou ri-moved aud bu i.d ni iiie river t He.ul etieei bridge wiiar tne Sa.vaUoa nny ebt nuil ttitwa every U uur Ho Help me oü Ingersuli aud keep me lu back oue,'" ' I as then iiekeil wh:it I most nceded.' 'Wnai wnsyou reíd) ? " M neyl" "VVlil ilul y"H tlien beholil? ' "A i).y ni Dunli & Co'n irpurts, open at Cha, .lei ¦ Mu-k-jí'"' ' Ln llie ipen jiik n-ht.-cl a .míi I druji scile-, In om p.m ul Indi r-Mt(l leu pouiidí ul" cunciutiMieil i) f aud iu lli utlier eat a small .-iiVlT j ii -kii." "What diil eml)lein Mgniry f ¦ l'i,e c.ilt ¦ iiulic.ilrd Ul bülance beUvtM-n ikHlltiI n'ul ciiilitni. l'lie uiber , m iUmiis rereeiii-il ibiüties aml uM-M-tta "t li:inkriiii."' 'Uní mis iiar.ii ynii auy Íes-ion ? ' '¦Vuil lX'1 ! Il lilUJCIlt Illf llie I.ICl tll:lt llie loiimr hiv guncially su alinici-y iniicli lurger Ui" lllt! Inttttv" -riiiake! Hr.dier! Willyou III' 1 1 t iK'lll I '' 'li'Hh, it 1 cm liorrow money eiuiff tu -et ..ut M iinvn un." ' H rVe vu miy cigir.-? " 'i li Ve" ' Qhve t-in me" I ni. I mu su ruceivcein, iielthcr will I SO illl)llt l'lil." ¦ llow wlll yon iliposi! of einP'" "i. i 50 ihiys time uf ' per cent, cash, F. O. H." All riiílit, bcifin." N", Iicim ymi." '¦ Nu, tu Im-íii." U,i." "IC.ii" "Sct" "netem-iii,' tlie w.ird and sign are rilit. Bf. Snooks, he a yird vviile aud alT W"iil .11'! J'OU can l)il Olí lililí." Hpi. CnMikibNi and I i-acli lent the 1-llnii $.").U0 aml he luft wilh uimiy thauks mil Kiinl wi-lies. ',iw, yon cm fee by tlils, wli;it a help il i In a lellfi', wben hu 'jet deud bnike ; iiimijf dirant'frs. t have these iittle Ihiuy to t.ill bark un. Om' p'ir (Irninmer fvnze to defh tother ilay, nnir In-n-, aml seTenil (Innnmer" ere siioivbniínd at tbf taveni. I liave t-iiil) miil til1 ni. llonc'.lly KCcurrei'Oe iu a putui tul' Ull Ti.iidsniaD. "FEKSHNESS." Wrltten by a hort-feller. The min wan falllu Ihick and faut, Ah llirew Cnnt Hook Corner. paxned, A clmp wlio bore mtd Hnow and Ice, A grlpsack with tliiH strange devce- " Peesbness.' rlU ampie can wu froren shot, Hls whl-ky bottle whh. hII but. Yi-i ou he iiik wli ii tnlKiit and maln, Hniiinl lo calch tliat Eaiitern train - ¦Peethness." 'S'op!" rrled the landlord of the"Orand," 'Come In ml tHke a poker hand, Wlth Neymour. Beecher, Owen. Prlce," Bul uo I lm plead hu mrange devlce - Peesbneu." 'Yon had better Rtop" sald Bro. Cro kn. ¦And chIi ou our rrlnd Holirnaa Snoukd," Rilt uil In valn watt thU advice Ie polQted to hliBtrange devlc- " Peeahness." 'Beware the plne tree' wlthered branch, Bewnre the bu8 In siahtuwn ranch." A vulre came back from I'oitMw run 'line puuuil to get to Uruiubteton"- "Peeshneta." twn plons drummen of Bt. Joe, VeKtdHy whlli) wadln throagh the snow, ¦'oiiml. cold In death, Ihin Hebrew raHh, With one word froze to hls mathub- "Peeahness." Being the oldeBt justiss in the townfliip I hnd to hold au inquest on the body. The follerin Jurors was duly 6worn In : BlIISmlth Rd.SinlkPi. Jke nntla JlmSpooier Joel 8. Pratt Jak Colllua. Alter they hacl hesrn tlie tpptiniony of tliiili en wUne-e8, iiicludinf ür. Ko.jh, hu au oxpert, wImi (lexeil tliat diseased c.inii' to hig ili'Htli, in nis opii Ion. hy oonifcalutiiui ut the suhiiuixilary conlometuion of the reribrial circulatinn, the jnrv 'cuiiid a verdict that the ciipK was named I-He L-vi M"i-e, and that he died by tlie visiiaiiou ot Pmvidence aud au over apl'lication to " Peeslini'gs." f utin "ecretively, Solman ökooks, O Ü.. P. M. and J P. P. S .- The cpy Cxitalitlng niy foto_":itl has at iaxt al Iv. I teil yu tliat will ii;ike soine tolkg stick ut theireyesup ftmuiid the Corners It lonks as near ike int' as can be. Ynu inut have a tiistcliiss engravcr.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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