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Anecdotes.
ANECDOTES .
THE OIIDKU OF THK KNIGHTS OF THE LION AND THE APE . —A society , called the " Order of the Knights of the Lion and the Ape , and of Discretion , " appeared in Germany about 1780 , which became extinct almost as soon as it came into existence . The knights had adopted as a symbol of vigilance , a lion dormant with its eyes open , and an ape , as a symbol of those people who imitate the conduct of others without examination . Two emblems which appear to contradict each other . They pretended that they alone possessed the secrets of the ancient Templars , and for this reason they exposed themselves to the hatred of the modern Templars .
THE ORUEK OF ABELITES . —There existed in Germany , about the middle of the last century , a secret society , who took the name of " Order of Abelites . " The public were acquainted with their existence by a book published at Leipzig in 1746 , and which the author ( a member of the Order ) had dedicated to Prince Gustavus , of Sweden ; " that the Abelites opened a Lodge at Griefswald in the commencement of the year 1745 ; that they borrowed their name from Abel , second son of Adamwhom Jesus himself has called " the Just ; " ancl that their works
, tend constantly to preserve to their actions the character of justice and that of right . The Abelites were not Freemasons , but they had signs , ceremonies , and symbols and devices , which they kept secret . It is not known how long this Order existed . There was anciently an Order in Africa called Abelites , the members of which would not marry , because Abel had no wife .
AN ABSURD NOTION . — There was an article in a Paris Journal , of February , 1816 , as follows : — "The little bonnets of black silk which the French armies in Spain hacl adopted , and the use of which has been preserved by the Spanish troops , were prohibited by King Ferdinand , who was persuaded that these bonnets were an emblem of Freemasonry ! 1 "
MASONIC ANECDOTE . —The French Gazette of the 24 th September , 1814 , relates the following strange anecdote : — " The subject most spoken of at this moment is what a stonemason says has happened to him ; it only remains to be discovered whether the adventure he relates be the result of his folly , or if his folly be the result of the story ; we leave the reader to judge by his own recital . He pretends to have been accosted by two men , unknown to him , who placed a bandage on his eyes , forced
him into a carriage , and conducted him he knew not whither . However , he thought , by the muffled noise of the wheels , that he hacl got under an arch or great gate . Arrived at his destination , he saw in the apartment into which he hacl entered , a man decorated with three Orders , ancl who hacl a gag on his mouth . Eight individuals , four of whom were masked , ordered him to drive long and pointed nails into a nichein which they placed their victim to the chinafter which
, up ; they employed the stonemason , before mentioned , to wall up this tomb of the living . The walling up of the place lasted two clays , during which time he was supplied with good food . AVhen they had no further need of him , they placed him in a carriage , and conveyed him to the middle of the Champs Elysees . On quitting him , they forbad him , on
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Anecdotes.
ANECDOTES .
THE OIIDKU OF THK KNIGHTS OF THE LION AND THE APE . —A society , called the " Order of the Knights of the Lion and the Ape , and of Discretion , " appeared in Germany about 1780 , which became extinct almost as soon as it came into existence . The knights had adopted as a symbol of vigilance , a lion dormant with its eyes open , and an ape , as a symbol of those people who imitate the conduct of others without examination . Two emblems which appear to contradict each other . They pretended that they alone possessed the secrets of the ancient Templars , and for this reason they exposed themselves to the hatred of the modern Templars .
THE ORUEK OF ABELITES . —There existed in Germany , about the middle of the last century , a secret society , who took the name of " Order of Abelites . " The public were acquainted with their existence by a book published at Leipzig in 1746 , and which the author ( a member of the Order ) had dedicated to Prince Gustavus , of Sweden ; " that the Abelites opened a Lodge at Griefswald in the commencement of the year 1745 ; that they borrowed their name from Abel , second son of Adamwhom Jesus himself has called " the Just ; " ancl that their works
, tend constantly to preserve to their actions the character of justice and that of right . The Abelites were not Freemasons , but they had signs , ceremonies , and symbols and devices , which they kept secret . It is not known how long this Order existed . There was anciently an Order in Africa called Abelites , the members of which would not marry , because Abel had no wife .
AN ABSURD NOTION . — There was an article in a Paris Journal , of February , 1816 , as follows : — "The little bonnets of black silk which the French armies in Spain hacl adopted , and the use of which has been preserved by the Spanish troops , were prohibited by King Ferdinand , who was persuaded that these bonnets were an emblem of Freemasonry ! 1 "
MASONIC ANECDOTE . —The French Gazette of the 24 th September , 1814 , relates the following strange anecdote : — " The subject most spoken of at this moment is what a stonemason says has happened to him ; it only remains to be discovered whether the adventure he relates be the result of his folly , or if his folly be the result of the story ; we leave the reader to judge by his own recital . He pretends to have been accosted by two men , unknown to him , who placed a bandage on his eyes , forced
him into a carriage , and conducted him he knew not whither . However , he thought , by the muffled noise of the wheels , that he hacl got under an arch or great gate . Arrived at his destination , he saw in the apartment into which he hacl entered , a man decorated with three Orders , ancl who hacl a gag on his mouth . Eight individuals , four of whom were masked , ordered him to drive long and pointed nails into a nichein which they placed their victim to the chinafter which
, up ; they employed the stonemason , before mentioned , to wall up this tomb of the living . The walling up of the place lasted two clays , during which time he was supplied with good food . AVhen they had no further need of him , they placed him in a carriage , and conveyed him to the middle of the Champs Elysees . On quitting him , they forbad him , on