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Masonic Anecdotes.
By the wondrous intervention of Providence , the " Frere terrible" as lie was termed , who caught her intention , at the instant touched ( lie secret spring , and the candidate fell , not on the spikes , but on the green bed in imitation of a verdant plain- —she fainted , but was soon revived by her friends ; when , the scene having changed , the sweet strains of choral music , not only served to reanimate her , but the effect of the ceremony weaned her from the fanaticism of the day , she became a Sister of Mercy , and was known for her good deeds . *
" In the market at Cincinnati , early one cold morning , was seen a lady a little past the meridian of life , in widow weeds , and with a heart , apparently swollen with grief , begging bones , of which to make soup . After obtaining a supply , she left them in her basket with the butcher , and stepped across the street to an apothecary ' s shop . As she entered the door , she was met hy a respectable physician of the city , who knew her , and who had frequently during her husband ' s life time , met in Lodge
with him . On inquiring into her situation , he learned that she was destitute of both food anil fuel , that one of her children was sick in bed , and the other three suffering with cold and hunger ; and that she had come , with the only piece of money she had left , to buy medicine . At hearing this tale of sorrow and distress , the physician , after mingling his tears with hers , gave orders for the proper medicines to be put up , and charged to his account . As soon as the lady obtained themshe returned
, to the market , found her basket emptied of the bones and filled with the best provision the market afforded , and a servant waiting to cany it to her house ; and when she arrived there , she found a man throwing off a load of wood at her door , and another engaged in sawing it up and carrying it in ! " I need not tell my Masonic Brethren , that it was added : " From that time all her wants , as far as possible , had been supplied . " Masonic Mirror .
During the troubles , a Master and the Wardens of a Lodge were imprisoned , and subsequently brought before the judges , when they declared upon oath that their meetings were altogether unconnected with religion or politics ; and to prove their case , they offered to initiate any of the tribunal . The presiding secretary volunteered , and upon his report the entire magistracy became Freemasons ! From that period all prohibitory proclamations were withdrawn , and the Order became protected by the laws , excepting in the provinces under the sway of the Emperor Charles the Sixth . t
A POSTHUMOUS PAPER . Ill the year 1 S 23 I was sent to London from Exeter , by the different Chapters in this city , for the purpose of obtaining the Union system of working the degree of Royal Arch Masonry . On my arrival in London , I met a Brother whom I knew , whose name was Couch . I asked him to recommend me to an inn , near Oxford-street , where I could be accommodated for about a week . He did so ; and I went to the sign of the Vernon ' s Head , North Audley Street , Oxford-street , where I was
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Anecdotes.
By the wondrous intervention of Providence , the " Frere terrible" as lie was termed , who caught her intention , at the instant touched ( lie secret spring , and the candidate fell , not on the spikes , but on the green bed in imitation of a verdant plain- —she fainted , but was soon revived by her friends ; when , the scene having changed , the sweet strains of choral music , not only served to reanimate her , but the effect of the ceremony weaned her from the fanaticism of the day , she became a Sister of Mercy , and was known for her good deeds . *
" In the market at Cincinnati , early one cold morning , was seen a lady a little past the meridian of life , in widow weeds , and with a heart , apparently swollen with grief , begging bones , of which to make soup . After obtaining a supply , she left them in her basket with the butcher , and stepped across the street to an apothecary ' s shop . As she entered the door , she was met hy a respectable physician of the city , who knew her , and who had frequently during her husband ' s life time , met in Lodge
with him . On inquiring into her situation , he learned that she was destitute of both food anil fuel , that one of her children was sick in bed , and the other three suffering with cold and hunger ; and that she had come , with the only piece of money she had left , to buy medicine . At hearing this tale of sorrow and distress , the physician , after mingling his tears with hers , gave orders for the proper medicines to be put up , and charged to his account . As soon as the lady obtained themshe returned
, to the market , found her basket emptied of the bones and filled with the best provision the market afforded , and a servant waiting to cany it to her house ; and when she arrived there , she found a man throwing off a load of wood at her door , and another engaged in sawing it up and carrying it in ! " I need not tell my Masonic Brethren , that it was added : " From that time all her wants , as far as possible , had been supplied . " Masonic Mirror .
During the troubles , a Master and the Wardens of a Lodge were imprisoned , and subsequently brought before the judges , when they declared upon oath that their meetings were altogether unconnected with religion or politics ; and to prove their case , they offered to initiate any of the tribunal . The presiding secretary volunteered , and upon his report the entire magistracy became Freemasons ! From that period all prohibitory proclamations were withdrawn , and the Order became protected by the laws , excepting in the provinces under the sway of the Emperor Charles the Sixth . t
A POSTHUMOUS PAPER . Ill the year 1 S 23 I was sent to London from Exeter , by the different Chapters in this city , for the purpose of obtaining the Union system of working the degree of Royal Arch Masonry . On my arrival in London , I met a Brother whom I knew , whose name was Couch . I asked him to recommend me to an inn , near Oxford-street , where I could be accommodated for about a week . He did so ; and I went to the sign of the Vernon ' s Head , North Audley Street , Oxford-street , where I was