The Masonic "Poet's Corner."

The Masonic "Poet's Corner . "

( Original and Selected . ' ) SHE WOULD BE A MASON .

THE funniest thing I ever heard , The funniest thing that ever occurred , Is the story of Mrs . Mehitable Byrde , Who wanted to be a Mason ! Her husband , Tom Byrde , is a Mason true .

As good a Mason as any of you ; He is Tyler of Lodge Cerulean Blue , And tyles and delivers the summons due : Anel she wanted to be a Mason too . This ridiculous Mrs . Byrde !

She followed round , this ridiculous wife , And nabbed him and teased him half out of his life ; So to terminate this unhallowed strife , He consented at last to admit her . And first , to disguise her from bonnet to shoon . This ridiculous lady agreed to put on

His breech—ah ! forgive me , I meant pantaloon . And miraculously did they fit her ! The Lodge was at work on the Master ' s degree ; The light was ablaze on the letter G ; High soared the pillars J and B ; The officers sat like Solomon wise ;

The brimstone burned amid horrid cries ; The goat roamed wil Uy through the room ; The candidate begged them to let him go home : The devil himself stood up in the East , As bold as an alderman at a feast . When in came Mrs . Byrde !

0 , horrible sounds ! 0 , horrible sight ! Can it be that Masons take delight In spending thus the hours of night ? Ah . could their wives and daughters know The unutterable things they say and do , Their feminine hearts Avould burst with woe . ' But this is not all my story : —

Those Masons joined in a hideous ring , The candidate howling like everything . And thus in tones of death they sing ( The candidate ' s name was Morey ) : " Blood to drink , and bones to crack , Skulls to smash , and lives to take , Hearts to crush , and souls to burn—Give old Morey another turn ,

And make him all grim and gory . "

Trembling with horror stood Mrs . Byrde , Unable to utter a single word ; She staggered and fell in the nearest chair . On the left of the Junior Warden there ; Anel scarcely noticed , so loud the groans , That the chair was made of human bones .

Of human bones ! On grinning skulls That ghastly throne of horror rolls , Those skulls , the skulls that Morgan bore ; Those bones , the bones that Morgan wore ; His scalp across the top was flung , His teeth around the arms were strung ; Never in all romance was known Such uses made of human bone .

The brimstone gleamed in lurid flame Just like — , the place I will not name : Good a : igeis , that inquiring came From blissful courts , looked on with shame

And solemn melancholy . Again they dance , but twice as bad . They jump and sing like demons mad ( The tune was lluiihey ]) ovey ~ ) : ' Blood to drink , and bones to crack , " & c .

There came a pause—a pair of paws Reached through the floor , up sliding doors . And grabbed the unhappj' candidate ! How can I without tears relate The lost and ruined Morey ' s fate 1

She saw him sink in fiery hole , She heard him scream , ' My soul ! my soul ! " While rolls of fiendish laughter rolled , And drowned the yells of Morey . " Blood to drink , " & c .

This ridiculous woman could stand no more ; She fainted and fell on the checkered floor , Midst all the eliabolical roar ; What , then , you ask me , did befall Mehitable Byrde . ' Why , nothing at all—She DREAMED she had been in a Mason ' s hall !

Labour And Refreshment.

LABOUR AND REFRESHMENT .

[ Our readers will doubtless observe the pressure upon our correspondence columns this week , which precludes continuance in this issue of our article under above heading . In reference to this matter we have an interesting letter from A . E . L ., which shall appear next week . ]

We Are Requested To Notify That :-

We are requested to notify that :-

The installation meeting of the Derby Allcroft Lodge . No . 21 ( IS , W . Bro . Thomas Eocleston Gibb , W . M . ' . will be held at the Athenanim . Camden Road , thU day ( Sth November ) , at 4 p . m ., when W . Bro . James Percy Fitzgerald , P . M ., will be installed by his predecessor .

The installation meeting of the StourVallev Lodge . No . 1224 W . Bro . W . I . Mason . W . M .. will bo held at the Freemasons' Hall Sudbury , Suffolk , on Friday , the Kith inst ., at 3 . 30 p . m ., when Bro Charles Joslin , the present S . W ., will be installed by his predecessor .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the New Finsbury Park Lodge of Instruction , No . 1695 , at the Hornsey Wood Tavern , Seven Sisters' Road , on Tuesday , the 20 th and 27 th inst .. at S p . m . Bros . E . S . Lardner , P . M . 101 . W . M . : II . Jenkins , S . W . 850 . S . W . : H . Hill , P . M . 1305 , J . W . ; II . G . Gush , Preceptor ; A . J . Berry , Sec .

The Great City Lodge , No . 1426 , will hold a regular meeting at Cannon Street Hotel , on Saturday , the 10 th inst ., at 4 p . m . Ballots being clear there will be two initiations .

The Fifteen Sections will be worked in the Londesborough Lodge of Instruction . No . KiSl , on Wednesday , the 14 th inst ., at 7 o'clock , at the Berkeley Arms . John Street . Berkeley Square . W . Bro . George Wood , S . W . 1681 , W . M .

The Panmure Royal Arch Chapter , No . 720 , Comp . II . C . Jeiierys , M . E . Z ., will hold a convocation at the Horns Tavern , Ivennington Park , on Monday next , the 12 th inst . Two exaltations .

The ceremony of installation will be worked in the Qucen " s Westminster and St . Marylebone Lodge of Instruction , No . 2021 , at the Criterion , Piccadilly , W ., by Bro . Cox , next Monday evening , the I 2 th inst .. at 8 o ' clock .

The Fifteen Sections will bo worked in the Queen" s Westminster and St . Marylebone Lodge of Instruction , No . 2021 , on Monday , the 26 th inst .. at the Criterion . Piccadilly , W ., at 7 p . m . Bros . Cleghorn , W . M . ; J . C . Smith , S . W . ; and J . Green way , J . W .

The Fifteen - Sections will bo worked in the Strong Man Lodge of Instruction , on Mondays , the 19 th and 20 th inst .. at the Buli and Bell , ltopemakcr Street . E . C .. at 7 p . m . each evening . Bros . Case . W . M . : Jenkins , S . W . ; Tilt , J . W . ; and 0 . J . Fox , Preceptor , I . P . M .

The Union Lodge of Instruction of Leicester holds its third meeting of the session at the Freemasons' Hall , Halford Street , Leicester , on the 9 th inst ., at 7 . 30 p . m .

INVESTMENT OP THE PROVINCIAL GRAND SECRETARY von MIDDLESEX . —On Friday , the 20 th tilt ., V . W . Bro . Raymond X . Thvupp , P . G . A . D . C , Deputy Prov . Grand Mast . * for Middlesex , attended on behalf of the R . W . Provincial Grand Master at the Installation Meeting of the Royal Hanover Lodge , Twickenham , for the purpose of investing Bro . Howard H . Room as Prov . Grand

Secretary for Middlesex . The D . P . G . M . stated that he wished to inform the brethren of the province of the manner in which the selection of Bro . Room had been arrived at . On heaving that Bro . Woodward was compelled to resign the position of Prov . Grand Secretary , Sir Francis Burdett being aware that if that fact became known there would be numerous suggestions on behalf of the many

experienceel brethren in the province , several of whom hatl special qualifications for the post , and that this would involve considerable correspondence and delay , took counsel with him ( Bro . Thrupp ) , Bro . Woodward and others , and after carefully considering the merits of the brethren eligible for the post , selected twelve , and these were after further consideration reduced to three , from

amongst whom it appeared to the Prov . Grand Master that Bro . Room was the most eligible . Then , and not until then , he offered the position to Bro . Room , who accepted it . The D . P . G . M . then stated that he had much pleasure in investing Bro . Room with the collar and badge of his office , at the same time expressing his gratification at being enabled to do so in the Royal Hanover Lodge .

that being the lodge in which Bro . Rooir , was initiated . The D . P . G . M . told Bro . Room that he was succeeding one of the best secretaries the province over had , viz ., Bro . Woodward , and counselled him to take Bro . Woodward as his guide in the future . Bro . Room thanked the D . P . G . M . for attending for the purpose at some personal inconvenience , and pleelged himself to do all in his power to promote the welfare of the province .

STAR CHAPTER OF IMPROVEMENT—No . 1275 . —Held at the Stirling Castle , Camberwell , on Friday , 2 nd inst . —Present : Comps . F . Hilton , P . Z ., Preceptor ; G . L . Moore , H . 109 . M . E . Z . ; T . Grummant , P . Z ., H . ; J . Addington , M . E . Z . Elect 1275 , J . : C . Woods , S . E . ; Woods , S . N ., Briant , P . S ., anel Eckersall , S . N . 89 . The chapter was regularly opened by the principals . The ceremoivy of exaltation was rehearsed , Comp . Eckersall personating candidate . Comp . Grummant was electee ! M . E . Z . for the next meetimr .

The World of yesterday thus refers to our worthy Brother , the Provincial Grand Secretary for Sussex : —Bro . V . P . Freeman has for many j ears been a leading spirit amongst the Freemasons of Sussex . His admirable arrangements for the installation of the

Dnke of Connaught led to his promotion to Grand Office , anel his friends will be glad to hear that his daughter is likely to win fame as a singer . Her performance at the Mayor ' s banquet , and as the " Carmen " of the Brighton and Hove Operatic Society , have been attended with considerable success .