The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

names , the forms , and the appearances of things . " Under these unhappy circumstances , the priest of On , or the sun , acquired the name of Poti-Fhera . The former denotes a diviner or juggler by solar appearances ;

and the latter the Orb itself ; and Phera or Phre was a member of the sacred triad of deity , and adored before the name of Osiris Avas known . It is hi ghly probable that the royal title of Pharash was derived from the same source ; for it is the Egyptian

name for the sun , the chief of the planets , and was applied to the King of Egypt as the chief of men . Wilkinson * says , it was represented in hieroglyphics by the hawk and globe , or sun , over the royal banners . But the Avord is not derived from , or

related to Ouro , king , as Josephus supposes . The name is Phrah in Hebrew , and Pharaoh is an unwarrantable corruption . " As an instance of the above practices in the forbidden sciences of astrology and magicas applied to the case before usit

, , was taught that Avhen the moon under her proper symbols of a semi-circle or crescent , Avas united Avith Jupiter in the dragon ' s head , the gods were propitious , and disposed to grant every reasonable petition .

Half-Way Doin's.

HALF-WAY DOIN'S .

BV IRWIN EUSSELL . BELUBBED fellow-trabelers : —In holdin ' forth to-day , I dosen ' t quote no special verse for what I has to say , De sermon Avill be berry shortand dis here

, am de tex ,: Dat half-way doin's ain ' t no ' count for dis worl' or de nex ' . Dis worl' dat we ' s a-libbin in is like a cotton-roAv , Whar ebery eullud gentleman has got his

line to hoe ; And ebery time a lazy nigger stops to take a nap , De grass keeps on a-gowin for to smudder up his crap . When Moses led de Jews acrost de waters ob de sea , Dey had to keep a-goin ' , jes' as fas' as fas ' could be ;

Do you spose dat day could ebber hab succeeded in their wish , And reached de Promised Land at lastif dey had stopped to fish 1 My frien ' s , dar was a garden once , whar Adam libbed Avid Eve

, With no-one ' round to bodder dem , no neighbours for to theive , And ebery day was Christmas , and dey got deir rations free , And eberyting belonged to dem except an apple-tree .

You all know 'bout de story—how de snake come snoopin' 'roun ' , — A stump-tail rusty moccassin , a-crawlin' on the groun 'How EA'e and Adam ate de fruit , aud went and hid deir face . Till de angel oberseer he come and droA'e dem off de place .

Now , s ' pose dat man and ' ooman hadn ' t tempted for to shirk , But had gone about deir gardenin ' , and ' tended to deir work , Dey Avouldn ' t hab been loafin' whar dey had no business to , And de debbil nebber got a chance to tel ' em Avhat to do .

No half-way doin ' s , bredren ! It'll nebber do , I say ! Go at your task and finish it , and deu ' s de time to play—For eben if de crap is good , de rain ' 11 spile de bolls , Unless yon keeps a-pickin' in de garden ob your souls .

Keep a-plowin ' , and a-hoein ' , and a-scrapin ' ob de rows , ' And when de ginnin ' s ober you can pay up what you owes ; But if you quits a-workin' ebery time de sun is hot , De sheriff's gwineto lebby upon eberyting you ' s got .

Whateber 'tis yous dribin at , be shore and dribe it through , And don ' t let nuffin' stop you , but do Avhat you ' s gwine to do ; Fcr Avhen you sees a nigger foolin' den , as shore ' s you ' re born , You ' s gwine to see him comin' out de small eend ob de horn .