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Freemasonry.
Still may Masonic light for ever rise , To guide us as through fading scenes we roam , To that blest bourne above the azure skies—That place of peace—that pure celestial home Where light doth reign , where shadows never come , Where angels in white robesall waitingstand
, , , To guide our spirits upward from the tomb , And welcome us to their celestial band . Upon the sacred Altar still may brightly , shine In peace , the THREE GREAT LIGHTS , with radiance divine .
Trying To Change A Sovereign.
TRYING TO CHANGE A SOVEREIGN .
IN TWO ESSAYS . With Illustrations oy the Author . BY BRO . SAMUEL POYNTER , P . M . AND TREASURER BURGO" __ TE , NO . 902 ; P . M . ATHEN __ EUM , NO . 1491 . ESSAY THE EI 11 ST .
INTRODUCTORY . ATTEMPT I . PART I .
THE CAPTAIN TURNS HIS BUCKLE . TN mediaeval times , and since , biting the thumb , * or turning the buckle J- of the belt , was an implied provocation intended to incite to a hostile encounter . Nothing could be farther from the mind of the Captain and Lieutenant of the Household Brigade on duty as subaltern commanding the bodguard at
y Buckingham Palace in the early evening of the 10 th day of June , 1840 , than a belligerent manifestation , when at 6 . 15 , railway time , he turned the buckle of his sword-belt preparatory to unclasping the same ; for that gallant officer was contemplating " mufti " ancl a stroll to the club . You must understand that it was contrary to regulation to leave his post while Her Most Gracious young Majesty was within the walls ; and indoors
she had remained during her juvenile husband ' s trip to Woolwich , where he had been reviewing troops that fine summer afternoon . Prince Albert passed through the gates on his return about four o ' clock , and at a few minutes after six the guard was called upon to turn out as Royalty sallied forth for the usual ante-prandial drive in the park . The vehicle carrying the illustrious j > air was of that build which , since christened b
y the name of its chief occupant , is now known as a " Victoria . " It was drawn by four horses controlled by two postillions . No military escort , only two mounted equerries , Colonel Buckley and Sir Edward Bowater , riding slightl y in advance ; no fuss ; no need to make the sli ghtest pretence of clearing the road . There is a crowd it is true , but a good-humoured , readilyaccommodating , happy , cheering , well-dressed , populous mob of royaltyloving loungers . Now we have SIDNEY SMITH ' authority for saying that a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry.
Still may Masonic light for ever rise , To guide us as through fading scenes we roam , To that blest bourne above the azure skies—That place of peace—that pure celestial home Where light doth reign , where shadows never come , Where angels in white robesall waitingstand
, , , To guide our spirits upward from the tomb , And welcome us to their celestial band . Upon the sacred Altar still may brightly , shine In peace , the THREE GREAT LIGHTS , with radiance divine .
Trying To Change A Sovereign.
TRYING TO CHANGE A SOVEREIGN .
IN TWO ESSAYS . With Illustrations oy the Author . BY BRO . SAMUEL POYNTER , P . M . AND TREASURER BURGO" __ TE , NO . 902 ; P . M . ATHEN __ EUM , NO . 1491 . ESSAY THE EI 11 ST .
INTRODUCTORY . ATTEMPT I . PART I .
THE CAPTAIN TURNS HIS BUCKLE . TN mediaeval times , and since , biting the thumb , * or turning the buckle J- of the belt , was an implied provocation intended to incite to a hostile encounter . Nothing could be farther from the mind of the Captain and Lieutenant of the Household Brigade on duty as subaltern commanding the bodguard at
y Buckingham Palace in the early evening of the 10 th day of June , 1840 , than a belligerent manifestation , when at 6 . 15 , railway time , he turned the buckle of his sword-belt preparatory to unclasping the same ; for that gallant officer was contemplating " mufti " ancl a stroll to the club . You must understand that it was contrary to regulation to leave his post while Her Most Gracious young Majesty was within the walls ; and indoors
she had remained during her juvenile husband ' s trip to Woolwich , where he had been reviewing troops that fine summer afternoon . Prince Albert passed through the gates on his return about four o ' clock , and at a few minutes after six the guard was called upon to turn out as Royalty sallied forth for the usual ante-prandial drive in the park . The vehicle carrying the illustrious j > air was of that build which , since christened b
y the name of its chief occupant , is now known as a " Victoria . " It was drawn by four horses controlled by two postillions . No military escort , only two mounted equerries , Colonel Buckley and Sir Edward Bowater , riding slightl y in advance ; no fuss ; no need to make the sli ghtest pretence of clearing the road . There is a crowd it is true , but a good-humoured , readilyaccommodating , happy , cheering , well-dressed , populous mob of royaltyloving loungers . Now we have SIDNEY SMITH ' authority for saying that a