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Article EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF A FREEMASON. ← Page 7 of 17 →
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Episodes In The Life Of A Freemason.
was well ; but lie had not yet reached the goal of his troubles , and he was i r ery nearly illustrating in his own person the old proverb of " out of the frying-pan into the fire . " He had escaped the shots of the Milanese , he had now to brave the fire of the Austrian sentinels . My readers will remember that W" was all this time attiredin full revolutionary garband
, , a large tricolour cockade fastened in his hat naturally pointed him out as an unmistakeable emissary from the insurgent city . Accordingly , the sentinel who was placed at the first outpost of the camp , on seeing so apparently dangerous a character approaching the Imperial lines , fired at my unfortunate friend , happilAvithout effectancl finding this produced no impression
y , , he gaA r e an alarm , which caused a smart volley from the troops . W perceiAing his danger , ancl remembering that he wore the emblem of revolution in his hat , tore off the cockade , ancl waved a ivhite handkerchief in token of his desire to parley Avith
the sentinels . He was now at no great distance from the outpost , and as soon as he reached the confines of the camp , he surrendered himself a prisoner , and requested to be conducted at once to the presence of Radetsky . The Field Marshal , though at first not quite disposed to give implicit belief to my friend ' s story , soon remembered his personal appearance , ancl the fact of
his having had a special letter of recommendation to him on joining his regiment . This at once re-assured him , and after inquiring as to the strength ancl disposition of the insurgent forces , and informing himself , as far as possible , of what W had heard ancl seen during his temporary alliance with the Milanesehe complimented him very hihly on the com'age ancl
, g prudence which he had displayed , and concluded by making out his commission as an officer at once . This ivas , of course , highly gratifying to W , who Avas delighted to find himself again in the midst of his comrades , many of whom he amused not a little by a recapitulation of all his adventures since the troops had evacuated the city .
It may be Avell to remark , that I received all the particulars of the incident here related directly from my friend himself , so that there can be no doubt of the correctness of ivhat has been above stated . Perhaps the most singular feature iu the whole story is the fact to which . I alluded in the last number—viz . . that Masonry is wholly proscribed throughout every part of the
Austrian dominions ; and yet here were found two Masons ivho fully acted up to the spnit of the craft , under circumstances , too , of a very peculiar nature , and Ave may A ery reasonably infer that they Avere not the only representatives of the Order in the city of Milan . Hence we may learn how comparatively useless K 2
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Episodes In The Life Of A Freemason.
was well ; but lie had not yet reached the goal of his troubles , and he was i r ery nearly illustrating in his own person the old proverb of " out of the frying-pan into the fire . " He had escaped the shots of the Milanese , he had now to brave the fire of the Austrian sentinels . My readers will remember that W" was all this time attiredin full revolutionary garband
, , a large tricolour cockade fastened in his hat naturally pointed him out as an unmistakeable emissary from the insurgent city . Accordingly , the sentinel who was placed at the first outpost of the camp , on seeing so apparently dangerous a character approaching the Imperial lines , fired at my unfortunate friend , happilAvithout effectancl finding this produced no impression
y , , he gaA r e an alarm , which caused a smart volley from the troops . W perceiAing his danger , ancl remembering that he wore the emblem of revolution in his hat , tore off the cockade , ancl waved a ivhite handkerchief in token of his desire to parley Avith
the sentinels . He was now at no great distance from the outpost , and as soon as he reached the confines of the camp , he surrendered himself a prisoner , and requested to be conducted at once to the presence of Radetsky . The Field Marshal , though at first not quite disposed to give implicit belief to my friend ' s story , soon remembered his personal appearance , ancl the fact of
his having had a special letter of recommendation to him on joining his regiment . This at once re-assured him , and after inquiring as to the strength ancl disposition of the insurgent forces , and informing himself , as far as possible , of what W had heard ancl seen during his temporary alliance with the Milanesehe complimented him very hihly on the com'age ancl
, g prudence which he had displayed , and concluded by making out his commission as an officer at once . This ivas , of course , highly gratifying to W , who Avas delighted to find himself again in the midst of his comrades , many of whom he amused not a little by a recapitulation of all his adventures since the troops had evacuated the city .
It may be Avell to remark , that I received all the particulars of the incident here related directly from my friend himself , so that there can be no doubt of the correctness of ivhat has been above stated . Perhaps the most singular feature iu the whole story is the fact to which . I alluded in the last number—viz . . that Masonry is wholly proscribed throughout every part of the
Austrian dominions ; and yet here were found two Masons ivho fully acted up to the spnit of the craft , under circumstances , too , of a very peculiar nature , and Ave may A ery reasonably infer that they Avere not the only representatives of the Order in the city of Milan . Hence we may learn how comparatively useless K 2