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Article THE OLD GIANT SOLDIER. ← Page 3 of 3
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The Old Giant Soldier.
Mutter said— " It isn ' t all right vid dem ; many folks have been missed , and no one knows where dey have gone to ; but me know . Once servant-maid , I see a coffin , but no burial , mind . Dey like strangers and country-folks best ; dey bleed dem till dey die , and de blood be sent abroad to some cannibals—aye , dat eat human flesh . I heard dat said to one of de men ; but no one can get at deir secrets . I know Oder maid-servant ( named Maja Swinsoathat bought coffee vere I did at
, Witterberg ) , dat hid herself in a closet , and when dey assembled , dey began counting deir number , and as dey counted , dere was always one too much in de room ; dey felt dere was one hidden . Some said death , others , eye ; so dey vent to de very closet , and described vid chalk , a ring on de door , like an eye , and in de centre dey poked a sword , and in de same instant de poor girl felt as if a sword had been poked at her left eyeveil she called outand vas detected . Poor irlshe never had
, , g , any use of her left eye afterwards , and I , " continued Mutter , in her broken Swedish , " have heard of a lady who vas one of those , and she never left her husband a moment ' s peace till he told her . At last she succeeded in making him promise to reveal de secret , but he bad not half spoken de vord , ven he suddenly clasped her hand to his breast and died . " *
" Oh ! aye , " exclaimed the giant soldier ; " and do you know , Mutter , why he thus suddenly expired ? Well , I'll tell you ; every Freemason has a figure in the Lodge as large as life , and when he is about to divulge the secret , be he ( the living Freemason ) where he may , the figure turns , and a sword penetrates it ; at that moment , the real man dies !" "Ah , " replied Mutter , "if I vas man , I'd have nothing to do vid dem , dat I know . " Mutter was rightin her " if . " Both Mutter and the iant have since
, g yielded to the grim tyrant . The vulgar prejudice among the common people in Sweden , encourages so many other ridiculous notions , that many would not enter a house that is frequented by Freemasons . But by all the respectable , the more educated , and the aristocracy , the Order of Freemasonry is highly estimated , and most deservedly so ; in particularits charitable institutions . In Sweden han-houses and
, , orp schools are numerous and well protected . A poor deserving Mason , ¦ wh o may find it difficult to support his family , may be greatly assisted . If bis child be an infant , it is sent into the country to be nursed ; at seven it is received into the boarding ancl school-house , where it is well grounded in sound religious tenets ; confirmation follows ; the education is improved by elementary knowledge of arithmetic , history , geography , drawing , & c , and if a boy , gymnastic exercises ; and the art of
swimming are enjoined as essential to health . If a girl , she is taught needlework , spinning , and weaving , excellent specimens of which are exhibited at the public examinations . At fifteen years of age , tbe scholars are placed in situations suitable to their dispositions , and agreeable to their wishes ; and I have known many excellent clever men , as also many delightful women adorning society , whose earlier years have been fostered beneath the Masonic roof dedicated to BROTHERLY LOVE , RELIEF , AND TRUTH .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Old Giant Soldier.
Mutter said— " It isn ' t all right vid dem ; many folks have been missed , and no one knows where dey have gone to ; but me know . Once servant-maid , I see a coffin , but no burial , mind . Dey like strangers and country-folks best ; dey bleed dem till dey die , and de blood be sent abroad to some cannibals—aye , dat eat human flesh . I heard dat said to one of de men ; but no one can get at deir secrets . I know Oder maid-servant ( named Maja Swinsoathat bought coffee vere I did at
, Witterberg ) , dat hid herself in a closet , and when dey assembled , dey began counting deir number , and as dey counted , dere was always one too much in de room ; dey felt dere was one hidden . Some said death , others , eye ; so dey vent to de very closet , and described vid chalk , a ring on de door , like an eye , and in de centre dey poked a sword , and in de same instant de poor girl felt as if a sword had been poked at her left eyeveil she called outand vas detected . Poor irlshe never had
, , g , any use of her left eye afterwards , and I , " continued Mutter , in her broken Swedish , " have heard of a lady who vas one of those , and she never left her husband a moment ' s peace till he told her . At last she succeeded in making him promise to reveal de secret , but he bad not half spoken de vord , ven he suddenly clasped her hand to his breast and died . " *
" Oh ! aye , " exclaimed the giant soldier ; " and do you know , Mutter , why he thus suddenly expired ? Well , I'll tell you ; every Freemason has a figure in the Lodge as large as life , and when he is about to divulge the secret , be he ( the living Freemason ) where he may , the figure turns , and a sword penetrates it ; at that moment , the real man dies !" "Ah , " replied Mutter , "if I vas man , I'd have nothing to do vid dem , dat I know . " Mutter was rightin her " if . " Both Mutter and the iant have since
, g yielded to the grim tyrant . The vulgar prejudice among the common people in Sweden , encourages so many other ridiculous notions , that many would not enter a house that is frequented by Freemasons . But by all the respectable , the more educated , and the aristocracy , the Order of Freemasonry is highly estimated , and most deservedly so ; in particularits charitable institutions . In Sweden han-houses and
, , orp schools are numerous and well protected . A poor deserving Mason , ¦ wh o may find it difficult to support his family , may be greatly assisted . If bis child be an infant , it is sent into the country to be nursed ; at seven it is received into the boarding ancl school-house , where it is well grounded in sound religious tenets ; confirmation follows ; the education is improved by elementary knowledge of arithmetic , history , geography , drawing , & c , and if a boy , gymnastic exercises ; and the art of
swimming are enjoined as essential to health . If a girl , she is taught needlework , spinning , and weaving , excellent specimens of which are exhibited at the public examinations . At fifteen years of age , tbe scholars are placed in situations suitable to their dispositions , and agreeable to their wishes ; and I have known many excellent clever men , as also many delightful women adorning society , whose earlier years have been fostered beneath the Masonic roof dedicated to BROTHERLY LOVE , RELIEF , AND TRUTH .