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" "Untie this gentleman , " said I , removing my mask and cloak , and putting the former in my pocket , as a memento of this eventful day . Mr . Villiers was soon untied , and having stretched out his limbs , which were somewhat cramped , and sworn at thQ captors to try whether his voice was as sound as ever , he went with us to the door in the well , which was completely broken down . The sailors told us ,
silence , broken . by a crash from the further end of the passage , and a shout of exultation . Voices were heard immediately after in the passage . There was a loud trampling , and rushing of feet . The members at once sprang up and rushed to the tapestry ; one by one they disappeared , through all the secret doors , while , hearing my voice from the inside of the room , the new comers burst in from the passage , and I found myself in the midst of a party of British
seamen . " Here ' s a go , " said one of the sailors . There ' s one kid in a mask , and another seized up . Tip it 'em in Portuguese , Jack ! " " Hallo , " said Jack . " Oovo , what'so the mattero hereo ? " in compliance with the exigencies of the Portuguese language , which in Jack ' s opinion was made by adding an " o " at the end of every English word .
that on coming by the place they saw the two horses tied up , and were wondering what was the matter , when a man slipped out of the well , and was immediately lost among the bushes . Seeing this , they battered down the door , and thus managed to arrive in time to save us . The sequel to this is soon told . The Brazilian government , urged on by
our ambassador , sent soldiers to investigate the place , and arrest Joachim Breves . But Breves had been wary enough to escape from Bio , and no one knew of his whereabout . Most of the members of the society also disappeared to other countries ; so that Villiers and I felt ourselves tolerably free from danger as to their machinations . ( To he continued . )
Masonic Curiosities.
MASONIC CTJEIOSITIES .
BY BRO . THE BEV . J . S . SIDEBOTHAM , M . A ., NEW COLLEGE , OXEORD . ( Continued from page 213 . ) The following " Exposure" of Freemasonry contained ( in Print ) in Bro . W . Bawlinson ' s Masonic Collection in the Bodleian Library , is said in the preface ( as will be seen below ) to have been published
in order that the public might have " something genuine" concerning the " Grand Mystery of Freemasons . " This " something genuine , " is at any rate a very amusing production . As regards its genuineness , the members of the Fraternity are
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" "Untie this gentleman , " said I , removing my mask and cloak , and putting the former in my pocket , as a memento of this eventful day . Mr . Villiers was soon untied , and having stretched out his limbs , which were somewhat cramped , and sworn at thQ captors to try whether his voice was as sound as ever , he went with us to the door in the well , which was completely broken down . The sailors told us ,
silence , broken . by a crash from the further end of the passage , and a shout of exultation . Voices were heard immediately after in the passage . There was a loud trampling , and rushing of feet . The members at once sprang up and rushed to the tapestry ; one by one they disappeared , through all the secret doors , while , hearing my voice from the inside of the room , the new comers burst in from the passage , and I found myself in the midst of a party of British
seamen . " Here ' s a go , " said one of the sailors . There ' s one kid in a mask , and another seized up . Tip it 'em in Portuguese , Jack ! " " Hallo , " said Jack . " Oovo , what'so the mattero hereo ? " in compliance with the exigencies of the Portuguese language , which in Jack ' s opinion was made by adding an " o " at the end of every English word .
that on coming by the place they saw the two horses tied up , and were wondering what was the matter , when a man slipped out of the well , and was immediately lost among the bushes . Seeing this , they battered down the door , and thus managed to arrive in time to save us . The sequel to this is soon told . The Brazilian government , urged on by
our ambassador , sent soldiers to investigate the place , and arrest Joachim Breves . But Breves had been wary enough to escape from Bio , and no one knew of his whereabout . Most of the members of the society also disappeared to other countries ; so that Villiers and I felt ourselves tolerably free from danger as to their machinations . ( To he continued . )
Masonic Curiosities.
MASONIC CTJEIOSITIES .
BY BRO . THE BEV . J . S . SIDEBOTHAM , M . A ., NEW COLLEGE , OXEORD . ( Continued from page 213 . ) The following " Exposure" of Freemasonry contained ( in Print ) in Bro . W . Bawlinson ' s Masonic Collection in the Bodleian Library , is said in the preface ( as will be seen below ) to have been published
in order that the public might have " something genuine" concerning the " Grand Mystery of Freemasons . " This " something genuine , " is at any rate a very amusing production . As regards its genuineness , the members of the Fraternity are