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The Mysterious Mr. B.
evidently seen —( it bespeaks many L summers—but now shows * the desolate appearance of winter , being robbed of its glossy substance or doivn , and reduced to the scale generally designated threadbare . Yet , after all , who , with common sense , can despise an old coat ? for our own parts we do not ; we have often been annoyed by the tantalizing miseries of a new coat , and new boots and shoes ; but when we reflect on the dear home-comforts of an old coat and slippers , we feel bound to pay due respect to all garments of an ancient degree .
Having thus introduced Mr . B . to our readers , without descending into more minute points , we shall at once proceed with our interesting subject . It occurred that passing down Brydges-street , Coventgarden , in the month of June last year , we were induced by that strong and powerful feeling which sways the minds of the multitude—curiosity —to stop at the shop , nay , repository is a better word , of Mr . , whose very pretty and costlcollection of antiquescuriosities , jewels
y , , & c . & c , attract the due attention of the passers by . In his windows are generally placed some very pretty specimens of Masonic jewels , and there was one , a royal arch jewel , in particular , upon which we had for sometime fixed our attention , and it was for the purpose of once more examining its very peculiar make that we again stopped ; the particular
spot and pane of glass was , however , pre-occupied—one person had possession : he was ogling the particular article in question with the evident keen sharp eye of a connoisseur , and seemed determined to fully satiate his , to me , rude curiosity . —How apt we are to blame others for doing that which we seek to do ourselves . —At last a movement took place , when lo , and behold , who should it prove to be , but the undoubted —' the mysterious Mr . B . No notice was , hoivever , taken between us , and
he quietly wended his way . It was evident that his notice had been attracted by the particular gem we have alluded to , it was the only one on that identical spot ; and the reader ivill , no doubt , participate in our feelings of astonishment , when upon minute inspection we discovered that the christian and surname ( both too peculiar to belong to any other person ) engraved on the jewel was that by which this unaccountable man was designated !!! We cannot sufficiently describe the feeling
under which we laboured at the particular moment , but it operated so far and so strongly , that we went instantly into the shop and purchased tlie emblem . We felt possessed of a keystone , a magical charm , by which we should , in all common probability , be enabled to dive into the lab yrinth of mystery in ivhich he was surrounded;—the result of the trial will be hereafter shown .
It is out of our poiver ( although very much agamst our inclination . ) to describe our next meeting—suffice it to say , that we knew each other ; tlie film was cleared , the mist disappeared , anil there never was a case in Masonic history which more clearly proved the intrinsic value of that secret , that soul-absorbing , preponderating influence , that bond of union , of fraternal friendship , which peculiarly characterises the Order . Our intercourseto the astonishment of thc other proprietors of the
, R I , was soon apparent , it raised the wonderment of all ; for it is a fact , that for the extended space of ten whole years he had never been known to exchange any marks of a friendly or courteous bearing with his fellows . And yet , here , in a moment , this perverse gloomy misanthrope could raise , by some supernatural agency , a positive smile upon his countenance , and appear pleasant , whenever we met . There
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Mysterious Mr. B.
evidently seen —( it bespeaks many L summers—but now shows * the desolate appearance of winter , being robbed of its glossy substance or doivn , and reduced to the scale generally designated threadbare . Yet , after all , who , with common sense , can despise an old coat ? for our own parts we do not ; we have often been annoyed by the tantalizing miseries of a new coat , and new boots and shoes ; but when we reflect on the dear home-comforts of an old coat and slippers , we feel bound to pay due respect to all garments of an ancient degree .
Having thus introduced Mr . B . to our readers , without descending into more minute points , we shall at once proceed with our interesting subject . It occurred that passing down Brydges-street , Coventgarden , in the month of June last year , we were induced by that strong and powerful feeling which sways the minds of the multitude—curiosity —to stop at the shop , nay , repository is a better word , of Mr . , whose very pretty and costlcollection of antiquescuriosities , jewels
y , , & c . & c , attract the due attention of the passers by . In his windows are generally placed some very pretty specimens of Masonic jewels , and there was one , a royal arch jewel , in particular , upon which we had for sometime fixed our attention , and it was for the purpose of once more examining its very peculiar make that we again stopped ; the particular
spot and pane of glass was , however , pre-occupied—one person had possession : he was ogling the particular article in question with the evident keen sharp eye of a connoisseur , and seemed determined to fully satiate his , to me , rude curiosity . —How apt we are to blame others for doing that which we seek to do ourselves . —At last a movement took place , when lo , and behold , who should it prove to be , but the undoubted —' the mysterious Mr . B . No notice was , hoivever , taken between us , and
he quietly wended his way . It was evident that his notice had been attracted by the particular gem we have alluded to , it was the only one on that identical spot ; and the reader ivill , no doubt , participate in our feelings of astonishment , when upon minute inspection we discovered that the christian and surname ( both too peculiar to belong to any other person ) engraved on the jewel was that by which this unaccountable man was designated !!! We cannot sufficiently describe the feeling
under which we laboured at the particular moment , but it operated so far and so strongly , that we went instantly into the shop and purchased tlie emblem . We felt possessed of a keystone , a magical charm , by which we should , in all common probability , be enabled to dive into the lab yrinth of mystery in ivhich he was surrounded;—the result of the trial will be hereafter shown .
It is out of our poiver ( although very much agamst our inclination . ) to describe our next meeting—suffice it to say , that we knew each other ; tlie film was cleared , the mist disappeared , anil there never was a case in Masonic history which more clearly proved the intrinsic value of that secret , that soul-absorbing , preponderating influence , that bond of union , of fraternal friendship , which peculiarly characterises the Order . Our intercourseto the astonishment of thc other proprietors of the
, R I , was soon apparent , it raised the wonderment of all ; for it is a fact , that for the extended space of ten whole years he had never been known to exchange any marks of a friendly or courteous bearing with his fellows . And yet , here , in a moment , this perverse gloomy misanthrope could raise , by some supernatural agency , a positive smile upon his countenance , and appear pleasant , whenever we met . There