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Silence:
" Mr . Heron I Then you knew me , Sir Henry ? " said the young man falteringly . " Certainly , niy worth y Brother , from the very first ; " was the Governor's response . "And kept that knowledge sacredly to yourself ? "
continued Heron , in a wondering tone . " Undoubtedly , " rejoined his superior , " to whom and for wdiat was I to divulge it ? We had met thrice , under the most binding circumstances , in that sanctuary where brotherl y love and good faith are presumed to reign supreme . YouI well knewmust have some stringent motive for
, , your course of conduct . Did it become me to defeat it ? I watched you closel y and was satisfied . " ' How noble ! " exclaimed Heron , warmly . "Say rather 'how fraternal ! ' One , reme ruber , _ of the first lessons earnestly impressed upon a Mason ' s mind , is
the duty and importance of—SILENCE !"
Aspiration.
ASPIRATION .
I DO believe we are not truly just Unto our human nature , but despair And droop , and leave each faltering purpose bare Unto the winds of heaven—we slight the trust In manhood ' s daring , and our falchions rust
Deep in the scabbard for the will to dare . Is 't thus that man shall ponder and forbear To chronicle his name from out Time's dust ' ? Ah no ! the eagle in his home on high Soars yet to loftier flight , and if a plume Falls from his pinion into nether gloom ,
He neither pines nor frets ; but silently Spreads forth his wings , regardless of his doom , Ancl , boldly rising , sails unto the sky . W . BRAJliSFORD .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Silence:
" Mr . Heron I Then you knew me , Sir Henry ? " said the young man falteringly . " Certainly , niy worth y Brother , from the very first ; " was the Governor's response . "And kept that knowledge sacredly to yourself ? "
continued Heron , in a wondering tone . " Undoubtedly , " rejoined his superior , " to whom and for wdiat was I to divulge it ? We had met thrice , under the most binding circumstances , in that sanctuary where brotherl y love and good faith are presumed to reign supreme . YouI well knewmust have some stringent motive for
, , your course of conduct . Did it become me to defeat it ? I watched you closel y and was satisfied . " ' How noble ! " exclaimed Heron , warmly . "Say rather 'how fraternal ! ' One , reme ruber , _ of the first lessons earnestly impressed upon a Mason ' s mind , is
the duty and importance of—SILENCE !"
Aspiration.
ASPIRATION .
I DO believe we are not truly just Unto our human nature , but despair And droop , and leave each faltering purpose bare Unto the winds of heaven—we slight the trust In manhood ' s daring , and our falchions rust
Deep in the scabbard for the will to dare . Is 't thus that man shall ponder and forbear To chronicle his name from out Time's dust ' ? Ah no ! the eagle in his home on high Soars yet to loftier flight , and if a plume Falls from his pinion into nether gloom ,
He neither pines nor frets ; but silently Spreads forth his wings , regardless of his doom , Ancl , boldly rising , sails unto the sky . W . BRAJliSFORD .