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Female Freemasons.
a most unconquerable desire to acquaint herself with them , and being a woman of resolution and perseverance , she left no means untried to come to a knowledge of the secret . She contrived various stratagems to accomplish her purpose , but was as often defeated by obstructions impeding her progress . It is a proverb that " a golden key can open every lock . " Mrs . Aidworth to have been aware of thisfor she made a proposal to
appears , Mr . Maberly , the landlord , to assist her in effecting her determined purpose at all risks to be initiated into the mysteries of the Craft—but little did she know of the inflexibility of a free ancl true-hearted Mason . The landlord may ( it is true ) yield to temptation upon any other subject , but on the one in question Mr . Maberly was temptation-proof , and Mrs . Aldworth gave up her efforts with him , adding , that she may as well think to move the worldas to prevail on him ' ¦ he being a True and
, , Accepted Mason . " Though the lady ' s powers of persuasion failed with the landlord , she had some hopes of making an impression on the landlady , and soon succeeded in gaining her over to assist the project , ancl between Mrs . Aldworth and the landlady , many plans were projected to effect the purpose , but they were all successfully frustrated by impediments in superior
variety . Mrs . Maberly acquainted tbe lady that though her husband was a man of unshakable integrity , something might be done with Tim Jinkins , the Tyler , to whom they communicated the lady ' s desire , promising a large reward should he connive at the several plans laid clown to effect a private and secret admission ( unknown to the Craft ) and during Loclge hours , whereby Mrs . Aldworth may inspect the proceedings , and acquire the secret of Freemasonry .
But here again they failed , for it is an axiom that since the first institution of this ancient and sublime Order , no member of the Craft has ever revealed the secret , nor can they it seems were they so disposed , or however necessitous their circumstances might have been . Be this as it may , Tim Jinkins , a faithful ancl true-hearted Mason , marched about the lobby brandishing his flaming sword and his apron on , attired in his Sunday clothes , with a capacious cocked hat grown rusty in the
service—to the terror of the prying and inquisitive . And faithful to his trust , he informed the Master of the Lodge that efforts were using in a certain quarter to come at the secret , which made the officers more circumspect and vigilant . On this disclosure Brother Maberly was brought to the task , and fearing that the Loclge would be removed from his house , insisted that his wife should not meddle in so fruitless and dangerous an experiment , which for the time being disconcerted the lady ' s
schemes . Weeks and months went by , still Mrs . A . was determined to accomplish her purpose , aud to prevent all suspicion did not appear at Maberly ' s , but effected an interview with Mrs . Maberly elsewhere , through the intervention of a remarkable character residing in Cork in those clays called Bounce the cobbler . These interviews were occasionally renewed until their plans were determined on and ripe for accomplishment . Mrs . Maberlhad experienced so much kindness from Mrs . Aldworth in the
y way of favours , that she heartily entered into all that lady ' s views . Both resorted to every device that female ingenuity coulcl devise to procure for Mrs . Aldworth the accomplishment of her sanguine wishes , but without effect . The plaguy Tyler ( fidelis ad urnam ) ancl his flaming sword thwarted every project . VOL . vi . v u
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Female Freemasons.
a most unconquerable desire to acquaint herself with them , and being a woman of resolution and perseverance , she left no means untried to come to a knowledge of the secret . She contrived various stratagems to accomplish her purpose , but was as often defeated by obstructions impeding her progress . It is a proverb that " a golden key can open every lock . " Mrs . Aidworth to have been aware of thisfor she made a proposal to
appears , Mr . Maberly , the landlord , to assist her in effecting her determined purpose at all risks to be initiated into the mysteries of the Craft—but little did she know of the inflexibility of a free ancl true-hearted Mason . The landlord may ( it is true ) yield to temptation upon any other subject , but on the one in question Mr . Maberly was temptation-proof , and Mrs . Aldworth gave up her efforts with him , adding , that she may as well think to move the worldas to prevail on him ' ¦ he being a True and
, , Accepted Mason . " Though the lady ' s powers of persuasion failed with the landlord , she had some hopes of making an impression on the landlady , and soon succeeded in gaining her over to assist the project , ancl between Mrs . Aldworth and the landlady , many plans were projected to effect the purpose , but they were all successfully frustrated by impediments in superior
variety . Mrs . Maberly acquainted tbe lady that though her husband was a man of unshakable integrity , something might be done with Tim Jinkins , the Tyler , to whom they communicated the lady ' s desire , promising a large reward should he connive at the several plans laid clown to effect a private and secret admission ( unknown to the Craft ) and during Loclge hours , whereby Mrs . Aldworth may inspect the proceedings , and acquire the secret of Freemasonry .
But here again they failed , for it is an axiom that since the first institution of this ancient and sublime Order , no member of the Craft has ever revealed the secret , nor can they it seems were they so disposed , or however necessitous their circumstances might have been . Be this as it may , Tim Jinkins , a faithful ancl true-hearted Mason , marched about the lobby brandishing his flaming sword and his apron on , attired in his Sunday clothes , with a capacious cocked hat grown rusty in the
service—to the terror of the prying and inquisitive . And faithful to his trust , he informed the Master of the Lodge that efforts were using in a certain quarter to come at the secret , which made the officers more circumspect and vigilant . On this disclosure Brother Maberly was brought to the task , and fearing that the Loclge would be removed from his house , insisted that his wife should not meddle in so fruitless and dangerous an experiment , which for the time being disconcerted the lady ' s
schemes . Weeks and months went by , still Mrs . A . was determined to accomplish her purpose , aud to prevent all suspicion did not appear at Maberly ' s , but effected an interview with Mrs . Maberly elsewhere , through the intervention of a remarkable character residing in Cork in those clays called Bounce the cobbler . These interviews were occasionally renewed until their plans were determined on and ripe for accomplishment . Mrs . Maberlhad experienced so much kindness from Mrs . Aldworth in the
y way of favours , that she heartily entered into all that lady ' s views . Both resorted to every device that female ingenuity coulcl devise to procure for Mrs . Aldworth the accomplishment of her sanguine wishes , but without effect . The plaguy Tyler ( fidelis ad urnam ) ancl his flaming sword thwarted every project . VOL . vi . v u