Freemasonry Considered.

Prior . Legally speaking Ms account does not satisfy its conclusions , plainly speaking it is bosh ; and neither in ritual , nor in management , officers , or grades , is the modern Order of the Temple a particle like the ancient . To Sir James Burnes it

owed its great popularity in Scotland , a popularity which has declined at the present day . It is unnecessary to mention the French Templars and their forged Charter of Transmission , as they have over and over again been proved , beyond cavil , to be a spurious Order . ( To be continued .

The Nemesis: A Tale Of The Days Of Trajan.

THE NEMESIS : A TALE OF THE DAYS OF TRAJAN .

By BRO . A . ONEAL HAYE , K . H ., K . Gal ., Corresponding Member ofthe German Society , Leipzig ; Knight Templar , Beet ; Author of'"The History of the Knights Templars ;" " Vara , Queer ; " " Gatherings in Wanderings ; " " Songs and Ballads ; " " Poemataf " Legends of Edinburgh . ' " § "c ., § "c , Sj'e . ; Poet Laureate of the Canongate , I & lvrinning ; P . M . St . Stephens ; P . P . Z . of Si . Andrews , It . A .

Chap . ; Src ; fyc . ( Continued from page 849 . ) CHAPTER XXXIII .

NEMESIS . "Spes etprcemiain ambigno ; certa , funera etluctus . "—Tacitus . " Hope and rewards are doubtful ; grief , and tbe grave alone certain . " Let us retura to Phryne , who , maddened by the downfall of her love dreams , and the memory of

her wrongs , meditates a fearful vengeance . She is standing before a table spread with rare viands and costly wines , and seated for three persons . The face of Phryne is deadly pale , and a strange and baleful light glimmers in the darkness of her

beautiful eyes . " All is prepared ; and now , ye sacred powers , upon whom the injured one may call , when earth refuses her aid , sit upon my heart this night , that no weak , womanish blood may shake the will which

cries aloud for vengeance of my wrongs . Te hawk-eyed three , ye dread virgins , avengers of all wickedness , whom nothing can corrupt , nor pervert from inflicting punishment upon the ill doer , ye dread Eumenides , assist me in my revenge .

Ye , whose mission it is to search , with your fiery torches gleaming through this vile earth for the wicked , throw down npon this festal hall your deadly lights , that to the red Phlegethon the wrongers may descend , lapped with scorching flame , without one breathing pause . Diana , if an injured maid beyond all early earthly remedy may

The Nemesis: A Tale Of The Days Of Trajan.

call upon thee in this hour , 0 plead with Zeus ,, who reigns over all , that I may yet win to the holy groves which the sacred ones inherit , nor doom me to another life of hell . I look upon the pastas seamen look upon the angry ocean , which has

split their fragile raft in fragments against a shore whose denizens are wilder than the waves . And as that shore fills them with terrors , I gaze on the shadow of the future with dire foreboding . Half full of joy my heart is , ancl half of fear . Joy that

I flee from earth to death , from those whose words are worse than lank lean wolves , than conquerorsdashing out frail infants' brains , or goring women with a sharp set lance . I flee to liberty , but know not what new dangers may lurk in that

liberty . It is hell to be on earth , and worse than death ; but will the after life be sweeter than the present ? Yet , come what may , my wrongs cryout for vengeance on the twain . Zeus , who knows all , will judge whether these wrongs can justify my retribution . "

Shouts of laughter from Murtius and Lais , who had entered the house from witnessing the execution of Balbus , struck upon Phryne's ear . She drew herself up haughtily , while her nostrils dilated , and her eyes flashed fire .

" They come , " she murmured , " their laughter ringing out in loud bursts , like the waves thatecho through a seaworn sombre cave . Laugh on , while yet it is given yon time to laugh . Less laughter will be heard from your lips when hell

bursts in red anger upon your astonished view . " " It is capital , by the Gods , " exclaimed Murtius as he ancl Lais entered the room . They appeared to be in the highest spirits , laughing loudly as they spoke in undertones to themselves . " I

say , it is capital , ancl fits fairly with the piece . What ! not a single uncia left ? In faith the gods are wondrous kind . They shower clown gold , unsolicited , when they know we most need it . Nay , indeed , it is wondrous kind . How good a thing

it is to stand on such friendly terms with old Plutus . He , of all the many gods we wise earthworms worship , have I loved the best ?" " You are merry , " said Phryne , addressing her father , " give me leave to share your mirth . "

" Ah l art thou there , my child , my quinquererne of gold ? Ho , ho , she is a perfect cornucopia ,, and pours out wealth like sand beneath our feet ,. Yes , yes ; we shall let you share our joy , my Phoenix , rising ever grander from your pyre . " " Lais , " said Phryne , turning away in disgust