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MASONIC EMDLEN

{From the National Freemason}

1S.

You wear the Square, but do you know
That thing the Square denotes?
Ts there within your inmost soul
That principle which should control
All words, and deeds, and thoughts ?
The Square of virtue—is itthere,
O you that wear the Mason's Square?

You wear the Compass; do you keep
Within that circle due,
‘That's circumsized by law divine,
Excluded hatred, envy, sin,
Including all that’s true?
The Compass—does it trace that curve
Inside of which no passions swerve?

You wear the Tyrz oF Deity ;
Ah! brother have a care;
Tle whose all-secing eye surveys
Your inmost thoughts with open gaze,
He knows what thoughts are there !
Oh, send no light, irreverent word.
From sinful man to sinless God.

You wear the Trower; do you have
That martar old and pure
Made on the recipe of God,
Recorded in His ancient word,
Indissoluble, sure?
And do you spread, with Master's care
‘The precious mixture here and there?

You wear the Cross; it signifies
The burden Jesus bore—
Who staggering fell, and bleeding rose,

The Cross! oh let it say “ forgive,
‘Wather, forgive, to all that live!”

My brothers if you will display
‘These emblems of our Art,

Let the great moral that thev teach

Be deep engraven, each for each,
Upon your honest heart!

Select Hiterature,

wo Cheap Opportunities,

SILVER AND COPPER.
BY JEAN INGELOW

Some wecks ago we gave the history of
a golden opportunity for doing good which
was thrown away by a heedloss child, It
will be remembered that she still retained a
shilling and a penny, and our young read-
ers may be vlad to learn how she acquittted
herself of th humble trusts:
i had been gone by a week,
hilling and the penny lay
folded in their silken shrines, [had quite
recovered my spitits, and was beginning
to think how Lshould spend them, particu-
larly the shilling, for 1 seureely thought
any good could be done with such a small
sun isa penny. Now there was a poor
[rish boy in our neighborhood, who had
eome with the reapers, aud who had been
leit behind with a hurt in his leo.
mother had olten been to see hit

and still the

larly to read with him, and sometimes she

sent me with our nursemaid to take hin. a
dinner, Le was now much better and
could get about alittle. ‘Lo my moth
surprise she found that he could read per-
fectly well. Oue day, when she met him
he ** thanked her honor forall favors,” and
sid he should soon be well enough to re-
turn to old Ireland,

As we walked home one day my mother
said to me—" Oris, if you like Twill tell
you a good way to spend your shilling

You may buy poor Tim a ‘Lestament,?

1 was delighged, and gave my immediate
assent. ‘ Well, then,” said my mother,
“that is settled. 1 should have given one
myself toTim, if you had wished to spend
your shilling in something else. Anudnow,
remember, you must not change your
mind; papa is going to the town to-mor-
row, you may go with him and get one
then.”

To-morrow came, and with it a note to
me from my two cousins, saying that they
were coming over to spend the alternoon
with me, and see my Indian corn, and my
tobacco plants, which I planted myself.
[was very proud of my corn, and still
more proud tothink that ny cousins should
think it worth while to come and see it,
for they were three or four years older
than myself, and did not olten take partin
my amusements, By dint of great indus-
try L finished my lessons an hour earlier
than usu, and ran into the garden to see
how the corn looked, Old gardener him-
self admitted that it was beautitul; the
glossy green leaves tell back like silken
streamers, and dis} d the grain with
its many shades of green, gold and brown,

I thought how delightful it would bo if
T could build a kind of bower over against
it, in which my cousins could sit and ad-
mire it at their leisure. There were some
hop plants growing just in the right place ;
[ Had only to untwist them; and ther
a clematis that could easily be pressed into
the service. I set to work, and with a lit-
tle help trom him, soon made two or three
low arches, over which I carefully trained
the flowering hops, aud mingled them with
festoons of clematis, ‘The bower seemed
to be worthy of a queen at the least; aod
no doubt it was really pretty.

I was just carrying some pots of balsams
in flower to set at the entrance when my
father came up. ** Well, Orris,” he said,
** mamma tells me you want to go to the
town, Be quick, if you do, for Lam just
ready to start.”

«Jus ready to start! O papa, surely it
is not one o’clock? If f go this bower will
never be finished by three.”

‘Certainly not, we shall scarcely be
home by three; but why need it be finish-
ed?”

** Don’t you remember, papa, that Elsie
and Annie are coming ?”

“Oh, | had forgotten that important

JOURNAL OFFICE.

May 30, 1807.—ly

fact. Well, then, it they are to sit in this

of glass,
Sunday no one mentioned either this or}
the Irish boy; but on Monday, just as 1
had finished iny lessons, L saw my father

produced my

his vexation at haying
I

’ tod i side ati : ras ily atl ety: wi
in his palm that feven hoped he would | side Matilda. Twas busily plaiting straw,
return it and say he would excuse ne that) but T listened carelessly to their conversa-
once,

bower, I think you must stuy at home and
flaish it; you can go with me some other
day.”

Now my father knew nothing about the |

Testament, or he would doubtless have
given me different advice, While TL hest
tated, anxious to s and yet atraid: not
to go, my mother drew near, and [thought
[would leaye it to her to decide,

** The child wants to finish her bower,
my dear,” said my father; ** therelore,
it is not particularly convenient to me to
have her to-day, she may stay at home it
she likes, tor, 1 presume, her errand is ot
no great consequence,”

* My mother made no answe
moment he was goue, aad I was lett with
along hop tendrilin my hand and a face
flushed with heat and agitation. [thought
my mother would speak and adyise me to
run ater my father, but she did not; and L
went on with my work, conscious that her
eyes Were upon me,

Presently, to my great relief, gardener
came up, aud asked her some questions
wbout the flower bed, She went away
with him, and I breathed more freely,
comforting myself with the thought that 1
could easily buy the Testament another
day. L worked taster than ever, partly to
drive away my reproachtul thoughts. ‘Phe
little Lower Was lovely, it was scarcely
high enough to stand upright in, but it
would be delightiul L knew tor us to. sit
under,
when I had broughta quantity of sun dried
grass, and spread it thickly over the oor,
{thought my Lower an eighth wonder of
the world. “My cousins came shortly, and

confirmed me in this opinion; they spent
wu very happy atternovn, seated under: it,

and but for remembering the lrish boy, I
might haye been happy too. We were
very quite till after tea, and then I am

sorry to say that our high spirits quite car-
ried Us away; w

e got iuto mischiel, and

aut bore up Only the woes my share of it was throwing an apple into
Of all who'd gone betore ; the greenhouse, and breaking two panes

This was on Saurday. On

pass the window, and ventured to ask
mother if he was going to the town, and
whether Linight walk with him.

** Why do you wish to go, Orvis?” she

: ‘ ) inquired.
So they will tell to God and man “To buy a new Testament for poor
Our ancient, holy, perfect plan. Lim |?

‘Ile is gone,” said my mother; ‘he
went away early this moruing.”

T put on my garden boneet, and went
out, With a curious sensation, as it, when
Idid wrong, all circumstances conspired
to punish me. If turned the corner of the
grecuhouse, and there stood my father
looking at the broken pains.

* Ortls,” he said, ** did you do this mis-
chiel )”

“oY Os, papi,

“This is the third time it has happened.
T have repeatedly forbidden you to play in
this part ol the garden.”

“tain very sorry, papa.”

“Your sorrow will uot mend the glass,
and 1 ain atraid it will notmake you wore

obedient another time,”

Ile spoke so gravely thit I knew he
really was displeased. Alter a pause he
nid:

‘Haye you got any money 2?

vl have one shilling aud a penny, pa-
of

“Tt will cost more than that to repair
this damage; LT shall be obliged to claim
forfeit ot the shilling.”

L wiped a

little silk bag; he turned it
over and bit his lips; perhaps its clabora-

tive workmanship was much more tor me
to give up than for him to receive,

‘Is this all you have got?” he inquired.
“Excepting the penny, papa,” Lreplicd.
uid, child as 1 was, T perlectly understood |

tot it from ine. |
woking at ibasit lay

5

le

smuined so loi

But no, he was too wise; he put it)
it last into his waistcoat pocket, wud walk

ed away, saying:

* Thope this willimake you more care

ful another tine.”

}
He went toward the house, and I wateh- |
ed him till he entered,

bower, sat down upon the dried grass and
began to ery as if my heart would break.
Repentance and regret, though they may
be keenly felt by a child, are not reasoned
on very distinctly, 1 tad often been very
sorry before, bub whether trom the fianuit
as distinct from the punishment IL had
searcely inquired, I was heartily sorry
now, hot only for my disobedicnee, and
because my lather had forteited the shil-
ling, but because 1 saw it had vexed and
hurt him to do it—not only because Thad
preferred pleasure to duty, negleeted the
opportunity for doing good and lost it—
but because the tecling, if not the words,
pressed heavily upon my heart, ** When |
would do good, evil is present with me.”

T was

still crying when ona sudden,

looking up, T saw my father standing be- |

fore me, and witching ine with evident
regret. My fi impulse Was to sity,

“OQ papa, Lo was not crying about the
shilling.”

Ile beckoned to me to vise out of my
bower, and said, Phen what were you
erying about, my little darling 2?”

I tried not to sob; he led me to the
garden seat, and took ine on his knee,
‘Then, with a great many tears, [told
him all that 1 have now, dear reader,
been telling you, and ended with a passion
of crying.

“QO, papa, teach me to be different, and
to wish the same thing when Lam tempted
that L do when no pleasure tempts me.
Pray teach me to do good.”

My dear child, God is teaching ydu
now,”

“What, papal when my golden oppor-
tunity is gone, and my silver opportunity
is come to nothing 2”

* Quite true; but then you are doubly
sure now—you know by ample experi-
ence, do you not? that of yoursell you
can do nothing.”

1 was so convinced of it that I was verg-
ing on an opposite fault to sell-contidence.
1 was almost doubting whether any assis-
tance that Teould hope to have would
make me proot against temptation, But
how was my fathers ‘* golden oppor-
tunity,” and he availed himself ot it,
|though Tcannot remember his words, their

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r,inanother) ,

Gardener had been mowing, and |

two or three tears and |

Then Livan to my |

intluence remains to this day, Certain
sensations und impressions connected
i with that wise and lutherly conversation
return upon me oiten, now. It conveyed
to my tind the idea that this weakness
itself was to be my strength, il it made
me depend upon a stronger than myselt—-
jthat this cha ble disposition “would
tnake imore precious to me the knowledge
| that “with Godis no yariableness, neither
shadow of changing.”

When he ¢ d to speak I said, with a
}sorrowlul sigh, ** And now, papa, there
jis only’one penny leit of all my opportu-
| nities,”

‘Well, my = darling, he _ replied,”
fit is possible that you may de ac-
ceptable good even with that, Remem-
ber what our Saviour said about the cup
of cold water.”
| ‘* Yes,” [ said, ‘* but the person who
| gave the cold water had nothing better to
vive; he had not a cup of milk ora cup
fol wine, which he first wasted and threw
jaway.”
“

| y dear, you need not inquire into
}that; you might have done better: butas
there is still something to be done, ‘ De it
}with thy might.”

When L was quite calm again, and al-
{most happy, he sent ine into the house to
phiy. As L passed the kitchen door, a
poor old Woman whom my mother used
jto help, tuined trom it, and I heard the
| housemaid say, ‘* Mistress has just walked
out, and IT cannot say when she will be at
home.” She was hobbling away when I
bethought me of my penny; took it outof
its bag, and pulling her by the cloak,
offered it to her.

At first she did not seem to understand
me, but when she saw iny copper oppor-
tunity, which was as bright us sand-paper
could render it, she gave me just the
shadow of asmile, and taking it in her
skinny hand, 1 thank you kindly my
pretty,”

** Poor old creature,” said the house-
maid, “that will buy her atrife, mayhap;
she and her husband are geing into ihe
workhouse to-morrow.”

I passed into the house penniless, but
ina subdued and humble state of mind.
j The lessons [had had were not without
good effect; but it cannot be expected
that Tean remember much of the working
of my mind, Ionly know that time did
pass, that I went to bed, got up, said my
lessons, and had my play for a long time,
perhaps a fortnight, At the end of about
that time my little sister Sophy and I went
out one day tora long walk, with Matilda,
our nurse, and took i little basket with us
to put flowers in, and blackbervies if we
should be so fortunate as to tind any. We
walked along way, ll Sophy was tired
and beeame clamerous to sit down; so
| Matilda led us to the entrance of a little

wood, and there we sat and rested on the
istepsofa stile, There wasa cottage near
jut hand; presently an old woman came
out of it with a kettle in her hand, and I
Hrecognized her as the woman to whom I
|had given my penny. She hobbled to the
jedge ot a little stream, which flowed close
;to our seat, and dipped her kettle in, but
did not netice us till Matilda called to her.

**Tlow are you, Mrs, Grattan, and how's
the old gentleman ??

* Thank you kindly, girl, we be pretty
maoderate,” was the reply. ** He"—and
‘she pointed with astick to a field opposite,
| Where several mon were at work—* he bo
haumong them, pieking up stones—ha! ha!
{he be us blithe as a boy!”

“We were all ve
Grange, to hear of your good luck,” said
Matilda, in the loudest tones of her cheer-
(ful voice, for the old woman was rather
jdeat, + Our mistress Was maia glad, [il
assure you.”

“Ah, very kind on you all.
the old gentleman 2”

“Quite henurty,”

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“glad, up at the

How be

| By this time she had reached us, set

down her kettle, and taken her place bes

tion,
; ‘And so you got your rent paid and
al,” said Matilda, turning her eager black
eyes on the old woman,  Whata good
json Joeis to you.”
‘Ah, that he be, dear,” was the reply ;
jf that he be; wrote he did, so pretty,
‘My dear mother,” he says, ** don't you
go forto think IT shall ever forget how
good you was to me always—tor I shall
hot, he says i
Matilda’s eyes flashed and glistened ;
she took a particular interest iu this young
man, though I did not know that til loug
* Tellus how it all was,” she said quick-

alterward,

ly,
Mh Why you sce dear, he was not my
own: but 1 did as wellas [could by hin;
and he be us fond of moe like, ay tonder
}than he be of his father,”
Yes, T know.” said Matilda.

| “Well, dew—-L went to Mr, ‘T's house”
}Qny fathers) ttand Twas very down at
}heart—very, [ was; for Mr. Ball, he'd
} been that morning, and says he, + it signi-
fivs nothing that you haye lived heve’ so
ay’ he suys—* if you can’t pay the rept.’
ts, * Mir. Ball, will you please to con-
ler these weeks and Weeks that my poor
fold man has been Jaid up wi? rheamatiz 2°

‘But,’ he says, ‘1 ean pat in younger and
‘strouger than him; and besides that,’ he
lsuys, ‘LT know you owe money too at the
| shop, over all you owe to my employer.’
}  **fle was always a hard man,” enid
| Matilda,

“Well, dear,” he says, ‘It ain't no use
jof my deceiving you, Mrs, Grattan, but 1
}must sell you up, for,” says he, ‘the
;money | must have, and you must go into
| the workhouse; its the best place tor half

forsuch as you; and, dear, it seemed hard,
jtor, Vii assure you, we hadn't a hali ounce
of tea, nora lump of coal in the house, tor
we was willing my old mau aud me, to
}strive to the last to- pay our owings, and
| we was living very hard.”

‘How much did you owe 2?" asked Ma-
tilda.

“Over three pounds, dear; and then
jthe rent wasfour.  Thadn’tone half-penny
jin the house; J paid the baker, Thursday
| wasa week, Uother four was for the doctor,
hand We was hungry and cold, we was;

bat, the Lord be praised, we ain't now.”

“Ah ! Jou’s a good son,”

“As good us ever breathed, dear; but
; We hadn’t heard trom him tora long while,

jlon

iL

Al- | by reason bis regiment was up the country,

y but youll understand I dida’t know that