The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-09
Concerning Free Masonry and
R0nuet Hurling.
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette !:

"Thom the gous love eat CuOuH u
bers.' Yes. And-"oh, he'll jus
come up our way and see the hogs
build their nests in poplar trees
The expression, "oh hell" shows
frankness, saUOir ViVre. "Come
up our way" Southern hospitality
that has become proverbiali and
the nest.building, recalls Beecher
although he never could get set
ting. "In poplar trees''-the Amer
lean tulip tree. you know. Hogs up
American tulip tree laying eggs
Oh, no, l mean making nests, you
know. Peace and quietude-shep-
herds pipe-pretty girl with wheat
straw in her hands coming DER the
lea, following 'So6, Spot, suhOOaUO0,"
YOU knOw-the orb OF day sinking
in the west, and bathing in a golden
hslo-hogs laying eggs-oh, no. /
mean making nests, IN poplar trees
the American tulip tree, you know.
Oh, hell yes.
A few days ago, 1 lighted upon
mutilated copy of Pedg's Grand
Lodge. 1t bears witness that Sui
phur Well L.. 215, is located at An.
tioch church. l have read about the
church at Antioch, but had no idea
twas so near the home of our alU-
tuaI friend. Crystal Fountain L.,
282, is at Black Jack; Caldwell,
273, is at Big Bottom. That's a
dangerous locality. Ten Mile Val
ley, is at Ten Mile Stand, and so on.
But the thinnest thing is Bone Lodge,
252. In the appeal column, there's a
heavy thing. A man named Koek-
ersperger, was expelled for selling
bad butter. The @. L. very sensi-
bly, modifes this to II months sus-
pension, TO enable the membership
to get over the effects of the bad
butter, and old StrummeIpeter to
buy new churn. Thing of butter
was fully discussed by the "Chroni.
Gle Debating Society" | don't
know who svon the medal. The
question was rs bad butter or soap
grease Of the most benefit to the Ca~-
casian race 2" Affirmative, Ralph"
Notwithstanding more" Alter
mates, Bric-a,Brac and half the wo-
men in the country.
Concerning Freemasonry, l OBJ
serve some of the brothers wear upon /
the lappels of their coats the square
and compass, and pOns asinOrena.
Those who had clean shirts, wore
trowels thereon. One man, saw
up in Lee county, last year, had
huge square and compass upon his
cerulean neck.tie. AS he had q re-
treating forehead and wore his hair
back of his ears. wish may die if
he wasn't sill square and compass.
I asked friend the meaning of
these gimcracks. He said chat ma
sons might know each other when
on jury. That the trowel was to
keep their shirts clean, but the 9th
or tricks were typical-the compass,
especially, had very deep app:ioa-
ton. The pORs aSinOrunl was the
bridge over which all masons, es-
pecially the wearers of such en-
blems, Lad to pass. The square was
used TO see if the masonic head was
level, the masonic back straight,
concerning the deep application of
the compass. He said twas Gus
tOmary to engage the attention Of
candidate by showing him a trans
parent card, or a beautiful chrome,
when a member would creep up and !
job the points of the compass in his !
Should he jump only, '
be was considered eligible. but
should he jump and use such ex-
pressions-"Godb bless your soul =
what the champs elysies are you do O
ing ?-he vas considered a profane. "
[ said couldn't see the point-to b
which he replied-neither couIu the
candidate. The hammer used by :,
he master was to crack hickory b
luts and mock the goat. inquired, fl
nally, what that big C. meant in ri
he lodge-room. Twas the initial u
f the goats name. was glad to S 5I
aye this conversation.
Touching boquet-hurlirg at cele- We
rations, your occiput is decidedly -
evel. The practice is wasteful aud al
Meaningless, and is as much a mock. -
~ as the claquer business az the an
'rench theatres. But there is a w
lumb sight of foollshness about of
lese things, Medals are given for Al
riginal speeches, that are palpably ~
OF original. And when tina. medal g..
presented, it has become the Gus so
I'm to make double barreled speech Y,
'--One to the audience. and one to VIZ
e recipient. Then, comparatively DC
Iendless and partially educated 81,
'ys, are placed in competition with pis
'ung fellows who have had every ed
'portnnity. while in grading. no al rig
vance is made for the fact. De. sec
ting socities are termed literary I ~