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Dress.
DRESS .
The high boots must always be properly cleaned at the entrance into the lodge in the morning . The blue apron Avas stamped with the double-pick , three holes at the lower left-hand corner , crossed by a cut . If any one inadvertently left his leA ^ el standing up and went aAvay
his neighbour hung his hat on it , saying , " Excuse me , " and the first one had to pay for a pot of beer . When lifting a stone on to a bench the neig hbour was called to assist thus : " The company is invited . " A stone that is not worked according to the required measurement
and , therefore , useless , is called " Bernard ; " it was carried from the lodge in procession , and buried in a corner of the building ground . A stone that is not ready for the pay-day is called a capuchin . * If the stonehewer neglects it on the following Monday—in other words , makes Blue Monday , Green Tuesday , Red Wednesday , until
Thursday—then it is said that the capuchin has grown a beard . The Craftsman never leaves off work exactly at the stroke , but either before or after ( tAvelve or six o ' clock ) .
The Manner Of Calling Upon Seconds.
THE MANNER OF CALLING UPON SECONDS .
Worshipful stonehewer , I beg to engage you as second for a worshipful employment according to Craft usage and custom . Worshipful stoneheAver , at your service . ON ARRIVAL AT THE PLACE TO SETTLE QUARRELS .
Worshipful StoneheAver , I thank you for appearing , at my request , at this place , where I seek to defend my good name . I trust you Avill second me , and decree right to the right and wrong to the wrong , according to Craft usage and custom . Answer : I Avill do my duty .
The Manner Of Settling Quarrels.
THE MANNER OF SETTLING QUARRELS .
According to Craft usage and custom . First , I take my two seconds and proceed to a secret place , then one of the seconds makes the following inquiry : — By Leave and Favour : Worshipful Stonehewers , you know well what is betAveen you ?
The offended one answers , Yes . By Leave and Favour : Is the place suitable for you ? By Leave and Favour : Yes . ( If he says no , I take three paces back and then ask a second time : )
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Dress.
DRESS .
The high boots must always be properly cleaned at the entrance into the lodge in the morning . The blue apron Avas stamped with the double-pick , three holes at the lower left-hand corner , crossed by a cut . If any one inadvertently left his leA ^ el standing up and went aAvay
his neighbour hung his hat on it , saying , " Excuse me , " and the first one had to pay for a pot of beer . When lifting a stone on to a bench the neig hbour was called to assist thus : " The company is invited . " A stone that is not worked according to the required measurement
and , therefore , useless , is called " Bernard ; " it was carried from the lodge in procession , and buried in a corner of the building ground . A stone that is not ready for the pay-day is called a capuchin . * If the stonehewer neglects it on the following Monday—in other words , makes Blue Monday , Green Tuesday , Red Wednesday , until
Thursday—then it is said that the capuchin has grown a beard . The Craftsman never leaves off work exactly at the stroke , but either before or after ( tAvelve or six o ' clock ) .
The Manner Of Calling Upon Seconds.
THE MANNER OF CALLING UPON SECONDS .
Worshipful stonehewer , I beg to engage you as second for a worshipful employment according to Craft usage and custom . Worshipful stoneheAver , at your service . ON ARRIVAL AT THE PLACE TO SETTLE QUARRELS .
Worshipful StoneheAver , I thank you for appearing , at my request , at this place , where I seek to defend my good name . I trust you Avill second me , and decree right to the right and wrong to the wrong , according to Craft usage and custom . Answer : I Avill do my duty .
The Manner Of Settling Quarrels.
THE MANNER OF SETTLING QUARRELS .
According to Craft usage and custom . First , I take my two seconds and proceed to a secret place , then one of the seconds makes the following inquiry : — By Leave and Favour : Worshipful Stonehewers , you know well what is betAveen you ?
The offended one answers , Yes . By Leave and Favour : Is the place suitable for you ? By Leave and Favour : Yes . ( If he says no , I take three paces back and then ask a second time : )