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Article THE DAYS WHEN WE GO GIPSYING. ← Page 2 of 4 →
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The Days When We Go Gipsying.
evening at the country-side , amongst the flower-besprinkled fields or on the seashore , Avhere the balmy breezes invigorate and refresh both body and mind after the fatigues of a heavy day of -business-life in ' the city .
It can be no matter for surprise , therefore , that when the " leafy month of June " sets in , and smiling Nature tempts people of every class to revel in her charms , we , too , should feel disposed to share the delights and participate in the opportunities afforded for out-door relaxation . On these grounds , amongst others , the
summer excursions of our Masonic brethren must be regarded as an excellent institution . There are many , Ave know , who hold adverse views to our own upon these points , but we are content to differ with them . To our mind Freemasonry should not be maintained in the old and selfish grooves which characterised it in years gone by ; and in saying so , we trust the very " strict observance " section of our readers Avill not accuse us of revolutionary
tendencies m our espousal of these very agreeable " innovations " into Masonic life . We haA ^ e our Masonic balls , of which the fair sex form an essential and charming part , adding grace to our pleasures by their winning smiles and manners , and relieving , in the too brief interval , the monotony of our arduous year of duty . True ,
these reunions are ostensibly in aid of the Charities of which we are so justly proud , and many of them yield good fruit in behalf of those grand institutions which are the land marks of the Craft . Our bazaars produce a like effect ; but because the summer excursions are scarcely so ambitious in their aims , and have recreative enjoyment
as their simple recommendation , we yet believe they act as a wonderful tonic to the health and temper of those who have all the year through to transact the business within tyled doors . We are fortified in these views by recollections of enchanting drives through hedgeland and across moor and heath , along by peaceful villages , and the uphill and down which undulate the country-side , to some secluded nook which considerate Stewards have " booked " as the scene of the
day ' s festivities . Some affluent brother , whose fair demesne is at other times shut out from the vulgar gaze , graciously permits the brethren an opportunity of taking their wives , sisters , and sweethearts to a sylvan corner of his estate , where the pic-nic can be heartily enjoyed ; and while the veterans hold sweet converse on those
hidden mysteries with which they are so familiar , the younger branches may ramble through flower-carpeted dells , or dance upon the closelyshaven greensAvard , or join in all those merry gambols in which most hearts delight when in the vigour of youth and health . Or , perhaps , the scene is at the waterside , where the merry company muster on the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Days When We Go Gipsying.
evening at the country-side , amongst the flower-besprinkled fields or on the seashore , Avhere the balmy breezes invigorate and refresh both body and mind after the fatigues of a heavy day of -business-life in ' the city .
It can be no matter for surprise , therefore , that when the " leafy month of June " sets in , and smiling Nature tempts people of every class to revel in her charms , we , too , should feel disposed to share the delights and participate in the opportunities afforded for out-door relaxation . On these grounds , amongst others , the
summer excursions of our Masonic brethren must be regarded as an excellent institution . There are many , Ave know , who hold adverse views to our own upon these points , but we are content to differ with them . To our mind Freemasonry should not be maintained in the old and selfish grooves which characterised it in years gone by ; and in saying so , we trust the very " strict observance " section of our readers Avill not accuse us of revolutionary
tendencies m our espousal of these very agreeable " innovations " into Masonic life . We haA ^ e our Masonic balls , of which the fair sex form an essential and charming part , adding grace to our pleasures by their winning smiles and manners , and relieving , in the too brief interval , the monotony of our arduous year of duty . True ,
these reunions are ostensibly in aid of the Charities of which we are so justly proud , and many of them yield good fruit in behalf of those grand institutions which are the land marks of the Craft . Our bazaars produce a like effect ; but because the summer excursions are scarcely so ambitious in their aims , and have recreative enjoyment
as their simple recommendation , we yet believe they act as a wonderful tonic to the health and temper of those who have all the year through to transact the business within tyled doors . We are fortified in these views by recollections of enchanting drives through hedgeland and across moor and heath , along by peaceful villages , and the uphill and down which undulate the country-side , to some secluded nook which considerate Stewards have " booked " as the scene of the
day ' s festivities . Some affluent brother , whose fair demesne is at other times shut out from the vulgar gaze , graciously permits the brethren an opportunity of taking their wives , sisters , and sweethearts to a sylvan corner of his estate , where the pic-nic can be heartily enjoyed ; and while the veterans hold sweet converse on those
hidden mysteries with which they are so familiar , the younger branches may ramble through flower-carpeted dells , or dance upon the closelyshaven greensAvard , or join in all those merry gambols in which most hearts delight when in the vigour of youth and health . Or , perhaps , the scene is at the waterside , where the merry company muster on the