Trans Hotueisiailoiej»—Supplement

Trans HOTUEISiailOIEJ»— Supplement. and right, a positive duty. Since then a that event, but the lodge contributed B« careful, ye whose wedded hearts man is providing for his widow, it seems nearly f 80 by subscription, several car Are lovingly united: to me it is not “ kind and right” to grudge Be heedful le-t an enemy penters volunteered to work after their him the enjoyment he can get out of the Steal on you uninvited I regular day’s work was done, a painter lodge meetings; nor murmur at the ex A little, wily, serpent form, temporarily out of a job gave his time, pense, since the annual outlay is less, ex With graceful, luring poses; and the barn was converted into a Or, coming in a different guise, cept in rare instances, than the interest A thorn among the roses I a neat and tasteful dwelling through the on the sum to be paid at decease. Did brotherly kindness of men, many of Be careful, ye whose marriage bells you ever think what it means to a wife, whom had never seen the person they Now merri.y are ringing; with little children to provide for, to have Be heedful of the bitter word, were aiding. Knowing even so little as the husband—the bread-winner—sudden I do o f the objects of these societies, I The answer keen and stinging, ly taken away, with no money on hand, The sharp retort, the ancry eye cannot join in “ Anti-Lodge’s” denun Its vivid lightning flashing; and funeral expenses to pay? To be ciations. Moreover, I think it does a man The rock on which so many hopes left nearly penniless, in a world whose good, socially, to belong to them, and Are daily, hourly dashing. sympathies soon chill and whose charity is helps make him generous and ready to 11 Bear and forb ea rth e only way tempered by arf expectation that you will hear the cry of distress. As for the To trea. life’s path together, speedily do something to help yourself? necrecy, it is simply putting into effect that Then come, and welcome, shining sun, I have known many a woman who wept Or come dark, cloudy weather.— Scriptural injunction about doing good in Two loving hearts dissolved in one and complained at being left alone secret, isn’ t it? the impersonal lodge That cannot live asunder, lodge nights,” but never one who was acting the part of a beneficent Providence. Have put Love’s golden ara, or on_ not willing to accept, and gratefully too, The “ secrets" are nothing which should Oh, world, look on and wonder i the sum of money which the lodge paid be permitted to raise even the slightest her after her husband’s death. Moreover, shadow between husband and wife. SOME PRIVATE OPINIONS, PUB- there is, I sincerely believe, among the IilG L Y EXPRESSED. members of a secret society, a feeling of E. B., of Howell, asks advice about brotherhood which I regret to say is converting a large, low room, old-fash I have several letters lying before me totally unknown among women, and ioned in style, into a parlor. Shall she requesting an opinion on subjects in which therefore they cannot properly es stain and varnish or wax the floor, putting which the writers are deeply interested. timate, but which greatly helps a man in an English art square in the centre, and I offer no apology for answering through his business relations. Many a kindness what shall she do with the white, bare the H ousehold—indeed most have re is done a man in trouble simply because walls. I take it that here is an old- quested a repiy through this channel,— he belongs to “ our lodge." To help one fashioned home, one of those' where we because the subjects mentioned are those another is the great principle of such as expect to find York and Lancaster roses, in which others are interested; and sociations. The member of the Masonic larkspurs and eglantine in the front yard, though my individual opinion goes for order in a strange country, sick, friend and small windows and wainscoted but one woman's thought, others may be less or in poverty, is a charge upon his rooms inside. Now waxed and varnished induced to write upon the topics sug brother Masons, who though they may floors, and rugs and “ English art gested, and new ideas be elicited. be utter strangers to him personally, are squares” go with high ceilings and walls “ Anti Lodge” wants to know if it is bound by the obligations of the order to with dado and frieze. But on our ki nd or right in a husband to absent him- assist him, to nurse him in sickness, and friend’s low walls, a dado and frieze seif from home one or more evenings in bury him in death. The unwritten would greatly diminish the apparent the week to attend “ lodge meeting;” and history of secret societies is full of “ the height; even the frieze alone would de spend money for “ dues” and other ex charity which vaunteth not itself,” as tract from the seeming altitude. We penses which is needed in the home. It thousands who have been aided in time should, in all our furnishings, pay great is also a grievance that the affairs of the of need can testify. I am permitted to heed to what £ am tempted to call the lodge are a secret which the wife cannot tell the following, which occurred in this “ beauty of congruity,” or fitness of share. city: A member of a certain secret things to each other. Such a room as is Is it kind or right? With the single society was removed to the Pontiac described cannot be made fine or fash exception of the Masonic order, all asylum for the insane, where he was ionable; let it therefore be cosy and com secret societies and organizations, of literally dying by inches. His wife had fortable, with no ambitious attempts at which I know anything, are to be regard several small children, whose care pre “ style.” Striped paper would increase ed in the light of mutual benefit or in vented her from leaving home in search the apparent height of the walls, but surance companies, which pay to the of employment. She owned the little striped paper is not used at present family of a deceased member a stated house in which they lived, and there was Cover the walls, then, with a light paper sum of money, within a very short time a small bam at the rear of the lot, which of small pattern; there are beautiful after his death, in consideration of the she thought might be converted into a shades in cream, old gold, terra-cotta, “ dues ” or assessments paid in life. The house for herself; then she could rent the any of which would do nicely. Cream question then seems to resolve itself into: cottage, and the sum received would color would be pretty, with the advantage Is it kind or right for a husband to make materially assist her in providing for her of making the room lighter. I may say provision for his wife and family in case family. By the laws of the society, no here that the dark papers are not used at o f his death? a question which I should part of the sum which would be due at all now, and that many who have used answer by saying it was more than kind her husband's death could be paid before them are tearing off the dingy, dungeon like colors and hanging light, small Ordinary paper will not receive the var her sister’s youngest) was looked upon figured paper in place. A border in o\d as—if not absolutely pernicious—at least gold or golden brown in a conventional nish, even though first " sized ” with glue water. Tne practice has fallen into dis dangerous. If they played together, Mrs. pattern, by which I mean regular figures I’m-Right kept watch and ward to see that —not flowers—is appropriate. Or a use, To stain a floor, use one and a half ounces of crystals of permanganate of no improper games were introduced band of plain crimson velvet paper, six playing pin and marbles she prohibited, inches wide, with a line of gilt outlining potash to a gallon of water. Apply to the floor with a flat brush, hot, following the as leading directly to gambling. its junction with the wall-paper, would She had grown-up children whom she grain of the wood. Let dry, and apply look well. 1 would p »per the wall over linseed oil, rubbing it in thoroughly with regarded as fine specimens of thorough head, with a lighter tint of ihe color on a flannel rag. Tbree or four applications religious training. Their features were the walls, and have the woodwork either are necessary. Cover the cut wax with expressionless, and their movements awk finished to imitate some light tinted wood, turpentine, let it melt, and cool to the ward and ungainly as a dromedary’s. for which its present painted surface consistency of cream, rub on the floor Yet she looked upon them with pride; forms a good background, or painted a with flannel rags; then call in your hus they never laughed on Sunday, and never deeper tint of the prevailing color, the did anything she told them was wicked.

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