in the original document.

PRESCRIPT

OF THE

* *

What may this mean,
That thou, dead corse, again, in complete steel,
Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon,
Making night hideous; and we fools of nature,
So horridly to shake our disposition,
With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls?

An' now auld Cloots, I ken ye're thinkin',
A certain _Ghoul_ is rantin', drinkin',
Some luckless night will send him linkin',
To your black pit;
But, faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin',
And cheat you yet.

CREED.

We the * * reverently acknowledge the Majesty and Supremacy of the
Divine being, and recognize the Goodness and Providence of the Same.

PREAMBLE.

We recognize our relations to the United States Government and
acknowledge the supremacy of its laws.

APPELLATION.

ARTICLE I. This organization shall be styled and denominated the * *

TITLES.

ART. II. The officers of this * shall consist of a Grand Wizard of the
Empire and his ten Genii; a Grand Dragon of the Realm and his eight
Hydras; a Grand Titan of the Dominion and his six Furies; a Grand
Giant of the Province and his four Goblins; a Grand Cyclops of the Den
and his two Night Hawks; a Grand Magi, a Grand Monk, a Grand
Exchequer, a Grand Turk, a Grand Scribe, a Grand Sentinel, and a Grand
Ensign.

SEC. 2. The body politic of this * shall be designated and known as
"Ghouls."

DIVISIONS.

ART. III. This * shall be divided into five departments, all combined,
constituting the Grand * of the Empire. The second department to be
called the Grand * of the Realm. The third, the Grand * of the
Dominion. The fourth, the Grand * of the Province. The fifth, the * of
the Den.

DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

GRAND WIZARD.

ART. IV. SEC. I. It shall be the duty of the Grand Wizard, who is the
Supreme Officer of the Empire to communicate with and receive reports
from the Grand Dragons of Realms, as to the condition, strength,
efficiency and progress of the *s within their respective Realms. And
he shall communicate from time to time, to all subordinates *s,
through the Grand Dragon, the condition, strength, efficiency, and
progress of the *s throughout his vast Empire; and such other
information as he may deem expedient to impart. And it shall further
be his duty to keep by his G Scribe a list of the names (without any
caption or explanation whatever) of the Gr