The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-13

menu aI CuaTIieT IuStitute, Dh' ~ tiei'ooS
Prime spoke to the young men as follows
/ am invited to speak to you FIVE min
utes, and only fve Little may be said, and
much may be done in FIVE minutes In
five minutes you may fire city, scuttle a
ship, or ruin soul The error of q mo-
ment makes the sorrow of life. ! Get TINT
Thought we'll into your hearts, and my work
is done in minute instead of five.
Tempted to sin, remember that in five
minutes you may destroy your good name,
fill your soul with undying remorse, and
bring, with sorrow, your fathers gray hairs
to the grave. But if you can do so much
evil, so you may do mighty sum of good
in FIVE minutes.
You may decide to live for usefulness and
honor. Everything hangs on that choice,
and it may be made in five minutes.
Take care of the pence and the pounds
will take care of themselves; take care of
| the minutes and the hours arc safe. l
made little book in this way in the
breakfast-room were pen and ink and paper;
ard if, when the hour for breakfast
came, all was not ready Iwrote o few words
| or lines, as time allowed. The book was
finished and it had been published scarce
ly week before 1 heard it had saved q
soul it has saved many since. 1t did not
used for anything else.
Five minutes in the morning and as
many in the evening, will make you the
master Of new language in two or three
years Before you ure of middle age you
may speak all the modern tongues, if you
will but improve the spare minutes of the
years now flying by.
Minutes are more than jewels; they are
"the stuff that life is made Of" they are
diamond stepping stones to wisdom, useful
ness and wealth the ladder to heaven.
1t will not take FIVE minutes to do good
deed, and one a day will make life of hon
or and usefulness, with glory beyond.
SECRETS OF MAsoNRY.-Old Zach
Wheeler was quite character in his time
being clever, easy-going, confiding man
who managed to let everybody cheat hin
out of his inherited estates. just as his
last farm was about to slip out of his hand:
he succeeded in raising the money to lif
the mortgage. Aaron Remcr, promiuen
Mason, accompanied hun to the town. A.
they were riding on horse back, Zach say.
to Aaron, in confding tone:
"Now, Aaron, we are here alone, and
want you to tell me tho secrets of Ma
sonry"
81 can't Zach they would kill me-"
"Why, they won't know; they'll never
find it out"
"Yes, they will; you'll speak of it."
| "No, | swear won't"
"Wcll, if you'll ride close alongside Of
nc. and put your hand upon my thigh
and take the oath III administer, LII tel
you the secrets of Masonry"
Zack was not slow to comply, and most
powerful 'iron.clad oath was administered
and taken.
"Now for the Secrets" exclaimed the i'm.
patient and unsuspcc.ing victim.
"Well," said Aaron, with mock solcmni
ty and secrecy, Gin the first place, VIC Ma
sons combine together to cheat everybody
as much as we can. This is the first grand
secret. The second is like unto it. When
we can't fud any body elso to cheat, we
cheat each other, but as little as we can"
SWELL" exclaimed Zach, "I swear III
join. l wish l had done it twenty year.
ago. might have been rich man afore
now"