Under Currents.

off the perilous rock , or surfy headland . Depend upon it , Avhen the Great Creator aud A rehitect of us all sent us into this world , he did not intend us to act as the puppets of a Fantoccini show . We Avere not given reason and imagination

and intellect , in order that Ave might belie our very nature , or silence our truer emotions of tho mind aud will . No , He meant us , in reverence be it saicl , to bo honest and kindly men ancl women , tenderhearted , loyal , loving and sincere .

And , those of us Avho have not forgotton amidst life ' s temptations aud toils , its doubts and its dilemmas , its catastrophes aud its chicaneries , every higher principle of duty , faith and devotion , will honestl y hope ever that the society in Avhich our lot is cast , may be touched

yet as if by a magic influence , and become safety instead of danger , a hel p instead of a snare , a blessing instead of a curse , to many poor tempest-tossed mariners , too often , alas ! immersed in its surging billows , or swept to perdition by its treacherous under currents . W .

The Last Wish.

THE LAST WISH .

Ihis is all , is it much , my darling ? You must follow your path in life , Have a head for its complex winclino-s , a hand for its sudden strife ; ° ' The sun will shine , the flowers Avill bloom , though my course ' mid them all is o ' er ' 1 would not that those

dear living eyes should light in their joy no more ; Only just for tho sake of the happy past , ancl the golden days that have been , ' By the love AVO have loved , and the holies Ave have hoped , will you have my grave kept green .

Just a moment iu the inornimv iu t ] I 0 ea „ flush of the day , a To pluck some creeping wood i pei . j mco or train the white rose spray ¦ Just a moment to shade my violets from the glare of the noontide beat

Just a tear and a prayer in the gloaming , ere you leave me with lingering feet . Ah . it is weak and foolish , but 1 think that m God ' s serene , I shall know , and love to know , mine OAVII , that you keep my grave so green .

The Last Wish.

I would fain , Avhen the drops are plashing against your Avindow-pane , That you should be thinking Avistfull y of my grasses out in the rain ; That when the winter veil is spread o ' er the fair Avhite Avorld IICIOAV ,

Your tender hands twine the holly wreaths that mark my rest in the SUOAV . My clasp on life and life ' s rich gifts grows faint and cold I Aveen , Yet oh ! I would hold it to the last—the trust of my grave kept green .

Because it is by such little signs the heart and its faith are read ; Because the natural man must shrink ere he joins the forgotten dead ; Tho Heavenly hope is bright and pure , and

calm is the Heavenly rest , ret the human love clings yearningly to all it has prized the best . We have been so happy , darling , and the parting pang is keen , ih ! soothe it by this last vow to me—you will Avatch that my grave keeps green 1 All the Tear Round .

Notes On The Old Minute Books Of The British Union Lodge, No. 114, Ipswich. Ad. 1762.

NOTES ON THE OLD MINUTE BOOKS OF THE BRITISH UNION LODGE , NO . 114 , IPSWICH . AD . 1762 .

IJY BKO . E 3 IRA HOLMES , 31 ° P . M ., M . E . Z ., St . Luke ' s Chapter , P . MM ., P . E . G ., P . R . P ., M . W . S . , Victoria Chap ., Rose Croix ., Past Provincial Grand Registrar of Suffolk , Past Grand Inspector of Works ( Mark ) Past Grand Provost

, Order of the Temple , die , & c . Continued from page 22 S . Two Brethren , visitors from the Royal Alfred Lodge , attended the Lodge meeting

in September , 1770 . Perhaps Bro . Hughan Avill telf us where the Royal Alfred Avas held . Bro . Jos . Clarke Avas duly elected R . W . M ., on the 27 th December , 1770—the Wardens and Secretary were also elected , as appears to have been customary at this

period . William . Barnes Avas made a Mason March 29 , 1771 , and raised to the degree of F . C ., and in August of that year Mark Lione Avas made .