The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-02-07
THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG-IONDON
TRUTH TELL Us ALL ABOUT
THE MYSTERIES OF THE
ORDER. ,.... ....


carpenters square, and a compass
candles. The Master" SITS at On
end Of the room, which IL termed IN
East; on one side OF MIN h the u.s.
cretary," on the other the Urea
sury." and 4 little before him IS to-
Senior Deacon" At the other. eIt
Of the room (callet the Vest th,
Senior Warden" Is seated, with tn,
"Junior Deacon"a little in advance
OF him. . Halfway down the room
on the Left Of the ''Iaster ''ithe "Ju
NOR Warden" Is seated and thi.
place is termed tue South. II ehert
are nine MasOns present, thelEta al
"Outer Guard" called the "Tfleg,
and an elmer Guard" if oDiyQNel
are present the Junior Deaa9h'
acts as 'Tiler," and the i.;Soklol
Deacon" as "IDner Guard. The
proceedings commence by the mas.
ter" giving one rap with hieENDf
The "Tile1 10 then Stationed outside
the door With a drawn isw0yd. He
gives three knocks outside, whtcb
are answered. by three knocks, ~
IL given, which Is answered by -
outside. The lodge is now "titled."
1Nho, Masons put on their aprons,
0fG. A Dialogue eDsues between the
Saeeo8' and the, different officers
joWhIch each states Why be is in
fh> nonition that be has taken. Then,
Nth more knocks, the lodge Is open.
cd. eaeo present giving fhe signs OF
The ree OF Entered Apprentice"
TIE signs are called right angles,
hoe1qoocals, and perpindiculsiS. The
h0t 0hade by placing the banda at
right angles, one foot IL front Of the
cehtDrDf the body, the palms to.
eet6er; and the LET'S hand uadtr: the
second by raising the right hand to
the neck and drawing Il across the
throat, the ALLOW being as high a.
tho hand; the third by letting the
hand drop peGpineDdiculaIly by the
side. the palm turned back. Ate,
this the ordinary business OF the
lodge commences. Tits consists .iu
setting accounts and voting sutns ct
money In charity, with occasional
''calls from labor To reffssGulebI;;'
then comes the initiation Of any lev
member whose name bas, been men.
toned At q previous meeting, +. :. 49,
The candidate has TO submit TO Il
ballot, and II suecessftA the "Dea-
eoos" arc sent out to prepare hiu,.
This d done by taking FROM HIM
anything metallic, slipping bis LETT
arm OUT Of Ais, shirt. sleeve anu
70 leave the arm and the left breast
baSe, and mailing him i1alli the ief'
leg Of bis trousers above the knee,
blindfolding him, and tying q rope
rouudhja ueCk called Aeca6le tow"
The "6eni0r Deacon" now returns,
nior Dsi6oI's a d6o CLOSED door, Cd
which be 10 ipstSpctsd to- Rixa, 16ree
IapA vile. 3hiD 81 )aplh eSUA1 r.
Cd, and the door b opened about two
tnchO6E ~ Alter o V6nT3rSattOA be.
tween tho two e::DescOns," he.is.let |
p Xxx Ii. y IN b{sss(! rs !
b then led to the middle Of the room !
S4srsd ": r7HIs o asSa shs X S[sssefs
eakeo him by the hsnd, and says L: |
ANA follow ,yOuI leeders and fear |
"a daeOer1"o, Re 10 led three Simeo |
u9oo3 t4oN lodge, 4andsiilaolly 70 ID |
=, ~! ~ Il IL; e.1sseee J, tne Senior ~ Ardsn"
u S0enrYeees. yh0 teaches him 10 |
oppeqooh the East. "hie lees form.
|p0 tAep night an9ie Of az oblona |
Dquo1e. At leu4th be llnde himself |
nlooe p ~ 'sltsr,"l where he kneels |
upQo AlAnAhed LETT, koeo: b0etl Yight |
ND LETT knees forming q square. |
~, n,s n !sis h1 t%. 2 10y placed under
20 c)e0s O404A aloo' e0inpAss, and
20 right hApd, over them. In thu. |
noGtjoo 10 repeats the oath, IN which
- eoooges 70 keep inviulate the &C.
NM of the order s''under n. T. 50
pooeley than TO have my throat cut |
l0gQeA kom ear 20 ear, my tongue |
go ova ~ the roots, and my Body
$3.50 % TIE tough sand u the sew, !
loSol0 toN's length from the shore
= ~ war mari Wlsra tkS tide |
)ooeond 1OWe twice n q h0aWs
ARA this cath the baudA9e is |
!Gteo nom his'eyqs. a6d the Sfas.
~ aopcoachs6 6j@, With tel sngl-
II Seope ed 0akl09 the go, The
aens are then explained 10 hin. !
II e4eQihe nip And the pass. word. !
Hn0 11p 0oneess ID each, persona on