assistans

Updated: June 26, 2025

The Baron de Sainte Croix gives this brief view of the ceremonies: "Dans ces mystères on employoit, pour remplir l'âme des assistans d'une sainte horreur, les mêmes moyens qu'

Albert G. Mackey - The Symbolism of Freemasonry

Immejutly on my 'rival here I perceeded to the Spotswood House, and callin' to my assistans a young man from our town who writes a good runnin' hand, I put my ortograph on the Register, and handin' my umbrella to a baldheded man behind the counter, who I s'posed was Mr. Spotswood, I said, "Spotsy, how does she run?" He called a cullud purson, and said,

Artemus Ward - The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 2: War