The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-02-15
From ths Netu Hampshire Patriot.
THE INITIATION.

From ths Nstu Hampshire Patriot.
THE INITIATION.
We have seen nothing 10 cope with the
annexed among the literary productions ol
this remarkably productive age. A foreign
or whom few old fogy book worms know
z az VIM. Shakespeare, attempted 10 describe
q similar scene which once occurred in pre-.
sence Of an excellent individual named Mac
beth but the operators in his case being
mere old women, who ought to have been
burnt as witches, Shakspeare's bungling at
tempt to describe their ceremonies must fall
before the labors Of genius which is excl
tod by the sublime spectacle Of an initiation
conducted in impressive and manly style by
MEN and PATRIOTS. We borrow the poem
. from the Nashua IN. H.) Gazette:
ScEsE-Inferior Of Lodge of Knotc- Moth.
ines-Time, Midaight-Grand Muster in the
Clair Candidate supported BY tteo ,tshsrs--
Tin shaving pot boiling ouer spirit lamp, on
table, beside marrow bone and eteauer
MASTER OF CEREMONIES, RISING.
Brothers Ills the mystic Lour
For the exercise OF power.
Lo The sacred fire is hot
Boils the sacred shaving pot.
As within it's brim fling
Every native offering;
Bunch of wool from Afric skull
Feather from full fedged gull
Down new-plucked from callow-gooss--
Emblem fit for US TO use
Double, double, toll and trouble
In the tin pot squeak and bubble.
(Onsrs solsmniy)
Bubble
.a MASTER.
II Z read the ONES clear,
Happy auspices are here
: Let the candidate appear.
lbs {The candidate IS brought Jortrdrd)
S,ranger-ere you swear obedience
We must know your antecedents.
CANDIDATE.
II it's politics you mean,
Everything by turns Eve been
have been locofoco,
But found that thai was no GO
Woolly-head and silver-Gray,
Putty head in small way,
wildcat, Pizzarinclum, too,
And ffes.soilef.
'-. That will do.
Brother renegade, greet you
Joyed am az such 10 meet you.
Now mark my words and their INTENT
And bow your head il you assent.
Can you questioner put By!
, And can you on occasion lie :!
Candidate botos)
Can you all orders blindly follows
And have you capacious swallowa
Don't you believe that acme years hence
Popes will appoint our Presidents
Don't you believe the Jesuits thrive
Because in secret they conlrivef
You hate confessionals I'll see
You do--but you'll confess TO me.
Don't yon believe the Romish priests
Are sworn to slaughter as like beasts?
That all the Irish arms are hiding
,Ie all the shaniies thsy abidein !
That all the Irish girls combine
To purchase arsenic and strychnine
That IN know no,hings lies our hope
To fight the Devil and The Pope?
ASS (7hs candidate bOios repeatedly
Now left the bone and clsaver high in air
And fell obedience TO our order swear
tCandidats obeys.)
The ordsal's past--and you here proclaim
knov-nothiug in intellect and name.
' Around you zee band Of brothers true-
None Of these honest men knew more thar
From different parties they have fallen away
And now go in for plumber and for prey;
Like you, they're bound our lead to blindly
,,s,s follow.
Like you, they have a most capacious swal
81 1e low; Has
They bolt whatever prodigy we hanis-
A gale or saw-mill, il is all the same.
Honors well make as equal as we can,
Were each expects 10 be congressman
If not a governor. Our signs are few
And easy 10 be learned--even by you.
The grip is this-you1l get il IN q minute
Then you must shake your head--thsre's
nothing in il!
Nexia wise look-for wisdom's onr profes
AKA. - sion-- = fs.s .,s3! .t4tk /
g. A good stuffed owl win aid you in expires
s..,'- ftfis sion ia fss z sia Hsf 2
Ninesvs's bird ard ours--no sosring lark
~ But one that goes mousing in the dark. !
q Bot lol The night is vsrging into day. s
Freedom AmeEicansi le,'s sneak away =
Down The bscksiairs, and then we'll ont and
2 And vanish through dark alleys, one By
~ Fancy you've robbed I hen-roosi and tread
;..s-a. light, - y. I
Then will your skulkiug gait befii your iish,
rfVs Ezmni omaes)