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Article SOMETHING REALLY CURIOUS. ← Page 2 of 2 Article MASONIC ANECDOTES. Page 1 of 4 →
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Something Really Curious.
Now , suppose we were to say that the author ' s name is not in the list submitted—might not the honor , for we do not consider the authorship a stigma , be fixed upon some one innocent of the transaction ? If we should say that any particular individual is not the author , should we not be subject to tbe querulous demands from all the rest , who would insist upon a similar disclaimer ? " Suum cuique , " say ive ; he who wrote the paragraph feels satisfied that no such worthless motive as is
thus conceived , actuated his intention;—and let those who have thus unconsciously given rise to such an idea , make a mental reservation for the future—to pause before they shall lead any one to a dangerous and dishonorable position . An editor ' s position is as difficult as it is honorable . He is ever super abissuin anibulans ; the knowledge of this tempers very frequently the expression of his opinion , lest he should precipitate others into the gulph
he can himself scarcely avoid . In the case before us , we shall NOT give up our author ; but shall insert any temperate report of " proceedings " that may be taken thereon ; and the more cheerfully , if we shall accidentally have caused the slightest mortification to any Brother , whose name we , at the present moment , are unacquainted with . The paragraph was condensed from a somewhat length y report , that could not convenientlbe inserted ; but being unwilling to appear
inaty tentive , we gave , as we thought , the substance , and , alas ! unconsciousl y omitted a name ! The Brethren of St . David's being rather impatient , addressed us again on the 15 th Nov ., repeating their request , and desiring an immediate answer . We could not issue our " ukase" until the period by law prescribed , which will account for our delay in reply , a delay which has arisen from no intentional neglect upon our part .
Masonic Anecdotes.
MASONIC ANECDOTES .
[ The following , although not so Masonically anecdotal as we usually give , will interest oui readers , from the fact , that Nelson , and Tom Allen his valet , were both Masons , and that liro ther P . N . Scott , the sailor's friend , is a distinguished member of a Norwich Lodge . ] THE FATE OF NELSON ' S HUMBLE FRIEND . Tom Allen was born at Burnham Thorpe , in the county of Norfolk , in the year 1764 , and from his earliest years was in the service of Lord
Nelson ' s family . His attachment to the person of the immortal hero , and no very great desire of naval fame , induced him to consent to go to sea with Captain Nelson , when he commissioned the Agamemnon . Tom , who was then 19 years of age , could be considered onl y as a raw country lad ; this , added to his strong Norfolk dialect , which he never lost , did not tend to make him be considered a very important personage in his master ' s retinue . The salt waterhoiveversoon gave him a polishand
, , , his faithful services did not long remain unnoticed or unrewarded . In the course of time , he became more and more useful to his master , and , at length , was considered his very trusty servant ; in fact , he was for a time looked upon as a part and parcel of his master , and , on shore or on board , was a constant appendage . As a matter of course , Tom followed his master into the Captain , Minerve , ( in which ship Nelson tem-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Something Really Curious.
Now , suppose we were to say that the author ' s name is not in the list submitted—might not the honor , for we do not consider the authorship a stigma , be fixed upon some one innocent of the transaction ? If we should say that any particular individual is not the author , should we not be subject to tbe querulous demands from all the rest , who would insist upon a similar disclaimer ? " Suum cuique , " say ive ; he who wrote the paragraph feels satisfied that no such worthless motive as is
thus conceived , actuated his intention;—and let those who have thus unconsciously given rise to such an idea , make a mental reservation for the future—to pause before they shall lead any one to a dangerous and dishonorable position . An editor ' s position is as difficult as it is honorable . He is ever super abissuin anibulans ; the knowledge of this tempers very frequently the expression of his opinion , lest he should precipitate others into the gulph
he can himself scarcely avoid . In the case before us , we shall NOT give up our author ; but shall insert any temperate report of " proceedings " that may be taken thereon ; and the more cheerfully , if we shall accidentally have caused the slightest mortification to any Brother , whose name we , at the present moment , are unacquainted with . The paragraph was condensed from a somewhat length y report , that could not convenientlbe inserted ; but being unwilling to appear
inaty tentive , we gave , as we thought , the substance , and , alas ! unconsciousl y omitted a name ! The Brethren of St . David's being rather impatient , addressed us again on the 15 th Nov ., repeating their request , and desiring an immediate answer . We could not issue our " ukase" until the period by law prescribed , which will account for our delay in reply , a delay which has arisen from no intentional neglect upon our part .
Masonic Anecdotes.
MASONIC ANECDOTES .
[ The following , although not so Masonically anecdotal as we usually give , will interest oui readers , from the fact , that Nelson , and Tom Allen his valet , were both Masons , and that liro ther P . N . Scott , the sailor's friend , is a distinguished member of a Norwich Lodge . ] THE FATE OF NELSON ' S HUMBLE FRIEND . Tom Allen was born at Burnham Thorpe , in the county of Norfolk , in the year 1764 , and from his earliest years was in the service of Lord
Nelson ' s family . His attachment to the person of the immortal hero , and no very great desire of naval fame , induced him to consent to go to sea with Captain Nelson , when he commissioned the Agamemnon . Tom , who was then 19 years of age , could be considered onl y as a raw country lad ; this , added to his strong Norfolk dialect , which he never lost , did not tend to make him be considered a very important personage in his master ' s retinue . The salt waterhoiveversoon gave him a polishand
, , , his faithful services did not long remain unnoticed or unrewarded . In the course of time , he became more and more useful to his master , and , at length , was considered his very trusty servant ; in fact , he was for a time looked upon as a part and parcel of his master , and , on shore or on board , was a constant appendage . As a matter of course , Tom followed his master into the Captain , Minerve , ( in which ship Nelson tem-