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Trying To Change A Sovereign.
and bitter" had been quaffed to the last dregs , the partners , all ivith one accord , began to wink and to apply their index fingers to the sides of their noses , and contemptuously pitched their picks and spades anywhere amongst the fuel . " We shan't want them any more , " the } ' joyously shouted . " Don't throw them away , " remonstrated Mr . Johnson grimly , "they'll clo to place on tbe tops of the barrels , * so that when " " Hush ! " interposed the head
partner softly . " Say it will do good for trade—for the business of the firm , you know ; " ancl they all laughed , and fell to dancing in the dark . They capered in a wild carmagnole to an air then extensively warbled by the commonalty . They sang to it also , avee effusion , as the French say . It has survived to our own time , and is known as " DOWN AMONG THE COALS !!! ( To be concluded in our next .
Masonic Hymn.
MASONIC HYMN .
BY BRO . JAMES CONWAY , AUSTRALIA . SACRED Tie , from Heaven descended , Bind us all as brethren here ; Bond of Truth and Virtue blended , Let our union be sincere . Holy Lig htillume our spirit
, , With thy sin-dispelling rays ; Shine upon us till we merit All Th y full refulgent blaze . God of gods , be our Protector While to Thee we venture near ; Guard , Creator ancl Director ,
Be with us assembled here . May our mystic rites be moulded Ever b y thy guiding power ; May their secrets still be folded In our souls till life ' s last hour . May the types we see before us
Guide us through life ' s thorny way ; Grief perhaps may then come o ' er us , Sin can never lead astray . Peace with gentle wings will hover , Holiest , as ive lvait on Thee ; Then well part , our gathering over , With the word— " Fidelity . " —Australian Freemason
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Trying To Change A Sovereign.
and bitter" had been quaffed to the last dregs , the partners , all ivith one accord , began to wink and to apply their index fingers to the sides of their noses , and contemptuously pitched their picks and spades anywhere amongst the fuel . " We shan't want them any more , " the } ' joyously shouted . " Don't throw them away , " remonstrated Mr . Johnson grimly , "they'll clo to place on tbe tops of the barrels , * so that when " " Hush ! " interposed the head
partner softly . " Say it will do good for trade—for the business of the firm , you know ; " ancl they all laughed , and fell to dancing in the dark . They capered in a wild carmagnole to an air then extensively warbled by the commonalty . They sang to it also , avee effusion , as the French say . It has survived to our own time , and is known as " DOWN AMONG THE COALS !!! ( To be concluded in our next .
Masonic Hymn.
MASONIC HYMN .
BY BRO . JAMES CONWAY , AUSTRALIA . SACRED Tie , from Heaven descended , Bind us all as brethren here ; Bond of Truth and Virtue blended , Let our union be sincere . Holy Lig htillume our spirit
, , With thy sin-dispelling rays ; Shine upon us till we merit All Th y full refulgent blaze . God of gods , be our Protector While to Thee we venture near ; Guard , Creator ancl Director ,
Be with us assembled here . May our mystic rites be moulded Ever b y thy guiding power ; May their secrets still be folded In our souls till life ' s last hour . May the types we see before us
Guide us through life ' s thorny way ; Grief perhaps may then come o ' er us , Sin can never lead astray . Peace with gentle wings will hover , Holiest , as ive lvait on Thee ; Then well part , our gathering over , With the word— " Fidelity . " —Australian Freemason