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The Wish.
THE WISH .
I WILL not wish thee heaps of gold , For added coin brings addetl care ; Whoever boundless wealth would hold , Must ceaseless trouble share . 1 will not wish thee troops of friends , For friends make many foes ;
many Whoever friendship lightly lends , No lasting friendship knows . I will not wish thee lengthened days , For after time brings after toil ; And whoso for the future prays , The present will despoil .
I wish thee gold enough , to give Content , without or stint or store—Of friends a few—in joy to live—What should I wish thee more ? British Lodge , No . 8 . JOHN LEE S TEVENS .
Masonic Anecdote.
MASONIC ANECDOTE .
IN 1823 a merchant ship belonging to Sweden , was wrecked upon the coast of Africa , about five hundred miles from Cape Town ; the crew of which ( about seventy in number ) were saved , and afterwards conveyed to the latter place . Fifty-seven of the number , including the captain , were Freemasons , and immediately made themselves known to two Dutch Lodges there ; they were supplied with food , clothing , ancl every for about monthuntil an opportunity occurred of sending
necessary a , them home passage free . In consequence of this benevolent act , the inhabitants of the town entered into a subscription , ancl sent home the remainder of the men , so that the benefits of Masonry were felt by the whole crew . The relater of this was at the time a visiting Member of one of the Lodges mentioned for four months , and must bear testimony to the good feeling shown to visitors .
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The Wish.
THE WISH .
I WILL not wish thee heaps of gold , For added coin brings addetl care ; Whoever boundless wealth would hold , Must ceaseless trouble share . 1 will not wish thee troops of friends , For friends make many foes ;
many Whoever friendship lightly lends , No lasting friendship knows . I will not wish thee lengthened days , For after time brings after toil ; And whoso for the future prays , The present will despoil .
I wish thee gold enough , to give Content , without or stint or store—Of friends a few—in joy to live—What should I wish thee more ? British Lodge , No . 8 . JOHN LEE S TEVENS .
Masonic Anecdote.
MASONIC ANECDOTE .
IN 1823 a merchant ship belonging to Sweden , was wrecked upon the coast of Africa , about five hundred miles from Cape Town ; the crew of which ( about seventy in number ) were saved , and afterwards conveyed to the latter place . Fifty-seven of the number , including the captain , were Freemasons , and immediately made themselves known to two Dutch Lodges there ; they were supplied with food , clothing , ancl every for about monthuntil an opportunity occurred of sending
necessary a , them home passage free . In consequence of this benevolent act , the inhabitants of the town entered into a subscription , ancl sent home the remainder of the men , so that the benefits of Masonry were felt by the whole crew . The relater of this was at the time a visiting Member of one of the Lodges mentioned for four months , and must bear testimony to the good feeling shown to visitors .