The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-06-04
The Reason n Woman Cam
not be n NIaSon.

not he n Mason.
AT the request of some humorous
craftsman we publish the following from
the Litchheld Enquirer:
The reason may to some seem novel,
and not very complimentary to their sis
tcrs, yet we trust they are so palpable all
our readers will permit them to be as
signed.
We learn that before the Almighty had
finished his work He was in some doubt
about creating Eve. The creation of cv-
cry living and creeping thing had been ac-
complished, and the Almighty had made
Adam, who was the first Mason, and cre-
ated for him the finest Lodge in the world,
and called it Paradise, No. |. He then
called all the beasts of the field and the
fowls of the air to pass before Adam for
him to name them, which was q piece of
work he had to do alone, so that no confu-
sion might thereafter arise from Eve, who
lie knew would make trouble if she was
allowed to participate in it, if he created
her beforehand.
Adam, being very much fatigued with
the labors of his first task, fell asleep, and
when he awoke, found Eve in the Lodge
with him. Adam, being the Senior War
den, placed Eve as pillar of beauty in
the South, and they received their in
structions from the Grand Master in the
East, which, when finished, she immedi>
ately called the craft from labor to re-
freshment. Instead of attending to the
duties of her office as she ought, she left
her station, violated her obligations, and
let in an expelled Mason who had no bus
mess there, and went around with him,
leaving Adam to look after the jewels.
The fellow had been expelled from the
Grand Lodge, with several others, some
time before. But hearing the footsteps
of the Grand Master, he very suddenly
took his leave, telling Eve to make aprons
for she and Adam were not in proper re-
gala. She went and told Adam, and
when the Grand Master returned to the
Lodge he found his gavel had been stolen.
He called for the Senior and Junior War
dens, who had neglected to guard the
door, and found them absent. After
searching for sometime he came to where
they were hid, and demanded of Adam
what he was doing there, instead of &C.
cupying his official station. Adam replied
that he was waiting for Eve to call the
craft from refreshment to labor again, and
that the craft was not properly clothed,
which they were making provision for.
Turning to Eve, He asked her what ex-
cuse she had to offer for unofficial and I'M
masonic conduct. She replied that fell
low passing himself off as a Grand Lectu-
rer had given her instructions, and she
thought it was no harm to learn them.
The Grand Master then asked her what
became of his gavel; she said she didn't
know unless the fellow had taken it away.
Finding that Eve was no longer trust
worthy, and that she had caused Adam to
neglect his duty, and had let in one whom
he had expelled, the Grand Master had
the Lodge closed, and turning them out
set a faithful Tyler to guard the door with
flaming sword. Adam, repenting Of
, his folly, went to work like man and a
good Mason, in order to get reinstated
Not so with Eve; she got angry about il
and went to raising Cain. Adam, on &C.
5 count of his reformation, was permitted
, to establish lodges and work ON the low
degrees; and while Eve was allowed tc
join him in works of charity outside, she
was never again permitted to assist in the
regular work of the craft.