Among My Curios. 129 
Who would have thought Freemasonry would in the old days have gone far, 
far up the Demerara River? A huge white stone cup with Bath printing with 
all the attributes was found by Mr. Klautky and handed over tome. Under 
the lid is inscribed James Colson, Southampton. 
Some more Bath printing, four fine hot water dishes and Mrs. Huntley, one 
of the first lady missionaries to the native Indians, speaksfrom the past. Dr. 
Barnardo’s mother to whom they belonged gave them to Mr. Huntley. 
A silver snuff box of Judge Bent, a fish slice of Governor Carmichael Smyth, 
who died in 1838 after completing the Lamaha, the Public Buildings, started the 
Bank, the Apprenticeship system and was the last of the military Governors ; the 
silver and cornelian pancake slice of Governor Meertens; the clock of the 
Pattenburgs, spoken of by Kirke in “Thirty years in British Guiana,’’ the 
silver playthings of Dr. Cramers’ family and a host of treasures make one feel 
old, old, as one’s inner self goes out to the old owners. 
Letters from the Duc Bourbon, and the notabilities of the day all go to swell 
my collection. The halls of Buckingham Palace in 1840 heard Prince Albert, 
Signor Rubuni, Signar Costa and Signor La Blanche in a quartette, the 
Queen and Prince Albert in a duet, and Miss Anson, an aunt of our Magistrate 
of that name, also sang, as the programme of the concert testifies. 
