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Masonic Anecdotes*
MASONIC ANECDOTES *
A DISTRESS FOR RENT . —Not long since a constable of our . city was instructed by a large property holder to proceed to make attachment of household furniture for rent dues . The distress would reach nearly all that the law allowed to take ; and painful as was the task to the kindhearted officer , it was , nevertheless , a duty . The tenant was a widow , with a little family of children . 'While the officer was sitting , distressed at the misery which he was compelled to inflict , the widow entered the room , bearing upon her the garments of her widowhood , whose freshness showed the recency of her loss , ancl testifying by her manner the utter destitution to which this attachment was reducing her and her children .
"I know not , " said she , " what to do . I have neither friend nor relation to whom to apply . I am alone—utterly alone—friendless—helpless—destitute—a widow . " " But , " said the officer , "is there no association upon whicli you have a claim ? " ' ' " None ! I am a member of no beneficial society , " she . replied , "But 1 remember , " she continued , " that my husband . has more than ; told that if should be in distressmiht make this
once me I ever , I g ' available "—and she drew out a Masonic jewel . "But it is now too late , I am afraid . " . , ¦ '" . '_ . . "Let me see it , " said the officer ; and with a skilful eye he examined the emblem consecrated to Charity , as the token of brotherly affectibn . The officer was a Mason ; he knew the name of the deceased , and recognized bis standing . ' " ' , ''' 7 . will said the officerwhat effect this will have
" We see , " , " , though the landlord is no Mason . Who is your clergyman ? " The widow told him . The clergyman was a Mason , The attachment of goods was relinquished for a moment . The officer went to the clergyman , made known the distress of the widow , and her claims through Masonry . " Ancl who , " said the clergyman , " is the landlord ? " and the constable informed him .
"_ Ah ! said the clergyman , "does his religion teach him to set us ho better example ? We must show him what Masonry requires at our hands . I have spent all of the last payment of my salary , biit here is my note at a short date for the amount due ; the landlord will scarcely refuse that . " In twenty minutes the rent was paid . The kindhearted officer forgave his fees , and perhaps gave more , and the widow and the orphans
blessed God for the benefits which they had enjoyed through Masonry ; What a reaction in the feelings of that destitute mother aiid her children ! but how much more exquisite , how beyond all price and all appreciation , must have been the delight of the clergyman and the officer ? True Masonry , my Brethren , affords to its children the rich luxury pf doing good . The tears of grateful joy which the widow shed were made brilliant by the smiles of her relieved children , and becamejewels
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Anecdotes*
MASONIC ANECDOTES *
A DISTRESS FOR RENT . —Not long since a constable of our . city was instructed by a large property holder to proceed to make attachment of household furniture for rent dues . The distress would reach nearly all that the law allowed to take ; and painful as was the task to the kindhearted officer , it was , nevertheless , a duty . The tenant was a widow , with a little family of children . 'While the officer was sitting , distressed at the misery which he was compelled to inflict , the widow entered the room , bearing upon her the garments of her widowhood , whose freshness showed the recency of her loss , ancl testifying by her manner the utter destitution to which this attachment was reducing her and her children .
"I know not , " said she , " what to do . I have neither friend nor relation to whom to apply . I am alone—utterly alone—friendless—helpless—destitute—a widow . " " But , " said the officer , "is there no association upon whicli you have a claim ? " ' ' " None ! I am a member of no beneficial society , " she . replied , "But 1 remember , " she continued , " that my husband . has more than ; told that if should be in distressmiht make this
once me I ever , I g ' available "—and she drew out a Masonic jewel . "But it is now too late , I am afraid . " . , ¦ '" . '_ . . "Let me see it , " said the officer ; and with a skilful eye he examined the emblem consecrated to Charity , as the token of brotherly affectibn . The officer was a Mason ; he knew the name of the deceased , and recognized bis standing . ' " ' , ''' 7 . will said the officerwhat effect this will have
" We see , " , " , though the landlord is no Mason . Who is your clergyman ? " The widow told him . The clergyman was a Mason , The attachment of goods was relinquished for a moment . The officer went to the clergyman , made known the distress of the widow , and her claims through Masonry . " Ancl who , " said the clergyman , " is the landlord ? " and the constable informed him .
"_ Ah ! said the clergyman , "does his religion teach him to set us ho better example ? We must show him what Masonry requires at our hands . I have spent all of the last payment of my salary , biit here is my note at a short date for the amount due ; the landlord will scarcely refuse that . " In twenty minutes the rent was paid . The kindhearted officer forgave his fees , and perhaps gave more , and the widow and the orphans
blessed God for the benefits which they had enjoyed through Masonry ; What a reaction in the feelings of that destitute mother aiid her children ! but how much more exquisite , how beyond all price and all appreciation , must have been the delight of the clergyman and the officer ? True Masonry , my Brethren , affords to its children the rich luxury pf doing good . The tears of grateful joy which the widow shed were made brilliant by the smiles of her relieved children , and becamejewels