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Masonic Reminiscences.
MASONIC REMINISCENCES .
BY ( hw-o ^ iXoc , P . M ., L . 50 , Dublin . ( Continued from p . 318 . ) CHAPTER III . —REFLECTIONS ON THE INFLUENCE OF MASONRY UPON DUELLING CONTINUED—DR . PALEY ' COURTS OF HONOURTHEIR FAILURE—THE APPLICATION OF THE MASONIC P RINCIPLE SUGGESTED AS THE TRUE XINTIDOTE .
" O & e ! Jam satis , enough of this , from the sublime to the ridiculous , as somebody has said , is but a step , and I think , " said our veteran friend , " I have shewn it to be a very short one if I have not blotted out the step of demarcation altogether , and subjected myself to the penalty of hun wdio removes his neighbour ' s landmark . Come , Tim , mix your liquor , and
pass the steam engine ; let us drink courage to this hopeful aspirant . If I am any judge of the human face divine , I should say there are about as convenient materials for a shindy in yonder room , as I ever saw in my life . " " You ' re quite right , father , the elements are there ; and it would not require the nice diplomacy of Sir Luciusto work them into a little practice
, for a friendly surgeon . Sir H . Davy , with all his knowledge of chemical affinities , could not produce a homogeneous compound from such atoms , that loud voice and defiant tone , give sure earnest of the coming storm ; but n'imporle , we are quietly ensconced in this snuggery , and can enjoy the fun without interfering ; I avoid all quarrels , since I joined the Freemasons—I wish I had done it long before . "
, Happy would it have been , if Br . W—e had taken Tim ' s suggestion ; poor Tim ! who that visited Dublin some tiventy years ago could fail to meet the gay , rollicking , handsome , chivalrous Tim ; he too , alas ! has been summoned to the Grand Locke above .
The row by this time had become fast and furious , and despite all entreaties , as if impelled by some mysterious influence , poor W—e would go and see what it was ail about . . In the room , his evil stars drove him near the table at which sat a Mr . W—Id—n , with whom he was formerly acquainted , and to whom he made some remark relative to the scene before them ; that gentleman had
the bad taste to reply , " Sir , I have not the pleasure to know you , " wliich drew forth a retort , and thus , these simple words , so easily recalled or explained , swelled into a deadly quarrel ; a message was sent , and accepted , and though all the arbiters of the day , upon points of honour , ( among others , our old and esteemed friend and Brother , I—s J—h I—ss—n , Esq ., then a first-rate authorityand now settled down into a
, quiet County Magistrate ) , agreed that there was no casus lielli , yet through some obstinacy or mismanagement , they were allowed to fight . . The meeting took place on the banks of the Portobello canal , and in accordance with a request from the fallen , we rode to the ground , but only in time to receive a waive of his hand , for the next moment the leaden messenger of death was lodged in his brain ; aud thus fell in the prime
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Reminiscences.
MASONIC REMINISCENCES .
BY ( hw-o ^ iXoc , P . M ., L . 50 , Dublin . ( Continued from p . 318 . ) CHAPTER III . —REFLECTIONS ON THE INFLUENCE OF MASONRY UPON DUELLING CONTINUED—DR . PALEY ' COURTS OF HONOURTHEIR FAILURE—THE APPLICATION OF THE MASONIC P RINCIPLE SUGGESTED AS THE TRUE XINTIDOTE .
" O & e ! Jam satis , enough of this , from the sublime to the ridiculous , as somebody has said , is but a step , and I think , " said our veteran friend , " I have shewn it to be a very short one if I have not blotted out the step of demarcation altogether , and subjected myself to the penalty of hun wdio removes his neighbour ' s landmark . Come , Tim , mix your liquor , and
pass the steam engine ; let us drink courage to this hopeful aspirant . If I am any judge of the human face divine , I should say there are about as convenient materials for a shindy in yonder room , as I ever saw in my life . " " You ' re quite right , father , the elements are there ; and it would not require the nice diplomacy of Sir Luciusto work them into a little practice
, for a friendly surgeon . Sir H . Davy , with all his knowledge of chemical affinities , could not produce a homogeneous compound from such atoms , that loud voice and defiant tone , give sure earnest of the coming storm ; but n'imporle , we are quietly ensconced in this snuggery , and can enjoy the fun without interfering ; I avoid all quarrels , since I joined the Freemasons—I wish I had done it long before . "
, Happy would it have been , if Br . W—e had taken Tim ' s suggestion ; poor Tim ! who that visited Dublin some tiventy years ago could fail to meet the gay , rollicking , handsome , chivalrous Tim ; he too , alas ! has been summoned to the Grand Locke above .
The row by this time had become fast and furious , and despite all entreaties , as if impelled by some mysterious influence , poor W—e would go and see what it was ail about . . In the room , his evil stars drove him near the table at which sat a Mr . W—Id—n , with whom he was formerly acquainted , and to whom he made some remark relative to the scene before them ; that gentleman had
the bad taste to reply , " Sir , I have not the pleasure to know you , " wliich drew forth a retort , and thus , these simple words , so easily recalled or explained , swelled into a deadly quarrel ; a message was sent , and accepted , and though all the arbiters of the day , upon points of honour , ( among others , our old and esteemed friend and Brother , I—s J—h I—ss—n , Esq ., then a first-rate authorityand now settled down into a
, quiet County Magistrate ) , agreed that there was no casus lielli , yet through some obstinacy or mismanagement , they were allowed to fight . . The meeting took place on the banks of the Portobello canal , and in accordance with a request from the fallen , we rode to the ground , but only in time to receive a waive of his hand , for the next moment the leaden messenger of death was lodged in his brain ; aud thus fell in the prime