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Episodes In The Life Of A Freemason.
on that score , as he was quite ready to make me any advances in Iris poxver , xvhilst I was Avaiting for my supplies from England . " This Avas indeed a truly Masonic offer , ancl under the circumstances I thought I could not do better than accept it in the same spirit in xvhich it was raade . In course of timethe
, long wished-for despatches arrived , containing amongst other things some letters of introduction , of which I ax'ailed myself immediately . " I cannot describe to you the kind terms in which my father ' s letter was written ; it is enough to say that he fully consented to my wishesand begged me to take no rash stepsas he had
, , already obtained such interest for me as could ensure me a cadetship in one of the crack regiments of cavalry . This xvas bej'ond all my expectations , ancl in conformity xvith the urgent wishes of my father , I soon made my plans to return to England in order to take leax'e of my friends ancl make some necessary arrangements before taking mj' final departare .
" I repaid the loan to my landlord , at the same time telling him that I coulcl never repay his kindness , xvhich I valued all the more , as being conferred upon an unknown foreigner . " We parted with the warmest passions of mutual regard , and I hope I shall never live to see the day when I shall forget the large debt of gratitude Avhich I owe to Brother Bertram of
Vienna . And now a very few words Avill suffice to finish my story . I arrived in England about ten clays ago . I have seen my family , and I am now come to town on business . I shall remain about another month , and then I start to join my regiment .
" I have spun yon a long yarn , as the sailors say , but at all events you have learned from it that there are some advantages in being a Freemason . "
At this point in the history of my friend AV ' s adventures , I shall leave him ' for the present , and in the next number I propose to set before the readers of the Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine some further incidents in his life , which are connected in a still more striking manner Avith the benefits , which he derived from belonging to the Craft .
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Episodes In The Life Of A Freemason.
on that score , as he was quite ready to make me any advances in Iris poxver , xvhilst I was Avaiting for my supplies from England . " This Avas indeed a truly Masonic offer , ancl under the circumstances I thought I could not do better than accept it in the same spirit in xvhich it was raade . In course of timethe
, long wished-for despatches arrived , containing amongst other things some letters of introduction , of which I ax'ailed myself immediately . " I cannot describe to you the kind terms in which my father ' s letter was written ; it is enough to say that he fully consented to my wishesand begged me to take no rash stepsas he had
, , already obtained such interest for me as could ensure me a cadetship in one of the crack regiments of cavalry . This xvas bej'ond all my expectations , ancl in conformity xvith the urgent wishes of my father , I soon made my plans to return to England in order to take leax'e of my friends ancl make some necessary arrangements before taking mj' final departare .
" I repaid the loan to my landlord , at the same time telling him that I coulcl never repay his kindness , xvhich I valued all the more , as being conferred upon an unknown foreigner . " We parted with the warmest passions of mutual regard , and I hope I shall never live to see the day when I shall forget the large debt of gratitude Avhich I owe to Brother Bertram of
Vienna . And now a very few words Avill suffice to finish my story . I arrived in England about ten clays ago . I have seen my family , and I am now come to town on business . I shall remain about another month , and then I start to join my regiment .
" I have spun yon a long yarn , as the sailors say , but at all events you have learned from it that there are some advantages in being a Freemason . "
At this point in the history of my friend AV ' s adventures , I shall leave him ' for the present , and in the next number I propose to set before the readers of the Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine some further incidents in his life , which are connected in a still more striking manner Avith the benefits , which he derived from belonging to the Craft .