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Ah ! who , in such an hour as this , AA ould dream of pain or sorrow ; Or think if here , where all is bliss , Pale care may come to-morrow ?
Yet soon the roseate hue may die , On yonder lovely cheek ; And brilliancy forsake the eye , That now does all but speak . Yes ! care may come , but not to-night , This hour is all for gladness ; And who would throw o ' er smiles so bright The slightest shade of sadness ?
And if when years have pass'd away , AA ^ e hear these strains again ; How fondly memory ' s glance will stray O ' er these bright moments then ! Recall to mind each absent face , Then wither'd , changed , or dead ; And for one happy moment trace Bright joys for ever fled . G . P .
IPSWICH . —To the Editor . — "Sir and Brother , —One or two very excellent Jlasons are desirous that there shall be no Masonic exhibition on the public stage ; many others , however , see no objection to it , whilst due decorum is observed . You have no doubt heard , that in ¦ ' January last several Brethren attended in costume on the stage at the theatre , which has given great umbrage , and ' ONE OF THE PUBLIC ' addressed a letter to the editor of the Ipswich paper on the subject .
You may not be aware , however , that he by no means speaks the sentiments of the public at large , which are in favour of the society , although some one or two individuals , lacking charity , cannot with complacency witness its practice . Should you give insertion to the lengthy communication from ' One of the Public , ' " do not fail also to insert the enclosed account of an examination before our magistrates , where you will find an outrage was committed by some gentleman , who threw a decanter on the stage , which fell very near Jlrs . Smith , and broke into atoms . Yours fraternally , ^ 6 . 10 , 1836 . "FAIRPLAY . "
[ Fairplay has saved us some trouble : his letter answers every purpose . It appears that the theatre has a very difficult time of it , and to please all parties is no easy task . In a charitable cause , we see no objection to the Masons' support ; and if they can aid the drama by their patronage , they do good . AA e should state that the magistrates fined the party who threw the decanter . —ED . ] LEWES , 28 ^ 1 Dec- —The Brethren of the South Saxon and
Friendship and Harmony Lodges of Freemasons celebrated the Festival of St . John the Evangelist at the Royal Oak Inn , Brother Thomas Read Kemp , Esq ., M . P . and D . P . G . M . for Sussex , honoured the Brethren with his compan y , and presided on the occasion ; he was supported by the YV . M . of each Lodge . Brother Edward Beard , P . S . W ., filled the deputy chair , and was supported by the Senior Wardens of the two Lodges also . After the removal of the cloth , " The King , as Grand Patron of the Order ; " "The Duke of Sussex , as G . JI . ; " "The
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Provincial.
Ah ! who , in such an hour as this , AA ould dream of pain or sorrow ; Or think if here , where all is bliss , Pale care may come to-morrow ?
Yet soon the roseate hue may die , On yonder lovely cheek ; And brilliancy forsake the eye , That now does all but speak . Yes ! care may come , but not to-night , This hour is all for gladness ; And who would throw o ' er smiles so bright The slightest shade of sadness ?
And if when years have pass'd away , AA ^ e hear these strains again ; How fondly memory ' s glance will stray O ' er these bright moments then ! Recall to mind each absent face , Then wither'd , changed , or dead ; And for one happy moment trace Bright joys for ever fled . G . P .
IPSWICH . —To the Editor . — "Sir and Brother , —One or two very excellent Jlasons are desirous that there shall be no Masonic exhibition on the public stage ; many others , however , see no objection to it , whilst due decorum is observed . You have no doubt heard , that in ¦ ' January last several Brethren attended in costume on the stage at the theatre , which has given great umbrage , and ' ONE OF THE PUBLIC ' addressed a letter to the editor of the Ipswich paper on the subject .
You may not be aware , however , that he by no means speaks the sentiments of the public at large , which are in favour of the society , although some one or two individuals , lacking charity , cannot with complacency witness its practice . Should you give insertion to the lengthy communication from ' One of the Public , ' " do not fail also to insert the enclosed account of an examination before our magistrates , where you will find an outrage was committed by some gentleman , who threw a decanter on the stage , which fell very near Jlrs . Smith , and broke into atoms . Yours fraternally , ^ 6 . 10 , 1836 . "FAIRPLAY . "
[ Fairplay has saved us some trouble : his letter answers every purpose . It appears that the theatre has a very difficult time of it , and to please all parties is no easy task . In a charitable cause , we see no objection to the Masons' support ; and if they can aid the drama by their patronage , they do good . AA e should state that the magistrates fined the party who threw the decanter . —ED . ] LEWES , 28 ^ 1 Dec- —The Brethren of the South Saxon and
Friendship and Harmony Lodges of Freemasons celebrated the Festival of St . John the Evangelist at the Royal Oak Inn , Brother Thomas Read Kemp , Esq ., M . P . and D . P . G . M . for Sussex , honoured the Brethren with his compan y , and presided on the occasion ; he was supported by the YV . M . of each Lodge . Brother Edward Beard , P . S . W ., filled the deputy chair , and was supported by the Senior Wardens of the two Lodges also . After the removal of the cloth , " The King , as Grand Patron of the Order ; " "The Duke of Sussex , as G . JI . ; " "The