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An Italian Count.
and hastened forward with the ice . That was the last ever seen in society of the brilliant Italian count . The matter got noised abroad , though , for Fanny ' s sake her father kept it out of the newspapers . It was subsequently ascertained that the man was a countthe representative of an
, old family „ but had become so impoverished by his vices that he took to the life of a mountain-outlaw . And he had filled his empty coffers successfully , for he was rich enough to satisfy even the greed for pleasure of a New York belle . It is probable
that he will always regret his leniency toward his captivating captive . Fanny did not mourn violently or long . Naturally , after a season , she tried all her faded little acts upon Jack again , nor did she cease to exercise her
blandishments until she received the cards for a wedding . . As for Bessy Louwin , the herione of the past , she was the prettiest and the happiest bride the sun has smiled upon this many a day .
Whistle Down The Brakes.
WHISTLE DOWN THE BRAKES .
BY B , B . rRESGH . [ From loomis' Journal ) WHEN we hear the young apprentice Who has only pipp'd the shell ,
Grandiloquently striving Ol Masonry to tell—Giving his elder brethren A touch of knowledge vast ! We whistle down the brakes , boys , He ' s moving on to fast !
When we see the young-made Master Oft rising on the floor , When with words—but not with wisdom—His shallow mind runs o ' er , We wish some one a whisper
Into his ear would cast" 0 , whistle down the brakes , boys , You're moving on too fast . ' " . When with erring footsteps onward We behold a brother move , Whom in our hearts we ' ve cherished With , an ocean vast of love-
Whistle Down The Brakes.
When we know he has forgotten , In his cups , the sacred past—We ery , "Whistledown the brakes , boys , He ' s moving on too fast !" All along the world's broad-guage road We're rushing toward the
tomb—Look ahead , the track's encumbered , O ' er the future hangs a gloom ; Stop the train—a switch is open ! The Whistle shrieks its blast—Down ! down ! hard down the brakes , boys ,
We ' re moving on too fast ! When with Truth ' s banners flying We sweep toward life ' s goal , Our locomotive Virtue , Fired with Religion ' s coal—Relieving the afflicted ,
Raising the downward cast—0 , whistle UP the brakes , boys , We cannot move too fast I
Zoroastrianism And Freemasonry.
ZOROASTRIANISM AND FREEMASONRY .
PART I . WE take the following , by special request , from a new Bombay Masonic Magazine , under the editorship of Bro . Trant , to which we wish all possible prosperity . This lecture is an interesting oneas showing
, how the Parsees look on Freemasony , and we are hound , it seems to us , to allow in the Magazine a full expression of opinion on , and full consideration of , all such subjects :
On Wednesday , the 22 nd ult ., a very interesting Parsee Masonic meeting was held at the Masonic Hall , Mazagon , under the auspices of Lodge "Rising Star , " Lodge " Rising Sun , " Lodge " Eastern Star , " and Lodge "Cyrus . " The object of the meeting was to celebrate the Jamshedi Naoroz
Festival . This meeting , which is an annual one , is an occasion of great rejoicing among Zoroastrian brethren . Naoroz literally means a day of great rejoicing , and the day is , in fact , the Parsees' " New Year ' s Day . " The origin of the festival
dates from the time of Jamshed , the third king of the Peshdadian dynasty . He was the first who introduced amongst the ancient Persians the principles of civilization and the proper mode of
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An Italian Count.
and hastened forward with the ice . That was the last ever seen in society of the brilliant Italian count . The matter got noised abroad , though , for Fanny ' s sake her father kept it out of the newspapers . It was subsequently ascertained that the man was a countthe representative of an
, old family „ but had become so impoverished by his vices that he took to the life of a mountain-outlaw . And he had filled his empty coffers successfully , for he was rich enough to satisfy even the greed for pleasure of a New York belle . It is probable
that he will always regret his leniency toward his captivating captive . Fanny did not mourn violently or long . Naturally , after a season , she tried all her faded little acts upon Jack again , nor did she cease to exercise her
blandishments until she received the cards for a wedding . . As for Bessy Louwin , the herione of the past , she was the prettiest and the happiest bride the sun has smiled upon this many a day .
Whistle Down The Brakes.
WHISTLE DOWN THE BRAKES .
BY B , B . rRESGH . [ From loomis' Journal ) WHEN we hear the young apprentice Who has only pipp'd the shell ,
Grandiloquently striving Ol Masonry to tell—Giving his elder brethren A touch of knowledge vast ! We whistle down the brakes , boys , He ' s moving on to fast !
When we see the young-made Master Oft rising on the floor , When with words—but not with wisdom—His shallow mind runs o ' er , We wish some one a whisper
Into his ear would cast" 0 , whistle down the brakes , boys , You're moving on too fast . ' " . When with erring footsteps onward We behold a brother move , Whom in our hearts we ' ve cherished With , an ocean vast of love-
Whistle Down The Brakes.
When we know he has forgotten , In his cups , the sacred past—We ery , "Whistledown the brakes , boys , He ' s moving on too fast !" All along the world's broad-guage road We're rushing toward the
tomb—Look ahead , the track's encumbered , O ' er the future hangs a gloom ; Stop the train—a switch is open ! The Whistle shrieks its blast—Down ! down ! hard down the brakes , boys ,
We ' re moving on too fast ! When with Truth ' s banners flying We sweep toward life ' s goal , Our locomotive Virtue , Fired with Religion ' s coal—Relieving the afflicted ,
Raising the downward cast—0 , whistle UP the brakes , boys , We cannot move too fast I
Zoroastrianism And Freemasonry.
ZOROASTRIANISM AND FREEMASONRY .
PART I . WE take the following , by special request , from a new Bombay Masonic Magazine , under the editorship of Bro . Trant , to which we wish all possible prosperity . This lecture is an interesting oneas showing
, how the Parsees look on Freemasony , and we are hound , it seems to us , to allow in the Magazine a full expression of opinion on , and full consideration of , all such subjects :
On Wednesday , the 22 nd ult ., a very interesting Parsee Masonic meeting was held at the Masonic Hall , Mazagon , under the auspices of Lodge "Rising Star , " Lodge " Rising Sun , " Lodge " Eastern Star , " and Lodge "Cyrus . " The object of the meeting was to celebrate the Jamshedi Naoroz
Festival . This meeting , which is an annual one , is an occasion of great rejoicing among Zoroastrian brethren . Naoroz literally means a day of great rejoicing , and the day is , in fact , the Parsees' " New Year ' s Day . " The origin of the festival
dates from the time of Jamshed , the third king of the Peshdadian dynasty . He was the first who introduced amongst the ancient Persians the principles of civilization and the proper mode of