Under Bonds.

material , remembering that as a tree is judged by its fruits , so will a lodge and its members and Masons in general be judged by the character and conduct of men AVIIO may have the right to say , "lam a Mason ; " that if a lodge be composed of

men who respect neither their neighbours nor themselves , \ A ho think nothing of Masonry beyond their hopes of personal advantage , ancl Avhose line of conduct is neither oblong nor square , the Avorld will be all too apt to judge it harshly , and to

condemn the Avhole for the possible faults of the feAv ; that if , ou the other hand , it be an exemplar as Avell as a preacher of Masonry , the favourable opinion of the public will be conciliated , and Masonry continue to flourish in their hands .

While thus Ave see in all the relations of life , dependence is the rule , and independence the exception , while Ave see that in this mutual dependence lie thebondsthat unite men together , and the great laAV which , amid all their blindness and shortcoming

is gradually leading them upward ancl onward , we also find in it the strongest argument for the continuance of our Fraternity as one of the means selected by the Creator for the accomplishment of a design which , in his good time , will be made manifest to all . —Masonic Eclectic .

The Nemesis : A Tale Of The Days Of Trajan.

THE NEMESIS : A TALE OF THE DAYS OF TRAJAN .

By Buo . A . ONEAL HAYE , KM ., K Cat , Corresponding Member of the German Society , Laipsiq , Knight Templar , Scot . ; Author of " The History of the Knights Templars " " Vara Queer ; " " Gatherings in Wanderings ; " " Songs and Ballads ; " "Poemata ¦ " "Legends of Edinburgh , " §' c , § x ., cfc ; Poet Laureate of the Gaiwnqate , Kilwinning ; P . M . St . Stephens ; P . P . Z . of St . Andrews , R . A .

Chap . ; §~ c . ; § 'c . ( Continued from page 828 . ) CHAPTER VII . A . BOAE HUNT . "Oh be advised ! thou know- not what it is

AA'ith javelin ' s point a churlish a v . ino to gore , AA'hose tushes never sheath'd ho whetteth still , Like to a mortal butcher , bent to kill . "—Shakespeare . " Slip , slip the dogs ; see the thicket trembles ; the boar must be rustling there , " cried Lycus ,

Avho , along Avith Caius , and certain other young patricians , had started that morning before daAvn , for the chase . At his cry several clogs Avere loosed , and sent into the thicket . Speedily there arose a confused clamour of hayings and howlings ,

for the pack had come upon a huge black boar . Boar hunting Avas a favourite amusement of the Romans , and they generally engaged in itbetAveen

the months of September and December . The general practice Avas to chase on horseback , but the younger and more athletic loved to bring the boar to bay on foot , when much dexterity was required in killing it .

" Look to your spears , " cried Lycus , Avho had through the bushes caught a sight of the huge brute . " By the ill-fated Adonis , he is no timid faun , but has a chest like a bull . Look out for mischief , and see that your spears be trusty . "

Adrian and Caius joined the band of hunters at this moment , ancl Avhile the latter was welcomed Avith a considerable shoAV of smiles , the former Avas coldly greeted . Adrian from his reserved manner , his indifference to field sports and his character

for scholarship was vieAved as something of a mar-mirth , and the hunters could have willingly dispensed Avith his presence . Adrian took no notice of their coldness , but gave them the usual morning salutation . Lycus , a good-natured ,

openhearted ancl gallant Roman , and Avho had served under Caius in the Dacian campaign , did not conceal the wonder he felt at Adrian ' s presence on the hunting field .

" What , Adrian , " he cried , " you here ? Solon among the ignorant , Lycurgus on Bucephalus ' s back !"

" Wherefore not , good Lycus , " ansAvered Adrian quietly . "Is there anything so very wonderful in my leaving my studies to join in your sports ?" "By Hercules and the Fauns , but there is Adrian , and I am astonished to see you , whom

Rome counts so scant of courage , coming to share a sport , dangerous in the last degree . Marcellus slip that tall mastiff of thine , or the brute will never leave the brake . Prithee , Adrian , Avhat god or goddess has armed thee with this

courage ?" Heedless of the laughter produced by this question Adrian said : " Ton are exceeding merry , my friends , and although raised at my expense , I congratulate you

upon it . NOAV tell me , Lycus , what is this thing which thou callest courage ? Is it in strength or in sirill ; lies it in a Avell shot bolt , in the mastering of a horse , or in the lashing of a rebel hound to obedience . What is it ? From you , a hero of courage , I would fain know in Avhat courage really does consist ?"

" Courage , " replied Lycus sententiousiy , leaning on his hunting spear , " is valour , and valour I take to be nothing else than courage . " O D