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The Worshipful Master.
The effect was thrilling . Every one was moved except the Prince himself , who stood bowing gravely and courteously , right and left , in acknowledgment of the greeting . Poor old Dr . Oldham was quite overcome , and sank down in his chair , weeping with emotion , whilst Penhaligon himself felt the tears start into his eyes as he thought what a grand thing , after all , Masonry was , ancl how noble it was of the Prince to come to the rescue when he didand
, when the Grand Master had so basely deserted the Brotherhood . He felt very sorry his friend , Lord Esme , who was now Senior Warden of the lodge , was not there , -as he could not fail to be impressed with the sight . He had written to him , about a month since , to say that his mother ' s sudden death had been a great blow to him , and altered all his plans , and he had since been abroad for change of air , having been somewhat out of health .
When the Prince had been proclaimed ancl saluted , and the wonderful Grand and Royal Sign had been given by ten thousand Masons—a sight never to be forgotten by those who saw it—and . when the Earl of Carnarvon had duly installed the Prince , and the Officers were appointed , what was the astonishment of Dr . Penhaligon to see Lord Esme answer to the call of " Bro . the Earl of Tramnere , " and to see him inducted as Grand Senior Warden of England .
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . Penhaligon , and one or two of the leading Masons in the province , dined with the Provincial Grand Master , in Belgravia , afterwards . He had been laid up with the gout , and was , Consequently , unable to attend Grand Lodge . There Dr . Penhaligon learnt , for the first time , that the Earl of Tranmere had come into his mother ' s title and a rent roll of £ 10 , 000 a year . He wondered to himself how this would affect Asellya , who , he fancied , had a liking for the 3 oung lord .
The Morning Post announced , shortl y afterwards , that the Earl of Tranmere , Junior Lord of the Treasury , second son of the Most Honourable the Marquis of Earsdon , was about to lead to the altar Miss Edith Asellya Penhaligon , a member of a good old Cornish family . It is said that Dr . Penhaligon is going to be married shortl y to Miss De Hamel . They have been a long time engaged , but neither seemed in a hurry , and his practiceuntil Dr . Carlyon ' s death last yearwas not very lucrative .
, , Lady Tranmere is very kind to her cousin , and when maternal cares allow , she comes down into Cornwall , occasionally , to see dear old St . Mervin , as she calls it . Her father , who is old , has resigned the Rectory , but they still live there . Mr . Diggory Wroath has written one or two books—" very clever , but awfully sarcastic ; " so the ladies say . He is a confirmed bachelor—some say , a misogynist . Lorcl Tranmere has told Dr . Penhaligon thatas he has
, been asked so many times , he shall be very happy to act , if elected next year by tho brethren of the Lodge of Harmony , as Worshi pful Master . THE END .
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Worshipful Master.
The effect was thrilling . Every one was moved except the Prince himself , who stood bowing gravely and courteously , right and left , in acknowledgment of the greeting . Poor old Dr . Oldham was quite overcome , and sank down in his chair , weeping with emotion , whilst Penhaligon himself felt the tears start into his eyes as he thought what a grand thing , after all , Masonry was , ancl how noble it was of the Prince to come to the rescue when he didand
, when the Grand Master had so basely deserted the Brotherhood . He felt very sorry his friend , Lord Esme , who was now Senior Warden of the lodge , was not there , -as he could not fail to be impressed with the sight . He had written to him , about a month since , to say that his mother ' s sudden death had been a great blow to him , and altered all his plans , and he had since been abroad for change of air , having been somewhat out of health .
When the Prince had been proclaimed ancl saluted , and the wonderful Grand and Royal Sign had been given by ten thousand Masons—a sight never to be forgotten by those who saw it—and . when the Earl of Carnarvon had duly installed the Prince , and the Officers were appointed , what was the astonishment of Dr . Penhaligon to see Lord Esme answer to the call of " Bro . the Earl of Tramnere , " and to see him inducted as Grand Senior Warden of England .
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . Penhaligon , and one or two of the leading Masons in the province , dined with the Provincial Grand Master , in Belgravia , afterwards . He had been laid up with the gout , and was , Consequently , unable to attend Grand Lodge . There Dr . Penhaligon learnt , for the first time , that the Earl of Tranmere had come into his mother ' s title and a rent roll of £ 10 , 000 a year . He wondered to himself how this would affect Asellya , who , he fancied , had a liking for the 3 oung lord .
The Morning Post announced , shortl y afterwards , that the Earl of Tranmere , Junior Lord of the Treasury , second son of the Most Honourable the Marquis of Earsdon , was about to lead to the altar Miss Edith Asellya Penhaligon , a member of a good old Cornish family . It is said that Dr . Penhaligon is going to be married shortl y to Miss De Hamel . They have been a long time engaged , but neither seemed in a hurry , and his practiceuntil Dr . Carlyon ' s death last yearwas not very lucrative .
, , Lady Tranmere is very kind to her cousin , and when maternal cares allow , she comes down into Cornwall , occasionally , to see dear old St . Mervin , as she calls it . Her father , who is old , has resigned the Rectory , but they still live there . Mr . Diggory Wroath has written one or two books—" very clever , but awfully sarcastic ; " so the ladies say . He is a confirmed bachelor—some say , a misogynist . Lorcl Tranmere has told Dr . Penhaligon thatas he has
, been asked so many times , he shall be very happy to act , if elected next year by tho brethren of the Lodge of Harmony , as Worshi pful Master . THE END .
( All rights reserved . )