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Hail, Brothers!
So , in the gloom and the darkness of sorrow , When o ' er the land comes the shadow of death , — When the dread pestilence falls on- the morrow , . Blasting the strong with its withering breath , — Swift to the dreadful place , Hushedhut with
, eager pace , Hasten the Brothers with comfort and care , — Over each painful face , Bending with . love and grace , .. Watching with hope and awaiting with prayer .
But all of life is not shrouded with sadness ; Scenes like the present come often to view ; When the true craftsmen , with greeting and gladness , Meet ev ' ry token and pledge to renew . Then let the joyful throng All the briht hours prolong
g , Filling their measure with mystical lore ; Music be borne along , Voices be raised in song , Till we are called to our labours once more . Hailthento Masonry ' —ever renewing
, , . All its gray years with the freshness of youth ; Still in its course all the virtues pursuing , Pledging its vows on the altar of T RUTH ; Kindly RELIEF avails , BBOTEEBZY Lorn prevails , Far as its glorious legions have trod ;
Proof against passion ' s gales , Firm though the world assails , Built on the AVonn and the WOESJOT OF GOD .
Beatrice.
BEATRICE .
BY THE ATJTHOB OF THE " OLD , OLD STOItY , " " ADVENTURES OP DOS PASQUALE , " ETC . % CHAPTER A .
A T the time at which we have arrived in our history , veracious as it is , we had a - - * - great deal of pleasant society at Cayley , and many were' our gay gatherings , ana our agreeable gossipings . A hospitable fit came over us , and whether it was the charm 8 of our young ladies , or the pleasantness of gregariousness , we saw a good deal of each other . And in the meantime a little by-play was going on , of which I , for one , v a « an amused , and not altogether an uninterested spectator . First of all we had a little interlude between Jane Morley , sprightly and fascinating'
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Hail, Brothers!
So , in the gloom and the darkness of sorrow , When o ' er the land comes the shadow of death , — When the dread pestilence falls on- the morrow , . Blasting the strong with its withering breath , — Swift to the dreadful place , Hushedhut with
, eager pace , Hasten the Brothers with comfort and care , — Over each painful face , Bending with . love and grace , .. Watching with hope and awaiting with prayer .
But all of life is not shrouded with sadness ; Scenes like the present come often to view ; When the true craftsmen , with greeting and gladness , Meet ev ' ry token and pledge to renew . Then let the joyful throng All the briht hours prolong
g , Filling their measure with mystical lore ; Music be borne along , Voices be raised in song , Till we are called to our labours once more . Hailthento Masonry ' —ever renewing
, , . All its gray years with the freshness of youth ; Still in its course all the virtues pursuing , Pledging its vows on the altar of T RUTH ; Kindly RELIEF avails , BBOTEEBZY Lorn prevails , Far as its glorious legions have trod ;
Proof against passion ' s gales , Firm though the world assails , Built on the AVonn and the WOESJOT OF GOD .
Beatrice.
BEATRICE .
BY THE ATJTHOB OF THE " OLD , OLD STOItY , " " ADVENTURES OP DOS PASQUALE , " ETC . % CHAPTER A .
A T the time at which we have arrived in our history , veracious as it is , we had a - - * - great deal of pleasant society at Cayley , and many were' our gay gatherings , ana our agreeable gossipings . A hospitable fit came over us , and whether it was the charm 8 of our young ladies , or the pleasantness of gregariousness , we saw a good deal of each other . And in the meantime a little by-play was going on , of which I , for one , v a « an amused , and not altogether an uninterested spectator . First of all we had a little interlude between Jane Morley , sprightly and fascinating'