Leaves From My Library.

LEAVES FROM MY LIBRARY .

BY MARMADUKE MAKEPEACE . ( Continued from page 141 . )

" I choose the lot of slavery !—Who bore me in my cradle to the Castle of Aiguemar ? Did I solicit an admission into the feodal castle ?—Whose precepts have made me crouch from infancy beneath

the dependence of a stranger ? Have I of my own choice , and of the native baseness of my soul , bent beneath the caprices of a master ?—Where have I been seen to creep ? Do I at this moment obey the despotic order which forbade me to visit the Marsh of St . Chrisogone ? I , a dependent ! I , a parasite

plant ! Never ! Alamcde will be a slave to no one —not even to Ipsiboe . I fear not misfortunes ; they oppress only the base , they add a lustre to intrepid souls . Knowing as little of shame as of terror , I walk with a bold front . I do not seek the aid of mystery ; I detest cunning and delusion ; and

if I ever should have friends , I will avow them openly — I will not have invisible ones . " IpsiboiS did not reply to this violent burst . Her black brows were knitted , and yet a gleam of satisfaction spread rapidly over her face . She resumed her shawl , which thc falcon had dropped upon thc grate ,

and wrapped , its numerous folds around her tall form ; occupying herself with some new mode of adjusting it , she arranged its drapery in thc manner of the ancient statues , and seemed entirely devoted to thc study of the picturesque . The page of Aiguemar did not attempt to resist

the ludicrous effect which thc mysterious silence of the lady produced upon him . The laugh was again in his eyes , and his anger wis past . He approached her with an air half mischievous and half serious ; and raising with a humble reverence a part of her veil which was trailing on the ground , he threw it

over her arm as she raised it , muttering half aloud , " Just such a figure , I am sure , must be the great Isis on the banks ofthe Nile . " But neither his movement nor his speech had been observed by Ipsiboe * . With her eyes raised to Heaven , " I thank the Almighty God , " she cried ,

" he has the soul ot his fathers : my arrow has reached the mark . I know thc sound of thc chord which I have struck ; the fire has issued from thc stone ; the living water is hidden beneath the rock he is not - a broken reed : he may be relied on . " She paused ; and gazing intently upon the silver

disk of the moon , the firmament , and thc stars , she remained in profound meditation . Her thoughts were apparently devoted wholly to astrology . But the words , lie has the soul of his fathers , had struck thc youth ; and his jocund ancl playful humour had fled . In a tone full of emotion and

apprehension he said , " Then my family is known to you . Grant , I beseech , that boon whicli is nearest to my heart ; disclose to me the secret of my birth . Say , docs she to whom I owe existence " Ipsiboe uttered a profound sigh— " I must not yet

break silence . *' " Speak * . for Heaven ' s sake , my benefactress , tell mc but who gave mc being . Never so much as in this hour did I feel the want of a mother . " "Have I not been one to you ? " replied Ipsiboe * , in a lone of reproach . " Ungrateful child ! when 1

press you to my heart , can you feel thc want of a mother ? " " Tell mc , then , are you my mother ? "interrupted Alame ' cle ; and his fine eyes were fixed upon hers with an anxious expression of hope , of doubt and of tenderness .

• ' Happy mother of such a son ! " cried the lady , with emotion ; then in a more grave and solemn tone , she pursued , "She who bore you in her bosom was a being very different from Ipsiboe ; she was a daughter of the stranger , ancl her country is not thine . "

" And my father ? " said the orphan . " Your father sleeps with his ancestors ; and the page in history which his life ought to fill remains a blank . " " My origin , then , is illustrious , " replied the youth , proudly ; " if history owes a page to thc father , she

may keep one for the son . Yes , I feel in the glowing ardour of my soul , in the elevation of my feelings , in the independence of my temper , that noble blood runs in my veins . " '' Certain signs , ancl indisputable proofs , " replied thc inexplicable woman , with an ironical smile . —

" Rash boy ! do you think , then , that glowing ardour , elevated feelings , and independent minds , arc not to be found but among the nobles ? How often docs an illustrious and renowned chieftain leave behind him a degenerate offspring ? Thc most

noble heroes of antiquity sprung from unknown origins ; and who seeks to know the ancestors of those earthly demi-gods ? He is unquestionably noble who is dignified by a succession of honourable progenitors ; but he who makes his descendants illustrious is infinitely more honourable . " ( To be continued ) .

Reviews.

Reviews .

$ The Freemason ' s Calendar for Oxfordshire ; edited by Bro . R . J . SPIERS , F . S . A ., D . P . G . M . Oxon ., P . G . S . B . Eng . We have received a copy of this useful and carefully compiled publication , which comprises

the " meetings of the Masonic bodies of the province and of others connected with it , including those of the University of Cambridge , of the Grand Lodge , of the grand festivals , of the charity festivals , with other information , local and general . "

Bro . Spiers deserves the thanks of ail Oxford brethren , for the very creditable manner in which lie edits this Calendar , now in the fourteenth year of its issue . It is a pattern of neatness , and a most reliable guide to the Masonic residents of the province . We may also notice that a list of the brethren members of Oxford lodges who have served the office of Steward to the

various Masonic Cnanties is appended , and this must serve as a stimulus to younger Masons to follow so good an example ; at any rate , no one who possesses the Calendar can plead ignorance of the claims of our noble institutions . Copies may be obtained at 103 , High-street , Oxford , price is . each .

Foreign Masonic Intelligence.

Foreign Masonic Intelligence .

SPAIN .

[ FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT . ] I ani constrained to send you an account of a deplorable event . Our estimable brother Don Enrique de Bourbon , 33 , has perished miserably in an encounter with the Orleanist Prince , Montpensier . A lover of liberty , he lias fallen

beneath the bullets of an oligarch and slave , ancl he who promised to become a star of freedom is now quenched for ever in the night of death . You will have heard all the particulars of his homicide , and it is therefore of his obsequies only I would now speak . The seventeen Masonic

lodges in Madrid undertook the duty of interring thc remains of the ill-fated Prince , and about 700 brethren assembled at the house of the deceased early in the forenoon on Tuesday , the 15 th instant . On the door of the house was placed the following notice : — " Here lived a

Bourbon , the only loyal one of his race , who for speaking the truth died on the field of honour . May his soul rest for ever in peace ; " and crowds of people perused it in evident sympathy and indignation for his untimely end . The Vcneravcl ( Master ) and Vigilantes ( Wardens ) of each lodge

formed their lodges in order and awaited the signal to proceed to the cemetery , having first placed upon tlie coffin of our much-lamented brother the emblems of Masonry , the broken columns of Rosa-Cruz ( Rose Croix ) and the eagle of the most respectable and sublime grade

of the thirty-third . Don Enrique ' s military hat , sword , and sash were also laid on the coffin . At half-past twelve o ' clock the ecclesiastics who came to celebrate the funeral rites , finding the symbols of our Craft were everywhere openly displayed , refused to remain , or allow the cross

or blessed candles to accompany the procession . One honourable exception , in tlie person of Seiior Pullido , was found ; this excellent priest followed the corpse and celebrated the last rites of the Catholic Church . The cortege was of great length , numbering about 3000 persons with many

carnages . Four Grand Masters of Ceremonies walked besides the liear . se bearing ( he black ribands of the coffin , and the other leading members ofthe deceased ' s lodge "Libertacl , " bore the mourning

insignia of the ( ) rder . The bands of music played a funeral march , and the lugubrious sound found many an echo in the hearts of the vast multitude who lined the streets on the way to thc cemetery of San Isidro .

The Freemasons marched six abreast , each lodge headed by its officers , wearing black cloaks ancl mourning badges . On arriving at the cemetery , Senor Pullido chanted the "De Profundis " and prayers for the dead , and amidst thc visible sorrow of assembled thousands , the body of

Prince Enrique de Bourbon , a martyr to honesty and truth , was deposited in its last resting-place . May his memory be perpetuated in the hearts of all Spaniards ancl lovers of freedom . POR TUGAL .

The Freemasons of Portugal have united under the Count de Paraty , who is now Grand Master of Lusitania , and reckons 18 lodges within the limits of his jurisdiction .

On the 12 th ult . there was a meeting of the " German Union of Freemasons , " under the auspices of the Lodge " Three Cedars , " at Stuttgard . This society , which was founded by the eminent litterateur Brother Findel , of Leipzig , advocates progress and reform in Freemasonry . A lodge has been opened in Vienna by the indefatigable Brother Professor L . Lewis .

GERMANY .

HUNGARY . From the Die Bauhiittc , edited by Brother Findel , of Leipzig , we learn that a Grand Lodge of Hungary has been formed at Pesth , with Bro . Franz Pulszky as Grand Master , and Bro . Dr . S . Rosenbaum as Corresponding Grand Secretary .

The other officers names are also given . The statutes of the Grand Lodge ofthe "Sun , " at Baireuth , have been adopted as the basis of the laws for the new Grand Lodge . There are now seven lodges in Hungary , located at Pesth , Temesvar , Baja , Oedenburg , Arad ancl Presburg .

DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES . The Freimanrer- fritting , edited by Brother Moritz Zille , Leipzig , contains an account of a lodge meeting at Jassy , and we are glad to find that Freemasonry is making great progress in thc Principalities .

TURKEY . It is asserted that II . H . the Prince Halim Pacha , D . G . M . for Egypt , is about to return to Egypt , a perfect reconciliation having been effected . between himself and his nephew , H . H . Ismail

Pacha , the Khedive of Egypt . It is still fresh in our memory that Prince Halim was unjustly suspected of being a party to some conspiracy against the reigning Khedive , and was requested to quit Egypt . In spite of

every possible explanation on the part of Halim Pacha , interested intrigue was so strong against him that no explanation would at that time be listened to , and Halim P . chr , an innocent victim of the wicked and almost incredible

machinations of fortune and position-seekers at any price , retired from Egypt ancl withdrew to Constantinople , waiting patiently for the day when the voice of justice and truth should be

heard , and the Khedive should be convinced of the utter impossibility of his uncle being the dangerous man that he was falsely represented to be .

I he news of this reconciliation gives us great pleasure , as indeed it must do to all the members of our wide-spread brotherhood , amongst whom Halim Pacha is generally ancl deservedly esteemed . We are pleased to find that H . H . the

Khedive has , at last , perceived that Halim Pacha has been an innocent and sacrificed victim , ancl we congratulate the Khedive on his just and magnanimous spirit in extending the hand of friendship to his uncle . This noble act goes

more to corroborate the truth of the Khedive ' s generous and courageous mind than anything we have heard of late respecting tin ' s progressive ruler of Egypt . When any man shows himself

ready lo " forgive and forget , " or to make up for any hasty or incorrect judgment or injustice , such conduct commands admiration and respect all over the world—the past is forgotten , and firm ancl useful friendship is cemented for the future .

' Evi- 'RY mother ancl housekeeper must often act as family physician in thc numerous illnesses and accidents that occur among children and servants . For many of these cases I have used Davis ' s Pain Killer , and consider it indispensable in the family . " —A ' . Y , Examiner .