Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. reveal any thing that I may this day (or night) learn concerning the **. So help me God." ADMISSION. ART. IX. Sec 1. No one shall be presented for admission into this *, until he shall have been recommended by some friend or intimate, who is a member, to the Investigating Committee, which shall be composed of the Grand Cyclops, the Grand Magi and the Grand Monk, and who shall investigate his antecedents and his past and present standing and connections, and if after such investigation, they pronounce him competent and worthy to become a member, he may be admitted upon taking the obligation required and passing through the ceremonies of initiation. Provided, That no one shall be admitted into this who shall have not attained the age of eighteen years. Sec. 2. No one shall become a member of a distant when there is a * established and in operation in his own immediate vicinity. Nor shall any one become a member of any ✶ after he shall have been rejected by any other *. ENSIGN. ART. X. The Grand Banner of this * shall be1 in the form of an isosceles triangle, five feet long and three wide at the staff. The material shall be Yellow, with a Red scalloped border, about three inches in width. There shall be painted upon it, in black, a Dracovolans, or Flying Dragon, with the following motto inscribed above the Dragon, "QUOD SEMPER, QUOD UBIQUE, QUOD AB OMNIBUS." AMENDMENTS. ART. XI. This Prescript or any part or Edicts thereof, shall never be changed except by a two2 See Webster's Unabridged Pictorial. "What always, what every where, what by all is held to be true." O tempora! O mores ! 1 No Ensign or Grand Banner provided for. 2 This heavy bar is in the original. 3 These two notes in the original. [13 346 Southern History Association. 14] Ad utrumque paratus. thirds vote of the Grand Dragons of the Realms, in INTERDICTION ART. XII. The origin, designs, mysteries and ritual of this shall never be written, but the same shall be communicated orally. I. The Initiation Fee of this shall be one dollar, to be paid when the candidate is initiated and received into the *. II. No member shall be allowed to take any intoxicating spirits to any meeting of the + Nor shall any member be allowed to attend a meeting when intoxicated; and for every appearance at a meeting in such a condition, he shall be fined the I. White, II. Green, III. Yellow, IV. Amber, V. Purple, VI. Crimson, VII. Emerald. 1. Fearful III 7. Hideous 2. Startling 3. Wonderful 4. Alarming 5. Mournful 6. Appalling IV 8. Frightful 9. Awful 10. Horrible 2 In the original is partly used on to the end instead of * font of latter was exhausted. as probably the sum of not less than one nor more than five dollars, to go into the revenue of the * III. Any member may be expelled from the * by a majority vote of the officers and ghouls of the Den to which he belongs, and if after such expulsion such member shall assume any of the duties, regalia or insignia of the * or in any way claim to be a member of the same, he shall be severely punished. His obligation of secrecy shall be as binding upon him after explusion as before, and for any revelation made by him thereafter, he shall be held accountable in the same manner as if he were then a member. IV. Every Grand Cyclops shall read or cause to be read, this Prescript and these Edicts to the t of his Den, at least once in every three months,And shall read them to each new member when he is initiated, or present the same to him for personal perusal. V. Each Den may provide itself with the Grand Banner of the † VI. The ts of Dens may make such addition al Edicts for their control and government as they shall deem requisite and necessary. Provided, No Edict shall be made to conflict with any of the provisions or Edicts of this Prescript. VII. The strictest and most rigid secrecy, con cerning any and everything that relates to the † shall at all times be maintained. VIII. Any member who shall reveal or betray1 the secrets or purposes of this shall suffer the extreme penalty of the Law. 1 Notice of expulsion is to be published throughout each Realm of the Empire. No Den, officer, or members to operate beyond prescribed limits unless invited or ordered by competent authority. To the lovers of Law and Order. Peace and Justice, we send greeting; and to the shades of the venerated Dead, we affectionately dedicate the ti Nos ducit amor libertatis. A SOUTHERN TRAVELER'S DIARY IN 1840. [The Association is indebted to Prof. Geo. S. Wills for this account. Subheads are inserted by the Editor.] Journal of travels from Tarboro to the Southern Country in the spring of 1840 by Wm. H. Wills. TO WASHINGTON VIA RICHMOND AND POTOMAC CREEK. April 1st. Left home this day at 1 o'clock P. M. in Elliott's Hack for the Falls and arrived there at 4 o'clock P. M.— good driving for a hack. Here I expected to take the Rail Road Cars pretty early, but they did not get up until between 6 & 7 o'clock. At that time I left and arrd at Weldon between 9 & 10, some detention putting out passengers, shifting baggage, &c. Those intending to go by Norfolk left soon after to ride all night. I preferred the Petersburg route and soon after, going over to Garey's after getting supper, &c. went to bed. Thursday 2 Apr. Up early, got breakfast & at 7 o'clock off again with some fifteen to 20 passengers. After several stoppings arrd at Petersburg 12 P. M. Went to Frenchs. where I paid one dollar for dinner. One would think these were not hard times judging from this charge. I once paid this price for a dinner at the Astor House, N. Y, so this is No. 2-2 p. m. for Richmond and arrived at 4,-then to Fredericksburg and from thence to Potomac Creek by stages where we found steam Boat [Ms. illegible] at II o'clock. I was soon in bed and asleep but not soundly being awakened by her arrival in Washington City and could not sleep well after it. |