Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-01-29

paper, on which was written:
''In grateful remembrance of the silver
quarter that a kind stranger bestowed on the
little chestnut girl, twenty years ago"
Ralph Moore had thrown his morsel of
bread on the waters oflife, and after many
years it had returned to him.
TO Masonic Brotherhood.
The following incident, illustrating the
Masonic Brotherhood, we extract from an
Grafton delivered by Brother Thomas E.
Carrot, at the recent opening of the new hall
in St. Louis:
Much is said and surmised about the pc
culiar nature of our ties of brotherhood,
which, to the world, appear so mysterious
so enduring and SO strong. To many their
universally and binding force are incon-
ceivable They cannot be fully explained
except within the secret recesses of the
lodge; but I may be permitted to give a
simple illustration Of the true spirit of Ma
sonic Brotherhood. which came under my
personal notice, not long ago. Two men
had been fast friends. In an evil hour they
quarrelled, and from violent words they came
to daggers' point, but used no daggers.-
They did not speak, and had not spoken to-
gether for years Mutual friends had tried
the arts Of reconciliation in vain. They were
avowed enemies for life.
The whole difficulty was purely personal,
and the honor of neither was impeached
either by the origin of the quarrel, Or sub
seauent circumstances. Probably they were
equally to blame; possibly not. No mat
ter One of them became a Mason after the
estrangement, and it happened the other re-
NAMED ignorant Of this fact. One evening,
he, too, was admitted into lodge. Almost
the first voice he heard, and certainly the
first face he saw was that of his enemy, who
presided over the ceremonies Of initiation,
and was obliged, according to usage, to ad-
dress him by the title Of 'sbrother." This
was most peculiar situation, and a severe
ordeal for both.
After the lodge was closed, the appren-
tice sought the master, and without any pre-
liminaries the following colloquy ensued,
commenced by the newly-mason -.
care you member Of this lodge 2" The
reply was, II am" f" 'i
"Were you present when [ was elected p
'eI vas"
"May ask if you voted ?"
II did"
CHOW, will you tell me how many votes
it requires to reject, in ballot for admis
sion @
The Master answered. Gone"
There was nothing more to say. The IL
itiate extended his hand, which was warmly
grasped by the other. and uttered with thrill
ling accents, deep emotion thrilling in hi
voice
Friend! Brother You have taught mt
lesson I shall never forget
This is little ray of Masonic light. NJ
language is so eloquent at the silent throb
bing of heart full Of joyful tears. Where
this kind of cement is used in our moral edi-
fee, should 1t not be enduring? Who car
wonder that it is so strong?
An Unfortunate Mistake.
Mark Twain says that while sleeping re-
Gently at the Sherman House in Chicago, he
was placed in room SO high up that water
boiled there at 1853 degrees; and although
it was destitute of many of the luxuries of a
comfortable bedroom, he was not sorry he
was sent there, as it enabled him to hear
the following story, told by a friend to anoth-
er, in an adjoining room: ono, she wouldn't
marry me You were misinformed. 1t was
broken off and in the saddest way. [ was
not in the least to blame, upon my word and
honor, though neither the girl nor her faith
er, the deacon, ever believed me, or ever
forgave me. 1t was during the big election
canvass, when Lincoln ran the first time
Two thirds of the deacon's honest soul was
in religion, and the other third in politics
Lincoln man. Inever was scofer at re-
ligion in my life, but lie half believed [ was
Well, there was to be political pow-wow
in the village church where he lived. [
never thought anything about the matter,
but Williams hailed me one afternoon, offer
ed me seat i'll his buggy, and away we
started. 1t was Wednesday-cursu the al
manac but we never thought oft Going
into town, some devilish instinct put into
my head that it would help my case olong if
[ marched into the church with rail on my
shoulder, seeing that the deacon and the girl
would be there. So l got a rail and we
came into town shouting and making a
great o-do generally AS we went by the
church windows [ caught a glimpse Of her
bonnet and plenty other bonnets, and was
happy. [ shouldered my rail and marched
in. The houseful of men and women were
all quiet and the old deacon was standing up
in the altar saying something. Splendid !
| went booming up the aisle with my rail,
swinging my hat and whooping: 'Hoo-ray
for Old Abe Hoo-ray for the Illinois rail-
splitter!!"' i'as
But never yelp out of that audience I
quit, right in my tracks The deacon said:
''Sm, we were engaged in addressing the
Throne of Grace. This unseemly exhibition
is ill-ftted to the solemnities Of prayer
meeting"
Il never felt 50 sick in my life, John I
never felt so much like taking walk And
don't you know, as stood up there before
that congregation, I'd have given million
Of dollars for somebody to take that rail out
for me. But no; had to sneak out with
it myself. I threw it down and went up to
where there was board fence and practiced
climbing backwards and forwards through a
knot-hole for as much as an hour But my
goose was cooked, yon know. 1t was all
up between me and that family"
Coop ADvfcE.-At a recent marriage Of
daughter Of Joseph Joslin, Esq, Of Poult-
ney, Vt, the following advice was handed
to the bride by her father, accompanied by
many greenbacks We recommend its
prayerful perusal and remembrance by new
ly married couples. Theyar truly cords
Of wisdom ord deserving to be framed in
every household in the land: ~
l. Never talk at but to each othor.
2. Never both maintain anger at the same
time.
g. Never sneak loud or hnisternuslv to