The Van Buren press., 1867-08-16

MAsoNARY IN THE SoUTH.-We find the
following going the rounds ofthe press
"The South is the Masonic Beulah of
our land far from every hamlet, village
and city comes the cry "more light and
there is scarcely home or freside that
feels not the genial influence of the Order,
or but numbers Masonry among its house
hold gods. Rich and poor, learned or un
learned, meet on the common level, and
the hand of Masonic charity is often cx-
tended to assist the falling brother. On
the Masonic level we all, Federals and
Confederates, without regard to political
distinction, meet and work and on the
points of fellowship the blue and gray in
termingled in fraternal embraces as though
they had never been joined in death strug
giles What commentary on the mission
of Masonry What wonder that the order
grows In my humble opinion, the future
relations Of the two sections depend mole
on our order than almost anything else !;
because on the level we meet without mu-
tual distrust, free from the wiles of poll,
ticlans, and there we find ont the good
qualities of each other There we prove
our charity, our humanity, and our truth.
think of this often, and always with truth
and hope
--- \ gentleman of festive tastes, who
takes a fair shake at all the obtainable
pleasures of the town, last week assisted at
heavy dinner, took much potable, and
did not leave for home until every-so- o-many
o'clock. On reaching his door-StepS and
fishing up his nght-kev, he became salts
fled that he was essentially convivalized
and not precisely in that condition which
good husband should be in to meet good
wife. Cautiously entering the hall he
stopped listened moment heard no noise,
and congratulated himself that the family
were asleep. Quietly be took of over coat,
drew off boots, turned off hall-light, slowly
ascended stairs to family bedroom, hes
itated at the door, believed he was reason.
ably right, stealthily entered, found gas
turned low, wife apparently asleep, thought
she was asleep, sat down, listened again,
no stir began to undress-got coat vest,
drawers, stockings all safely off was jour
neying carefully towards the couch, when
wife of bosom quietly asked
"Coming to bed, dear ?"
"Yes, love-"
"Well, dear, hadn't you better take off
your hat
- During the recent war; an English
man and ar Irishman belonging to the
-th regiment, when going into the bat
tie of Antietam, agreed that if either were
wounded the other would Immediately con-
vey him to the hospital, and see that he
was properly cared for. Soon after the
battle commenced the Englishman was
struck in the leg by a minnie ball, and he
called out to Pat that he was hit in the
leg" The faithful Irishman at once
shouldered his friend and started for the
hospital. Before he had proceeded far,
the head of the unfortunate Englishman
was carried away by n shell. OF this fact
Pat was ignorant and he kept on his way
to the hospital. His colonel, seeing the
condition of the Englishman, rode up to
Pat and informed him that he need not
carry off dead men--that his friend had lost
his head. Upon this the dismayed Irish.
man dropped his burden and exclaimed, in
tones Of disgust. "The lying devil he
tould me twas his leg
HrWhy isa dogs tail very great
novelty? Because 10 enc ever saw It
BEtoRE