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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

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THE PRESENT ASPECT. Article 1
ON FREEMASONRY. Article 9
LIFE AND DEATH. Article 16
REMARKS Article 17
MY BIRTHDAY. Article 27
My Birthday. Article 28
THE DEFENCE OF SOCRATES. Article 29
CHARACTER OF ST. CLAIR OF ROSSLYN, Article 33
THE BURIAL OF BERTRAND DE BLANCHFORT. Article 34
NOTITIÆ TEMPLARIÆ, No. 4. Article 36
FREEMASONRY AMONG THE ANCIENTS. Article 42
A MEDITATION. Article 44
ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MASONRY. Article 45
RUINA TEMPLI. Article 47
THE WIDOW OF NAPLES. Article 48
MASONIC ANECDOTE. Article 49
THE MYSTERIOUS MR. B. Article 50
THE GILKES TRIBUTE. Article 52
TO THE EDITOR. Article 53
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 55
ESPECIAL GRAND LODGE.—APRIL 29. Article 55
GRAND FESTIVAL OF THE ORDER. Article 57
THE GLEE ROOM. Article 60
SUPREME ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER. Article 70
THE ASYLUM FOR THE AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASON. Article 77
MASONIC CHIT CHAT. Article 82
Masonic Obituary. Article 84
PROVINCIAL. Article 87
EDINBURGH. Article 102
IRELAND. Article 106
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 113
SCENES IN AMERICA. Article 115
REVIEW OF LITERATURE, DRAMA, &c. Article 122
THE DRAMA. Article 126
MISCELLANEOUS. Article 128
CONTENTS. Article 129
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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

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