Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-05-31

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MIR. EDIToR u had The pleasure of witness.
ing the ceremonies ofthe Masonic Brotherhood
on Tuesday last, and as they excelled 10 splen.
dor. elegance and taste any thing ever seen in
this Territory, your readers will be pleased 10
learn the particulars. Tc insure one Of the
first seats wended my way 10 Planeyile on
Monday evening-but numerous visiiants had
anticipated me The town was boiling over
with strangers. and gay as a bride. Pennous
and banners were tapping on Tie top of eleva'
ted flag stats. and the clear blue atmosphere
was lickled 10 souvulsve laughter by The soft
touches Of ten thousand musical notes. New.
er was SO struck with the high, dry, heaven
y loneliness Of Badger city-wiih The en-
Chanting beauty Of Plalteyille, the most res
plendent gem on the azire brow Of Big Platte.
A strange influence seized me, and ! caught
the broiherly spirit by contagion, like Saul
when he fell in with The prophets We were
10 the eachanted city, in The suburbs Of The CO.
lestial world where the magnetic attraction OF
brotherly love was irresistible. Who would
be surprised to receive visit from choir OF
angels--my feelings augared celestial ser.
enade. Sure enough, just one sxiieth Of a
second before the midnight cock rang his clar-
ion, a rapid succession of the most sweet, wild
ravishing strains broke upon the " silent ear OF
Night" ever heard since the new earth was
launched from the stocks into the vortex OF E.
Their. and the harmonious morning stars peal
ed the march Of Time" Music is nothing less
Than the essence Of life. Lileless matter a.
woke, shook off The slumbers Of ages, and hills
and dales had found tongue. The Platte
Mound beat the bass drum with tremendous
eaec,-,he neighboring cliffs wound The French
horn, ard old Terra herselfcleared her pipes,
swallowed the expiring strains and Selched
them forth through her thousand mineral holes
with redoubed power. | saw half dozen
resplenden, forms promenadng che Streets
walking on the air and measuring the music
by the foot, Bugles, horns sc. were attached
10 heir mathis, and they twisted them into a
ny shape as an elephant would curl his pro
boseis. They were so much alike 10 size,
dress and shape that" each seemed either =
These were doubtless the authors OF The mu'
sic. Whence they came, or what they were'
no man knows. but some sneeTing unbelleTeFs
insinuate they were he brass band OF neigh
boring town! Bot this was but The PRELUDE
to a prodigy such as JosePhus never saw on
The western sky from the walls OF jerusalem.
The music ceased aud death-lke, agooizlng
silence eRsued. The heart ceased to ihroh aud
the lungs to heave, for expectation was craned
up to uuu,terable agony. Oaa sudden. leav
en- and Earth started as if shock from a Gal
vanic battery had been applied to revive sos-
pended animation. And such sound ! never
do | expect 10 hear thunder again. fearful
ly brigh, sword.ike shaft Of Lightning cleft
The sky in a north and south crevice Of half a
mile in length, aud forthwith grand process
sion OF the celestial, graduated masons began
/ 10 fndrCn SoutHAal dlSH- AsS "iNA - A'N
solomon crowned led the van with sash aud
apron Of the latest fashion. After him follow
+ ed thousand ladies whom he admitted into
he lodus. Thea were the builders the frst
temple with square and compass. Johu the
BAPTIST was distinctly recognized viii his
sa.ehel Of Ioeusls and wild honey He acct
den,elly dreFt locus, and piece OF boEsy
which will be preserved 10 PeTPsiaGH' memoir
an rsi. Nea, the end Of The procession you
mirht see General Washington % his milS
white sseCd. sublime in lbosgh' and digai'y
and bv his side Thomas Jefferson dandliag
The bible as he would his oRly ehii-and a
tho0saa8 olhers--,he procession from Solomon
10 Washiacton gradually improved 10 moia
worth. which proves TIE fraternity 10 moderr
ZINES. to be neal the goal Ct humaa peFiee'lbll
Ry. The procession slowly passed over MS
\ gazing town, sank below The horizon, WI n
presume they wifi De compelled 10 ascend ''.'
sky 5y getting through 10 he ether side. Al
exploring PARTY has jest eeae oss 70 mad III
hole. much feated thar cur procession
woald be swallowed 81 ia the gonosal woPdf
excited By this prodigy. Bat vas happily
dissppoiutss. The moral worth, greaiaess