The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-10
gntelligemer.
Remarkable Exposition Of Masonic
Mysteries.
EY A. COBB, .'R.

by. Wisdom, Strength, ard Bta!ty; b
cause it is necessary that there should b
wisdom to contrive, strength TO supper,
and beauty to adorn, all great and impor
tant undertakings.
It's covering IL no less than cloudct
canopy, or starry deckcd heaven, whef
all good Masons hope at last TO arrive, b.
The aid OF the theological ladder whicl
Jacob, in his vision, saw ascending fron
earth to heaven; the three principa
rounds Of which are demonstrated Faith
Hope and Charity; and which adm0n
ish US to have faith in God, hope in i'm
mortality, and charity to all mankind.
The greatest of these is charity; fol
our faith may he lost in sight hope
ends in fruition; but charity extend.
beyond the grave, through the boundless
realms of eternity.
fatter myself incw something
about secret societies. have had Il
passion for that sort Of thing ever since
was old enough to tell lies. | have
secuted around pretty extensively among
the different organizations. | have been
Fenian and an Orangeman, and Good
Tcmplar, and Son OF Malta, and also a
Counterfeitcr have belonged to the
Sons of Temperance, and the Odd Eel.
lows, and the Band of Hope, the Young
Mems Christian Association and band
OF robbers. have been in everything,
and thought knew everything, almost,
but did not One day about three
months ago was speaking to friend in
relation to the MasOns, when he gave Il,
full explanation concerning them, and
/ became cnfatuated with Masonry, and
concluded to try it too; and since join
cd that organization / have discovered
that there are several things connected
Herewith that outsiders don't know just
pretty good deal about. Now, pro.
pose making these secrets public, not out
Of compassion for my fellow men who
may be tending towards Masonry, and
act as warning, aud so on, because
have not got spark of human kindness
in my breast, aud would rather see every
because have spite against the fellow
who Initiated me, who made the irons
too hot when he weut to brand mo and
the goat too frisky when l went to ride
him, and treated me with roughness
generally that the occasion did not war.
rant.
Before Eliminating my narrative | will
state for the informrtiou ofthose who don't
know, that Masonry is about six hundred
thousand years old. 1t was old when
the fraternity got into trouble at the
tower of Babel and it was old when
Adam first put on his apron rs Grand
Master of Eden Lodge. AS more con.
vincing truth RS to its antiquity, would
just mention that part Of miners, the
other day, in one Of their excavations,
came upon tho pctrified remains of a
Masonic Lodge. with the members in
their places and all complete; and emf
uent geologists who have examined the
fossils are of the opinion that these bod.
les have been embedded in the rock for
more than fifteen thousand years.
On the evening was to be initiated I
made my will thinking would neveragain
see H. nah and the children, and took a
most affecting leave of my fnmily. Thus
prepared, started for the Lodge, accom-.
panied by brother John Smith, S. II. 8.
+. r., who was to see me through. We
arrived at the door and had no difficulty
in getting through the first entrance; but
at the second when we knocked a fiat
little fellow looked out through small
round hole in the door, and put this
startling interrogatory to Bro. Smith !:
ronhghcockalorum? to which
Brother Smith replied, cheerfully, as he
understood the ropes: Nix-my dolly
whec.do. The little fellow then said ::
Flod zest compbritid y umtrum and my
conductor giving satisfactory answer,
we were then permitted to enter. Before
had time to look around me 10 locate
things, lean, slab.sided, long. legged
fellow came up to me and knocked me
over on the floor with club; he then got
Oh me and stood on my feet, snd another
savage looking maraudcT made rush at
me as Iattempsed TO rise up, and he
brought me down to the floor again. /
now begun to feel for my six shooter to
defend myself, but had unfortunately
left it at home. After being overpower.
ed and had undergone this exhilarating
exercise for about five minutes, they
stretched me out on bench and exam
ined my teeth. pinched all my muscles.
and stuck pins into me all oyer. and ps.
cayenne pepper up my nostrils, and
poured moulten lead up my trowsers'
pockets, and pulled hair out Of the back
of my neck with red hot pincers. with q
view, suppose, to make mo feel unem.
barrassed and at home. But now, you
must anticipate the balance.
When I came to my senses was alone
in the ante room of the Lodge. twas q
lively aud cheerfully apartment. A
couple of crockodiles were amusing
themselves in corner, and few full
grown rattlesnakes were practicing the
flying trapeze on stove.pipe. The fur
niture consisted chiefly of half dozen
n,ummies, the skeletons of Capt. Kidd,
Lucretia Borgia, Guy Fawks, Jack the
Giant Killer, Oliver Cromwell, the Wan.
dering Jew, William the Conqueror,
Christopher Columbus, and Dick Tur-
pin; flying machine, three barrels of
gunpower, and healthy and we'll devel-
oped wild cat. Just then half dozen
pirates, all clad in aprons and sashes,
rushed into the room with an outlandish
whoop. One of them the biggest and
ugliest, who appeared to be the chief,
ordered the attendants. in a voice OF
thunder, to trot ont the animal. The
attendants disappeared. but immediately
regular double decker, with sixteen horns,
a pair Of wings, and seven or eight tsils
stuck oil over him. My eyes were then
bandaged and was told to mount. I
said, Gentlemen, If you will excuse me,
l would rather not, as I am not in the
habit of riding fiery animals, and 1 am
not accustomed to going up in balloon
and hesides / have got an engagement
down town. My wife wants to sec me
particularly; will he back in q few
minutes. rather think my house Is on
fire, but I will be back in q few minutes
yes; upon honor, gentlemen, in few
Before / could finish my sentence was
siezed and planted firmly astride the in.