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Joining The Freemasons.
them . I don ' t grudge the subscription , for , having it , what's the use of a fat bank account if one can ' t enjoy one ' s self ? Some of the brethren must find it hard work to put down the dibs , but that ' s their affair . So I enjoy feasts to which
the trumpery spreads of Foresters and Odd Fellows are mere porridge and salt . I am slightly bilious . They tell me all Masons are slightly bilious at first . May 15 . —Today , tAvo poor women Avhose departed beloveds Avere Masons
, called , asking me to assist in getting their two lads into the Mason ' s Orphanage . " A soft ansAver turneth away wrath . " Of course I promised , aud they Avent off quite happy . What did they say their names were ?
May 20 . —Have been regularly to Lodge . Mrs . Battleaxe still practicing for Deaf and Dumb- Asylum . How hard this Mason work makes some hearts ! Motherin-laAv is storin g her furniture in our lumber rooms .
May 24 . —During the last few days I have been very ill . I went to see my medical man , and he told me I had suppressed gout . Gout took my father to kingdom come . If this is " suppressed " gout I should like to have it out-and-out next timefor it Avould be pleasanter . In
, fact I am far from well , though doctor and chemist have had their Avill of me . Motherm-law has settled clown and the servants are respectful to her . Maria Theresa ' s frozen up like the tunes in Munchausen ' s horn ; but she'll break loose before I
become P . M . or W . M . For really everything looks bine . I have not ordered any Masonic jewellery from ChurchStreet . And I have not heard from Brother Hesketh yet . And there are an astonishing number of Masons Avho appeal to me as a brother . What a change eight weeks have affected .
The Philadelphia Exhibition.
THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION .
THIS successful enterprise was closed on ™ day , November 10 th , at Philadelphia , ^ fter a career of unprecedented success , taking all things into consideration , also as regards the magnitude and the difficulties of
the undertaking . Without going into long arguments or longer statistics Ave are quite prepared to re-echo the Avorth of Mr . John Welsh , " to Avhom as much as to any one , " says the Correspondent to the " Times , " the success of the Exhibition is due .
" It has halloAved the Centennial year by an inspiration of the past . The circumstances attendant on the nation ' s birth have been recalled . The patriotic impulses of the people have been quickened . Their love for their country has been
strengthened , " The Exhibition has concentrated here specimens of the varied products of the United States and made better knoAvn to us
our vast resources . " It has brought to us the representatives of many nations , men skilled , accomplished and experienced , and they have brought Avith them stores of treasures in all forms given to them by long-practised industry and art . And others are here from neAV
lands even younger than our OAvn , giving fall promise of a bright and glorious future . " It has placed side by side for comparison , the ^ industries of the world . In viewing them the utilitarian revels in the realization that man is striving earnestly to make all things contribute to his
convenience and comfort . The philosopher stands in awe at their contemplation as he chvells upon the cherished thought of the possible unity of nations , and he who looks on the grandeur of the scene from a spiritual standpoint is filled
with the hope that the clay is near ' when the glory of the Lord shall cover the earth as the Avaters cover the sea . ' " It has taught us in Avhat others excel , aud excited our ambition to strive to equal them .
"It has taught others that our first century has not been passed in idleness , and that , at least in a few things , Ave are alread y in the advance .
" It has proved to them and to us that national prejudices are as unprofitable as they are unreasonable ; that they are hindrances to progress and to welfare , and that the arts of peace are most favourable for advancing the condition , the power aud the greatness of a true nation . " It has been the occasion of a deli ghtful union among the representatives of many , nations , marked by an intelligent appreci-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Joining The Freemasons.
them . I don ' t grudge the subscription , for , having it , what's the use of a fat bank account if one can ' t enjoy one ' s self ? Some of the brethren must find it hard work to put down the dibs , but that ' s their affair . So I enjoy feasts to which
the trumpery spreads of Foresters and Odd Fellows are mere porridge and salt . I am slightly bilious . They tell me all Masons are slightly bilious at first . May 15 . —Today , tAvo poor women Avhose departed beloveds Avere Masons
, called , asking me to assist in getting their two lads into the Mason ' s Orphanage . " A soft ansAver turneth away wrath . " Of course I promised , aud they Avent off quite happy . What did they say their names were ?
May 20 . —Have been regularly to Lodge . Mrs . Battleaxe still practicing for Deaf and Dumb- Asylum . How hard this Mason work makes some hearts ! Motherin-laAv is storin g her furniture in our lumber rooms .
May 24 . —During the last few days I have been very ill . I went to see my medical man , and he told me I had suppressed gout . Gout took my father to kingdom come . If this is " suppressed " gout I should like to have it out-and-out next timefor it Avould be pleasanter . In
, fact I am far from well , though doctor and chemist have had their Avill of me . Motherm-law has settled clown and the servants are respectful to her . Maria Theresa ' s frozen up like the tunes in Munchausen ' s horn ; but she'll break loose before I
become P . M . or W . M . For really everything looks bine . I have not ordered any Masonic jewellery from ChurchStreet . And I have not heard from Brother Hesketh yet . And there are an astonishing number of Masons Avho appeal to me as a brother . What a change eight weeks have affected .
The Philadelphia Exhibition.
THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION .
THIS successful enterprise was closed on ™ day , November 10 th , at Philadelphia , ^ fter a career of unprecedented success , taking all things into consideration , also as regards the magnitude and the difficulties of
the undertaking . Without going into long arguments or longer statistics Ave are quite prepared to re-echo the Avorth of Mr . John Welsh , " to Avhom as much as to any one , " says the Correspondent to the " Times , " the success of the Exhibition is due .
" It has halloAved the Centennial year by an inspiration of the past . The circumstances attendant on the nation ' s birth have been recalled . The patriotic impulses of the people have been quickened . Their love for their country has been
strengthened , " The Exhibition has concentrated here specimens of the varied products of the United States and made better knoAvn to us
our vast resources . " It has brought to us the representatives of many nations , men skilled , accomplished and experienced , and they have brought Avith them stores of treasures in all forms given to them by long-practised industry and art . And others are here from neAV
lands even younger than our OAvn , giving fall promise of a bright and glorious future . " It has placed side by side for comparison , the ^ industries of the world . In viewing them the utilitarian revels in the realization that man is striving earnestly to make all things contribute to his
convenience and comfort . The philosopher stands in awe at their contemplation as he chvells upon the cherished thought of the possible unity of nations , and he who looks on the grandeur of the scene from a spiritual standpoint is filled
with the hope that the clay is near ' when the glory of the Lord shall cover the earth as the Avaters cover the sea . ' " It has taught us in Avhat others excel , aud excited our ambition to strive to equal them .
"It has taught others that our first century has not been passed in idleness , and that , at least in a few things , Ave are alread y in the advance .
" It has proved to them and to us that national prejudices are as unprofitable as they are unreasonable ; that they are hindrances to progress and to welfare , and that the arts of peace are most favourable for advancing the condition , the power aud the greatness of a true nation . " It has been the occasion of a deli ghtful union among the representatives of many , nations , marked by an intelligent appreci-