"The Compass & The Square"

I met him on the sidewalk, in a busy city street,
I ne'er before had seen him, tho 'twas fine for us to meet.
For he wore a blue-lodge button, just the compass and the square,
And I stopped at once to greet him, as I saw him standing there.

I found he was a stranger, and he did not know his way;
And the crowds were rushing by him with their burdens of the day.
For he wore a blue-lodge button, just the compass and the square,
And was mighty glad to see me, when I stopped to greet him there.

So I waited just a moment, and I answered his request,
With the very information that would suit his case the best.
For he wore a blue-lodge button, just the compass and the square,
But at once it made us brothers, when I found him standing there.

And were happier for the meeting, and I seemed to hear him say,
And we happier for the meeting, I seemed to hear him say,
'Twas because I wore the button, just the compass and the square,
And with all my heart I love it, for it serves me everywhere.

                                           -- Unknown

                                                            
                                        from Brock's Manual of Masonic Lectures (First Edition)
                                         W.Bro. D.R. Brock, PM of Bremen, GA  Buck Creek Lodge # 639