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    Article ELIBANK; OR, THE NOBLE BASKET-MAKER. ← Page 2 of 8 →
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Elibank; Or, The Noble Basket-Maker.

His lordship had been left a minor under the protection of a paternal uncle , who was not over attentive to the formation of sound principles of religion , virtue , and morality in the mind of his young ward ; but , looking forward with a greedy eye to the title and estates devolving upon himself , encouraged the young lordling in all the seductive pleasures of the day , and with this view sent him ' to London , as he himself expressed it , " to push his fortune "—what was the singular result of his embassy will be in the

seen sequel of his life . The youthful and noble aspirant , supposing or believing his rent-roll to be inexhaustible , gave the reins to pleasure , and was just entering the zenith of a wild and mad career , when he was suddenly arrested on the road to ruin by a fair and lovely being , who ; with an effulgence like the day-star of bis destiny , sent forth the bright rays of hope and happiness to his heartand from that moment he became and

, a new better man . By some unlocked for , and not previously contemplated accident , his lordship was brought in contact with the only daughter of a rich and highl y ; respectable London merchant , of great wealth , and not without some influence at court ; but whose turn of mind was peculiar and eccentric in the extreme .

MT . Jonathan Moleskin had outlived tbe autumn of his days , yet even in the sear and yellow leaf of a hitherto anxious and laborious life , he had not lost sight of those principles of industry and economy by which , after a period of fifty years' turmoil in business , he had raised himself to a state of opulent independence and honour as a citizen . The beautiful daughter—the rich and lovely heiress of the civic dignitary—was therefore the theme of admiration and esteem throughout whatever circle she mi to be introduced

ght happen ; and the number of suitors for her fair hand , as may well be supposed , were neither few nor far between ; but the magical touchstone of love had never as yet drawn her young heart into the vortex of delusion ; and in its pride and purity that heart , unknown to herself , was for ever set apart as the stronghold of one in every way worthy to win and to retain it , in the primitive happiness of its natural goodness . It is not

necessary to the subject of our tale , that we should enter upon an artistical description of the interesting heroine . Suffice it to say , that she was of that age in which the female heart is most susceptible to the tender passion of love—that her form was tall , slender , and of fairy lightness—that her large bright eyes were blue as heaven itself —her forehead finely formed , high , and beaming with expressive intelligence—her hair of a rich auburn , flowing , in a profusion of graceful ringlets , over a neck beautiful and fair as the light of the morning , and but enough .

^ It was at one of the brilliant and fashionable assemblies given by the Countess of B , that the young lovers met , in the midst of gaiety , so unproductive of real pleasure and lasting . enjoyment . There , however , they did meet , and that meeting irrevocably sealed their fa ' te . The hour for retiring had arrived—the faltering looks of youth ' and beauty were emblematic of sinking spirits , and of languor of fleeting enjoymentsand amidst the hurried preparations for departureEliban ' k

; , politely , yet most respectfully , proffered his services to see that being , in whose eyes he had alread y found favour , safely lodged in the home of her father . The proffer was timidly yet gratefully accepted ; few ami uninteresting were tbe words spoken by the way ; a short adieu ,

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CON T E N T S. Article 1
ASYLUM FESTIVAL. Article 2
Provincial Grand Lodge of Surrey, Swan Inn, Chertsey, June 25. Article 2
THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. Article 3
ON FREEMASONRY. EVIDENCES, DOCTRINES, AND TRADITIONS. Article 11
ON THE HISTORY OF INITIATION.* Article 22
ADDRESS OF DR. BOERNE TO THE LODGE OF FRANKFORT.† Article 25
FREEMASONRY IN GIBRALTAR. Article 29
ADDRESS OF BROTHER JAMES BURNES, LLD. KM. Article 34
THE WELL OF TRUTH; Article 37
THE PHYSICIAN OF THE MIND. Article 40
ELIBANK; OR, THE NOBLE BASKET-MAKER. Article 43
A MASON'S ADVENTURE; Article 50
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. Article 57
POETRY. Article 59
SONG, Article 60
THE "OLD MAN" AND THE SEASONS. Article 61
INSCRIPTION IN AN ALBUM. Article 61
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 62
COMMITTEE OF MASTERS. Article 63
A QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION Article 64
GRAND FESTIVAL , Article 64
THE CHARITIES. Article 67
THE ASYLUM. Article 75
THE REPORTER. Article 84
MASONIC CHIT CHAT. Article 85
Obituary. Article 87
PROVINCIAL. Article 91
SCOTLAND. Article 108
IRELAND. Article 115
FOREIGN. Article 121
INDIA. Article 123
REVIEW OF LITERATURE, &c. Article 130
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 132
THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. Article 135
THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. Article 136
FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY ADVERTISER. Article 139
I—M—MMamf fWIIIW_MB_t________»____P____B... Article 139
TO THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL . ... Article 139
FREEMASONRY. ASYLUM FOR WORTHY AGED AND ... Article 140
FREEMASONRY. THE ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTI... Article 141
FREEMASON 11Y. GRAND MASONIC JUBILEE. nn... Article 141
TO PARENTS, &c. A MARRIED CLERGYMAN, res... Article 141
ORIGIN OF THE MOSAIC OR JEWISH RELIGION.... Article 142
FREEMASON KY. Just published, price Is. ... Article 142
YltEEMASONRY. Just published, post 8vo.,... Article 142
FKEEMASONBY. BROTHER VV. POVEY, MASONIC ... Article 143
FREEMASONRY. BROTHER J. P. AC K LAM, MAS... Article 143
FREEMASONRY. "B ROTHERS BROADHURST and C... Article 143
FREEMASONRY. 28, New Street, Covent Gard... Article 143
GREAT REDUCTION IN INSURANCE ON FARMING ... Article 144
MASONRY IS CHARITY AND GOOD-WILL TO ALL ... Article 144
FREEMASONRY. ]Y[ASONIC CLOTHING, FURNITU... Article 144
GLOBE INSURANCE. PALL-MALL; AND CORNHILL... Article 145
CAPITAL, ONE MILLION STERLING. The whole... Article 145
WATCHES, PLATE, AND JEWELLERY. J P. ACKL... Article 145
THE EMULATION LODGE OF IMPROVEMENT, REMO... Article 145
MECHI'S ADDRESS TO HIS CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC. Article 146
LIST OF ARTICLES- Article 147
CHARLOTTE'S TAVERN, ENTRANCE 32, BUCKLER... Article 147
FREEMASONRY. THE CEUCSPIX TESTIMONIAL. A... Article 148
TO PREVENT TTRAUD. THORNE'S POTTED YARMO... Article 149
Magna est Veritas et prcevalebit. GALL'S... Article 149
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Elibank; Or, The Noble Basket-Maker.

His lordship had been left a minor under the protection of a paternal uncle , who was not over attentive to the formation of sound principles of religion , virtue , and morality in the mind of his young ward ; but , looking forward with a greedy eye to the title and estates devolving upon himself , encouraged the young lordling in all the seductive pleasures of the day , and with this view sent him ' to London , as he himself expressed it , " to push his fortune "—what was the singular result of his embassy will be in the

seen sequel of his life . The youthful and noble aspirant , supposing or believing his rent-roll to be inexhaustible , gave the reins to pleasure , and was just entering the zenith of a wild and mad career , when he was suddenly arrested on the road to ruin by a fair and lovely being , who ; with an effulgence like the day-star of bis destiny , sent forth the bright rays of hope and happiness to his heartand from that moment he became and

, a new better man . By some unlocked for , and not previously contemplated accident , his lordship was brought in contact with the only daughter of a rich and highl y ; respectable London merchant , of great wealth , and not without some influence at court ; but whose turn of mind was peculiar and eccentric in the extreme .

MT . Jonathan Moleskin had outlived tbe autumn of his days , yet even in the sear and yellow leaf of a hitherto anxious and laborious life , he had not lost sight of those principles of industry and economy by which , after a period of fifty years' turmoil in business , he had raised himself to a state of opulent independence and honour as a citizen . The beautiful daughter—the rich and lovely heiress of the civic dignitary—was therefore the theme of admiration and esteem throughout whatever circle she mi to be introduced

ght happen ; and the number of suitors for her fair hand , as may well be supposed , were neither few nor far between ; but the magical touchstone of love had never as yet drawn her young heart into the vortex of delusion ; and in its pride and purity that heart , unknown to herself , was for ever set apart as the stronghold of one in every way worthy to win and to retain it , in the primitive happiness of its natural goodness . It is not

necessary to the subject of our tale , that we should enter upon an artistical description of the interesting heroine . Suffice it to say , that she was of that age in which the female heart is most susceptible to the tender passion of love—that her form was tall , slender , and of fairy lightness—that her large bright eyes were blue as heaven itself —her forehead finely formed , high , and beaming with expressive intelligence—her hair of a rich auburn , flowing , in a profusion of graceful ringlets , over a neck beautiful and fair as the light of the morning , and but enough .

^ It was at one of the brilliant and fashionable assemblies given by the Countess of B , that the young lovers met , in the midst of gaiety , so unproductive of real pleasure and lasting . enjoyment . There , however , they did meet , and that meeting irrevocably sealed their fa ' te . The hour for retiring had arrived—the faltering looks of youth ' and beauty were emblematic of sinking spirits , and of languor of fleeting enjoymentsand amidst the hurried preparations for departureEliban ' k

; , politely , yet most respectfully , proffered his services to see that being , in whose eyes he had alread y found favour , safely lodged in the home of her father . The proffer was timidly yet gratefully accepted ; few ami uninteresting were tbe words spoken by the way ; a short adieu ,

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