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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 10 of 19 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
in silence , as it displays a discriminating liberality equally with a high sense of duty towards a Brother suffering under unmerited distress and persecution . We hacl at this "" time a member whom I will call Bro . Watson . He hacl been in
reputable circumstances during the early part of his life , but , through unavoidable misfortunes , he had gradually declined , until , at length , he found it difficult to provide for the necessities of his family . As he had been for many years a consistent member ofthe Lodge , and uniformly active ancl zealous , he was held in great esteem by the Brethren at large .
" It so happened that he had given mortal offence to a certain attorney , who was the most artful of dodgers ( excuse the phrase , but it is not misapplied ) , and the magnum opus of sheriff ' s officers ; for he was the son of a bumbailiff , and had been the drudge of an attorney ' s office for a dozen years to earn his articles . This worthy menaced poor Bro . Watson
with ruin , whenever a chance might arise for effecting it ; and every one that knew him was satisfied a priori that he would keep his word . Years passed over without any such chance ocrarring At length , however , Bro . Watson fell into insuperable difficulties , and , in an unfortunate moment , accepted from the vindictive lawyer a loan of twenty pounds . Like
the deadly boa-constrictor , he then proceeded to wind his loathly coils about his prey , that no hope might remain of liberation or escape . "To secure his victim , he had delayed his vengeance , that it might be the more certain and inevitable . Under the pretence of friendshipancl ity for the man ' s necessitieshe
, p poor , declined , for three years together , to receive interest for his money , on the pretext that the payment might be inconvenient ; but , at the end of that time , he sent in a bill for principal , interest , ancl law expenses , amounting to thirty pounds , with an intimation , that if the money was not paid forthwith , he would arrest him and throw him into gaol .
" This was the trump-card , —you shall hear how he lost the game . " The above gentle intimation was received by Bro . Watson a few clays before our regular monthly meeting ; and , as the fact became known amongst the Brethren , the Lodge was numerously attended . After the usual business had been disposed of , the R . W . M . requested Bro . Watson to state his case , which he did in simple and affecting language , —for he was not eloquent , —and the sympathy of the Brethren was
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
in silence , as it displays a discriminating liberality equally with a high sense of duty towards a Brother suffering under unmerited distress and persecution . We hacl at this "" time a member whom I will call Bro . Watson . He hacl been in
reputable circumstances during the early part of his life , but , through unavoidable misfortunes , he had gradually declined , until , at length , he found it difficult to provide for the necessities of his family . As he had been for many years a consistent member ofthe Lodge , and uniformly active ancl zealous , he was held in great esteem by the Brethren at large .
" It so happened that he had given mortal offence to a certain attorney , who was the most artful of dodgers ( excuse the phrase , but it is not misapplied ) , and the magnum opus of sheriff ' s officers ; for he was the son of a bumbailiff , and had been the drudge of an attorney ' s office for a dozen years to earn his articles . This worthy menaced poor Bro . Watson
with ruin , whenever a chance might arise for effecting it ; and every one that knew him was satisfied a priori that he would keep his word . Years passed over without any such chance ocrarring At length , however , Bro . Watson fell into insuperable difficulties , and , in an unfortunate moment , accepted from the vindictive lawyer a loan of twenty pounds . Like
the deadly boa-constrictor , he then proceeded to wind his loathly coils about his prey , that no hope might remain of liberation or escape . "To secure his victim , he had delayed his vengeance , that it might be the more certain and inevitable . Under the pretence of friendshipancl ity for the man ' s necessitieshe
, p poor , declined , for three years together , to receive interest for his money , on the pretext that the payment might be inconvenient ; but , at the end of that time , he sent in a bill for principal , interest , ancl law expenses , amounting to thirty pounds , with an intimation , that if the money was not paid forthwith , he would arrest him and throw him into gaol .
" This was the trump-card , —you shall hear how he lost the game . " The above gentle intimation was received by Bro . Watson a few clays before our regular monthly meeting ; and , as the fact became known amongst the Brethren , the Lodge was numerously attended . After the usual business had been disposed of , the R . W . M . requested Bro . Watson to state his case , which he did in simple and affecting language , —for he was not eloquent , —and the sympathy of the Brethren was