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leaps dykes and ditches , scampers about , and will not allow itself to be easily taken hold of , the crimes and guilt of the woman are looked upon as numerous and heinous . If the horse is tame and docile when it is pursued , and suffers itself to be

taken without much trouble , and without exhibiting many capers , the guilt of the woman is not considered so deep and aggravated ; and it is then sacrificed in her stead . But if it is extremely wild and vicious , and cannot be taken without

infinite trouble , her crimes are considered exceedingly wicked and atrocious ; and instances occurred in which both horse and woman were sacrificed at

the same time ; the death of the horse , alone , being then considered insufficient to atone for her excessive guilt . The individuals who catch the horse bring it before the priest . They repeat to him all the faults and tricks it had committed ,

laying the whole of the crimes of which the woman is supposed to be guilty to its charge , and upbraiding and scolding the dumb creature in an angry manner for its conduct . They bring , as it were , an accusation against it , and plead for its

condemnation . When this part of the trial is finished , the priest takes a large knife and thrusts it into the heart of the horse , and its blood is allowed to flow on the ground till life is extinct . The dead animal is noAv stretched out upon the ground .

The husband then takes his stand upon one side of it , and the wife on the other , and holding each other by the hand , repeat certain appropriate sentences in the Gipsy language . They then quit

hold of each other , and walk three times round the body of the horse , contrariwise , passing and crossing each other , at certain points , as they proceed in opposite directions . At certain parts of the animal ( the corners of the horse was the

Gipsy ' s expression ) such as the hind and fore feet , the shoulders and haunches , the head and tail , the parties halt , and face each other ; and again repeat sentences , in their own speech , at each time they halt . The two last stops they make in

their circuit round the sacrifice are at the head and tail . At the head they again face each other , and speak ; and , lastly , at the tail , they again confront each other , utter some more Gipsy expressions , shake hands , and finally part , the one

going north , the other south , never again to be united in this life . Immediatel y after the separation takes place , the woman receives a token , which is made of cast-iron , about an inch and a half square , with a mark upon it resembling the

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Roman character T . After the marriage has beerr dissolved , and the woman dismissed from the sacrifice , the heart of the horse is taken out and roasted with fire , then sprinkled with vinegar , or brandy , and eaten by the husband and his

friendsthen present , the female not being allowed to join in this part of the ceremony . The body of thehorse , skin and everything about it , except the heart , is buried on the spot ; and years after the ceremony has taken place , the husband and his

friends visit the grave of the animal to see whether it has been disturbed . At these visits , they walk ' round about the grave , with much grief and mourning . " K .. To be Continued .

Lady Masonry, Or Masonry Of Adoption. *

LADY MASONRY , OR MASONRY OF ADOPTION . *

M . Cesar Moreau , a very distinguished French Freemason , has written at great length on this subject , and we have much pleasure in laying before the Fraternity and our numerous lady readers ' some particulars of "this dependence on

Freemasonry . " It may be asked , what is this Masonry of adoption or Lady Masonry ? Some authors carry its origin as far back as the times of the rites of Ceres , Cybele , or the Yestals ; according to others ,

to the institution of the Gaulish Druidess ; others , again , to the religious female congregations of various countries from the fall of the Roman Emperors to the times of Francis I . In the "Mystic Temple , " published byNegre '

and Piot , it is said that in the temples of Minerva and Ceres in Greece females officiated , and that a Grand Priestess integrated the oracles of Apollo . We see in the Bible that Miriam , the sister of Moses , told the Hebrew people that she was in communication with God . We also know that

Levite women participated in the duties of the Temple . Deborah , the Israelitish prophetess , is a proof of this ; and Maachah , the grandmother and instructress of King Asa governed the kingdom of Judah , and the people were happy . Thus there was no objection that females should participate , to a certain degree , in the Masonic mysteries ; ,