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Masonic Sympathy.
under the Marshal De Noailles , the latter , ' . finding , the day going against him , directed the flower of the French cavalry , under the Due dejGrammont , against the British infantry , in the vain hope of breaking their compact line . During one of these furious charges , in which the most chivalrous bravery was displayed upon both sides , an officer of the gardes du roi had his horse shot under him ;
and Avhilst struggling to disembarrass himself of the dying animal , he was attacked by an English dragoon . In this hopeless situation , with his adversary ' s sabre uplifted to give him the coup de grace , he , in his extremity , gave the sign of distress . Happily for him , the Englishman was a brother * he immediately dismounted , assisted his fallen adversary to disengage himself from his horse , gave him wiiie front life own canteen , and assisted him to bind up a trifling wound which he had previously received ; He informed the Frenchman , however ,
that though he had saved his life as a brother of the Order , . he . must , nevertheless , make him his prisoner ; because , as he well knew , a good Freerilason must never lose sight of his duty to his king and his country . He then conducted him to head-quarters , where he was honourably received and kindly treated , till the cartel arrived and he was exchanged . Having given our readers a specimen of the contents of this quaint old volume , we will conclude our article , promising ourselves the pleasure of returning to it at a future time . D .
Charity.
CHARITY .
How often is this heaA ^ en-born virtue neglected—Jioav often misapplied—Iioav often abused . Men talk of charity as if it Avas a part of the divine nature of man cultivated and exercised in the highest degree , and that a generous benevolence from the oveffloAAdng of a sympathetic heart prompted him in the practise of this virtue to the full extent of the means Avhich the good Father had blessed him Avith upon every occasion . Is this so ? We
have not only the poor and destitute children of Avant near and around us , but the afflicted and suffering , the degraded and sinful—hoAV much of charity is exercised tOAvards those from the promptings of a humane disposition ? Ah ! Iioav sadly are they neglected—Iioav near to starvation are many reduced before the pittance is given Avhich supplies temporarily the present Avants , and Iioav rarely sympathy , consolation and advice are given to those avIio are heart-sick and famishing for moral food ? The profuse bestoAval
of funds to favourites , Avhile the many are in Avant , Avho cannot for that reason be relieved , is an inhuman kind of charity that aristocracy alone has claims to exercise . In the larger cities of the AA orld , Avlicrc the multitude of humanity causes an indifference to the relationship of man to man , charity only in special cases is aVord of the lip rarely exercised morally or physically , unless for ostentation and glorification . In the rural districts , real charity is exemplified to a much greater extent in the endeaA'our to reclaim the weak , to console Avith the afflicted , and to relieve those in Avant , **~ American Mirror and Keystone ,
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Masonic Sympathy.
under the Marshal De Noailles , the latter , ' . finding , the day going against him , directed the flower of the French cavalry , under the Due dejGrammont , against the British infantry , in the vain hope of breaking their compact line . During one of these furious charges , in which the most chivalrous bravery was displayed upon both sides , an officer of the gardes du roi had his horse shot under him ;
and Avhilst struggling to disembarrass himself of the dying animal , he was attacked by an English dragoon . In this hopeless situation , with his adversary ' s sabre uplifted to give him the coup de grace , he , in his extremity , gave the sign of distress . Happily for him , the Englishman was a brother * he immediately dismounted , assisted his fallen adversary to disengage himself from his horse , gave him wiiie front life own canteen , and assisted him to bind up a trifling wound which he had previously received ; He informed the Frenchman , however ,
that though he had saved his life as a brother of the Order , . he . must , nevertheless , make him his prisoner ; because , as he well knew , a good Freerilason must never lose sight of his duty to his king and his country . He then conducted him to head-quarters , where he was honourably received and kindly treated , till the cartel arrived and he was exchanged . Having given our readers a specimen of the contents of this quaint old volume , we will conclude our article , promising ourselves the pleasure of returning to it at a future time . D .
Charity.
CHARITY .
How often is this heaA ^ en-born virtue neglected—Jioav often misapplied—Iioav often abused . Men talk of charity as if it Avas a part of the divine nature of man cultivated and exercised in the highest degree , and that a generous benevolence from the oveffloAAdng of a sympathetic heart prompted him in the practise of this virtue to the full extent of the means Avhich the good Father had blessed him Avith upon every occasion . Is this so ? We
have not only the poor and destitute children of Avant near and around us , but the afflicted and suffering , the degraded and sinful—hoAV much of charity is exercised tOAvards those from the promptings of a humane disposition ? Ah ! Iioav sadly are they neglected—Iioav near to starvation are many reduced before the pittance is given Avhich supplies temporarily the present Avants , and Iioav rarely sympathy , consolation and advice are given to those avIio are heart-sick and famishing for moral food ? The profuse bestoAval
of funds to favourites , Avhile the many are in Avant , Avho cannot for that reason be relieved , is an inhuman kind of charity that aristocracy alone has claims to exercise . In the larger cities of the AA orld , Avlicrc the multitude of humanity causes an indifference to the relationship of man to man , charity only in special cases is aVord of the lip rarely exercised morally or physically , unless for ostentation and glorification . In the rural districts , real charity is exemplified to a much greater extent in the endeaA'our to reclaim the weak , to console Avith the afflicted , and to relieve those in Avant , **~ American Mirror and Keystone ,