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Masonic Anecdotes.
" for the sake of what is slung by your side ; ' at the same time handing " his musket to one of his comrades , he lifted the colt in his arms and " carried it to the end of the bridge . My poor wife thanked him with " the tear in her eye , the only acknowledgment she could make for his " kindness ; but she has often thought of it since , and congratulated " herself on having the good fortune to have that horn , empty as it was , " with its talismanic hieroglyphic , slung by her side on that occasion ; " and these to raise up a friend when she was so much in need of one . " And there are those in command who would interdict soldiers from being Masons . ' We have not space for comment .
As an admirable contrast to the dishonourable attempts to stigmatise Freemasonry as being calculated to degrade the heart of the sailor or the soldier , the following facts will appear doubly interesting . In the Lodge , No . 13 , on the registry of Ireland , which some years since was distinguished for its hospitality and decipline , there exists this authentic record . " The strife of war in the year 1813 , condemned a citizen of Limerick , then in command of a trading vesselto be captured ba French
, y privateer , the commander of which on finding in the person of the captain , " a Brother , " gave him at once his liberty , ship , and cargo . Conduct so truly noble was soon reported to the Lodge , and a silver vase of one hundred guineas value was voted to the generous Frenchman . The vase was sent through the British Consul , to the Grand Lodge of France , but the gallant Mariencourt had , in the mean time , lost his life in Africaand the vase was returned to the Lod . "
, ge This votive tribute , once intended to remind the noble Brother of the gratitude felt by the Lodge for the almost Godlike conduct exhibited on occasion when , alas ! avarice , if not revenge , too frequently prevail , having returned to its first proposers , is reverentially preserved as the brightest ornament of the Lodge ; and . at every meeting , the memory of the revered Mariencourt is drank in silent gratitude .
On the cover of the vase the Master is described at high work ; on one side is a handsome design of the Temple , and on the other the following inscription : — " To Captain Louis Mariencourt , of the French privateer , Le Furee , " to commemorate the illustrious example of Masonic virtue his con" duct to Captain Cambell displays . The Brethren of Lodge 13 , on " the registry of Ireland , present and dedicate this cup . —Limerick ,
" 1 st May , 1813 . " On the 2 nd February , 1813 , the brig ' Two FRIENDS' became the " prize of the ' LE FUREE , ' the signals of Masonary were exchanged " between the Commanders , and instantly Captain Mariencourt be" stowed his ship , cargo , and liberty on Captain Cambell . " Blush all who would asperse Masonry ; whether b y ribald falsehood , or by the more dangerous attempts of sophistry . Masonry be
may feared by the unrighteous , and well it may , for it exists as a record of the goodness of the Almighty , in disposing the human heart to deeds , of mercy , benevolence , and charity . Masons of all countries—from the prince in the plenitude of power to the humblest of the Order—remember the noble Frenchman , Marien-K nut : and when about to use any power which you may possess , pause , and like him le—CIIAIUTAIMJK .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Anecdotes.
" for the sake of what is slung by your side ; ' at the same time handing " his musket to one of his comrades , he lifted the colt in his arms and " carried it to the end of the bridge . My poor wife thanked him with " the tear in her eye , the only acknowledgment she could make for his " kindness ; but she has often thought of it since , and congratulated " herself on having the good fortune to have that horn , empty as it was , " with its talismanic hieroglyphic , slung by her side on that occasion ; " and these to raise up a friend when she was so much in need of one . " And there are those in command who would interdict soldiers from being Masons . ' We have not space for comment .
As an admirable contrast to the dishonourable attempts to stigmatise Freemasonry as being calculated to degrade the heart of the sailor or the soldier , the following facts will appear doubly interesting . In the Lodge , No . 13 , on the registry of Ireland , which some years since was distinguished for its hospitality and decipline , there exists this authentic record . " The strife of war in the year 1813 , condemned a citizen of Limerick , then in command of a trading vesselto be captured ba French
, y privateer , the commander of which on finding in the person of the captain , " a Brother , " gave him at once his liberty , ship , and cargo . Conduct so truly noble was soon reported to the Lodge , and a silver vase of one hundred guineas value was voted to the generous Frenchman . The vase was sent through the British Consul , to the Grand Lodge of France , but the gallant Mariencourt had , in the mean time , lost his life in Africaand the vase was returned to the Lod . "
, ge This votive tribute , once intended to remind the noble Brother of the gratitude felt by the Lodge for the almost Godlike conduct exhibited on occasion when , alas ! avarice , if not revenge , too frequently prevail , having returned to its first proposers , is reverentially preserved as the brightest ornament of the Lodge ; and . at every meeting , the memory of the revered Mariencourt is drank in silent gratitude .
On the cover of the vase the Master is described at high work ; on one side is a handsome design of the Temple , and on the other the following inscription : — " To Captain Louis Mariencourt , of the French privateer , Le Furee , " to commemorate the illustrious example of Masonic virtue his con" duct to Captain Cambell displays . The Brethren of Lodge 13 , on " the registry of Ireland , present and dedicate this cup . —Limerick ,
" 1 st May , 1813 . " On the 2 nd February , 1813 , the brig ' Two FRIENDS' became the " prize of the ' LE FUREE , ' the signals of Masonary were exchanged " between the Commanders , and instantly Captain Mariencourt be" stowed his ship , cargo , and liberty on Captain Cambell . " Blush all who would asperse Masonry ; whether b y ribald falsehood , or by the more dangerous attempts of sophistry . Masonry be
may feared by the unrighteous , and well it may , for it exists as a record of the goodness of the Almighty , in disposing the human heart to deeds , of mercy , benevolence , and charity . Masons of all countries—from the prince in the plenitude of power to the humblest of the Order—remember the noble Frenchman , Marien-K nut : and when about to use any power which you may possess , pause , and like him le—CIIAIUTAIMJK .