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Masonic Anecdotes.
The Boys' School . —As in the former case , ive are in possession of several anecdotes that would be as acceptable to our readers as they are honourable to the parties ; we select one however , which conveys the general moral under its most graceful character . Doctor Harrison , surgeon in the Hon . E . I . C . S ., Bombay Presidency , a gentleman who , during his sojourn in the East was a most exemplary Masonand one in whom public confidence and private respect were
, equally vested , died not long since . His lady , on returning to England with her three boys , found that the splendour of eastern magnificence must be exchanged for the homely means which her allowance , as an officer ' s widow , would produce ; the doctor , like too many of his class , having lived long enough to partake of , hut not to secure for his family the means of independence . His lady , however , was endued with the spirit of her beloved husband's zealand the boys of her heart with his
devo-, tion to the cause of Masonry ; her eldest she managed to provide for in the Colonies , the youngest she was desirous should be placed in the Masons ' School ; her perseverance deservedly triumphed over the prejudiced , that she was not the most destitute of the candidates—it was proved that she was among the most deserving— -and her boy proudly assumed the clothing of the Order . Yet , strange to say , that the second youthwhose age exceeded the rule of entrance to the School ,
, felt vexed that the emblems of Masonry , ivhich his young memory told him were the hope and happiness of his father , should be granted to the younger boy and denied to him ; the struggling thought was dangerous to the peace of these estimable children—but the mother , oh ! how mothers do move in the very paths of nature , knew how to reconcile the difficulty , she took counsel with one who was too happy to give it ; and she clothed the elder in the badge and button of the Craftancl then
, who so happy as the two sons of Dr . Harrison , when each , with the hand of their friend , paraded with the youthful throng in the Masons' Hall , exulting in the honour of their lamented parent ' s fraternity . It is an early beginning for the " ear of corn" thus to shoot , but there is a promise of goodly harvest ; upon such Lewises the spirit of the father will be the " spell charm" to conduct them onward honourably ancl goodly .
THE DESERTED SAVED . —From the Retrospect of " Western Travel , " by Harriet Martineau . * — " Then came Captain L . with his five fine daughters . He looked too old to be their father ; ancl well he might . When master of a vessel , he was set ashore by pirates , with his crew , on a desert island , where he was thirty-six clays without food . Almost all his crew were dead , and he just dying , when help arrivedby means of Freemasonry . Among the pirates was a Scotchman a
Mason , as was Captain L . The two exchanged signs . The Scotchman could not give aid at the moment ; but , after many days of fruitless and anxious attempts , he contrived to sail back , at the risk of his life , and landed on the desert island on the thirty-sixth day from his leaving it . He had no expectation of finding the party alive ; hut to take the chance ancl lose no time , he jumped ashore with a kettle full of wine in his hand . He poured wine clown the throats of the few whom he found still breathing , ancl treated them so judiciously that they recovered . At least it was called recovery : but Captain L . ' s looks are very haggard
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Anecdotes.
The Boys' School . —As in the former case , ive are in possession of several anecdotes that would be as acceptable to our readers as they are honourable to the parties ; we select one however , which conveys the general moral under its most graceful character . Doctor Harrison , surgeon in the Hon . E . I . C . S ., Bombay Presidency , a gentleman who , during his sojourn in the East was a most exemplary Masonand one in whom public confidence and private respect were
, equally vested , died not long since . His lady , on returning to England with her three boys , found that the splendour of eastern magnificence must be exchanged for the homely means which her allowance , as an officer ' s widow , would produce ; the doctor , like too many of his class , having lived long enough to partake of , hut not to secure for his family the means of independence . His lady , however , was endued with the spirit of her beloved husband's zealand the boys of her heart with his
devo-, tion to the cause of Masonry ; her eldest she managed to provide for in the Colonies , the youngest she was desirous should be placed in the Masons ' School ; her perseverance deservedly triumphed over the prejudiced , that she was not the most destitute of the candidates—it was proved that she was among the most deserving— -and her boy proudly assumed the clothing of the Order . Yet , strange to say , that the second youthwhose age exceeded the rule of entrance to the School ,
, felt vexed that the emblems of Masonry , ivhich his young memory told him were the hope and happiness of his father , should be granted to the younger boy and denied to him ; the struggling thought was dangerous to the peace of these estimable children—but the mother , oh ! how mothers do move in the very paths of nature , knew how to reconcile the difficulty , she took counsel with one who was too happy to give it ; and she clothed the elder in the badge and button of the Craftancl then
, who so happy as the two sons of Dr . Harrison , when each , with the hand of their friend , paraded with the youthful throng in the Masons' Hall , exulting in the honour of their lamented parent ' s fraternity . It is an early beginning for the " ear of corn" thus to shoot , but there is a promise of goodly harvest ; upon such Lewises the spirit of the father will be the " spell charm" to conduct them onward honourably ancl goodly .
THE DESERTED SAVED . —From the Retrospect of " Western Travel , " by Harriet Martineau . * — " Then came Captain L . with his five fine daughters . He looked too old to be their father ; ancl well he might . When master of a vessel , he was set ashore by pirates , with his crew , on a desert island , where he was thirty-six clays without food . Almost all his crew were dead , and he just dying , when help arrivedby means of Freemasonry . Among the pirates was a Scotchman a
Mason , as was Captain L . The two exchanged signs . The Scotchman could not give aid at the moment ; but , after many days of fruitless and anxious attempts , he contrived to sail back , at the risk of his life , and landed on the desert island on the thirty-sixth day from his leaving it . He had no expectation of finding the party alive ; hut to take the chance ancl lose no time , he jumped ashore with a kettle full of wine in his hand . He poured wine clown the throats of the few whom he found still breathing , ancl treated them so judiciously that they recovered . At least it was called recovery : but Captain L . ' s looks are very haggard