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Article AMABEL VAUGHAN.* ← Page 9 of 9 Article INSTALLATION ODE. BLUE LODGE. Page 1 of 2 →
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Amabel Vaughan.*
" The Mathematical boys go to Court every year to show their drawings to the Queen , and on one occasion we stole little B's pads ( he was the drawing master you know , and looked very funny in court dress with his spindle shanks . ) I shall never forget how mad he was when the boys looked in at the carriage windows just as he drove off and remarked to each other audibly on the beauty of his legs . " Thus chatting , the evening slipped insensibly by , the young men made themselves
very agreeable , so Mabel thought , and as they rose from supper , and bade their friends good night , Mark took occasion to say : — "I hope we haven't prejudiced you against Christ's Hospital . " " Not at all , " the vicar said , " and besides , so far as young Dawson is concerned , ' Beggars must not be choosers , ' and we shall be glad if you can do anything for him . " " You may rely on me" Mark replied . " I will do my very utmost to secure him a
, nomination for your sake , " he added to Mabel , as he squeezed her hand at parting . I shall come and see you off to-morrow he concluded ; and , wishing every one a cordial good-night he hastened away after Fitz , who was in a hurry for the cigar , which hs convenances prevented his ending at Trinity Parsonage . ( To be continued . )
Installation Ode. Blue Lodge.
INSTALLATION ODE . BLUE LODGE .
Written for the Masonic Column of the N . Y . " Dispatch , " and dedicated to the Fraternity at Large . BY BEO . CAPT . SAM . WHITING .
DEA . E brothers of the " Mystic Tie , " that hinds all Masons' souls , Where ' er the glorious erb of days its golden chariot rolls . The Master , with fraternal love , on this auspicious night , Congratulates you , one and all , upon our prospects bright . The order we are pledged to love , so noble and sublime ,
Has been by sages well approv'd through all recorded time ; Most Worshipful King Solomon conceived the mighty plan Of joining in fraternity the distant tribes of man .
That gorgeous temple which he built with such consummate skill Was rear'd in " Silence , " like the work of Nature soft and still ; And though that fabric is destroy'd , the world to-day is fill'd With truths which , in . Masonic hearts , were there so well instill'd . Our motto claims the high regard of every noble mind , And its observance knits us all more closely to our kind
; For what so well can sooth the heart of sorrowing Age or Youth As these blest words : Fraternal Love , Relief and spotless Truth 1 My brethren , if we treasure well the maxims taught us here , And take for guide the Ritual which Masons all revere , We shall e ' n in our humble lives , shed lustre on the cause Which inculcates obedience to God ' s most holy laws .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Amabel Vaughan.*
" The Mathematical boys go to Court every year to show their drawings to the Queen , and on one occasion we stole little B's pads ( he was the drawing master you know , and looked very funny in court dress with his spindle shanks . ) I shall never forget how mad he was when the boys looked in at the carriage windows just as he drove off and remarked to each other audibly on the beauty of his legs . " Thus chatting , the evening slipped insensibly by , the young men made themselves
very agreeable , so Mabel thought , and as they rose from supper , and bade their friends good night , Mark took occasion to say : — "I hope we haven't prejudiced you against Christ's Hospital . " " Not at all , " the vicar said , " and besides , so far as young Dawson is concerned , ' Beggars must not be choosers , ' and we shall be glad if you can do anything for him . " " You may rely on me" Mark replied . " I will do my very utmost to secure him a
, nomination for your sake , " he added to Mabel , as he squeezed her hand at parting . I shall come and see you off to-morrow he concluded ; and , wishing every one a cordial good-night he hastened away after Fitz , who was in a hurry for the cigar , which hs convenances prevented his ending at Trinity Parsonage . ( To be continued . )
Installation Ode. Blue Lodge.
INSTALLATION ODE . BLUE LODGE .
Written for the Masonic Column of the N . Y . " Dispatch , " and dedicated to the Fraternity at Large . BY BEO . CAPT . SAM . WHITING .
DEA . E brothers of the " Mystic Tie , " that hinds all Masons' souls , Where ' er the glorious erb of days its golden chariot rolls . The Master , with fraternal love , on this auspicious night , Congratulates you , one and all , upon our prospects bright . The order we are pledged to love , so noble and sublime ,
Has been by sages well approv'd through all recorded time ; Most Worshipful King Solomon conceived the mighty plan Of joining in fraternity the distant tribes of man .
That gorgeous temple which he built with such consummate skill Was rear'd in " Silence , " like the work of Nature soft and still ; And though that fabric is destroy'd , the world to-day is fill'd With truths which , in . Masonic hearts , were there so well instill'd . Our motto claims the high regard of every noble mind , And its observance knits us all more closely to our kind
; For what so well can sooth the heart of sorrowing Age or Youth As these blest words : Fraternal Love , Relief and spotless Truth 1 My brethren , if we treasure well the maxims taught us here , And take for guide the Ritual which Masons all revere , We shall e ' n in our humble lives , shed lustre on the cause Which inculcates obedience to God ' s most holy laws .