The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-11
MASONIC.
Goud Joke on q Rusty Mason.

do not like-the parrots" and the
trusts" The former is one who thinks
that the ritual is all Of Masonry, who
will spend days and weeks even in find
ing out if such word should be or O,
and, vet who will not devote minutes
time to the study Of Masonic history
and principles. The latter is one who
would never have Joined the institution
if he had not expected to be peculiarly
benefited thereby, and being disappoint
ed in that, cares no more for it. Give
us the bright Mason, who reads and
studies and consequently understands
the object Of Masonic institutions-the
grandest in existence. The rusty
Mason" is charmingly depicted by the
"wag" OF the New York Democrat as
follows:
One of our active and Jealous Masons
found himself in a railroad car, just
about leaving for Albany, vis a-vis with
one whom he remembered several
years since to have met in Lodge in
this city. The recognition was mutual.
After the interchange of the usual COM
pliments, the former, A, asked the latter,
B, to what Lodge he now belonged.
Bob, don't belong to any Lodge
now. Masonry did me no good. ] never
made anything by it."
A.-"Well | did not join Masonry to
make anything out oft. Quite the con,
trary; and yet | unexpectedly made
something out of it this very day"
B.-"Indeed; how was that
A.-"When | went to buy my ticket,
| made a sign and the brother gave me
frst-class ticket for a second.class
price"
B.-"lm quite rusty; | forgot the
sign. What one did You make 2
Al placed the iorefnger of my
left hand on my left cheek, and middle
finger OF the same on my right cheek,
forming a triangle. then pointed the
index finger of the right hand through
the triangle, and wagged it at him.
lie recognized it, and You know the re-
suit.
Albany was reached, and few days
afterward B was returning. He went
to the ticket office, and did exactly as A
had described at the same time handing
the price of a second-class ticket, and
demanded one of the first class. The
ticket agent demanded 81 80 more The
-ign was repeated What the devil are
YOU making faces at me for?' "Why,
it is the sign, said B, don't You recog-
nize it? want a frst-class ticket for
second-class price" The agent felt
inSulted, and said that if he did not pay
81 so more he could not have ticket {;
and if he made any more signs DIT him
he would kick him out. B paid the fare,
and ia the car met A. He told what
had occurred; he was more convinced
than ever shat Masonry was humbug.
A laughed outright and said, well,
you must be very rusty indeed. The
sign | gave you was the upward trip. II
you wanted deduction made you should
have reversed hands. and made the wag-
ging with the index finger Of the left
hand That was the sign return ticket.
One sign would not do for both ways of
course.
He opened his eyes, acknowledged he
was rusty, and had no one to blame but
himself for not making money out OF
Masonry.
Amti-MasOnic Con venfiOn.
Rev. II. j. Eddy Baptist writes from
Syracuse, New York, to the Standard Of
Chicago, as follows
THE Anti-Masonic Convention OF the
State has just closed its session here.
The Banchards of Illinois were the chief
men in it. They managed the matter
very unwisely. There were some men
full Of zeal, red-hot with excitement,
devoid OF good sense, who made the
meeting an arena of fun-a laughing
stock. The Convention lacked dignity /;
yet there were several venerable men
men Of great worth in it. | think the
tendency ofthe meeting will be especially
favorable to Free Masonry. Young
Blanchard gave what he called an expose
OF some of its degrees; and many people
will join them to find out whether the
expose was correct. A State Anti-secret
Society was formed. But my letter is
long enough.
An Impostcr Exposed.