Grand Priory Of Canada.

still in the present day solemn duties to perform , by practising that charity and love to our felloAV-creatures Avhich consists principally in alleviating the sufferings of the destitute and oppressed . Fratres I—We are shortly to be formed into an independent and influential

national body . Let us then , at the commencement of our career , follow tho example of the Protestant Branch of the Order of St . John in England , and devote a portion of our time and means to the hospitaller duties enjoined by the rules of

the Order , " Pro utilitate hominum , " and as far as lies in our poAver advance and promote the usefulness of the various Masonic institutions organised for the relief of the aged , the sick , and the destitute .

Brother Soldiers of the Cross , I am ever faithfully yours , in the Bonds of the Order , V . D . + S . A .

A Place In The Lodge For Me.

A PLACE IN THE LODGE FOR ME .

A place in the Lodge for me ; A home with the free and bri ght : Where jarring chords agree , And the darkest soul is light . Not here , not here is bliss :

There ' s turmoil and there ' s gloom : My heart it yearns for peace—Say , Brothers , say , is there room 1 A place in the Lodge , & c .

My feet are Aveary worn , And my eyes are dim with tears , This world is all forlorn , A Avildemess of fears ; But '' there ' s one green spot below , "

There ' s a resting-place , a home—My heart it yearns to know : Say , brothers , say , is there room ? A place in the Lodge , & c . I hear the orphan ' s ciy ,

And I see the widow ' s tear ; I Aveep when mortals die , And none but God is near :

A Place In The Lodge For Me.

From SOITOAV and despair , I seek the Mason's home My heart still yearns to share : Sa 3 ' , brothers , say , is there room ? A place in the Lodge , & c .

AVith God ' s OAvn eye above , With Brother hands below , AVith friendship and Avith love , My pilgrimage I'll go ; And when in death ' s embrace ,

My summons it shall come , Within your heart ' s best place , 0 Brothers , give me room . A place in the Lodge , ifcc . — The Keystone .

Rudder Grange.

RUDDER GRANGE .

For some months after our marriage , Euphemia and I boarded . But Ave didn ' t like it . Indeed , there Avas no reason why Ave should like it . Euphemia said that she never felt at home except when she was out , Avhich feeling , indicating such an excessively unphilosophic state of mindwas

, enough to make me desire to have a home of my OAVH , Avhere , except upon rare and exceptional occasions , my Avife Avould neA'er care to go out . If you should want to rent a house , there are three Ava 3 's to find one . One way is to

advertise ; another is to read the advertisements of other people . This is a comparatively cheap Avay . A third method is to apply to an agent . But none of these p lans

are Avorth anything . The proper way is to know some one who will tell you of a house that will just suit you . Euphemia and I thoroughly investigated this matter , and I know that what I say is a fact . AVe tried all the plans . When Ave advertised , we had about a dozen admirable

ansAvers , but although everything seemed to suit , the amount of rent Avas not named . ( JSIone of those in Avhich the rent was named Avould do at all . ) And when I went to see the OAvners , or agents of these houses , they asked much higher rents than those mentioned in the unaA'ailable answersand this , notwithstanding the fact that they always asserted that their terms Avere