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The Revelations Of A Square.
wondered how they should happen to conduce to the same harmonious conclusion . " Bro . Hesletine was a good Master ; and so was his successor , although differing toto ccelo from each other in character and style of government . The former being appointed to the high office of Grand Secretaryin May 1769 I was
, , , transferred at the ensuing election of officers to a young but very zealous Mason , named Dagge , who had served as a warden in the Caledonian Lodge , holden at ' The Ship , ' in Leadenhall-street . Being in easy circumstances , he devoted the greater portion of his time to the study of Masonry , and the duties of the Lodge ; and as industry generally produces
excellence , he soon became a proficient in the art . It will be plainly seen that Bro . Dagge had a great affection for the Order ; and if his enthusiasm did not , like that of the Spanish Don , cause him to mistake windmills for giants , Benedictines for enchanters , and a flock of harmless sheep for an army of ' divers and innumerable nations , ' bristling with lances , and advancing , with banners displayed and trumpets sounding , to the charge , it sometimes led him into ludicrous situations . He would occasionally , when he had
an hour to spare , get the key of the lodge-room from Mrs . Kitching , the woman in whose custody it was deposited , and locking himself in , would open the Lodge , lecture the empty benches with becoming gravity , close the Lodge , lock the door , and take his departure , very much edified with this supererogatory exercise .
" This occurred so often in the early part of his career as Master of the Lodge , that two or three of his most intimate friends concocted a scheme for detecting him in the fact . Having arranged their plans , with the assistance of Mrs . Kitching , they watched his motions , and very soon had the satisfaction of surprising him in the act of riding his . hobb
y at rail-road speed . When he next called for the key , —after pretending to search for it , first in one place , then in another , —the woman said , ' Oh , I remember , I swept out the Lodge , and dusted the furniture yesterday , and forgot to lock the door ; I must have left the key in the lock . You will find the door opensir . ' The door indeed was openbut the key
, , had been removed ; and consequently he was unable to secure himself , as usual , from interruption . He cared very little for this , as he had not the slightest anticipation of being intruded on . He placed me on his breast , and mounting his rostrum before the pedestal , opened the Lodge , and com-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
wondered how they should happen to conduce to the same harmonious conclusion . " Bro . Hesletine was a good Master ; and so was his successor , although differing toto ccelo from each other in character and style of government . The former being appointed to the high office of Grand Secretaryin May 1769 I was
, , , transferred at the ensuing election of officers to a young but very zealous Mason , named Dagge , who had served as a warden in the Caledonian Lodge , holden at ' The Ship , ' in Leadenhall-street . Being in easy circumstances , he devoted the greater portion of his time to the study of Masonry , and the duties of the Lodge ; and as industry generally produces
excellence , he soon became a proficient in the art . It will be plainly seen that Bro . Dagge had a great affection for the Order ; and if his enthusiasm did not , like that of the Spanish Don , cause him to mistake windmills for giants , Benedictines for enchanters , and a flock of harmless sheep for an army of ' divers and innumerable nations , ' bristling with lances , and advancing , with banners displayed and trumpets sounding , to the charge , it sometimes led him into ludicrous situations . He would occasionally , when he had
an hour to spare , get the key of the lodge-room from Mrs . Kitching , the woman in whose custody it was deposited , and locking himself in , would open the Lodge , lecture the empty benches with becoming gravity , close the Lodge , lock the door , and take his departure , very much edified with this supererogatory exercise .
" This occurred so often in the early part of his career as Master of the Lodge , that two or three of his most intimate friends concocted a scheme for detecting him in the fact . Having arranged their plans , with the assistance of Mrs . Kitching , they watched his motions , and very soon had the satisfaction of surprising him in the act of riding his . hobb
y at rail-road speed . When he next called for the key , —after pretending to search for it , first in one place , then in another , —the woman said , ' Oh , I remember , I swept out the Lodge , and dusted the furniture yesterday , and forgot to lock the door ; I must have left the key in the lock . You will find the door opensir . ' The door indeed was openbut the key
, , had been removed ; and consequently he was unable to secure himself , as usual , from interruption . He cared very little for this , as he had not the slightest anticipation of being intruded on . He placed me on his breast , and mounting his rostrum before the pedestal , opened the Lodge , and com-