Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-15

Young Elf, what's your intention? For to
rebuild, O Captain great, the house of God,
for tits most meet that Elves who got their
liberty, without reward and without fee
should to the work assistance give. My
words did please Now as l live, "Most
Excellent" Elf indeed you are to wander
here from land afar; yet beyond my "veil,
you may not 60 without my "Words" and
s'sign" to show to Captain of the ''second
veir'-they will, know, with him prevail !:
my "words" are "Japhet," "Shem" and
"Ham," they'll take you to his veil, and
then you'll cast this rod upon the ground,
and twill like serpent wriggle 'round:
twill to the Captain be sign that you have
passed this veil of mine. The 'second veil"
now approach, which gently yields to
Elfn's touch. While "words" whisper in
his ear, he says pray enter-have no fear
"Most Excellent" Elf indeed you are to
come from Babylon afar, but yet you cannot
90 beyond this '7veil" without my ''words' -
that you'll remember while you live: thy
hand now flushed and fair to see will soon be
changed by leprosy as in ''your BOSOM you
it thrustS(my "words" be sure you give
them first): "Japhet," "Shem" and "Adon-
Tram" Companions know who follow "Hi-
ram" then thrust thy hand thy bosom in,
and when you bring it forth again you'll
find twill in an instant grow as white as
banks of driven snow but fear not, Youth,
twill give no pain, and soon its color will
regain. The third veiP' now appears in
view, and when for entrance l do sue with
"words" and "sign" above explained, the
''third veil's" Captain doth exclaim-Y our
"words" and 'sign" know right we'll, but
"Haggai," Joshua" and "Zerrubbabel"
and "sign" you'll need to take you hence
the "fourth veil" to, and then from thence
you'll enter our bright Tabernacle" where
| you'll be freed from odwink"-shackle.
My "sign" is this cold water pour from out
this goblet on the floor, and like the Nile,
whose mighty flood by Aaron's rod was
turned to blood, so will the water that you
pour from out this goblet on the floor. Pro-
ceed, young Elf, I wish you joy, for the
soon your thirsting soul illume like floating
incense whose perfume doth fill the soul
with bliss and JOY when swung from censers
bright on high. AS onward now boldly
march I meet the guard of "Royal Arch ;"
as "words" and 'sign" give to him, his
"veip' aside he now doth fling, when, 10 ! a
wond'rous flood of slight" now greets my
eyes, for tits as brightas blaze of sun in clear
blue sky! [ am at last from troubles free,
and "High Priest" on his throne see my
soul tits sated now with ''light," glorious,
wond'rous, beautiful, bright, like rays that
from bright Hopes star shine, which fills
asks if I can tell the ''sgnet' of "Zerrubba-
BEL" or if the "signet"I can show before
Pm led to chamber low-to chamber down
beneath the ground, to which I'm lowered
with rope around my body tight:-He says,
| o Youth, shew me the signet we call
''Truth." The signet in his hands place,
he holds it up close to his face to "King"
and 'Scribe" he d0esit show, and asks them
if they do it know, and each proclaim-O
valiant Youth, this is the signet we call
'truth." Across their foreheads each it
draw, and thus comply with Elfin law; and
then assert with one accord-"This is holi-
ness to the Lord"
Now "working tools" they do provide,
in darkness all around until my "pick"
makes ringing sound, as something hard it
strikes in ground so stopping down amid
the gloam 1 now descry neat keystone"
To Council Grandi I take my prize, and
gladness shines in each Elfs eyes, who then
assert in low, faint Whisper-'Tis "Hiram's
keystone" of "Mark-Master." My re-
search still I do pursue. though hidden now
from mortal view, and in "vault" where
no light glares now do find "three trying
squares" To High Priest | do them pre-
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these are the '.ewels" of our "Order' which
had been lost mid the disorder and ruin Of
our Temple fair (they are to Elves most pre-
cions-dear) they once belonged to "Solo-
mon," who drafts did draw with "WidoW'S
Son, and him ofTyre-three Elins bright
they've long been hidden from our sight; !;
but seek, o Youth, perhaps you'll find more
hidden treasures which will bind you to our
"Order" during life, and if amid the worlds
strife you need friend, your triangle"
will bring you Elfin friends at will. The
mystic cave once more | enter, but now
''sun's rays" doth blaze in center: with
"right hand" I do 'shade my eyes" by
placing it full-length "crossWise," when 10,
'box" or "chest' I see which fills my soul
with extacy. I seek the High Priest now
with joy, and as he sees me drawing nigh he
says-at last am content, you've found the
"Ark of the Covenant !" The "Ark of the
Covenant" 1 found in secret vault beneath
the ground, and "Book of Laws" and
"Manna Pot" from out the "Ark" the High
Priest got and now he reads with ''mystic
key" the characters" of this degree: Three
thousand years ago, says he, these secrets"
Solomon, and Hiram bright, the Widows
Son, together with the Tyrian King, our
secrets they this Ark put in, to save them
from the ruthless foe who laid our former
Temple low; so noble Youth, your task is
over, for long lost "Word" you did recover.
'Tis voted now with one accord to give me
the "Omnifc Word ;" and as we "balance"
e-times-three" the crowning swords"
of their mysteries with "Lun-buh-ja are
given me, while "Vah-j -je-ho" and 80. d. e."
are repeated "three-times-three." The
Temple round we all now march, and
cry-all hail to Royal Arch We march
around, and then by "threes" (and this is
the Key to our mysteries, for ere we close
we pressure feel, as "hand" grasps ''Wrist,"
with "toe" to "heel,"-w pressure feel of
"Living Arch," meath which we close our
Elfn march. The "Omnific Word" we thus
repeat, and to my ears itsounds most sweet.
My trials now are passed and DER, and like
an Elfin bright soar through halls of mys-
terry so bright, for now my soul is filled with
slight"
But now daylight begins to dawn, gray
streaks cast shadows DER the lawn, and
High Priest says, as round we march,
'Tis time to close this Royal Arch. So
through the air Pm whirled around, then
gently lowered upon the ground /; for Elves
and Fays, like goblins dark, grew weary of
their mid night clark" The nightmare
vanished in its stead slumbered sweetly
in my bed and woke at last meath SUMS
bright gleam, for like first night did but
dream !
Ten MILLION CAR WHEELs.-"There
are more than 100000 iron car wheels in
use on American railroads." said the mas
ter mechanic of one of the trunk lines,
land it requires about 525 pounds of pig
iron to make one wheel. About l ,250,0 900
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