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Masonic Anecdotes.
of Derry , and a Lodge revived to work the mysteries , and extend the blessings of Freemasonry . Brother Grant was elected Master , and soon rallied around him these who for so long had seceded , and he initiated many influential gentlemen . The seed brought forth fruit in season , and a paragraph having appeared in the Derry papers , announcing that the corporation had granted a petition of Brother Grantfor a Masonic purposeit met the
, , attention of a lady , who requested him to call ou her without delay . A message from a lady to an Irishman was not likely to be disregarded . Off went Grant , nothing loth—by his wife ' s consent however . On arriving at the rendezvous ( accompanied by Brother Allen ) , lie was ushered into the presence of a venerable lady , upwards of eighty years of age , who addressed him mildly , and in a strain of peculiar sweetness . She apologised for having troubled him to call
upon an aged sister , jocularly observing that she knew he had a young and pretty wife who would not be jealous . The old lady passed well-merited encomiums on his perseverance in so successfully restoring the Masonic character in Derry , and entered into a very animated account of its former palmy state . Her late husband , a gentleman of influence , had been Master of the Lodge , and was no less respected for his social , than for his Masonic qualifications .
Their marriage had been happy , and much of this happiness she always attributed to his observance of the principles of the order ; an order she all her life had approved . When on his death-bed , he delivered her his Masonic papers , insignia , and jewels—the latter set with brilliantscharging her never to deliver them into any hands but such as she should think worthy to receive them . " The time is come , Brother Grant , " said the venerable lady , " when
the widow can surrender , into the hands of a just and upright Mason , these relics of , to me , a happy time . Take them with my warmest regards , and may the Great Architect bless the gift !" We fervently add , may the clear relict of a worthy Mason live to see the effect of her example on the ladies of Derry , whose good opinion and approbation we trust the Brethren will amply merit . The jewels have since been presented by Brother Grant to the Lodge . Finns .
LADIES' LODGE IN PARIS IN I 7 K 1 . During the reign of terror , in the early period of the French revolution , it is well known that the enthusiasm of many French women reached the very climax of fanaticism ; and indeed , among all who were not anxious to leave the scene of such dreadful excitement , fanaticism existed , either real or simulated . That the mischief should have extended to the Loges d'Adoption ( the Female Lodges ) was not surprising .
On one occasion , a candidate for admission while undergoing examination , was unusually excited—and during a part of the ceremony , was conducted to an eminence , * and told to look down at what awaited her if she faltered in her duty . Beneath her appeared a frightful abyss , in which a double row of iron spikes were visible . No doubt her mind was in a chaos of fanaticism ; for , instead of shrinking appalled with the sight , she exclaimed— " I can encounter all ! " and sprang forward .
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Masonic Anecdotes.
of Derry , and a Lodge revived to work the mysteries , and extend the blessings of Freemasonry . Brother Grant was elected Master , and soon rallied around him these who for so long had seceded , and he initiated many influential gentlemen . The seed brought forth fruit in season , and a paragraph having appeared in the Derry papers , announcing that the corporation had granted a petition of Brother Grantfor a Masonic purposeit met the
, , attention of a lady , who requested him to call ou her without delay . A message from a lady to an Irishman was not likely to be disregarded . Off went Grant , nothing loth—by his wife ' s consent however . On arriving at the rendezvous ( accompanied by Brother Allen ) , lie was ushered into the presence of a venerable lady , upwards of eighty years of age , who addressed him mildly , and in a strain of peculiar sweetness . She apologised for having troubled him to call
upon an aged sister , jocularly observing that she knew he had a young and pretty wife who would not be jealous . The old lady passed well-merited encomiums on his perseverance in so successfully restoring the Masonic character in Derry , and entered into a very animated account of its former palmy state . Her late husband , a gentleman of influence , had been Master of the Lodge , and was no less respected for his social , than for his Masonic qualifications .
Their marriage had been happy , and much of this happiness she always attributed to his observance of the principles of the order ; an order she all her life had approved . When on his death-bed , he delivered her his Masonic papers , insignia , and jewels—the latter set with brilliantscharging her never to deliver them into any hands but such as she should think worthy to receive them . " The time is come , Brother Grant , " said the venerable lady , " when
the widow can surrender , into the hands of a just and upright Mason , these relics of , to me , a happy time . Take them with my warmest regards , and may the Great Architect bless the gift !" We fervently add , may the clear relict of a worthy Mason live to see the effect of her example on the ladies of Derry , whose good opinion and approbation we trust the Brethren will amply merit . The jewels have since been presented by Brother Grant to the Lodge . Finns .
LADIES' LODGE IN PARIS IN I 7 K 1 . During the reign of terror , in the early period of the French revolution , it is well known that the enthusiasm of many French women reached the very climax of fanaticism ; and indeed , among all who were not anxious to leave the scene of such dreadful excitement , fanaticism existed , either real or simulated . That the mischief should have extended to the Loges d'Adoption ( the Female Lodges ) was not surprising .
On one occasion , a candidate for admission while undergoing examination , was unusually excited—and during a part of the ceremony , was conducted to an eminence , * and told to look down at what awaited her if she faltered in her duty . Beneath her appeared a frightful abyss , in which a double row of iron spikes were visible . No doubt her mind was in a chaos of fanaticism ; for , instead of shrinking appalled with the sight , she exclaimed— " I can encounter all ! " and sprang forward .