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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 2 of 12 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
plated scenes of bygone times—the working of Lodges——the solemn Labours and convivial Refreshments which this small token had witnessed—the racy jests and sparkling wit which set the table on a roar , after the hours of business were past . This was the age when the facetious Doctor Sheridan reduced punning to a systemancl it was practised
, by rule and compass : and therefore we may readily believe that the Lodges had their share of it * " O ! " I exclaimed aloud , " if this square could speak , what interesting scenes it might reveal , and how it would enlighten us about the doings of Freemasonry at the time of its revival !" I had been sitting late one evening in contemplation of
the scenes which took place in the palmy days of Masonry , when Desaguliers , Payne , Anderson , Lamball , Morrice , Timson , and their compeers were at the helm of affairs . A dull and dreamy sensation came over me , and I saw , or fancied I saw , the Square , which had just been reposing motionless before me , raise itself up , with great solemnity ,
on the exterior points of its two limbs , which seemed to assume the form of legs . Body it had none , but the heart which was delineated at the angle , put forth two eyes , a snub nose , and a mouth—a sort of amplification of the letter J . I could trace the features distinctly , as we see the figure of a human face in the fire on a winter ' s night .
While I was considering what all this could mean , I heard a small thin voice pronounce my name . To say I was merely surprised at this unexpected phenomenon , would be too tame an expression—I was utterly astonished and confounded . I rubbed my eyes and looked round the room . Everything appeared exactly as usual—no change
could I perceive ; the fire burned brightly ; the books covered the walls ; the candles cast their usual light ; and the ticking of the spring clock over my head preserved its usual monotony . I began to fancy I had been mistaken , when my name was again uttered by the same unearthl y voice , and there stood the little fellow , as if determined to
indulge in some demoniacal soliloquy to which I was constrained to listen . At length it communicated its intention by saying—" Attend to me , and I will realize all your wishes , by enlightening you on the subject of your meditations , and giving you the benefit of my experience ; but first let me caution you not to utter a single syllable , for if you do the charm will be broken ; the sound of the human voice silences me for ever .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
plated scenes of bygone times—the working of Lodges——the solemn Labours and convivial Refreshments which this small token had witnessed—the racy jests and sparkling wit which set the table on a roar , after the hours of business were past . This was the age when the facetious Doctor Sheridan reduced punning to a systemancl it was practised
, by rule and compass : and therefore we may readily believe that the Lodges had their share of it * " O ! " I exclaimed aloud , " if this square could speak , what interesting scenes it might reveal , and how it would enlighten us about the doings of Freemasonry at the time of its revival !" I had been sitting late one evening in contemplation of
the scenes which took place in the palmy days of Masonry , when Desaguliers , Payne , Anderson , Lamball , Morrice , Timson , and their compeers were at the helm of affairs . A dull and dreamy sensation came over me , and I saw , or fancied I saw , the Square , which had just been reposing motionless before me , raise itself up , with great solemnity ,
on the exterior points of its two limbs , which seemed to assume the form of legs . Body it had none , but the heart which was delineated at the angle , put forth two eyes , a snub nose , and a mouth—a sort of amplification of the letter J . I could trace the features distinctly , as we see the figure of a human face in the fire on a winter ' s night .
While I was considering what all this could mean , I heard a small thin voice pronounce my name . To say I was merely surprised at this unexpected phenomenon , would be too tame an expression—I was utterly astonished and confounded . I rubbed my eyes and looked round the room . Everything appeared exactly as usual—no change
could I perceive ; the fire burned brightly ; the books covered the walls ; the candles cast their usual light ; and the ticking of the spring clock over my head preserved its usual monotony . I began to fancy I had been mistaken , when my name was again uttered by the same unearthl y voice , and there stood the little fellow , as if determined to
indulge in some demoniacal soliloquy to which I was constrained to listen . At length it communicated its intention by saying—" Attend to me , and I will realize all your wishes , by enlightening you on the subject of your meditations , and giving you the benefit of my experience ; but first let me caution you not to utter a single syllable , for if you do the charm will be broken ; the sound of the human voice silences me for ever .