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In which for years he bore an honour d sway ; Not merely teaching others to do good' < Words learnt by rote , a parrot mig ht rehearse , " As CoAvper truly sings—but noble deeds

Of "brotherly love , relief , and truth , ' ' which prove His actions govern'd by the square and rule , Like a true Master Mason . Therefore for thee

, Merely to hear it , and I can thankful say Unto my children , —You have in your veins , Poor though you be , the blood of that great man , So take care that you ne ' er disgrace the

breed By cowardice , or cruelty , or lies ; But in the warfare of the world be firm , And true , and wise , and kind to ev ' ry soul . Whate ' er your ancestors have nobly done , Aye strive to imitate . Lose life itself , Live in the poorest cot , wear coarsest

clothes , Feed on the humblest fare , and , be despised By Avorldl y fools—aye , be their laughingstock—Rather than lead dishonourable lives , Of no use to your country . Imitate

All that is great and good in all mankind . Birfli is an accident , so far as we Ourselves have been concern'd . If wealth be ours , The more we shall be call'd to an account By the Great Master for our stewardship ;

Or rank be ours , if we have used it well , Or only as a plaything for ourselves , To gratify our worldly vanity . Goodness alone is true gentility . If on Tom Tidler ' s ground no gold we find , Let us be rich in spirit ; for true saints

Possess the earth , although no nook be theirs B y parchment titles ; aud the poor in soul , What ' er their worldly rank , or high or low , Are base and Avretched .

In my humble cot , Such are the noble sentiments I love To culture for my children . In the hall

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They will be thine . Aud He Avho sends to all His sunshine and His rain , the bread of life For rich and poor , and hangs the clouds o ' erhead

In gorgeous beauty , —crimson , blue , and gold , For ev ' ry eye to gaze on Avith delight—Bless thee for ever \ Though this day thou signs

The honour'd name of Manvood for the last , Yet be a Manvood in thy daily life ; Let Stokesley Manor House be knoAvn to all

In dire distress , as Busby Hall has been , Long ere I knew it , and continues still ; And all will love thee to thy dying day , As they have loved thy father ' s line so long ; And when thy well-spent life has reach'd

its end—For Death finds out the cottage and the hall With equal ease , as Horace long-since sang—Rest in the mansions of the just be thine . GEORGE MARKHAM TWEDDELL . Hose Cottage , Stolcesley .

The Anti-Masonic Vicar

THE ANTI-MASONIC VICAR

" I HAVE sent for you , although I knoAV my summons must be inconvenient , because I choose you to be present at an interview which has been forced on me by a deputation from the Freemasons : —they aim at persuading me to allow them to

assemble in my church . A likely matter indeed ! a very likely matter !" So spake , Avith flushed cheek and quivering lip , my well-intentioned , but nervous incumbent , one memorable Saturday in the month of August .

" Very well , sir , " Avas my reply ; " you may depend on my heeding and recollecting the sentiments of each party . " " Would to Heaven ! "—this Avas an aside— "that these Mason people had chosen some other day than Saturday for their conference ! Neither sermon written ! The Lending Library accounts all in con-