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Masons At Revels-Toke
There waa nothing in all thia spectacular surprise to take away the appetite . Oh , dear , no . Some of the brethren could have swallowed the stalactite , for five hours bad elapsed since breakfast , and the Mason , or Mason's wife and sweetheart who can stand outaide food for that period without experiencing the fellow feeling whioh makes us wondrous hungry is no credit to the Order .
And yefc some of our dear sisters wanted to wait by the bridge where stood , in perfect artistic repose , two of tho brownest beauties it would be possible to meet in an average day's march on the Queen's highway . They wanted to tell our fortunes , and I verily believe our sisters would have foregone all their hopes of over learn * , ing the mysteries of Freemasonry in order to know from these
prop hetesses in prismatio hues a little of their own futures . Tha g ipsies were nothing loth , as their glistening eyes and shining teeth attested , to have their palms crossed with silver , and to tell the old old stories . But our frail sisters wanted to meet them by moonlight alone and had not , tho coarage to learn the worst or the best whilst the males were standing by !
Oh ! bufc here is another beauty—Italian , quite as picturesquely attired , inviting our contributions as she rattles her castanettea in our face . She is a member of a travelling troupe of performers , the male section of whom might fairly pass for outlawed brigands—they were clad with suoh delightful regard for their Bohemian prepossessions . Verily Yealmpton is the scene of sensations and surprises ,
Onr coppers fall like leaves in Vallambrosa—only a little heavierand some of the brethren—the lighter hearted—spin around in joyous sympathy to the novel strains of " Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay , " rendered in the waltzing music of the seductive lady extortioner nnd her slouched hatted compatriots . Suoh a luncheon ! Brother Robins gave us ducks—tender ducks
too—and he gave us ohioken—and they were chicken , —and he gave us tongue—and so did the ladies , —and he gave us ham and lamb , and beef boiled and beef roast , and salad—suoh salad—and plenty of it , and sliced tomatoes—and no stint of those either—and hot potatoes—for suoh as were not on the Banting regimen . Bro . Fox had a high old time of it , until it came to the distribution of the
grapes , and then human nature once more found itself in the garden of Eden , falling before temptation ! Really we shall always go to Yealmpt m for a cold luncheon . If ever the village and its caves should be swallowed by an earthquake , Brother Robinson ought to cjme into town and start cateringassuming , of course , thafc Plymouth is spared , as it would be , for it
is not as the City of the Plain , and there are more than ten gocd Masons in it . If we had been compelled 1 J walk around Bigbury Bay after that superb meal , penal servitude would have been a preferable alternative . But Brother Harry had plighted his truth and his quadrupeds were awaiting , us with impatience worthy of well-bred
animals . ' Have you ever done thafc drive from fche gateway of Membland to the point where the indolent Yealm empties its waters at Noss ? If you have nofc , do ifc . If you have you will not repent doing it again . For it is magnificent . Not much room , is there , for you are going along the edge of the
cliffs , and , as Captain Price would say , there is scrrcely anything between you and the Deep Sea—only Bro . Membrey and his merry men , each of them with thrca tons of horse and human flesh on his hands , and fche uins of Revels * ike Church beneath , laved by fcho very waves of the Channel . Such a view of tho open sea , for milss and miles . It is as calm as
a millpond although the breeze makes us feel new men—that is those of us who aro not women . Here a sailer , there a steamer , trawlers at their business—most pictoreeque of all that are afloat , with their ruddy sails fully expanded . We really were not quite sure whether we were ashore or afloat , for we seemed tj bj afloat until we heard Bro . Harry ' s mellittuors pleadings to his horses to keep the right side
of the rocks ! The horses wanted lubricating at Noss and so did the brethren . The sisters kept thoir seats—they were so patient . After lubrication , another Chnroh service—tho second in one day , for we had most scrupulously inspected the edifice afc Yealmpton . Bnfc Bro . Lemon wanted particularly to view the building which Lord
Revelstoke built , and we all went in to admire tho carving by Ha . . y Hems , and the delightful windows , and the r . * chitectural perfection of the building ! By Jove , it was six o'clock , and Brother Robins was awaiting ns , and we weia awaiting Brother Robins . Wo had been so immersed iu sight-seeing that we had forgotten thafc insatiable Nature had once
more claimed us for its own . The undulations of the drive around Bigbary Bay , the Kaleidoscopic evolutions of the Yealm , the pathetic look of tho deserted plantations , the hide and saek we played with the rabbit-hunted Mewstono , our coquetting with Newton as she ran in and out of tho river , aud our kiss-in-the-ring festivities with Noss , all these pleasant pictorial incidents rendered us
oblivious of the flig ht of time and the wholesome ravages of sound digestion . High Tea was a pretty excuse for renewing the luxurious indulgences of the feast . Brother Robins knows a thing or two as well as the excellent wife of the Worshipful Master of Ledge Charity , and , next to a luncheon , he understands how to sarve a high tea . Do not
make any mistake about it . If he professes to givo you pigeon pie you get pigeon pie . The pigeon is not casual . It is consistent and invariable . It is the beef that flavours the dish and not the pigeon . Wonld that all caterers were like Bro . Robins ! The pigeon fanciers would bo delighted , for the birds would be at a premium . We had pigeon pie , and Bro . Fox saw that we had pigeon . So that we could
pidgo in with confidence . Oh , there were worse jokes than that dnring the meal , so those who were absent need not make faces at those who were present . For we were on the laughing side that day , I can tell you . The proccelinga become convivial . This means that we cleared away the tables aud chi ' . rd , aid dancad—taose of cm who could
Masons At Revels-Toke
dance , and shouted encore—those of us who could not sing . What was wonderful waa that none of us could sing at the commencement and that all of ns wanted to sing before the close . And some of ua , who could not dance at all at the outsot , positively wanted to keep it np in the open uir , whilst the frisky steeds were curvetting ab the door , and eloquent Bro . Hoyten was congratulating himself on having failed in his duties as a committee man . But , as Bro . Bisoombe would say
we couldn't , we couldn't , the truth we wont deny . Worshipful Master Rogers had a good deal to answer for , and if Bro . Hannaford is to be credited , so had Bro . Blight—a not uncommon occurrence for that equally worshipful personage . A very fine drive home—in time to enjoy the parting hospitality of the Masonio Club and to miss the last tram . Hansom is thafc handsome pays !—Western Independence .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire will hold a meeting in connection with the Fortescue Annuity Fund at the Masonic HaU , Exeter , on the 4 th proximo , at 2 p . m . A circular setting forth the position of the fund has been sent to the Worshipful Masters of all Lodges in the
Province with the view of bringing the claims of the Institution to the notice of the Craft . As the fund is designed to benefit Masons who , from no fault of their own , find themselves in their old age in reduced circumstance , it has an especial claim on the Province , having been established for Devonshire Masons .
Sigaor Angelo Mascheroni , who has recently been a guest of Madame Patti , at Oraig-y . nos Castle , has composed a new " Ave Maria" specially for the " Diva , " and dedicated it to her . She is delighted with the new work , and intends to sing it at her
forthcoming conoei fcs . A Woodland Serenade ( Serenata Campestre ) , from the pen of the same maestro , will be introduced to the publio by Madame Patti , afc her grand evening concert at the Royal Albert HaU on 10 th November next . Both these new compositions will be published by Messrs . Robert Cocks and Co .
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TIEFRIEIASOITSCHRONICLE, A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence , Bopoits of United Grand Lodge are published with tho Special Sanction of H . R . H . tho Prince of Wales tho "M . W . the Grand Master of England . rpHK FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE will be forwarded direct L from the Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonrille , N . ou receipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses , tn prevent mistakes . Post Office Orders to bo made payable to W . W . MORGAN at Ponton Street Office . Cheques crossed " Lonrlon and County . " The Torms of Subscription ( payable iu advance ) to the FREE , MASON ' CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , post free £ 0 13 6 Six Months ditto 0 7 0 Three Months ditto 0 3 6
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FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended , in London and Country , by Bro . G . A . B . XJTTON , 17 Newcastle i street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations mada .
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Masons At Revels-Toke
There waa nothing in all thia spectacular surprise to take away the appetite . Oh , dear , no . Some of the brethren could have swallowed the stalactite , for five hours bad elapsed since breakfast , and the Mason , or Mason's wife and sweetheart who can stand outaide food for that period without experiencing the fellow feeling whioh makes us wondrous hungry is no credit to the Order .
And yefc some of our dear sisters wanted to wait by the bridge where stood , in perfect artistic repose , two of tho brownest beauties it would be possible to meet in an average day's march on the Queen's highway . They wanted to tell our fortunes , and I verily believe our sisters would have foregone all their hopes of over learn * , ing the mysteries of Freemasonry in order to know from these
prop hetesses in prismatio hues a little of their own futures . Tha g ipsies were nothing loth , as their glistening eyes and shining teeth attested , to have their palms crossed with silver , and to tell the old old stories . But our frail sisters wanted to meet them by moonlight alone and had not , tho coarage to learn the worst or the best whilst the males were standing by !
Oh ! bufc here is another beauty—Italian , quite as picturesquely attired , inviting our contributions as she rattles her castanettea in our face . She is a member of a travelling troupe of performers , the male section of whom might fairly pass for outlawed brigands—they were clad with suoh delightful regard for their Bohemian prepossessions . Verily Yealmpton is the scene of sensations and surprises ,
Onr coppers fall like leaves in Vallambrosa—only a little heavierand some of the brethren—the lighter hearted—spin around in joyous sympathy to the novel strains of " Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay , " rendered in the waltzing music of the seductive lady extortioner nnd her slouched hatted compatriots . Suoh a luncheon ! Brother Robins gave us ducks—tender ducks
too—and he gave us ohioken—and they were chicken , —and he gave us tongue—and so did the ladies , —and he gave us ham and lamb , and beef boiled and beef roast , and salad—suoh salad—and plenty of it , and sliced tomatoes—and no stint of those either—and hot potatoes—for suoh as were not on the Banting regimen . Bro . Fox had a high old time of it , until it came to the distribution of the
grapes , and then human nature once more found itself in the garden of Eden , falling before temptation ! Really we shall always go to Yealmpt m for a cold luncheon . If ever the village and its caves should be swallowed by an earthquake , Brother Robinson ought to cjme into town and start cateringassuming , of course , thafc Plymouth is spared , as it would be , for it
is not as the City of the Plain , and there are more than ten gocd Masons in it . If we had been compelled 1 J walk around Bigbury Bay after that superb meal , penal servitude would have been a preferable alternative . But Brother Harry had plighted his truth and his quadrupeds were awaiting , us with impatience worthy of well-bred
animals . ' Have you ever done thafc drive from fche gateway of Membland to the point where the indolent Yealm empties its waters at Noss ? If you have nofc , do ifc . If you have you will not repent doing it again . For it is magnificent . Not much room , is there , for you are going along the edge of the
cliffs , and , as Captain Price would say , there is scrrcely anything between you and the Deep Sea—only Bro . Membrey and his merry men , each of them with thrca tons of horse and human flesh on his hands , and fche uins of Revels * ike Church beneath , laved by fcho very waves of the Channel . Such a view of tho open sea , for milss and miles . It is as calm as
a millpond although the breeze makes us feel new men—that is those of us who aro not women . Here a sailer , there a steamer , trawlers at their business—most pictoreeque of all that are afloat , with their ruddy sails fully expanded . We really were not quite sure whether we were ashore or afloat , for we seemed tj bj afloat until we heard Bro . Harry ' s mellittuors pleadings to his horses to keep the right side
of the rocks ! The horses wanted lubricating at Noss and so did the brethren . The sisters kept thoir seats—they were so patient . After lubrication , another Chnroh service—tho second in one day , for we had most scrupulously inspected the edifice afc Yealmpton . Bnfc Bro . Lemon wanted particularly to view the building which Lord
Revelstoke built , and we all went in to admire tho carving by Ha . . y Hems , and the delightful windows , and the r . * chitectural perfection of the building ! By Jove , it was six o'clock , and Brother Robins was awaiting ns , and we weia awaiting Brother Robins . Wo had been so immersed iu sight-seeing that we had forgotten thafc insatiable Nature had once
more claimed us for its own . The undulations of the drive around Bigbary Bay , the Kaleidoscopic evolutions of the Yealm , the pathetic look of tho deserted plantations , the hide and saek we played with the rabbit-hunted Mewstono , our coquetting with Newton as she ran in and out of tho river , aud our kiss-in-the-ring festivities with Noss , all these pleasant pictorial incidents rendered us
oblivious of the flig ht of time and the wholesome ravages of sound digestion . High Tea was a pretty excuse for renewing the luxurious indulgences of the feast . Brother Robins knows a thing or two as well as the excellent wife of the Worshipful Master of Ledge Charity , and , next to a luncheon , he understands how to sarve a high tea . Do not
make any mistake about it . If he professes to givo you pigeon pie you get pigeon pie . The pigeon is not casual . It is consistent and invariable . It is the beef that flavours the dish and not the pigeon . Wonld that all caterers were like Bro . Robins ! The pigeon fanciers would bo delighted , for the birds would be at a premium . We had pigeon pie , and Bro . Fox saw that we had pigeon . So that we could
pidgo in with confidence . Oh , there were worse jokes than that dnring the meal , so those who were absent need not make faces at those who were present . For we were on the laughing side that day , I can tell you . The proccelinga become convivial . This means that we cleared away the tables aud chi ' . rd , aid dancad—taose of cm who could
Masons At Revels-Toke
dance , and shouted encore—those of us who could not sing . What was wonderful waa that none of us could sing at the commencement and that all of ns wanted to sing before the close . And some of ua , who could not dance at all at the outsot , positively wanted to keep it np in the open uir , whilst the frisky steeds were curvetting ab the door , and eloquent Bro . Hoyten was congratulating himself on having failed in his duties as a committee man . But , as Bro . Bisoombe would say
we couldn't , we couldn't , the truth we wont deny . Worshipful Master Rogers had a good deal to answer for , and if Bro . Hannaford is to be credited , so had Bro . Blight—a not uncommon occurrence for that equally worshipful personage . A very fine drive home—in time to enjoy the parting hospitality of the Masonio Club and to miss the last tram . Hansom is thafc handsome pays !—Western Independence .
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Devonshire will hold a meeting in connection with the Fortescue Annuity Fund at the Masonic HaU , Exeter , on the 4 th proximo , at 2 p . m . A circular setting forth the position of the fund has been sent to the Worshipful Masters of all Lodges in the
Province with the view of bringing the claims of the Institution to the notice of the Craft . As the fund is designed to benefit Masons who , from no fault of their own , find themselves in their old age in reduced circumstance , it has an especial claim on the Province , having been established for Devonshire Masons .
Sigaor Angelo Mascheroni , who has recently been a guest of Madame Patti , at Oraig-y . nos Castle , has composed a new " Ave Maria" specially for the " Diva , " and dedicated it to her . She is delighted with the new work , and intends to sing it at her
forthcoming conoei fcs . A Woodland Serenade ( Serenata Campestre ) , from the pen of the same maestro , will be introduced to the publio by Madame Patti , afc her grand evening concert at the Royal Albert HaU on 10 th November next . Both these new compositions will be published by Messrs . Robert Cocks and Co .
Ad01102
EADE'S GOUT&RHEUMATICPILLS. The SAFEST and most EFFECTUAL CURE for GOUT , RHEUMATISM , and all PAINS in the HEAD FACE , and LIMBS . The first two Pills took the pain away . EADE'S PILLS . 2 College Park Villas , Kensal Green' London , W May 1891 . -n A TTR'a PTT . T . S - Doa 1 ' Sir , —I fool it my duty to tell you I had Bbeu-H , ri . uua . matic Goab twice > and hafl t () gtop at home for threo = N A m ?> a TDTT T Q weeks - z cannot describe the pain I suffered . I road Jj lAlJJl , S 3 JfiiiLiiS . your advertisement , and looked upon it as all others . J 2 i A brother gentleman said , " Try them . " I did so . THE FIRST TWO PILLS TOOK THE PAIN AWAY GOUT . In a few hours , and I was ablo to resume my work No one need be frightened to take them . I hard RTT TtlTTMATT'S'M recommended them to all whom 1 have heard comu ^¦" plaining of Rheumatism , Gout , Lumbago , Neuralgia , & c . I hopo no one will doubt my statement . ( JJ ' Yours sincerely , RHEUMATISM . , „ JAS . PETTELGALL . Mr . G . BADE . EADE'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS ARE PREPARED ONLY BY GEORGE EADE , 72 GOSWELL ROAD , LONDON And sold by all Ohemists and Medicine Vendors . IIST BOTTLES , at ls l * jd and Ss 9 d eaohu
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TIEFRIEIASOITSCHRONICLE, A Weekly Record of Masonic Intelligence , Bopoits of United Grand Lodge are published with tho Special Sanction of H . R . H . tho Prince of Wales tho "M . W . the Grand Master of England . rpHK FREEMASON'S CHRONICLE will be forwarded direct L from the Office , Belvidere Works , Hermes Hill , Pentonrille , N . ou receipt of Post Office Order for the amount . Intending Subscribers should forward their full Addresses , tn prevent mistakes . Post Office Orders to bo made payable to W . W . MORGAN at Ponton Street Office . Cheques crossed " Lonrlon and County . " The Torms of Subscription ( payable iu advance ) to the FREE , MASON ' CHRONICLE are—Twelve Months , post free £ 0 13 6 Six Months ditto 0 7 0 Three Months ditto 0 3 6
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FUNERALS properly carried out and personally attended , in London and Country , by Bro . G . A . B . XJTTON , 17 Newcastle i street , Strand , W . C . Monuments erected . Valuations mada .