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W* PuherdP.' BAON RUGELOUIIAN, MA 3, 879
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I)oN'T fTOI' MY PA IPER, PRI'INTERI. tiol
D)on't, itl)p mty paper, printer; we
1)Dn't, trike any liano oil' yet; id
You know the thiren are ntringent, CaI
Andl dollarn hard t)o get;
Jiut tuIg ai littler hrdeir, ruis
Is what I tnmean to dlo, ihl
Anil serape the diIiron together, inr
IEnoughl for tio and for youi. to
I ca.n't etlli'ril to drop it; brt
I find it doesn't pay gilt
To do witlhoutt a alter, haii
IHowever othirn may. (
I liete to rink milly neighblort
'I'o give tlheirn on it loan; tin
Th'I'ey oiini't junft nay, but matin it, i
Why don't, you have your own u
till'
Yot can't t ll how we min" It, il
If it, hy any fiato, II
Hhiiiili ihlppni not to reach us,
Or eom.mi a litt,, larte;
't'hen all in it a knhbulhIO,
Anid t1hingn go all awry, till
And, printer, If you are married Ili
You kInow theI reason why. lar
I caninot do withoutt It,
It, In tno ticie to try,
For other people take it, in
A nl, piriiter, no ntunt I. ll
T, ton, tsnt keep nn iposted, an
And know what'n going on, he
Or foel, and htet aceiotuted,
A fogy sitmpltoit.
Then, take it kindly, iriniter,
if pay hte Motinewhat nlow,
FIor crash is not, so dplotty, tIn
Aid wntsi not few, you know. hit
hut. I mustn, have ly pailer, di
(ostn what it. may to 110, fi
I' rather d(ock my nugar, 4,
Atil do wllithott ily teli. 1.1
yo, printer, don't you Mtilt it., fa
liilessn you wntit lily frown,
IFor here's ta year's nhilineription, to
AndI rreedit it right dIown, ,
And sentitl the Iipaper Ipromptly Ni
Ani oregllurly on' g,
Andi let it, brinig un w'ekly
Its weli'ittnie I siiton. a
AN AD)VENTUREI o
(ON TIIE ItOAI). I
AN Ex-DRUMMER's STORY. Mi
It. was in the Islttittnn of 1871 that. I W
etlisted in th' nobte ar1tiy of driuti- ('
tiers t1t) ct ri ted out to make lily AI
tortune in the el lploy of Ilarte, Cole- )'1
Ulan &. l'1., In fll it fineturerg, New York el
city'. at
I 111i1 1'even' yearM younger than 1 hI
ut 1ittOW, 1t41 cV'i'll 3'y'arH ill it matin "I
liife betweein twenty 8114 th1irty manna) e"
a great deal. I wra. rather good look- ;:
ing, t Itrille conceited, n1))] almost
*niiotii in lily admiration of the gee- ti
tfler MieX; 111)d this) is whatt itetiil MV V:
hlietore I 1it111 1h0,15 eigaigeid a 1o1ti IiI
ritd (ltCiu'rgo that. I tlirst. Maw the darik 'A
4'yi'M w'lhich we dI'Mtit('(d to (10 tue ci
Mit tctli ttihietlt't. I haul bieeti n'ad- p
ing(lJIII newspapers unti Inv was ired and b
soIt, httyinig t tt asblet, I ittrnetoi myI
sent, Itiln ilglt tol alnnii itmfttiyself iy a
Mwtit iitig ri t u ilttal l l r r nlyaieis otly 'A
ItegaitI, ht,,ev r t , vt't for int the further
ltttk itt to thinrk iot iuiy of (lie othet' 'u
oini'tt of itt h cti n ar cave their fair
Attil cslh wac fHir ! A complexion d
ot liliy-li liIuit r'nesc, hipe liki' red- 1
uii't. itsi-lev, ht'Sr luitke Ihtt yelloA tionn i
ho's,''i' g, th'i tnt t ting, it tnterily it -
w~ilihting i'yet., stuic h as I ttevtr't naw t.
i ii' rentlurt, Ititrigitne iy Mencrit Is
if you e't nit--sihe wis lookitig ctrtigitt 1
Shleit' tS twa 't's ~ ci ciegantltt bnt. 4
linli, in a gllry tlr t f 'inig suit --vety 1
1111 ly inulteul, for I itiiced with ro-tt
to'ssontlttinci'tad tnt .little iui- 1
ptise' thalt shie' ~ ' wo lt ott ieitgl
o~nrnume :Irsnt nrcc of anyl kind; neteer
tritgs. pittnH lnl hin( 'ili her ei'd hot
Quntki'r-l ike ('lstlitle, anii e'vtet tih'
whtitt'. ittgiltvu' hun d, ttpotn whit h
lieri thuir t'it'tk reste't, wits ittrl to'i'tes
titttu' of titigs.
"I wotitt'i whoti Mitt in V I tilulghtt,
suift lg a lit tit tititasily utuilr tin'
ias I ulit cii I gt'ttt'lemin ('2111 satin
tot'k hii4 iO'lt hisidi' her, and in
st aitly her u'yes fell, a faint tinge of
('iltrl ('Ilimi tit liii lilt Ii'hi, 111t withi
lii iiivolutnt Iiri gist tre ot aversion (it.
ser'tnid to uie.) cht('t tinted hii'r baik
eii thu iiew-t'omeur itini look~el put at
titi wV~itli)o, lilkitig Ito reilly to the
tewv ('rlttl'ss w"ordts le' spiokt to lier
as lie tiltk his selit..
A iiitmit'tt latter aiti I caught a
cove'rt. side ghliii(e itunlor her long
Ilishits, anti beu'camii oitseioius that, ite
-was ottee :tguit ri'gnrdliig 1110 steadily;
Itltil, inlde('d. I tntn('ii' thint hi(r hips
mtoi-ei 115 though forming w~ortds, lbut
what wvords, it wa~s imnpossiblel for me
M'aitwhtile nmy mind was filled with
-what ilid slit want 't) for that dhe
wltntedl lssistatiue of somie kindt I
wan hirmly convinced by her singular
dloem ntlor)-who w wn r la Cotlpinllo I wAii
BIlut before I and done more lthan cn- sati
tangle myself in a mazen of Ispecula- "
tion, the 4hr1ll whistl lle announced thllat, sh
we were'( nearing our d(elstinltion, and thiI
it few minullte later we were in (,hi- tlla
cago.
'T'I(here was the usual 11114tle and lari
r1hIa of1 d i4emallratlotni, fand I WIN8 sid
buMily gatherina g togelther ny Ielotllng- Iwo
Ing1 whI('en ai hint odor of violets carlla IlIor
to mny 1no14rI'14, a Hlft gray dre i'14 tihe
1brushed by me, anud taurning aroiund "'
sharply, I aw thaIt miy mysterious will
heut ,y 1111( gonle. tak
(lone --hut o(i my porltlmnlutenl lay thei
a tiny pJ'1I'l-colorIed card, jllacced H
there, evidently by her hand. I "illi
1II5'alt'ed1 it 111up eagerly. It bore 3o i
name, bill, traced with It lead pencil ten
illn il delicl.ate, In4teny handii , were lme l
these words r: I i1
"Will you help 1(me I am friend- aaly
l'1m 1111(1 1s11nio t hIoml'Tess.e. 11 c i- A
tions. We will go the Sheridan 1.h10
iHoirne, wihere I will try Ito acomllilo- '
date you fiurther1." he
And thalt wis all. aer
Fii'ftlen 1nillltI later, 4 a1114 H Ia w1n wl
inscribing illy name in 1,1141 Sherma1: n yoe
leoum1 regi1ter', liirectly itnde'arnatuh I ii
a1l enItry written in a crl'almed, c(raI - so 1
ied lai :'I
''l 1 iCtf1 )011(:, '1 i
''Preston 1)oglagiM1, hiin
"(htoe I)ouglams, Ile
"New York." hisi
"Rose Douglam1 In Wlhat a lovely anl
inalm I I riulihedl to my room, minlleit a il
hasty tolet, And hastLened to t~he ht- an
dliem' parI'lor', otnly to 1he d1IappoiltedI( , Ii('
for Mhll waI mnot, there; but 1114 1 Itu(rned 1
away, I heanrd i1 soft voice lcbhind a me, sHis
1.11nd met Imy two ltrnvelinig comanllninlIs itlp
face to tike. 1º
"Iteg pa1r4lon, cou'1 you direct me CIII
to the lollies' parlor ?" 141id the guntl 4- 1h11
1n11), ia fIaet0ion tt whIich I wonIllredl, ti
141ine t.ho14e words aTIpenrel in large 1
gill, letters no1 fTrll ftet from iihimi ; oa
1111(1 then, 111 1 41ir'4ted i , hi I, h it ii 4I4)
m1any thnnUkm and apologies for him pot
11hor't.-Hig1t e1141laH1s, (''ntere('d 1 t11 not et('- 111
4o Iforn 1 1( 1 had aught, acinother 11ppnalinRg hit
glance from the bewihldring f- c of
him companion. ''1
"Nowv o1,1' H , It Hnl14. 1411rply', '"you tA
sit down here iliietly for ia llimiutel git
I ie I go 1nd11 44 it)) It, the 1111iggig' . gia
- o01found( that, idiot of it hnuk mill I 511
y Mi nd, now, yon d4I4'l 1'l. ir," n14d hIIn, to
. catching illy 14urprised expreM54ion, he til
k changed color i little (11 dlw mine n
aside, ''My only sister, floor thing!" pa
1 hit explained, in ai rapid whimper.
14 "Inian, hat. ha1m114, u4l115 r'ully alt
5 (-xcited. O)blign me by keeping an hi:
i- eye oil her for i moment, fr.o ." i 11
t "(viilt er' leeve," to4i 1, to 1 little tillly, yb i
- for1 I likntuea t1)he man'm ImlaInc11rH 1)'
1 exltrEmltry, IInd t4hen he p'io(ere 141 fill
1 hise 141t1gr's ,n1t. to
Yo-'r Au n w4 H1'1rely fiavoring hIlse 1411
ot poor girlt, i tloughtIL, if she ri'-lly
'1 wiherwoto pak t mli'privil laaig, buitit
I- ' she(O fl11(k ninh 'ta t'xlpr l'141o4t of '41r- 1
.- pr 411 il'( h iiel," 1414 h 4er 41 ''1e at her
ill
,· "Airl. G:ilderlee·l~cv e, I~Ros-anl old~
n cqai that ; I hC I will yulr wif h you. I iWi
$ while Inm gone.' nii
ro An ii1nhn11t imperc1143 1 lib 4Otle (ia (l'i. I
ii'
It lie 1were11S (IV(ne togieth. olrlahr nt
1 1 T 1th iS 1113' Iith 't. he ir 11111111(3roh 11w- t
In derwe~cnt I a surprisfin chalnge~, aml tke
I- vo~icec, falce and gestu~lre\ expressed an ro 1
it. intlen 141 141113' 11113n i aiV ieil as 1 h1ilt Ia1
ly, 11told meC h 11. 11431 11, 451
1- "Youlare kin.1 ," f hel' 1m aid, 11 I n11(' w i4
wi' 14hlat ~ I olld13 f'ust. torfce.I In
- bnot in tnn el. lI i in ' 11 4 tllOthlfrl'. 1 4 1
11
11( ''ave ta i s-rie 7' Iag thtuii11, wh~ile
it 1 0a114' lfot 1v43n allst oulr fatIhe011 Ilft1 t4'4
Ihim. 10 is my nt hir n111d he is'
(t. ''Fingilt !"r 1414 111Wlvl. "'a rilae "II
'l' tunake tic astnlum. uefp me or h
il /l'H lik, for Illllll 11114 p wlei) in hia
11 goods! fred llN ok h ol
l Ig nevrag ive me ll f1111 11ClC.(h
r I- tI will l1 lo then 1110if 0f tI(olic,"d the
naiimes of 811 of e the.T" s iisorte
iPfroml 111 to Ipay 'oitn'i olit . l 0'( onl
I "Is it not11 7"11) I W118~ 5j(( 111 Cit(\lll1~~flti
hi carnlaugei in yor., fifOMS and-"k m
slc "hllY h ntobare d fokd lifn t nless~ v
n1- thcret is jusct oneo wayr oft ecac~l"'*"
ul "Andl thant is- Q! I quercliied, nx- I
n- iously, for· h~ thliR thell I wasR eniisted( I r
ofI Siloh berinaobed and esit lted; an
(it I Fliaht!" aI akndwhat. "The.p- ob al
Icli train leavesL~ to-nighte at: hlfl(-pas1t oneC.I
110r~ If I enan but makeli any enope and It
ilcr take thalt train, becfor~e 'IuorningC I
shIolldI he beyondl hin arench. I have
t.a good~' frienda in RNw Y'ork whlo wouldt
"' never giive me up couldl I c~lce rachtl
hell them"l)-nudll then1 shel melt~ioneb d the
FIrv namsnc of some of tle mlost ar~istocraltic~
P"D thfimilica inl thec c~it y-"if it wecre onlyS
m~t poslsible, but--"
me0 "Is it not ?" I was all1 exciteme1nt
by thlis time. "Mecet me here at n
;ithr quarter-past one. I will seeo that a
tlo carriage is in readliness, andc----"
Hhe "cYou are~ kindl, but--"
1 l Sheo blulshed andl besitatel; anld
~lar then, as I aseked what the~ obstaclel
w11, ishe told me withl pitiable ,onflu
14a14, lthat lshe wa ponilleNs.
"I1 have eveon no Jewelry left mo,"
1sh1 mil, "IHe took It away, fearing SI
that I would attempt somothing of
tlhis kind, and-and--" 81X1
I1 retlected hastily. I had fifty dol
I larh of my owln money with tnme, heo
1 41i1H a little of the firm's fuinds. That
woildi take lher to friend" and safety. ,1)
iiFor one moment only 1 hositated, and 1
I then I Maid : cIp
l"''tIat d nIIot trouble ylou.l I cerl
I will p4ee tlhat you have Mllclent to per
tako you where you wish to go, and ora
Sthen- " 1inn
I Het wrote an address on acard, and pro
I ipped it it Into lily iaild. of
º "'mtne day I shall hIave an oppor- mar
I tunity to thank you," h said.t "'If 1 th
1 oseare, you will find mle there; if not, p
I rely uponII you to go there and tell
illy ary." low
Anwl thoen a cat-like stop come along wo
a the hall, and her brother Joined us. ut0
'''iTIhulke," he Madl, a 1trie curtly, as s4c
lie drew his sistAlr'M hand through his a
int1a. ''Now, hose, you noeedl rest, for 1II1
s we start early tAo-Inorrow. I will Mee All
1 you to 1)your' room at once, whore your 1n;
sI upper has bn 1)01 Ilreauly Sout," a(nd bet
- 1o they left 1me. 1" for
''lThat eveni ng yomg DougllassM mnad( th
himself illy insepambhle companion, in"
11 wasM ill high Mjpir'it14--invitedl Il1 to (r
his room, and ordlered oysters, eiglrM Cli
Y anld wi1ne in laviIsh style(; but despite
It all hip cordiality there was evidlently
- an llndercurrellt, of distrll4t anld 1N-111
I, p icion Ili Iil mind conIcernling (me.
i1 lie talked mui11101 of his unfortunlat44
' sisterl, rld1 tried to lralp int11lltA) tell
" ilIg hi1 whaiit 1she had Maid to 1s t1;
hiut 1, 1, 1y an appelluarance of intinocentit
' cLIandor, tried I ColIlvinlcle him Illtt I pin
111- 1 110 n lusp1iciouls of tilhe real 4tate of
he
I, the c(ime.
SII is distrust, Ihowever, Iwa not Itil
Seasily allayud, and when, ol nnooping Rh
II d(ownl fri a Imlorment, I detAectId him 1111
m sy wine-glass, I huglan to look upon 819
till
g hlim 111 iL very ugly cilstomer, itidi'd. nnl
It A mnoment later a carIeles move- til
me1111t ' mine sent a halfl-dozen cigars poi
in tA 1he floor, and w0 Loth lI tooped to l0
(' gather tihlem "1), 1 with many apolo
gies. ITen1 mlinUtASlater llt' y hos1 t cars 1i
I Ieepillng heavily in the chaIir, tIIlhanks Imi
c to th1(0 drug that he had inte(14(d for pt
11 use, the o00k outside wits striking 0,
I one, aInd J W114 Ilhurryillng .to 11he ladies' of
!" parlor. I1"
r. J"ive, ten, flifte4n minuteR passed, Ithl
ly 111(1d $1h0 did not, come ; my heart, sank; Pr
in lbut a smlllel thought 1mie to 111me at in
." t1he lastM lnom1t. I flew )p stalirs to Of
y, oyoulg )ouglaIns' roolu, antd ton his 01]
I' hurean nd a key. ''llThere was ' I M
1t4 faint, rusI1tle in tle niext, room--hip pis- C1o
ter's. I putll t1he key ill the lock, r'
1o turelled it, 1(and hio was1 free. (of
1l A larliage was at thle door; we so
It I'rn(chcled the depot julst as tile triull
r- wasI Tmovilng 4lowly out ; her tick(4t 01
(¶1 wILM lounght, the lit tie roil of hills tU
1t1cked4( iII her hlalLd, andi MIIhoWIi1 gotne. t1
I1( 1 wVelIt back to the Ilotel Mhivering ai
Ill in Itlh 1 chill aorning air, anlIlowt pon- I ti
11i10141, Ilot knloinilg whletll(r I had lit
* 4on(01 righlt or wrong. I theIn went to
13 rt'rOton I)olgiafs' roomll, laid( 1.11e key 1)
I'llillok on1 tile humanL~, ILInd MIt Ilown by II
111y pellweflully lunconlMciolI1 1hst ; aiid 1'
"i towlI'(ll d11.hylight( droppeld i1nin) 111n 111- W
"I- (11y 1l1mbr, from wlich I wVs awa- II
nfl koned 1)3'y s14111 II Mtormll of pr1'ofnlility '
Ill 1L1 1 had1( IIPv(' ll('1rdl be4fore, to 140411 iI
1h(4 the Ibrighlt Oulnllighlt 1,11(4 f11c, (If ~Prestoul g
Pouglllas ditoerted with pas1ion atid L<
' illlptcit rag(4. ;, tl
8 Suigulal'ly enough, tllrongll 1310 cir- i'
1 cllmFltlLncelE'44 11 tlihe fill11n me flellep F
ile in 1hi rool, 110 di(d not 1aspc414t fly "
itt 111re1 inI 11i1 di(sllcolftlure. Inre. Ieed, Mo t
iH well did I l)Ly 1113 part thlat IIh in
ito ruIItell to m111( tile 1)u14in0101 of tele
Li" g'raphilllng after the fugitive toA all t
SItno er point1, wllil( hle searchtedl the i
ci1y ILJId blnvirolH; lIt, very Ptrailge I
to 141y, u1n1' IIIlit(441 efl'orts were in vain,
11)o ta'nced of the girl were found, anld E
edi at lt last w! parted company. e
Fouir week14 lator I At(41)p('(I on the C
ii; pldntfoi',,: of the Fortry-seeond 4trCet 0
l('1 (t1cj't, New York, 11114 tht1 evenini g, A
1 l arab i n3'~ 1 pllrlle 111d tliie linen, 1 4
111 calble 11t11h( slat 0l3 lansi4Son to wh'liEh l
v I tilelolovely Ho1(4 D)oughl14s hlad directed I
"Found you h1ad1 been lhumlbugged I
11x- 011tofIo ur 3'OI' syInpaitlIy 11 your mon1y, 1
t4'41 and t11ha1. your lovelVnRoMo vast Rimply i
youl IL c(lever c Ialdventu1e1M'? 1
Ali, gentle r1'r01d(, 1uc11 ii the crir- I
up- o 140n fate of nlortlil1. Such, 1l4n! has I
111e. 1)e0n01thde fato of many' goo'l-lookiing,
8o. Cconceit4(l and qulixotic young 1n)10
11an( before 111m, 1u)t
g I "Allow me to prescyst you my wife,
ave also to little Roshud, and1 also spurdy
1(1 Archie, just turned five.
11h11 "And h1cr brothllr 9"
the Killeds in a railro1 d acci(dent ouit
1tic0 West th11'eo months after mliy dven
umly ture on the road.
We would infonr our friends that
lent thl C('piiolian Job Office is new andl
LL I conl'dete in every pariticullar, nild we
It a turn out jolf printing at the short
est IlOtill' 11nd in the tmost approved
style. It matters not what kind of jobs
'ou have, bring them on. We print
uiuid them from the size of a fnll sheet poster
acle to a visiting card.
AD. ) D RE1.SE way
-fly- (lire
SILAS T. GQIISAMORE, tpu
S ON Tin 00OCAtION Of Tl( Pl
iflOt
SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF OD0 FELLOW- a
SHIP IN BATON ROUGE, all
all
t AW UZL LOO, 1870. i4ve
Liadlee, oGentlemn and iBrotlernu: t"t
From time immemorial it has1) b1n(! rtili
customary in all natiotns to celebrate 11
certain days designatlng importtant Ptit
Speriods in the past, andt of commeot Inal '
Sorating othlo's on whihlt oirganizationis ligh
iIhave beelcn formed for the purtpose of r1lll
I promoting the haJtjppihtt and welfare 1'ott
of the mnertihes thereof, and whichl ordI
may exerciso a honefleint inflnen'e in C
Sthe cotnmunittiels in which they are It
estnhtlisled. tnin
'lThe Itndepeident Order of Odd Vol - 1tal1
lowhs ln numierically grown with such tden
Swondl'rfuill rapidity and has distrib- ant
luted itA work so generally throughout 1
M society, and has become so powerful will
1a Iriotheiitood, that in obedience to ill
r Ihallowed cusntom the twenty-nsixth of dar
" April lhas bIen not apart and dedicated pl"
r as n memorial tlday in which tihe mnen
blrs and their friendlt s tony issewtlhlo NoM
for Iutitutl congratulationsI 1 and unite l n011
1 their voices in songs of t.IhantsgiVring, pt
itihrionor Of thte inlstitution of tlheir wh
a order, in thto city of Iltltimore, on pro
this day sixty years ago. the
awit
lJipon til ocectsoit like this, an in- the
yquiring r'ind will tnaturtihy detntd :t
" What is Odd Fellownhipl, 1
Sgru
What; are its intetions tins
t in
in what manner does it accomiiplishI
its purposes I of
it )o tie wanits of socieoty require f it a 1
similar organization I for
Tf Tlfhe order of Odd Fellowship isn a in
bcetnvolent institution, orgallized forb
the mnItual relief of its etibers and 'I'l
those wht o Ir 1ie5iendeit on lthen, y
ttnd has its lithtdation bused upon
1 that' eternitl principle, which, rercgg- e
rtnixing 11111 as I 1'. eqp1.tituen, of 1111( glh
tiivetsal hrotherhov!j tenches himn
thtat aWh1i canto Crmi t1h1 hands itt a 0
common parenti he is hound to pro
n~it
oc It antI cherish hiIs fIllow intutt. n
sotel
. pon thii platfoi'rm, iilpon which atll tel
11 iniikind i ay ujlil itt othices of hu
is man henefactionl, niiider whose coinmrh
i prihensive itflu tnccs they itit1y colt- ,t'
ig cintrate atll their energies for the good
M' of the comirniiii riic', the wise ilttd
jiiaicti'al nun whilose geniis 'onieivei I
lip this order, nailing in fil elffort to imm- l
c prove lthe uiIral Ionilition' 1o11m in; tl
at imhbo hint with it proper conception
to of his eipabilities for doing good; to ih
is enlighten his tiiil ; to enitrge' tihme
a sil'ire of hiis fh'tfitios; to hlead him
. to the rnliivation of' the trie fraternal 41p)r
it relition designed by the (.rtvat Autho n'
tiii
of his biing, have wisely pl'ced the ii 1
`o sutptrstructutre of' (11li Iu'vllowslip.
et Odl*lFellowv is tl visit Itlii sick, reliuv'1
ls the iiistru'sst'ul, lotry thim iletud, 1irott'i't (If
io. I~the wido~w Iral ednete1( thel orphan111, \
tng anut in thu litht tll nietit of this i juliii- to
iiitm'gaittst vi'u in till its fitors.h
q hy wh ~lichl he! iH mnacenrr d, Ilthrough1 n
1)y littnatt prtopuensity lii jitrsti the fleet
11(1 iniJ phlitttttiiunis thu t folly jir't'jitttnul ly tit
n-waves b~efoIre her i'etaties ; to hii'e't
'a- hais atitttitioii frimn thle piti stiit ofi ill i
inl nity andi debase( hlir( 11nnishood;11 to p
on- gIe blinDj into ~the cer l pl n
nd 'tti P" e this tif viruttu', utl to uiii tigat e
ti, t t H'tnfltinu s t 1w h it i hit' is sitlibjeet;, 1,
ir- i5, hy frti'rtin'ttl in turcolirse, atmit si
(op frii'nilly symp 1ittliy in eah ot ittr li's
iy wveltftre, the' great; ob~jtwt for which
o the systen of' Amnericoat Otdl Fellow- a
. ship is desugneil.
he- TJo conuistiitntuf'its numi flqoni in ton
all tiolns it StultmIno tio f its tt5i'tanllctt'f the (
ii htmignt attin pnrifyitig prtinciples of a
I, By th Io'tenilt ivit ti tf hoInevfolfttee li
iti mntn f'eels for the woEts of his race arid a
cheerfuilly atlministers th of Ilehmn f
time consolation to the llnforttnliate- nt
'cot clatity stitLeis the htea't, itcitites to
ng, gootl tctions amnd rescues the distress- ii
1, I iel frioi iftipentlling tisety tdirtl - tye
tet Inent; by a cuveattt of utuatittl nitid
this ottrifI mises its ititluenttce to iN('eteid
ged a seittirtment of of othltthooulaini by
key Sis menus acr move thel obtnles thatric
ply utterposet i tt ei hin' tirtintS of mtt'e
byt preae ticin fori)cl ll!~ndship- l-ari
im- ticitng l'rietntshtip, in liiriiods if tudvier
has sity, wve tare enabileti to tiiatti tcise,
irtg, Id tni risk ft) 'or tlfer se wi'ithi
ioet whomn wve are hot ltlud 1h frati'rnthl ties;
int cherishing the gmreat si':ttintiment oIf 1
rife, universal love-that gls'5 1 itd tht 1
Ltr3' tlistinetions oft si'ct, patty titd miation
-till muon are recogttizi'i as brotithers,
and tlto (divinet3intjuncEtiot is oEy113'di,
out that bids uts to do minto tlthiers tIM wO
ren- woumli that phi'hrs shotult do unt, us,
anti the p'imncilile of truitl following
close after love crowns the fainric.
that Truth is the imperial virtue and the
anti treasure for whtnch the Yandiid mind
tort- ever seeks; samictioning el'('y appeal
oved that is mate for the gfood anil the
jobs right, it coltfemnns the wrongs, tite
istoins amid the falsehoods of thne world,
.and stands a solid landmark amid t'he
waves of faction and the contflict of the (
eTrror. what
With these sentiments Imprinted adhe
upon its banners the order of Odd Th
Fellowship proposes to increase bar- thirs
mntty and brotherly love, not only gry;
amongst its own members, but with unwi
all mankind.º Quietly and unobtra- dnnah
sively It dedicates its halls and insti- the r
tutes its lodges where education, mno. of thi
rality and liberal ideasn prevail, of hi
It moves. forward, molesting none, bert
studinotsly avoiding conteasts with the guar
laws of the land, or conflict with re- that
ligiouts organizations, whilst in the be a
f flllhlltnent of its obliations, it be.- gold
cotres a ipowerful support to good a
ordr,*peace and tranquility. the 1
Closing its doors upon the vicious
Sit thus condemIns vice, refusing ad- nity
mninssion t1 the cArruplt it placI the it he
stamp of lIfaIny Iupon corruption; tran
deinyhtg etitrance to the drunkard it of
ruin
d antagonizes the sin of intemlierance. ruin
Proclaiming "peace on earth, good as
will towards man," It labors with a lp
, giant's strength to disseminate in the d
if dark places of the world the prineli
1 Ples of onlevolotnce and charity. or,
Th'l'le association of labor and the cart
Scononetration of power for the devel- rnd
a opment of plrptoses from which im- lcan
; portant results could be obtaitned har
whose tendency i;, to enhance the lai
r * Fell
n prosperity and promote happiness of wall
thei massesnnon f mankind is co-existent
with time, and has been utilized since opei
the selt )heras of the ante-dilunvial and
Sworld watched their flwks while they 450
.gre'td together on the hills of Pales- itha
tine. sa]
To T unfold and peneatratecthte arcana t
of naturei, sncittists unite theitr stn-;t wa
a lites; mechaniics combinrte their skill 11
for the perfection ofiI machinery that Inst
a snplities anul renders einuy the labor
olby which man earns his daily food. rile
t'(W'A
T'hIto knowal'dge itita l expealrien't(4 gcithical lhin
Slay years of danger uponi the stormy wili
n sans navigators digest to trace the Ilay
currents of the ocent and foretell the prix
h dit'ecttion of the winds that drive their ,1
v ssel from port .4 jport. ital
S Througho'11 skillful eaomhinatiotns of pro
means this earthl hits been girdled by of
telegtralphic wilres; tngtiliaritent steam- pro
11 era that cross oceans anld navigate put
r- ivers hlava bieetn h ill.; 1harrei aiet'it 111111
ha aa peen transformed into gardens wh
of flowers; ritittautas 'oiieiting nut- NO
1 l inns have hleit consttr'tatead; 11nt in f
e every s1aetiisattf Ia illllnusty tfiis great th111
-l principle eaaf at unity in na'tion is ahtliost shit
n IIIversaIItlly adopted. le
Ia 'Thleirti't'e, 1,1t miore lthoroughly Ie- sitn
tu velop an d to Ilaor toe eelica'tntlly t'ilthh1 ree
t I the haenevoahata, inteni tians of Oadd Fe1- the
lowshilj the t(piritaiple of aiMoc(i5tiotn tl.(
" was wialely t adopjted lay tlae 4'ai1iraa-4 1"'c
ul ticLatica'l teeit wlhose getatirl (tio gitnatel I
a! nd u1IIi(l('(kened ilAP active life the or- car
IIder whose inlltniversary is this day anit
eelharatAaed 1y its naenittlar in vti4onas Inn
hi lntis. l'e
T'h'lte chiain iihfalt niiitei inte o onte hIaojil t(
a~of union t(181)t sublortd itate laaages, a'uahi len
Sworkittg sajparata'ly lit this great emilo', 1ev
"'fiarms one haarmtaatonionrhiady, guitaeal p0
ah hy aite ev'nitt n tihti iitutliait, gova'ina'a
liv ,iiii c'oatitaon lit w lanv d snlibject toia !
01n1 ('naitilolt head. it
T lo eattable a cutandid tiald raflectitng as
II
- Il taili cotraet the tituigit ittuhe Y
ly of the work'l atacaittmplislhaa lay the lit "
ru'lf paileid Order of dadl Fellows, let It 1,114
Il- few facts hae hititted : the
iC t In lie yent' enal in tg Decerbler 'hi st, i"
fa 1877, (that laa'iaag the latst alat*' tO
rtH- which 51t411islta' laavte I teen coarnjaileal) itni
It.I thiera' wera, in wtoiking 'ontdition, (1877 Ft
art, sat ardinatriA laaages, wi ith a ineinhier
Hal slaii of 447, 18i. lt
1'5 Iutritig tltat year tltero was piaid faw' SIt
ich relief the turtotint of 1,705,26i(;.71,
w- iald fhie rev(,lnno ',antfo all sources
rea'achlea thai sumiii Of *4,423,05i.85. at
r[I- Since Ilte year 180, a priod of in
h(le thiirt y-seven years, relisf has been fur
of tilahtea to 81(6,155 krothaei's 108,903
widowed fanlilies, anld 7t,29() memn
nee ers have beeti hitrieal at nit arxpeitse
tral of $25,704,835.98, whilst the taoial rev
of ennas were i$IatJ I0,14',2('0.8 , shhowiitg
W
e'-- artn ad#ritgag IaItIiiiul stinm off $741,()i(,0)
toi paid fair the hlagitimati i ort of
VI
ras- afhlictA'd memnbers of the oraler, inal
ia'- thi s i who are alepenalent upon themn. I(
n it- lIi thin jat isalic jatio of Lou isituta, ra
aid witht a metmbeirshtip aaf aitly 1051, there
nan l was parda in (lhe varar eiditig hDerti
hi'Y her :1sat, 1878, far the relifl' of broth
nlit r 2728.20; fiat' thta soiappaoaait' f wial
''" I owed famliliesH, $833J.30; for ib edu
cii- cat iaion of orpahnmns, *7M.K), auiad for huli
.ar- ryinig the dead, * I5!19.415, madkinig an
gtsd, oggrigate af 5293.15. This does not A
'illthi iriehale the sum of $12,102.13 sent to A
ie ; eu' nassitalica, lay I le hnrge-heaartaal 3
t of brethren in otlier jurisalictiotas, alitririg A
tht¶, the prevalen(c'e of the cpidaemrtic last I'
Lioti summnir. /
IcIr, 'T'hais exposition of statistics inli- '1
yraal, ('flt4's clerarly and distinctly that Odd [,
a we Fellowship hans a great work to ac- (
a us, conphlisha, that t t hats imrportarnt duties
ving to perform, anal that the injunction to
bric. nursethie sick, relieve the distressed, I
the protect the wialow, bury the dead and
nind educate tie orphan, is not an idlle
p eal expression, but one that is obeyed liy
the the devoted members of this brother
the hood. Notwithstanding such vast
orld, sums are- judiciously expended, year
i the after year, in the ordinary work of
'the order, they form but a tithe of
what Odd Fellowship does for Its pote
I adherents. and
The cup of cool water given to the onll
thirsty ; the gift of breadjto the hun- soul
gry; the friendly admonition to the self
unwary; the warning of approsaching by
Ldanger; the soft words of sympatli. T
the mourner; the vigils by thobedeldo low
of the sufferer; the closing of the eyes and
of him whose days have boon nunm- ties
Sbored; the watchful supervision that Ail
3 guards the orphan from the snares ea
. that beset his pathlway-theu cannot bot
3 beo computed in dollars, nor could the me,
gold of Colifornia pay their intrinsic in A
1 value.'. In r
Neitler do these statistics Include at
the bountenous ntferings of this frater-a
pity in times of great distress. Let I
it Ibe the destroying element, such a in t
transformed the magnificent palaces
t of Chicago into a smoulding mass'of ra
ruins; let it be some vast flood, such o
i as inumflated the alluvial lands of alo
SLoidtiana; let It be an army of pIas
hoppers, such as changed the prolific en
fields of the West into a barren waste;
thie
or, let It he some strange plague,
e casting its dark shadowrsover the nnm
e arth, such as visited our Southern imi
land a few months ago, bowing the 'a
Sheads of the jpoplit with sorrow and Ai
lamentation, the great heart of Odd of
,º Fellowship ever responusive to the dot
it wail of agony or the cry of distress, Cal
,s opens the treasuries of I()00 lodges in
i1 and unclaspsp the pocket-books of a
450,000 brethren, and refuses to shut
Y them until the sunl'ering of the ifilieted bul
is alleviated, and the gLauntl spectre of an
a starvation that ever follows in the ley
wake of great calamitioes Is banished tin
from view. pre
H Ilsltory in yet to record one single ti
it Instance in which the slginal of distress an
Ir given by an Odd Fellow has failed to lo
, receive a prompt resupnse; h)istory ov
has yet to record a single Instance in lar
y which fouds no generounsly donated erl
1have heaen snipuatldered or minsappro- eol
"0 priate!l pc
ir Thiese flnts will indicate the lchar- me
liable intentions of this order, and
"oi proves how wuaces sflly itcombination frt
'Y of small mwu.ns, managed by o1ne jci
1- prominenit t idea, can accomplish great tir
to purposes, in the mitigation of the "}
is muanifold raid unicertuin struggles to n01
3M Which tihe hlnuma raice, is at all times oi
1 liahli' to become a nvi'ct.it . ''i
ii Although our laws are imperative po
it thit every mreiber, le he rich or poor, ta
tshall he paid those henetits to which th
he may N. entltitled, yet he who looks
' simply to the pecuniary aid hle imay laiI
11l receive a1, 41 recorld for his service(in In
1- the order, is ipossnssil of pone of the in
1 tiltrilbutesa that volnt tonrtit a trueOd Odll
at Fellow. 0)
1'd Were this the only recompense 11e t
I'- earntet,fiLithlifil, ldevoted bIrotlheri cotultP
qLy antic patt for t he time and labor hl ti
111 ilay', devoteA t 1the work which Oddte
.ello.4w81hip eijoi s, it wold lower
341 the ataloirdl of (lie noblest henevo
c'hi lent iislttituioti ot t his century to tlue
me, level of 1131 or'dinarL·y 5j3cuWllativei coml
eel p'aY
id 041d I"sellowi'lip tla Itand uipotI a high- 1il
to wrl· plane, alad repiaya its sulbjects with W
i rlOwILili that cnntiiot be c~oilliputed at ki
ni a jpecilel valIc'. '1T14 faiithlfiil 0(141 tI1
,h Fellow llinds hija recomiipeline in the
inl icnsibolnri3( of being a laborer inrii
to I thet causle, of hmnanILlityS, inl nI'llilling8 r e
the rejluiii(Tminta of this, Golhien Rule, (
at, in this' ienjoymeinit olbtaiini4dl at the Ri
to weeklly lodge Iiie(t.iinga whence strife (1
dl) 11 diiscordl aore ltnialhed, where h
~77 l'fliendlhip, n11d LovLO;e har4 thI le seqptreo 4
ur- sloioiiiiin, i hlO e rc,'iie 5timenti s Illr S'
ineiulgated whiichi ginerate a lcheirul Ti
for H1iiiit, ienld c(eate ILandI sryatailizs 3113 0
71 initerekt in 1he welihre of' lil fellow- 0I
710(3.
c '1 Thue doi r of every 14 alge room opens a
at his ilemnaud, within kindly grect- a
inlgs wedlomeIT him; fraternal contf- a
r- (e13cec kinlles a wszr'm aynimpathiy that a
SpurifiIs I he hieirt and1( sxjalls se'llfish- I
11055 113)1 iegotiain therefrom; p1goteAt- 1
ed by this' iniprfgmlll ic lurmor of j,
Fr-ie'(nusiap, LoveO a13( 'ruthi, agiuinit 1
Swhichlr malicO, hlatresi ansId iprsjdic3le
. niay ('Oat their poisoli eIl rrows in (
vainl and aiinesi in tihe panoply of i
*jiistico n11( 4o)11u4 jnooality the true
['II. Odd Pellow fears no evil,*, ittds thiu I
Liii, rtdlliZ()e the recomnpsise dsloe him for I
ure his shevotioti ansi labo' in the fulfill
an- Imnnt of lila obligations voluntarily 1
tli- taken in the interest of hlil race,
4i1- The. poet was inapireld by the spirit
of Odd Fellowship when hle wroto:
' fl 'Alon Ben Ahrhem (mavy hin trieo in
(relisi)
noit Awoke one night from a drelir of peace,
it to And saaw withlin i the imoornlighlt in bin
rtesl AItkinig it rich and like alily in bloom,
ring An anigil writinlg in l bIook of goll.
last Exceeding peace had mash, Beis Adhem
bold
And to thme presence in his room ihe said,
ndi- What writedt tlioui TiTe vision rained
Odl its hiea,
iAnd with a loo1k of sweet accord,
aIC- Answered, the names of those who love
ities the Lord;
And is mine one, said Abon. Nay, not so,
)f to Iteplied the angel; Abon spoke more low
sscd, lut cheerily anli said, I pray thee thena
andWrite me as one who loves his fellow
I142.
idlel The angel wrote and vhnished. The next
d by night
It corni again, with a great, awakening
thcr- light,
vast And showed the nmunes whom love of
God hbad ilessed,
year And Jo! Ben Adbem's name above all
k of the rest."
poet *2that lo ' .inmassd le
and co-elist Witrhk v'i' $* as
I only the expostiof tn ai a
sentiment, "love thy paoighbr a thy
self," spoken ninaleteen oenturles Ago
by one who siokeiaeerii matis spoke.
The Independent order of dd Pet
I lowahip is one of the etablished Ihets,
and hQlds a posito :amos g the reIWt
ties of the nineteentih atofi :7With
six . thousand woriing l nodges wed
nearly three hundried thousad inets
bors, it is capable of wielding an-im
'mIense influence in solety . Its. halls
in almost every torit, and It. toitple
in every city, dedicated to the propa
gation of its teachings, attest the pro
gres and stability, of the Order,
The purifying truths taught by it
in the Ritual, and exemsplified in the
rpractice of the hehests of this Order,
do not contfine their rifluence to those
alone who have passed its threshold.
As a small, but sweet flower dis
seminates its delicious odor through
the surrounding atmosphere, so do
they permeate thebody of society and
Sundermine the cold selfishness that
Impedes its progress as the alling
Swaters eventually wear away the
Sstone that has withstood the. friction
of centuries. The power of the nn
o derying sentiment of Friendship pe
collar to this fraternity is perceptible
S in every vicinity in which is iyorking
a subordinate lodge.
t Quietly a thousand little springs
I burst from the sides of the mountains,
,f and forming rivulets, rush to the val
e ley lbeneath, then uniting, and re-uni
di ting a mighty river is formed whose
progress no power can impede. So
e these little s.ources of benevolence
is and good will welling up from our
o lodge rooms, uniting together, spread
y over the earth a broad wave of pid
n lanthropy and brotherly love-a pow
d erful argument against strife and dis
- cord, an influential arbiter in favor of
peace on earth, good will towards
men.
d In 18(1 the Southern Statesoseceded
n from the union of States, which act
° caused a separation of the Links uni
't ting the various jurisdictions of Odd
" Fellowship. For the time being the
n seplaration was nas complete as the
Cone between the political sruetiotns.
The mnembers of the order l» lIoth
a sections joined in the war with as
'r, much fervor and determination as did
Stheir fellow-citizens.
' In the Autumn of 1865 two Logis
Iy lative b1,0iod met. One was the Con
iii gress of the United States, assembled
IC in Washington City, the other was
Id the Grand bodge of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, assembled in
I(P the city of Baltimore.
Ao When Congress met the represen
14 tatives of the lately seceded States,
r elected according to law and usage,
were refused admittance. When the
ie Grand Lodge met the representatives
from all the Mtates were admitted to
their positions, the severed links re
6,. united, the covenant of affection re
tLi welded, and peace, harmony and
at kindly interest in each other's wel
r1d tare resitnied their ancient dominion,
he In Congress hatred and jealousy
in reveled in the conniousness of a ty
graiit's strength; depotism and malice
he, glorled in thel exhibition of oppres
lie sion; by his angry passions and viin.
IE, dictive sjlrImt man strove to degrade
n, his fiillow man, and lower him to the
treo d4; every effort to close the dark
U(e chasm, occasioned by years of car
ful nage and blood was spurned with
,a cont4mnpt and scorn; and a spirit of
w. of persecution interposed between the
hearts of men, which forbade thie re
ins newnl of those bonds of sympathy that
ot- shioulsi unite the people of one com
di1- man country, and that spirit is still
nat abroad, creating violence, fostering
dh- prejiudices and croshing down those
et- holy nspiratiolis that should find an
of abiding home in the heart of a human
nst being.
Lice In the Grand Lodge of the Order of
in Oltl Fellows, Friendship and Love
oif resumed their mild domiiiion ; a feel
rile ing of fraternity mind forgiveness in
hiats terposed their soothing influences;
for liy kindly intercourse, and genuine
fill- sympathy, man labored to elevate
iily the iaoral character of his brother,
chority cast an impenetrable veil
irit over the sorrowful part. A spirit
of harmony and concors prevailed;
l re-uniting broken links in thie chain
that held together 400,(JK) brothers,
ace, tempered, purified and strengthened
hIbny the unnatural separation to which
in, it had been subjected, and that spirit
hem of philanthropy is abroad in this land
scattering flowers, bright immortelles,
,aid, upon the tomb of the dead past,
mmed poi ting to a glorious future, when
the chains of human bondage shall be
love broken, and the tears and woes of
to, this world submerged in the healing
Slow tide that will flow from the fountains
hen of benevolence and peace.
low- Who can doubt that if the adjust
next ment of the differences then existing
fing between the two previously hostile
sections had been referred to that
re of body convened in Baltimore, actuated
, all as its representatives were, by those
sublime principles so grandly illus-