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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —Though I fear I may have lost something of the pun-gency of the seasoning in the following morceau , I doubt not you will esteem it worthy of being preserved . At the * * * Lodge on Monday evening last , a worthy Brother , * in whose name lies all tbe fat of this following facetise , found himself unexpectedly installed in the chair of the J . W ., and being called upon to return thanks on behalf of the newly appointed Officers , he did so in
an apt and fluent address , and concluded thus : — " And now . Brethren , touching my unworthy self , licet-ne pauca ? I trust you will never have to say of our W . M ., that in placing me in this chair he has been casting your pearls before swine , or that I , in accepting it , have killed my pig and made a hash of it—in other words , that in this respect , the W . M . was a rash man , and that I only proved myself a rasher ; the evil would be equalldifficult to cure or to endureand I therefore pled
y , ge myself to exert my best energies to save our bacon on this score . This pignoration ( which word being interpreted signifies pledge ) , this pignoration , Brethren , I hope to convince you is no gammon , for I am prepared to go the whole hog in cutting myself up for the good services of the Craft—and thus I dispose of myself . My countenance , however unworthy , I hope to bestow upon Masonry as long as I live ; I need scarcely tell you that my heart will go with it ; and in such case I rest
satisfied that I am providing a fair and ample slice of it for yourselves ; my sides I devote to the enjoyment of your merriment and good-fellowship ; my brains and trotters I set aside for the duties of my office , and trust they-will not be found inefficient . Thus you will see I have reserved for myself my tail only , and that because it naturall y belongs to my seat of honour . I fear , Brethren , I have already boared you more than a little bthus interlarding speech with egotisms ad
y my nauseam . In conclusion , however , I must add , that if , please the pigs , there should ever be any little squeakers , it will be my care that they imbibe correct and wholesome ideas of our Order . " A Brother was cruel enough to suggest , that should the little ones prove refractory , it might be advisable to ring their noses . Yours , & c . London , Jan . 10 , 1839 . A MASON .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
MY DEAR , SIR AND BROTHER . —I am somewhat concerned respecting the paragraph which appeared in your Review of the 31 st December last ( p . 499 ) , and which had reference to what you appear to consider a dormant spirit prevailing amongst many very estimable and excellent Members of the Craft in this nei ghbourhood . If the advantages of Freemasonry were duly felt and properly estimated , there can be no doubt but that it ivould flourish more extensivel y in every province , under the control and constitution of the Grand Lodge of England ; and I know not of a single exception amongst the provinces where it would be so
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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —Though I fear I may have lost something of the pun-gency of the seasoning in the following morceau , I doubt not you will esteem it worthy of being preserved . At the * * * Lodge on Monday evening last , a worthy Brother , * in whose name lies all tbe fat of this following facetise , found himself unexpectedly installed in the chair of the J . W ., and being called upon to return thanks on behalf of the newly appointed Officers , he did so in
an apt and fluent address , and concluded thus : — " And now . Brethren , touching my unworthy self , licet-ne pauca ? I trust you will never have to say of our W . M ., that in placing me in this chair he has been casting your pearls before swine , or that I , in accepting it , have killed my pig and made a hash of it—in other words , that in this respect , the W . M . was a rash man , and that I only proved myself a rasher ; the evil would be equalldifficult to cure or to endureand I therefore pled
y , ge myself to exert my best energies to save our bacon on this score . This pignoration ( which word being interpreted signifies pledge ) , this pignoration , Brethren , I hope to convince you is no gammon , for I am prepared to go the whole hog in cutting myself up for the good services of the Craft—and thus I dispose of myself . My countenance , however unworthy , I hope to bestow upon Masonry as long as I live ; I need scarcely tell you that my heart will go with it ; and in such case I rest
satisfied that I am providing a fair and ample slice of it for yourselves ; my sides I devote to the enjoyment of your merriment and good-fellowship ; my brains and trotters I set aside for the duties of my office , and trust they-will not be found inefficient . Thus you will see I have reserved for myself my tail only , and that because it naturall y belongs to my seat of honour . I fear , Brethren , I have already boared you more than a little bthus interlarding speech with egotisms ad
y my nauseam . In conclusion , however , I must add , that if , please the pigs , there should ever be any little squeakers , it will be my care that they imbibe correct and wholesome ideas of our Order . " A Brother was cruel enough to suggest , that should the little ones prove refractory , it might be advisable to ring their noses . Yours , & c . London , Jan . 10 , 1839 . A MASON .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
MY DEAR , SIR AND BROTHER . —I am somewhat concerned respecting the paragraph which appeared in your Review of the 31 st December last ( p . 499 ) , and which had reference to what you appear to consider a dormant spirit prevailing amongst many very estimable and excellent Members of the Craft in this nei ghbourhood . If the advantages of Freemasonry were duly felt and properly estimated , there can be no doubt but that it ivould flourish more extensivel y in every province , under the control and constitution of the Grand Lodge of England ; and I know not of a single exception amongst the provinces where it would be so