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Article M. CLAVEL'S PICTURESQUE MASONRY. ← Page 4 of 4 Article MASONIC ANECDOTES. Page 1 of 5 →
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M. Clavel's Picturesque Masonry.
not difficult to suppose that the sanguinary conflicts which were continually taking place between the various orders of workmen , originated in the natural jealousy which the superior advantages enjoyed b y one over the other engendered . " [[ The remainder of the first chapter of M . Clavel ' s work is devoted to a sketch of the rise and progress of Masonry in the British Islands , to which we may possibly hereafter refer . " ]
Masonic Anecdotes.
MASONIC ANECDOTES .
MASONIC FRIENDSHIP . To THE EDITOR . —SIR AND BROTHER , —My appreciation of the hi gh dignity of Freemasonry grew with my earliest impressions of morali ty ; but the following circumstance fixed its power in my heart . At the time of its occurrence I felt thunderstruck ; ancl now that time has mellowed the recollection of the most interesting moment of lifeI
my , follow the example of many of your communicants , and offer my contribution to the stores of your truly excellent publication . The son of a Portuguese nobleman and myself spent some few years of our early youth together ; the friendship of' boyhood was interrupted by the changes consequent on our relative stations . He returned to his family ; I was embarked in commercial pursuits . In 1828 , my engagements directed me to Lisbonwhere our former friendshiwas renewed
, p , and if possible , with increased warmth on both sides . My friend was aide-de-camp to Don Miguel ; and as a mark of respect to my feelings , he became a Freemason , and paid very considerable attention to its observances and dictates . If not altogether inseparable , we were mutuall y bound by a tie of deep interest ; our tastes agreed in every particular ;
he delighted in my prospect of commercial success ; and although , as an Englishman , I did not approve of the policy of Don Miguel , the position of my friend led me to look on that policy with less severity than might otherwise have been the case . My friend one day called on me , evidently in a disturbed state of mind , and told me that he was about to prove to me , as a Mason , how powerfully he reverenced his obligation . " The King , " said he , "has
decreed the arrest of forty gentlemen now on board the Duke of York steamer : they are liberals , and are of your opinions . When taken , there will be no chance of their lives . The order is now in my office , awaiting my signature ; I will take care not to return until you shall have had time to apprize them of their danger : there shall be three hours clear for such purpose , and a boat with four men is ready . One hug—it may be the last ! " We did not speak—he left me . I hastened
to fulfil his command , reached the boat , and being an Englishman , my dashing through a number of armed boats was merely ascribed to some frolic . I gained the steamer , and as may be expected , surprised the party by my information . They immediately left in boats , and rowed to the Pyramus , and were received by Captain Sartorius , who protected them , and thus their lives were saved . VOL . t . : i v
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M. Clavel's Picturesque Masonry.
not difficult to suppose that the sanguinary conflicts which were continually taking place between the various orders of workmen , originated in the natural jealousy which the superior advantages enjoyed b y one over the other engendered . " [[ The remainder of the first chapter of M . Clavel ' s work is devoted to a sketch of the rise and progress of Masonry in the British Islands , to which we may possibly hereafter refer . " ]
Masonic Anecdotes.
MASONIC ANECDOTES .
MASONIC FRIENDSHIP . To THE EDITOR . —SIR AND BROTHER , —My appreciation of the hi gh dignity of Freemasonry grew with my earliest impressions of morali ty ; but the following circumstance fixed its power in my heart . At the time of its occurrence I felt thunderstruck ; ancl now that time has mellowed the recollection of the most interesting moment of lifeI
my , follow the example of many of your communicants , and offer my contribution to the stores of your truly excellent publication . The son of a Portuguese nobleman and myself spent some few years of our early youth together ; the friendship of' boyhood was interrupted by the changes consequent on our relative stations . He returned to his family ; I was embarked in commercial pursuits . In 1828 , my engagements directed me to Lisbonwhere our former friendshiwas renewed
, p , and if possible , with increased warmth on both sides . My friend was aide-de-camp to Don Miguel ; and as a mark of respect to my feelings , he became a Freemason , and paid very considerable attention to its observances and dictates . If not altogether inseparable , we were mutuall y bound by a tie of deep interest ; our tastes agreed in every particular ;
he delighted in my prospect of commercial success ; and although , as an Englishman , I did not approve of the policy of Don Miguel , the position of my friend led me to look on that policy with less severity than might otherwise have been the case . My friend one day called on me , evidently in a disturbed state of mind , and told me that he was about to prove to me , as a Mason , how powerfully he reverenced his obligation . " The King , " said he , "has
decreed the arrest of forty gentlemen now on board the Duke of York steamer : they are liberals , and are of your opinions . When taken , there will be no chance of their lives . The order is now in my office , awaiting my signature ; I will take care not to return until you shall have had time to apprize them of their danger : there shall be three hours clear for such purpose , and a boat with four men is ready . One hug—it may be the last ! " We did not speak—he left me . I hastened
to fulfil his command , reached the boat , and being an Englishman , my dashing through a number of armed boats was merely ascribed to some frolic . I gained the steamer , and as may be expected , surprised the party by my information . They immediately left in boats , and rowed to the Pyramus , and were received by Captain Sartorius , who protected them , and thus their lives were saved . VOL . t . : i v