A MASON'S WIFE COMPLAINS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1069, 13 February 1883, Page 3

A MASON'S WIFE COMPLAINS.

A * Mason's Wife,' half in fun, half in earnest, writes as follows to the Pasc Grand Master Simons, of tl)3 New York Despatch :—" I see at the head of your Masonic column, after your name, the initials P.G.M. If tin's means Past Grand Master, I sincerely pity your wife, if you have one Pray, sir, when you were Gr<md Master did yon ever go to bed 1 Were you ever at horre 1 When the year had passed, I hoped I would be released and relieved, but my husband explained that it was customary in his lodge, if ? Master had faithfully served for a year to compliment him with a re-election. So he was re-elected, then he bpcame a Hif»li Priest, an Eminent Commander, an illustrious Somebody of the Council. And so year after year this k<*pt on, and the funerals he had to attend to : I thought the Masons were dying dreadfully fist, and it takes so long to bury them. I have known my hueband to cnne home late at night returning from a brother's funeral, and with all the widows that had to be seen and looked after he bad no tune to look after his own wife and family. Now ray husband is Past Master, Past High Priest, past everything, past all hope. Lodges, Chapter, and Commandery I did sometimes have some fun. They had balls, parties, excursions, and other social gatherings, r.but now 'No Ladi-38 Need Apply.' The old fellows keep all (he good things to themselves. 1 have now bpcome resigned to my lotas 'A Mason's Wife.'" „^____