The Enchanted Isle Of The Sea.

A sylph-like child on the lone beach at phiy , Had tired herself and slept an hour away , And in her dreams had journeyed to the Isle In fancy made , and free from earthly

guile The fresh ' ning breeze blew on the darling ' s cheeks ; As she awoke the setting sun ' s red streaks Illumed tho sky , and their reflection shone

O ' er laud and sea , a bright celestial zone . A gentle whisper to her seemed to say : " Now hasten to thy home , dear child , the day Is drawing to its close , and you want rest . "

With languid step and palpitating breast The wearied child to home and couch repaired , There balmy sleep by happy dreams was shared . THE END .

A Centennial Curiosity.

A CENTENNIAL CURIOSITY .

From " The Keystone . " NOT one of the least curious of our relics of the late Centennial Exhibition is tho package of Anti-Masonic tracts thrust upon us by the " last rose of summer , " who represented the party of darkness in tho

Exhibition . Were "Acuity Fair" ( the American Punch ) published now , the columns of that witty journal would be the proper place for the republication of these tracts , for their authors were wittier than they knew ; but since America lacks a

firstclass comic organ and has several first-class Masonic ones , we will venture upon inserting in one of them some extracts from these miraculous tracts . In the first rdace we learn where Freemasons meet — " in 5000 secret garrets

, throughout the nation . " We admire tho pitch of that lie , to begin with . Garrets , indeed ! In Philadelphia , and all other of the leading cities of the United States , and even in many of the smaller towns ,

Freemasons meet in Masonic Temples , and on thc ground-lloor at that . And then theirs are not secret meetings , but publicl y known , and often even advertised . But let us pass to statement No . 2 . AVe are told that " a Masonic Lod ge is

a standing insult to every virtuous woman in tho community . " The reasons are plain , We supi _ ly them : Because no woman virtuous or vicious , is over allowed to invade the precints of a Masonic Lodge when it is at labour . Because a p > art of that

labour is thc bestowal of charity upon thc widows and orphans of deceased Brethren , Because the Holy Bible is authoritativel y the rule and guide of a Mason ' s life . If the reader thinks statement No . 2 to bo a non sequitnr , from the reasons we have given as premises , the error is with the Anti-Masons , not with us . Our reasons are facts—their

statement is fiction . But No . 3 may be less open to objection . Let us see . AVe read again : " AA e open before you , in this leaflet , without money or price , tho door of the Lodge where Satan ' s seatis , and show its abominations . " There is authority in Job for alleging that Satan

once donned the garb of a Son of Light , but he was speedily discovered and relegated to his own place , and certain we are that that place is not in the East of a Masonic Lodge , or any where else in it , that we are aware of . Should the Pursuivantwhile

, making his rounds with his flaming sword , meet his Satanic Majesty , he would , undoubtedly , eject him instantly from tho Lodge , or perhaps inject his sword into his personality . Besides , with the Bible open on thc altarand prayer regularly'and

, audibly uttered in the Lodge to the One true and living God—it seems to us Satan would not like his company , and would leave it to join the Anti-Masons . But perhaps the next statement is more reasonable .

"This Fraternity has , spider-like , decoyed thousands of good men into its meshes , and by threats of death has sealed their tongues to a lie for life . It raids higher in the catalogue of sms than cup , pipeor perjury . " The best manner to

, substantiate this allegation would be to have it endorsed by the hundreds of clergymen all over the world who are Freemasons . For example : some of tho purest , most intellectual and honoured Bishops