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dignity tempered with affability and ease . This conduct , while it endears them to others , will not fail to raise their own reputation , and as envy should not be so much as once named among Freemasons , it will effectually prevent the growth

of it , should it unfortunately ever appear . " Had not this excellent temple prevailed when the foundation of King Solomon ' s temple was laid , it is easy to see that that glorious edifice would never have risen to a height of splendour which astonished the world .

" Had all employed iu this work been masters and superintendants , who would have prepared the timber in the forest , or hewn the stone in the quarry ? Yet though they were numbered and classed under different denominations as princes ,

rulers , provosts , comforters of the people , stonesquarers , sculptors , & c , such was their unanimity that they seemed actuated by one spirit , and influenced by one principle . " Merit alone , then , entitled to preferment , an

indisputable instance of which we have iu the Deputy Grand Master of that great undertaking , who , without either wealth or power , or without any other distinction than that of being the widow ' s son , was appointed by the Grand

Master , and approved by the people , for this single reason , — Because he was a skilful artificer .

" Let these considerations , my worthy brethren , animate us in the pursuits of so noble a science , that we may all be qualified to fill in rotation the most distinguished positions in the lodge , and keep the honours of the Craft , which are the

first rewards of our labour , in a regular circulation . " And as none are less qualified to govern than ¦ those who have not learnt to obey , permit me in the warmest manner to recommend to you all a constant attendance in this place , a due obedience

to the laws of our Institution , and a respectful submission to the directions of your officers , that you may prove to mankind the propriet y of your election , and secure the establishment of this admirable society to the latest posterity . "

The concluding minutes of this volume are mainly occupied with details as to the manner in which the members thought best to reduce their expenditure , as there still remained a debt of a considerable amount due by the lodge to the

Treasurer . The means , however , adopted proved successful , aud retrenchment reformed their finances .

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The sixth volume of the transactions of the Love and Honour Lodge commences 1 st July , 1823 , in continuation of the last number . The circumstance of the Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings , P . G . M . of England , putting into this

port on his way to the Government of Malta , recalled to the recollection of the S . W . the eminent services in the cause of Masonry rendered by that nobleman , and he therefore proposed the health of that nobleman at the lodge held 7 th March ,

1826 . The toast was eloquently supported by the W . M ., who did ample justice to the talents and zeal of his lordship , and the members in response hailed with enthusiasm the opportunity of paying to so distinguished a brother the honour due to him . ( To he continued .

The Nemesis: A Tale Of The Days Of Trajan.

THE NEMESIS : A TALE OF THE DAYS OF TRAJAN .

By BRO . A . ONEAL HATE , KM ., K . Cat , Corresponding Member of the German Society , Leipzig ; Knight Templar , Scot ; Author of " The History of the Knights Templars ;" " Vara Queer ; " " Gatherings in Wanderings ; " " Songs and Ballads ,- " " Poemata ¦ " " Legends of ' Edinbiirgh . ' " S fc , $ fc \ , Sfc . ; Poet Laureate of the Canongate , Kihvinning ; P . M . St . Stephens ; P . P . Z . of St . Andrews , B . A . Chap . ; Sfc . ; Sfe .

( Continued from page 327 . ) CHAPTER XXXII . THE BROKEN HEABT . " Can ' st thon . not minister to a mind diseased , Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ,

Rage out the written troubles of the bruin ; And with some sweet oblivious antidote , Cleanse tho stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart . "—Shalcespeare . Phryne lay long in a swoon , where she had fallen when Caius left her . Her forehead had come in

contact with a seat in her fall , cutting a deep gash iu the brow , and a considerable quantity of blood flowed from the wound . Gradually she recovered her senses , and as mind resumed its throne , she

whispered" Caius , Caius , do not leave me . I love thee ; only believe that I love thee . If thou could ' st only know how well , thou would ' st pardon me , and take me to thy heart . " She sat up , and throwing back her long beautiful

hair , which blinded her by its luxuriance , she exclaimed , in a tone of piercing agony" Gone ; gone . Never , never to return to me Gone , knowing all my infamy , but not the story o my wrongs ! I am alone , " she continued , in tones