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Article TO BRO. GIBBINS. Page 1 of 1 Article TO THE EDITOR. Page 1 of 4 →
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To Bro. Gibbins.
TO BRO . GIBBINS .
DEAR SIR AND MUCH-ADMIRED BROTHER , —Although I am unseen by thee , thou art ever present to me , in this my Elysium , and , it may he , thy future abode . Our late Bro . Cervantes has made several memorable remarks on circumstances in general ; the following is not among the least apposite to a particular moment in the eventful Grand Lodge of England , held on the 1 st instant , whereat , although the bodies of the Grand Lodge below were not present , their spirits were ! But to the point ; vide Chapter 2 Part 1 Book 3 of the Life and Exploits
, , , of DON QUIXOTE . The wench loquitur : — " ' How is this Cavalier called ? ' quoth the Asturian Maritornes . ' Don Quixote de la Mancha , ' answered Sancho Panipa . ' He is a knight-errant , and one of the best and most valiant that has been seen this long time in the world . ' ' What is a knight-errant ? ' replied the wench . 'Are you such a novice that you do not know ? ' answered Sancho Panoa . ' Then learn , sister of mine , that a knight-errant is a
thing that , in two ivords , is seen cudgelled and an emperor ; to-day is the most unfortunate creature in the world , and to-morrow will have two or three crowns of kingdoms to give to his squire . ' * How comes it then to pass , that you being squire to this so worthy a gentleman , ' said the hostess , ' have not yet , as it seems , got so much as an earldom ?'" Cervantes and myself have agreed to call thy attention , O Gibbins to the above . THE SHADE OF PETER GILKES . From below , as near the banks as possible on the other side the Styx .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Canton , Sept . 4 , 1847 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —If the Craft thrives in foreign Lodges , it surely is not owing to any fostering care or attention to their wants which they receive from the officials in Great Queen Street . I have been sojourning during a quarter of a centuay in India , and other parts of the far East , and have had numerous opportunities of observing the difficulties which Lodges here labour under to maintain their existence , and to survive the apathy and unconcern with which their wants and
requisitions are invariably treated by the Grand Lodge Officers to whom the management of its foreign affairs is entrusted . Their neglect and inattention to every thing but the receipt of remittances , is proverbial . The excellent Bro . Alexander Grant , of Londonderry , whose long residence in India , and zeal and ability in advocating the cause and interests of its Lodges , have rendered him the honour and polar-star of the Asiatic Craft , will , I hope , be stimulated by this exposure and appeal to
take up the cause of the neglected Lodges of this quarter of the world ; and should he once be induced to do so , I have no doubt that his able support and advocacy will meet with that success , in affording relief and consolation to his suffering Brethren in the East , which has distinguished all his varied and numerous efforts for the advancement and improvement of Masonry throughout his eminent career , both in this as well as in his native country . Bro . Grant , like myself , belongs to the military service of the Honourable Company , and he has had many opportunities of judging of the
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To Bro. Gibbins.
TO BRO . GIBBINS .
DEAR SIR AND MUCH-ADMIRED BROTHER , —Although I am unseen by thee , thou art ever present to me , in this my Elysium , and , it may he , thy future abode . Our late Bro . Cervantes has made several memorable remarks on circumstances in general ; the following is not among the least apposite to a particular moment in the eventful Grand Lodge of England , held on the 1 st instant , whereat , although the bodies of the Grand Lodge below were not present , their spirits were ! But to the point ; vide Chapter 2 Part 1 Book 3 of the Life and Exploits
, , , of DON QUIXOTE . The wench loquitur : — " ' How is this Cavalier called ? ' quoth the Asturian Maritornes . ' Don Quixote de la Mancha , ' answered Sancho Panipa . ' He is a knight-errant , and one of the best and most valiant that has been seen this long time in the world . ' ' What is a knight-errant ? ' replied the wench . 'Are you such a novice that you do not know ? ' answered Sancho Panoa . ' Then learn , sister of mine , that a knight-errant is a
thing that , in two ivords , is seen cudgelled and an emperor ; to-day is the most unfortunate creature in the world , and to-morrow will have two or three crowns of kingdoms to give to his squire . ' * How comes it then to pass , that you being squire to this so worthy a gentleman , ' said the hostess , ' have not yet , as it seems , got so much as an earldom ?'" Cervantes and myself have agreed to call thy attention , O Gibbins to the above . THE SHADE OF PETER GILKES . From below , as near the banks as possible on the other side the Styx .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Canton , Sept . 4 , 1847 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —If the Craft thrives in foreign Lodges , it surely is not owing to any fostering care or attention to their wants which they receive from the officials in Great Queen Street . I have been sojourning during a quarter of a centuay in India , and other parts of the far East , and have had numerous opportunities of observing the difficulties which Lodges here labour under to maintain their existence , and to survive the apathy and unconcern with which their wants and
requisitions are invariably treated by the Grand Lodge Officers to whom the management of its foreign affairs is entrusted . Their neglect and inattention to every thing but the receipt of remittances , is proverbial . The excellent Bro . Alexander Grant , of Londonderry , whose long residence in India , and zeal and ability in advocating the cause and interests of its Lodges , have rendered him the honour and polar-star of the Asiatic Craft , will , I hope , be stimulated by this exposure and appeal to
take up the cause of the neglected Lodges of this quarter of the world ; and should he once be induced to do so , I have no doubt that his able support and advocacy will meet with that success , in affording relief and consolation to his suffering Brethren in the East , which has distinguished all his varied and numerous efforts for the advancement and improvement of Masonry throughout his eminent career , both in this as well as in his native country . Bro . Grant , like myself , belongs to the military service of the Honourable Company , and he has had many opportunities of judging of the