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humorous man , and thafc such was my manner of showing joy ! Thc result ended in my becoming on tho most friendly terms with thc dusky warrior , which lasted until I shook him warmly by- the hand before he left the Castle Line S . S . Courtand to land at Inhambane . This somewhat length y bufc necessary prelude brings mc to thc subject of my sketch .

One day , during the absence of Heavisides , whom Jokane seemed very fond of , and whom he called " Our AVhito Chief , " he camo ag . u ' u accompanied hy a "wife , " who , as he exjdained , was a hostage hc intended presenting- to his broth cr—poor child , of some twelve years , her head was shaved as a sign of mourning—jicrhajis she was the only vestige left of some minor tribe . Much laughter

and jiantomimic imitation ot my former indiscretion was performed by the chief in pulling mo out of the chair which I occujiied on his entrance . Then I coveted his assagai , the blade of which was as sharp as a razor , bufc he would not part with it , explaining that the notches cut on the shaft marked tho number of men bo had killed wifh it , and which hc must show to thc king . Ho , however , showed his goodwill by offering to give me another , and if I would accompany

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him show mc where I could " make plenty of blood " with it . Now came my ojiporttniity . I had by me my Masonic apron case containing my apron and some little treasures such as photographs and prized letters . I displayed to him the badge of brotherhood , and as well as I conld explained its import telling " him that blood was not of

its kind . Ho was much interested with the demonstration , and ifc was with much difficult y I preserved the apron from forming a portion of his jiersonal adornment . But this I succeeded by offerinoit in exchange for his asagai with its deadly record , and explaining that if hc woro it hc dare not kill a brother .

AVhen I last saw him he gavo mo a warm invitation to come to his brother ' s kraal and find him and I with my friend and fellowtraveller , Dr . Milsen Roberts , who had also one of thc mysterious badges of brotherhood , and enjoined me to bring the apron with me .

The moral—if there is auy—in this little record of a strange meeting in a strange place , is , should any worthy Mason contemplate jirospccting in the auriferous regions under the rule of Gungiinyanc—let him cany a light kit , a heavy pocket , and bring his apron with him . AVALLIS MACKAY .

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Told by the Lodge Register .

THE LODGE OF ANTIQUITY , No . 2 .

J /^ 'S JELL ! ' Hero we are again , ' as the clown says in tho WSwTWlC pantomime . And how has the world been wagging vlu ^ AtEMTa with you since our last merry meeting ? " Oh

SS ^ fffN " ! I suppose 1 mustn't grumble . " te ^ MM ^ " AVhich means , of course , that yon have done yJ & tiW nothing else than grumble and growl during the last r J &~ jrp twelve monhs . '

" No , it's not so bad as that , but I have been worried . My essay on ' Freemasonry in Lilliput' hangs fire , and my ' Ancient' theories won't work out to my satisfaction . Then , the weather has been abominable , and I tried your recijie for p ickling tomatoes , ' and it gave me such a bout of "

" Quite so ; all which means that . you are more rather than less dysjicjitic than you were this day twelve month . " " It may be , but that infernal recipe of yours " " AWU talk about some other day . The fact is , I have just made a long journey , and am heathen enough to say that I ' m hungry . So

let us discuss the jirovender which heaven and yonr bount y have set before us—I seo yon still swear by Bass , who , as Smedley has said in one of his novels , ranks among the greatest benefactors of

mankind—and then , if you can forget for a tune your woes about Lilliput , and the Ancients , and my recijie , 1 will recount you a short story , as ' Told by the Lodge Register , ' of one of our most distinguished lodges . "

"Well , you are kind . And , pray , which lodge is it you mean talking about ?" " The senior of the' Four Old Lodges , ' which is known as the Lodge

of Antiquity , and though ranking now as No . 2 on the roll of Grand Lodge , the senior of all its conijieers , by reason of its time immemorial constitution . " " Good , and in that case I forgive you the recipe and the terrible

" Pray don't mention it . " On this we set to and discussed our jirovender , and the meal over , my jicrijiatetic friend very honourably fulfilled his jiromise , and gave me a short sketch of " Antiquity- " in the following language , so far as I can remember .

PART I . —BEKOIIB THK UXIOX . I hope you clearly understand that what I am about to narrate has no jiretensions to being a history of fhis famous old Time Immemorial lodge . If you desire to know about its career and traditions and fhe rights and jiriviieges which are said to hare

attached to it as a lodge meeting by immemorial constitution , I must refer you to the works of Hro . Gould and other Masonic writers . What I propose felling you relates only fo certain of its more distinguished members , of whose services fo Ihe Craft I have read at different times , but who arc not all of them known b y the brethren generally to have

been initiates or joining members of Antiquity . Nor , as the system of registering brethren in ( he books of Grand Lodge was not in force jirior to 1768 , shall 1 be able to give you particulars of those belonging ( o ( he lodge before Preston ' s day . For just as there were bravo men before Agamemnon ' s day , whose deeds have jiasscd into

oblivion for want of a jiocf to record them , so , with the exception of those entered in the Minutes of Grand Lodge , have ; il ) Ihe earlier members of Antiquity jiasscd out of all knowledge for want of ii Grand Lodge Register in which to jierjicfinitc ( heir names . However , fhe want of such a Register is of less iniporlancc , as it was not ( ill Preston joined Antiquity , that it obtained for itself any

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special prominence as compared with its sister lodges . But to my story . The list begins with tho names of Bros . Charles Tay , John Scafclifif , Dep . George Alason , David Humphreys , and Robert Field

who are entered as having joined the lodge in the ycars 1767 , 1768 , 1740 , 1746 , and 1753 respectively . Then among a regiment of names , with nothing entered against them to indicate the year of tlieir initiation or joining , I light on those of Bros . Sir R . Glynn , Bart ., John Bottomley , and James Heseltinc . As regards the first of

these , I am not aware of his having done anything conspicuous as a Mason , but Bro . Bottomley was for some years G . S . B ., while Bro . Heseltinc stands a head and shoulders above all his bznfchcr members during the greater jiart of his career as a Mason . According to " Kenning ' s Cyclojiicdia of Freemasonry , " he was initiated at the age of

twenty , that is , some time during the year 1765 . In 1767 he served thc ollice of Grand Steward . From 1760 to 1784 he was Grand Secretary ; in 1785 he was apjiointcd Senior Grand AVarden , and from 1786 to 1805 he was Grand Treasurer . But Heseltine ' s chief claim to distinction rests on the services he rendered to tho regular or " Modern " Grand

Lodge at a time when its "Ancient " rival was making such rapid progress under its successive Grand Masters , tho 3 rd and 4 th Dukes of Athol , whom the formidable Laurence Dermott had induced to become the head of that Society . Ho was indeed a foeman worth y of Dermott ' s steel , and especially when he had Preston as Deputy

Grand Secretary to sujiport him in his efforts ; and though neither side jueviiilcd over tho other , the manner in whicii the contest was waged reflects almost equal credit on the opposing champions . As Grand Treasurer at the time the Girls ' School was founded aud during the most critical years of its existence , Bro . Heseltinc had

many opportunities ot promoting the interest of that admirable Institution in Grand Lodge ; and it was at his instance that a resolution was passed by the latter to the effect "That the Charitable Institution called the Royal Cumberland Free Masons' School established for the support and education of the Daughters of

Indigent IreeHiasoiis should be announced in the Grand Treasurer ' s Printed Accounts , and also in the Free Masons' Calendar ; and that it be recommended to the Society at large as a Charity highly deserving their suiiport . " Nor was it only in Grand Lodge and in his

official cajiacity that Bro . Heseltinc assisted this Charity . He was one of the first Board body of Trustees of its projierty , Bros . Lord Macdonald , AVilliani Addington , and AVilliam Birch being tho other three , while the Minutes of the Institution show that he took ii deep and active interest in the conduct of its affairs .

1 he next name of consequence is that of the learned AVilliam Preston , who is recorded as liaving joined in 1774 , and to whom more than to any other of its members , and certainly more than to its jiosition as the senior of the four lod ges which established the Grand Lodge of 1717 , tho Lodge of Antiquity is indebted for the reimte

in which it is held by English Craftsmen . At this time Preston had already won fame as a Masonic lecturer , and was well known to the brethren of the regular Fraternity , in the first instance as Deputy Grand Secretary to Bro . Heseltinc , and in the next as the author of his " Illustrations of Masonry , " the first edition of which had been

jniblished in 1 / 72 . A second edition of the same work appeared in 1775 , and two years later was issued b y authority of Grand Lodge , the " Freemasons' Calendar , " in the conciliation of which Bro . Preston jierformcd the lion ' s share of the work . In 1778 , a difference having arisen between the Grand Lodge and the Lodge of Antiquity

about some minor infraction of the laws of the Society , Preston unfurled fho banner of Time Immemorial Ri ghts and Privilc-es . After a scries of smart encounters , in which neither side evinced the slightest disposition lo y ield , Preston and his adherents retired in high dudgeon , and having set Grand Lodge at defiance , entered into an alliance with the Grand Lodge of all England at York , and

established the Grand Lodge of England South of the Trent . The schism , however , did not last for long , and in 1789 , when the angry feel ings engendered had had time to subside , the Prestouiau schismatics were restored to all their ri ghts and jiriviieges . Thenceforward , however , Preston took no active part iu the business of Grand Lodge , but devoted himself to his literary pursuits , at thc same time taking a