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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
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THE MAKE DEGREE . TO THE EDITOR OP TIIE FREEJIASONS' MAGAZINE AXD MASOXIC MIRROR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —An ancient friend has an oak plantation , in which , when the survey in 1818 was made , there were standing three or four line old stems alive but not A'ery vigorous ; they were considered of nc value , and were disregarded ; they evidenced the precept , tion progredi est
regrcdi . BetAA-een the plantation and the neighbour ' s lauds runs a small stream , called " the Tvreed , " as a kind of fence . Tbe neighbour is more fond oi thistles than of oaks ; but the thistles do not flourish in the nei ghbour's land . The neighbour finding the plantation contains some rich fertile soil , some time ago , by some means , on some quiet opportunity , planted a
variegated thistle therein , ivhich appears to have thriven . So encouraged , he has one time or other planted nearly twenty thistles within the plantation . Naughty man . The aged oaks finding the strange looking plants unduly taking , and encroaching on their territory , have been roused to activity , and sent forth scions from the stock , ivhich rear their heads in nearly forty different parts of the plantationand in due time will overshadow the thistlesso that they
, , must perish for want of that genial warmth derived from a clear and cloudless sun . The aged plants have encouraged a hope that by the admixture of acorns with the smaller seed of the thistle , it would result in the acceptation of protection from the king of the forest , and produce by inoculation variegated oaks , if not something better . But the neighbour is not content ivith that , he will plant more thistles under the threat that Avhen the plantation is
recognised by the ancient friend , the thistles ivill be alike disregarded . The old oaks complain of the further intrusion . The thistles have resolved not to permit any of the rootlets of the oaks to come within the reach of the prickly leaves , although the oaks haA'e offered every facility for the proposed amalgamation ; and the consequence is that , fresh ' scions ivill he sent forth from the fine old oaks , until by their magnificent forms they will attract the notice , recognition , and approval of their master , the ancient friend . If you , Mr . Editor , have any chemical or other property that coidd be
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
—^— " ¦ [ T HE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . }
THE MAKE DEGREE . TO THE EDITOR OP TIIE FREEJIASONS' MAGAZINE AXD MASOXIC MIRROR . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —An ancient friend has an oak plantation , in which , when the survey in 1818 was made , there were standing three or four line old stems alive but not A'ery vigorous ; they were considered of nc value , and were disregarded ; they evidenced the precept , tion progredi est
regrcdi . BetAA-een the plantation and the neighbour ' s lauds runs a small stream , called " the Tvreed , " as a kind of fence . Tbe neighbour is more fond oi thistles than of oaks ; but the thistles do not flourish in the nei ghbour's land . The neighbour finding the plantation contains some rich fertile soil , some time ago , by some means , on some quiet opportunity , planted a
variegated thistle therein , ivhich appears to have thriven . So encouraged , he has one time or other planted nearly twenty thistles within the plantation . Naughty man . The aged oaks finding the strange looking plants unduly taking , and encroaching on their territory , have been roused to activity , and sent forth scions from the stock , ivhich rear their heads in nearly forty different parts of the plantationand in due time will overshadow the thistlesso that they
, , must perish for want of that genial warmth derived from a clear and cloudless sun . The aged plants have encouraged a hope that by the admixture of acorns with the smaller seed of the thistle , it would result in the acceptation of protection from the king of the forest , and produce by inoculation variegated oaks , if not something better . But the neighbour is not content ivith that , he will plant more thistles under the threat that Avhen the plantation is
recognised by the ancient friend , the thistles ivill be alike disregarded . The old oaks complain of the further intrusion . The thistles have resolved not to permit any of the rootlets of the oaks to come within the reach of the prickly leaves , although the oaks haA'e offered every facility for the proposed amalgamation ; and the consequence is that , fresh ' scions ivill he sent forth from the fine old oaks , until by their magnificent forms they will attract the notice , recognition , and approval of their master , the ancient friend . If you , Mr . Editor , have any chemical or other property that coidd be