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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 2 of 14 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
amongst the Egyptians ! 1 had great difficulty here to restrain myself from uttering an exclamation . The principal symbol which it contained , was the Mark p laced on the forehead of Cain b y the finger of God ; viz ., the TAU CROSS—the emblem of life . And thus this protective landmark was communicated to mankindthat no one
, mi g ht violate the divine command b y depriving him of existence . And our imaginative Master was bold enough to add , that this mark was the talisman used b y Moses to protect the Israelites from the devastations of the destroying-Angel in the wilderness of Arabia . ) " Although the Master was inflexibl y ri g id , " my
companion continued , " in the discharge of his duty , and in exacting from others the same rule of conduct which he imposed on himself , yet , when the Lodge was closed , and supper p laced on the table—hey presto!—he was quite another man . No one was more jocose or full of spirits than he was . He sang a good song , cracked his joke , and
was the life of the company . No prosy speeches would he allow , for he said time was precious at that hour of the night , and he was determined to make the most of it . As
an agreeable relaxation , he introduced an amusement called crambo , a practice which contributed to the merriment of the Lodge , during the hours appropriated to refreshment , for many years . You don ' t know what it is ? Then I'll tell , you . The Master starts the game with a line of poetry , ending with some rhyme which is capable of considerable
extension ; ancl each Brother , under a fine , which in those days was an extra g lass of punch , was obliged to improvise a corresponding verse in the same measure , ancl terminating in the same jingle . For instance , to give you an example in point ; one evening , after supper , the Brethren were in a merry cue , and the game commenced h y an
observation of the Master respecting a young lad y of good fortune , a friend of his , whom lie was afraid was about to sacrifice herself to a fellow who had no real regard for anything but her money ; and was consulting with his friends what they would advise as the most effectual means of extricating her from his toils ; when the following
crambonian category was elicited amidst roars of laughter : "' His name ' s Mr . Power , ' says the Master ; "' Then tell Mr . Power , ' Dr . Anderson began : "' That she has no dower , ' chimed in Bro . Villeneau ; " ' And he'll speedily cower , ' Bro . Noyes added ; VOL . ir . * ' y o
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
amongst the Egyptians ! 1 had great difficulty here to restrain myself from uttering an exclamation . The principal symbol which it contained , was the Mark p laced on the forehead of Cain b y the finger of God ; viz ., the TAU CROSS—the emblem of life . And thus this protective landmark was communicated to mankindthat no one
, mi g ht violate the divine command b y depriving him of existence . And our imaginative Master was bold enough to add , that this mark was the talisman used b y Moses to protect the Israelites from the devastations of the destroying-Angel in the wilderness of Arabia . ) " Although the Master was inflexibl y ri g id , " my
companion continued , " in the discharge of his duty , and in exacting from others the same rule of conduct which he imposed on himself , yet , when the Lodge was closed , and supper p laced on the table—hey presto!—he was quite another man . No one was more jocose or full of spirits than he was . He sang a good song , cracked his joke , and
was the life of the company . No prosy speeches would he allow , for he said time was precious at that hour of the night , and he was determined to make the most of it . As
an agreeable relaxation , he introduced an amusement called crambo , a practice which contributed to the merriment of the Lodge , during the hours appropriated to refreshment , for many years . You don ' t know what it is ? Then I'll tell , you . The Master starts the game with a line of poetry , ending with some rhyme which is capable of considerable
extension ; ancl each Brother , under a fine , which in those days was an extra g lass of punch , was obliged to improvise a corresponding verse in the same measure , ancl terminating in the same jingle . For instance , to give you an example in point ; one evening , after supper , the Brethren were in a merry cue , and the game commenced h y an
observation of the Master respecting a young lad y of good fortune , a friend of his , whom lie was afraid was about to sacrifice herself to a fellow who had no real regard for anything but her money ; and was consulting with his friends what they would advise as the most effectual means of extricating her from his toils ; when the following
crambonian category was elicited amidst roars of laughter : "' His name ' s Mr . Power , ' says the Master ; "' Then tell Mr . Power , ' Dr . Anderson began : "' That she has no dower , ' chimed in Bro . Villeneau ; " ' And he'll speedily cower , ' Bro . Noyes added ; VOL . ir . * ' y o