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Masonic Chit Chat.
MASONIC CHIT CHAT .
ROBERT BURNS' BIBLE . —The Bible presented by Burns to the " Mary" whom he celebrated in his poems , was lately recovered in Canada ; it was lately received in Glasgow , and has been sent to be deposited in Ayr . The Bible is in two volumes , in a goocl state of preservation , and bears marks of having been well but carefully used . The poet ' s name has been nearly obliterated , but the texts he inscribed ! upon themancl which are readilrecognised to be in the hand of
, y Burns by any one moderatel y acquainted with his writing , are perfectly legible . Under his own name is a Masonic mark , a triangular figure which is also very distinct . One of the blank leaves contains a lock of Mary ' s hair . Mary Campbell died in Greenock , and lies buried in the AVest Churchyard , without a stone to mark the whereabouts .
The worthiest people are the most injured b y slander ; as we usually find that to be the best fruit which the birds have been picking : at . —Swift . ° It is stated that the Rev . Dr . Oliver has retired from his residence at Wolverhampton to his living in Lincolnshire , the Bishop of the Diocese having consented to license another curate to the church durin g his absence . °
i CHARITY TOWARDS AN ENEMY . —A Mr . Stirling , who was minister of the barony church of Glasgow , during the war Which this ancl other countries maintained against the insatiable ambition of Lewis XIV in that part of his prayer which related to public affairs , used to beseech the Lord that he would take the haughty tyrant of France ancl shake him over the mouth of hell ; " but , good Lord , " added the worthy man , dinnalcthim fa in . ' This curious prayer having been mentioned to Lewis , he laughed heartily at this new and ingenious method of punishing ambition , and frequentl y afterwards gave as a toast , ' < The good Scotch parson . "
A HINT TO CAPTAIN MARRYAT . —The distribution of prizes of the Concours-General of the colleges ofthe University of Paris took place on Monday under the presidency of the Minister of Public Instruction . , nw £ ?^ Tl ° , 6 Revolution , the Archbishop assisted at this solemnity , which was also attended by M . Thiers , and the other Aln isters present m the capital , the Prefect of the department , and the civil and military authoritiesThe of honor of
. prize philosophy was awarded to Julien Girard , of the College of Bourbon , the same who ThSf r ? 5 he prizeS ° h" in Latin a » d F ^ nch composition 1750 Vttthl % ' ""' f * T dation of the Concours-Gelieral , in 1750 , that the three grand prizes have been obtained by one individual so" f tiiTA ^ ° thC y ° kUreat " the more - "arable " s h " a o " t . ri 840 ^ ce-a native of Guadaloupe . -Gmia ^ Gazette ,
LearninTw Jn ' ^ Treatise on Ancient and Modern tlTZittaliU ° i ™ kE :- " ^ w men or none excel in all 1 . ™ , ^ mauL {¦ S reat memory may fail of invention ; invenT G " r ^ nt > tod > Sest or apply what they remember or vtour- v £ nil ge may want Caution ; S' -eat prudence may want can a m , ^' I r f ? a 7 to » _* " Pelt commander . But how man hope to excel in all qualities , when some are produced by the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit Chat.
MASONIC CHIT CHAT .
ROBERT BURNS' BIBLE . —The Bible presented by Burns to the " Mary" whom he celebrated in his poems , was lately recovered in Canada ; it was lately received in Glasgow , and has been sent to be deposited in Ayr . The Bible is in two volumes , in a goocl state of preservation , and bears marks of having been well but carefully used . The poet ' s name has been nearly obliterated , but the texts he inscribed ! upon themancl which are readilrecognised to be in the hand of
, y Burns by any one moderatel y acquainted with his writing , are perfectly legible . Under his own name is a Masonic mark , a triangular figure which is also very distinct . One of the blank leaves contains a lock of Mary ' s hair . Mary Campbell died in Greenock , and lies buried in the AVest Churchyard , without a stone to mark the whereabouts .
The worthiest people are the most injured b y slander ; as we usually find that to be the best fruit which the birds have been picking : at . —Swift . ° It is stated that the Rev . Dr . Oliver has retired from his residence at Wolverhampton to his living in Lincolnshire , the Bishop of the Diocese having consented to license another curate to the church durin g his absence . °
i CHARITY TOWARDS AN ENEMY . —A Mr . Stirling , who was minister of the barony church of Glasgow , during the war Which this ancl other countries maintained against the insatiable ambition of Lewis XIV in that part of his prayer which related to public affairs , used to beseech the Lord that he would take the haughty tyrant of France ancl shake him over the mouth of hell ; " but , good Lord , " added the worthy man , dinnalcthim fa in . ' This curious prayer having been mentioned to Lewis , he laughed heartily at this new and ingenious method of punishing ambition , and frequentl y afterwards gave as a toast , ' < The good Scotch parson . "
A HINT TO CAPTAIN MARRYAT . —The distribution of prizes of the Concours-General of the colleges ofthe University of Paris took place on Monday under the presidency of the Minister of Public Instruction . , nw £ ?^ Tl ° , 6 Revolution , the Archbishop assisted at this solemnity , which was also attended by M . Thiers , and the other Aln isters present m the capital , the Prefect of the department , and the civil and military authoritiesThe of honor of
. prize philosophy was awarded to Julien Girard , of the College of Bourbon , the same who ThSf r ? 5 he prizeS ° h" in Latin a » d F ^ nch composition 1750 Vttthl % ' ""' f * T dation of the Concours-Gelieral , in 1750 , that the three grand prizes have been obtained by one individual so" f tiiTA ^ ° thC y ° kUreat " the more - "arable " s h " a o " t . ri 840 ^ ce-a native of Guadaloupe . -Gmia ^ Gazette ,
LearninTw Jn ' ^ Treatise on Ancient and Modern tlTZittaliU ° i ™ kE :- " ^ w men or none excel in all 1 . ™ , ^ mauL {¦ S reat memory may fail of invention ; invenT G " r ^ nt > tod > Sest or apply what they remember or vtour- v £ nil ge may want Caution ; S' -eat prudence may want can a m , ^' I r f ? a 7 to » _* " Pelt commander . But how man hope to excel in all qualities , when some are produced by the