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The Sailor Freemason.
it was found impossible to disengage it from . The form and pressure of that grip was immediately understood , and I was lifted from the strand into the arms of a foreign Brother . He held some spirits to my lips , and after a shiver or two , I opened my eyes upon a scene of wreck and ruin . I was conveyed to the house of my preserverthe glass was icked out
, p of my side , and I was consigned to a couch , where I was carefully watched . By the kind attention of my newly-found Brother , I soon recovered , and heard that all had been lost ; for what had been saved from the deep had fallen into the hands of the wreckers .
The kind-hearted fellow who had acted the true Samaritan introduced me to the consul , also a Brother , who supplied me with clothes and other necessaries . As soon as I was in a fit state to move about , I determined on returning home , for I had a presentiment that death had put his mark upon me , as my pulmonary complaint increased daily . Accordingly , I took
the first ship which was bound to the port of London . * * * Here ends the sailor ' s narrative . He arrived in London much emaciated , where he found an asylum in his sister ' s house ; but he longed to see his old mother once more ; and with staff in hand , the frail , weatherbeaten fellow went and secured a berth in one of the Leith
smacks ( there were no steamers then ) which was to sail next day . He returned back , his luggage was put on board , and he retired to rest with the hope that he would once more see his parent , who having been apprised of his intention , anxiously awaited the arrival of the ship . It arrived , but her boy was not there ; the captain knew not how to account for
the mystery , for he had seen him the night before with his own hand write-his name on a piece of paper , and pin it to the curtain of his bed : and there it remained . By next post his afflicted family were made acquainted with his dissolution .
His last filial effort was too much for him : he died two or three hours before the vessel sailed . He was only twenty-five years of age ; his voyage is o ' er , and with him " the dream of life is past ; " his shattered hulk is now free from earthly storms , awaiting , it is to be fervently and devoutly hoped , a translation to the Grand Lodge above !
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Sailor Freemason.
it was found impossible to disengage it from . The form and pressure of that grip was immediately understood , and I was lifted from the strand into the arms of a foreign Brother . He held some spirits to my lips , and after a shiver or two , I opened my eyes upon a scene of wreck and ruin . I was conveyed to the house of my preserverthe glass was icked out
, p of my side , and I was consigned to a couch , where I was carefully watched . By the kind attention of my newly-found Brother , I soon recovered , and heard that all had been lost ; for what had been saved from the deep had fallen into the hands of the wreckers .
The kind-hearted fellow who had acted the true Samaritan introduced me to the consul , also a Brother , who supplied me with clothes and other necessaries . As soon as I was in a fit state to move about , I determined on returning home , for I had a presentiment that death had put his mark upon me , as my pulmonary complaint increased daily . Accordingly , I took
the first ship which was bound to the port of London . * * * Here ends the sailor ' s narrative . He arrived in London much emaciated , where he found an asylum in his sister ' s house ; but he longed to see his old mother once more ; and with staff in hand , the frail , weatherbeaten fellow went and secured a berth in one of the Leith
smacks ( there were no steamers then ) which was to sail next day . He returned back , his luggage was put on board , and he retired to rest with the hope that he would once more see his parent , who having been apprised of his intention , anxiously awaited the arrival of the ship . It arrived , but her boy was not there ; the captain knew not how to account for
the mystery , for he had seen him the night before with his own hand write-his name on a piece of paper , and pin it to the curtain of his bed : and there it remained . By next post his afflicted family were made acquainted with his dissolution .
His last filial effort was too much for him : he died two or three hours before the vessel sailed . He was only twenty-five years of age ; his voyage is o ' er , and with him " the dream of life is past ; " his shattered hulk is now free from earthly storms , awaiting , it is to be fervently and devoutly hoped , a translation to the Grand Lodge above !