Some Rare Certificates.

between the ( square ) and the ( compass ) , in the Lodge of St . John of Jerusalem , the fortunate meeting of Paris named Zeal , Anno 776 S . loco Sig illi ne varietur Bondeau * GwilhYttmc dc Cailly . G . M . de V . inohelle . J . W .

J . Molan , Lodge Master , S . W . Pigraine , Treasurer . Daitbin , Orator . Savnzennes . L . Fix .

No . 0 is a very interesting old Irish K . T . Certificate , written on a piece of parchment twelve inches long by nine broad , and the parchment is mounted on linen for further protection . On the left-hand side is inserted a broad black ribbon , with a black seal nearly destroyed , but above is a " smoke " impression of the same seal , inscribed around the edge"Caiueroiiinn Reg . Lodge 2 G , " and within is a triangle enclosing a skull and cross-bones , and around ( his "MEMENTO | MORI |

T . H . S . " Curiously , however , ( he Lodge appears to have had tiro numbers . Lodge 26 still is attached to the 1 st Bait . Scottish Rifles ( formerl y 2 ( ith foot ) , but ( he bod y of the Certificate calls it " Lodge 309 ; " and the seal of the same Brother ' s Royal Arch Dip loma ( also in my possession ) bears both numbers—26 nnd 309 , so I am quite at n loss to know what , is meant . The encampment was evidently a military one , and ihe Di p loma was granted at Gibraltar . It runs thus -.

—"In the NAME of ( he Most HOLY , GI . ORIOIS . and UxnivihEn TRINITY , Father , Son . and Holy Ghost , Amen . Ac . Ac . Ac . We the Captain-General , Ac . Ac . Ac . of the CONCLAVE , ov Gt . xr . u . u , ASSEMM . Y of Sirs Knights Templars and Kniglds of MALTA , held under sanction of Lodge No . 309 on the Registry of IHFLAXD .

Do hereby certify ( hat fhe Bearer thereof , our trusty , faithful , and well-beloved Brother SIR JOSEPH HARRIS , was by us ' dubbed a Knight of that Most Holy , Glorious , Invincible , and Magnanimous Order of Sirs Kni ghts Templars , ( he ( rue and faithful Soldiers of

Jesus Christ , as also of the Order of Kni ghts of Saint John ot Jerusalem , now Kni ghts of MALTA , he having with due honour , perseverance and fortitude justly supported file amazing trials of skill and valour attending his admission to these snbliiiie ° Orders in said Conclave , that during his continuance amongst us he has always

Some Rare Certificates.

conducted himself in strict conformity to the Rules and Regulations of the Orders . As such we recommend him to all true and faithful Brothers , SIRS KNTGHTS TEMPLARS , and to those of the Order of MALTA , wherever dispersed around the GLOBE .

Given under our Haitds and Seal of our CONCLAVE , at Gibraltar . this twelfth day of June , ANNO DOMINI 1817 , of the Order of Knights Templars 699 , and of Malta 287 . J . Curry , RECORDF . E . D . . 1 . Mackav , CAPTN .-GEXL .

James Lothom 1 st ) p , Andw , Fleming 2 nd [ MAST , George Wilson 3 rd J Joseph Harris .

The space at my disposal will not allow of my describing anymore of my treasures now , but I am engaged in preparing for the press a volume on the Certificates , Ac , of all Masonic degrees and rites " wherever dispersed around the Globe , " which will be copiously illustrated with reproductions of tiie rarest and most representative specimens , and which , I trust , will meet a widely-felt want .

Wrecked.

Wrecked .

By ALFRED GREENHAM . Author of "His Last Amour . "

" p § pllI | FND nothing shall part us , darling ? " ^ WjJ ^ k i <; Nothing , " was the reply . j ?/ J = || a Captain Harold Hastings stood with his hand || s » j | £ | | upon the handle of the door , quickly opened it , and '" - ^ -- ' - -LUi van hurriedly down ( he stairs , out into the noise

and bustle of a fashionable West-end street , humming repeatedly ( o himself the words that he had so passionately spoken , and emphatically repeating as a refrain , "Nothing . " Lilian Vernon walked to the window to catch a last glimpse of

the man to whom she had g iven her heart . Her beautiful grey eyes were radiant with an inborn light , which lit up with wondrous effect the outer iris , nnd had caught the magic glow , and flashed forth in no uncertain way , the intensity of the feeling which had been somewhat unexpectedly stirred within her .

She stood and watched with a prc-occupied air the poor who walked and the rich Avho drove along , weaving into the big throng of life before her her own happy self , gliding alike with them , into the distance but into the distance of time beyond . It was one of May ' s loveliest days , and the golden sunbeams of

the westering sun played upon Lilian s fair hair , dancing in nnd out among the coils which were gracefully twisted and arranged upon the crown and back of her head . She placed her elbow on the window sash , resting her head on the palm of her hand , and gave herself up to the thoughts of ( he hour , an hour which could for ever mark an important event in her life .

But for ( he genlle heaving of her bosom she stood silent and still as a statue , posing her lithe and willowy figure upon one daintylittle foot , whilst the other , almost perpendicularly poised on the tiji of her shoe , was leaning against a very slight but shapely ankle .

Lilian Vernon always stood as if she was posing for a fashionable photographic artist , yet whilst her attitude displayed the perfect contour of her figure , one was compelled to admit ( hat there was an undefinnblc charm in the negligence of the conventional , a careless naturalness ( hat elicited admiration from men , but more often a

reproof from women . The flush on her face was d ying graduall y away , the Hashing light in her eyes no longer shimmered as they rested on the passers by , the glowing feelings were fast being subdued , and her mind began to dwell exclusively on the man to whom she had plighted her troth . Outwardly he was her ideal , tall and handsome , but the inward traits apparently had been overlooked by her , and these she now passed in mental review whilst still gazing from the window .

Her standard for men was indeed a high one , based upon her ignorance of tbe world and the shady side of its ways . The critical coldness of her disposition came into play in these analytical studies , and Harold Hastings was placed in ( he crucible of her mind ( o be tried and tested as impartially as love could try .

Her love was somewhat idealistic—based upon what she assumed to exist in a man , and what she , at least in character , required in him .

Her ideas were puritan in ( he extreme , developing no passionate tendencies herself she made no allowance for others , hut judged and condemned alike in men fashionable sins and sins that bordered upon

. She saw but little difference , and that little was too small to discriminate between them . Some women will forgive a flagrant sin , but not condone a fault . Lilian Vernon was not a type of this kind ; on the contrary she was an exacting girl , with all her sympathies pure and true , she measured others b y her own nature , and made one sad miscalculation . In an adjoining room her brother Jack was walking restlessly to and fro , thinking how he was ( o pay the debt of honour contracted