Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-01-22
For The Register.


all used ID, before we have taken part IN
the dIscUssiun, We have. resolved u
"pitch in" especially as 3. F q W. have
enlightened us as tn The sutors OF mu"
mischif IN his world, and who nave
never before been discovered. Some-
times a rule hits, but i, more ireqnenhy
fails, and becau-e il hit once, II is seized
upon as al inlalhble rule. Thus, when
the Wave,ly novels appeared shony NOUS
ly, the world was sg"g a. to the author,
and cried "tle Masons - when Sir Wal.
Ter Scott svowed iLet SuihOr.hip. The
world was rrgn, Tor tie nonCe, Tor he
sOGs a mason, and hight mason. and
because the t. old guessed right then, ev'
r. since the ZANE cry Is raised when any
hing mysierious i. 10 be accounted Tor.
As for in.tshre, Who killed Morgan in
1925! OF eou,se "t'e Masons." Who
stuck Bill Patterson 1.-The Mss0ns. "
Who killed Cock Robin "The Ma
sons" WHO kicked up he row IN ShFI-
herd>toSn or Christmas eve :! who carried
Away The wagons, moved all tie slgns.
drank oil ihe liquor. sang all The indecent
songs IN The siteels, fred all tie pistols,
kept all HE Free Bars" rang al the
bells, disturbed Ill The quie! people Of
town? Ine Essons The Ma,ous
The Ms-uns !! Should We some morn
Ing wake Up and find tho Potomac on
FIRE. this firm ui wise acres, would inform
us that .ihr Nss0ns' did 1t.
The 6rm & F & ", i;om their own
showing are mol Mascos. and therefore II
is lot presuHable that HEY should know
anything OF lie internal arrangements and
woi klngs uf'the order. or Of It's principles.
and upon that ground might be excused
for their "gueSStS. 70 lar vide Of the
ruth. Bot # thai firm had erjoyPd The
popularity in ihIs community sufficient 10
have received an invitation ucket 10 the
Masonic Supper, given on the evening OF
ST. Johns Day. OF had possessed the
means with which 10 buy, or The gener-
osiiy 10 e1pend so much Tor Ilckel, they
wuuld have Witnessed a ,fdi ContraGic-
hon to !heif INV arrahled AID malicious
ssserlions.
Temperance is tene Of the order Of
MasOns. but when HE WofsWPiol Ma
;sr was toasted 10 Q ass Of eEg.nog. he
took The higher ground OF total abstinence.
and replied 10 his friends IN glass OF
cold Water. Probably a! tia, very mo-
menr b. r & ~. were quietly slipping
,helr egg-ncg behind he cundin = Al
ter the supper was over and the company
lad gathered in the psriurs, ne Caspian
he iook occasion to aliude TO the strong
ground Iaken by 'hs WorshlPfui Master,
and heartily endorsed hls sentiments on
iOi0! abstinence. The msinustI"n there
fore OF b, + d W. j. rather an un'oT'u.
nse one, because II the Chaplain lost The
suit OF clothes ~ biz advocacy Of total
ab. thence principles before the Masons.
do they mean lHsI The fortunate ore gain
ed the snit BY al opposite course
While Tempersnce is one of the prlncl.
ME, oC Anc,en, Masonry N,>0ns have
no rigl.t 10 suhs,i,u,erloral abstinence IN
place of it. Masons find he same diff.
culry IN preventing Ihelr members from
violating ,hls .snel. tina. ali other orgsnl-
zauons have. They are unwilling to
adopt the objectionable policy RECON-, led
by some existing socleiles. namely. TO al.
low their tnembera To mifhdrnw Tor the
purpose Of liking a spree" and after
he fumes Of liquor have subsidized, return
to their duty.
| would in conclusion reier Is, + d /
", il they are members OF the Temper !
ance Societies o. this town, 10 the advice /
!, .t,ou
"' w. 1 , o,. Lima
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oe seen a. any "'"F' on" " ~ .,,'' ...t;
"'' i"'SeS N"py '.' we ;,, "' "rP"
I'em WIN pleasure. ny 'e'Ffr"c. 10 we
~" ch.P'ef O. Ma'''e"' 'e WIZ W." we
h,s' h'e verses 10 '''n a. '"'"T
Judge no.' 'hS' ne 10, J'ogF"I r"l
WIN "hs'J""gmf"' ye JuosF' } '"T'' oe
Ju"geu anu WIN "'"' measure y' "e'e,
Il shsil be measured 20 you "s'm' An"
why oeno'ue'' mo" inc '"o,e NAV 10 !"
my o'"'nff eye, oo' ''"s'"e','' nov nc
Oes'n 'hS' Is J" 'n'"e own eye vi ~"