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Masonic Reminiscences.

or from the sunny hill count the white sails on the smooth blue ocean . Mary , who was soon to be his own , his treasured wife , torn from him ; all his hopes of earthly bliss now depending on the fleetness of his steed , and the strength of his arm , but he neither fears nor falters , God and the right are with him . Speed and guard him on his holy way , ye gentle spirits of love , and truth , and purity .

" He gallops towards a neighbouring hill which commanded a view of the country round , and from its summit distinctly saw the vehicle , and a man on horseback beside it , whom he had no difficulty in recognizing . No ; v for the struggle of life and death , and what was to him of more value than either , the salvation of the honour of his chosen bride ; . he must overtake them ere they reach the hideous den , where many an innocent victim

had been sacrificed , before . His gallant steed answers his urgent efforts as if conscious of the glorious chase ; he gains on them at every stride ; they now see him , and redouble their exertions , but Maurice ' s foaming steed is closing on them fast , they are within a hundred yards of the lodge , when he calls on them , pistol in hand , to stand ; he is now within shot ; his lordship turns round , glaring the most deadly vengeance , draws a pistol and

fires . Maurice is hit , but feels it not ; he fires in turn ; his lordship ' s hand falls by his side , and before he could draw a second pistol , is prostrate on the ground from a blow of Maurice ' s discharged p istol . The two miscreants fled for their lives , and the gallant De Courcy folded in his arms the insensible form of his lovely Mary . " For many days she scarce shewed signs of lifeand when returning :

, life and health again reanimated her peerless form , alas ! the soul was gone ,. ' the delicate web of thought was tangled , ' she recognized no beloved face .. To De Courcy she would cling as if attracted by some irresistible and innate sympathy , but still she knew him not , and long ere the intellectual light shone out again from Mary ' s eyes , Maurice De Courcy , her deliverer ,, was a convicted felon .

" The malevolence of the disappointed profligate , adopted a demoniac form of revenge ; he had poor Do Courcy arrested on a charge of robbery , and attempt to murder . On the testimony of suborned and perjured witnesses , an over credulous jury brought in a verdict of guilty . Maurice had no evidence to produce but Mary , and the sad darkness of mental night still spread its melancholy shadow o ' er the once bright intelligence

of that gentle being . Sentence of death was recorded against him . Maurice spoke for several hours , and at the conclusion of his address there was not a shadow of doubt in the mind of any present as to his innocence . The forms of law must , however , be gone through , and Maurice was committed to prison to await the issue of the strong recommendation to mercy which the judge promised to urge on the government .

"But life or death was now of little consequence to Maurice ; ho felt himself a disgraced and ruined man ; he became reckless and formed the desperate resolve of escaping from prison ; the officials were suspected of conniving at his escape , and it was supposed that he and his faithful Mary fled to America , but the consciousness of his innocence , the sense of his grievous wrongs working on his wounded pride , and acute sensibilities ,

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THE EDITOR TO THE CRAFT. Article 1
THE EDITOR OF THE "MONTHLY MAGAZINE" TO THE CRAFT. Article 3
BON ACCORD MARK MASONS. Article 4
"THE WINK OF INVITATION." Article 6
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND. Article 7
MASONIC REMINISCENCES. Article 17
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 26
PROVINCIAL LODGES. Article 32
INSTRUCTION. Article 37
ROYAL ARCH. Article 37
THE COLONIES. Article 40
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 42
LITERATURE. Article 44
MUSIC. Article 45
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR NOVEMBER. Article 45
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Masonic Reminiscences.

or from the sunny hill count the white sails on the smooth blue ocean . Mary , who was soon to be his own , his treasured wife , torn from him ; all his hopes of earthly bliss now depending on the fleetness of his steed , and the strength of his arm , but he neither fears nor falters , God and the right are with him . Speed and guard him on his holy way , ye gentle spirits of love , and truth , and purity .

" He gallops towards a neighbouring hill which commanded a view of the country round , and from its summit distinctly saw the vehicle , and a man on horseback beside it , whom he had no difficulty in recognizing . No ; v for the struggle of life and death , and what was to him of more value than either , the salvation of the honour of his chosen bride ; . he must overtake them ere they reach the hideous den , where many an innocent victim

had been sacrificed , before . His gallant steed answers his urgent efforts as if conscious of the glorious chase ; he gains on them at every stride ; they now see him , and redouble their exertions , but Maurice ' s foaming steed is closing on them fast , they are within a hundred yards of the lodge , when he calls on them , pistol in hand , to stand ; he is now within shot ; his lordship turns round , glaring the most deadly vengeance , draws a pistol and

fires . Maurice is hit , but feels it not ; he fires in turn ; his lordship ' s hand falls by his side , and before he could draw a second pistol , is prostrate on the ground from a blow of Maurice ' s discharged p istol . The two miscreants fled for their lives , and the gallant De Courcy folded in his arms the insensible form of his lovely Mary . " For many days she scarce shewed signs of lifeand when returning :

, life and health again reanimated her peerless form , alas ! the soul was gone ,. ' the delicate web of thought was tangled , ' she recognized no beloved face .. To De Courcy she would cling as if attracted by some irresistible and innate sympathy , but still she knew him not , and long ere the intellectual light shone out again from Mary ' s eyes , Maurice De Courcy , her deliverer ,, was a convicted felon .

" The malevolence of the disappointed profligate , adopted a demoniac form of revenge ; he had poor Do Courcy arrested on a charge of robbery , and attempt to murder . On the testimony of suborned and perjured witnesses , an over credulous jury brought in a verdict of guilty . Maurice had no evidence to produce but Mary , and the sad darkness of mental night still spread its melancholy shadow o ' er the once bright intelligence

of that gentle being . Sentence of death was recorded against him . Maurice spoke for several hours , and at the conclusion of his address there was not a shadow of doubt in the mind of any present as to his innocence . The forms of law must , however , be gone through , and Maurice was committed to prison to await the issue of the strong recommendation to mercy which the judge promised to urge on the government .

"But life or death was now of little consequence to Maurice ; ho felt himself a disgraced and ruined man ; he became reckless and formed the desperate resolve of escaping from prison ; the officials were suspected of conniving at his escape , and it was supposed that he and his faithful Mary fled to America , but the consciousness of his innocence , the sense of his grievous wrongs working on his wounded pride , and acute sensibilities ,

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