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Brotherly Love.
happened to be on his way to Simon ' s , for the purpose of asking his forgiveness for having caused him any pain by his thoughtless conduct in entering the lists with him . Great was his surprise when he found the crowd that was assembled , and he heard with sincere grief , the exaggerated narrative that was poured into his ears . He was a member of the Masonic body , and he felt that he had allowed his vanit y to betray him
into an act at variance with the principles of his Craft and with his own feelings of brotherly love , by which the mystic Order to which he belonged had banded themselves together to cement and extend . He would have made almost any sacrifice to repair the pain he had inflicted , and he resolved that , if ever the opportunity occurred he would atone to his earl y friend and associate .
He pressed through the crowd until he reached the door where the party were assembled . " Have you knocked ? " he inquired . " No , " replied one of the party , " we are uncertain how to act , " " Common humanity should have instructed you ; " he said . "A man whom you believe is insane is left in a house by himself , and yet you
hesitate in ascertaining his situation . I see some of you here are Ereemasons ; is such conduct towards a townsman according to the fraternal princip les you possess ? How do you know , but at this very moment he may be meditating or even committing suicide ? Stand back . " The party readily complied with this order , and retreated down stairs , leaving Alfred to encounter alone the danger he might incur from the violence of Simon .
Alfred knocked , but receiving no answer , he turned the handle of the door and entered the room . It was empty , while several pieces of cord were strewn about , and there were other indications of things being packed up there recently . Several rude and uncouth images stood in recesses around the room—they were representations of those objects of worshi p found amongst the nations who have deified deformity . They were the lares and penatcs of Simon ' s abode , with the contemplation of which he nourished his morbid feelings .
CHAPTER VIIL—SIMON ' DEPAIITUUE . WE trust that we have succeeded in interesting our readers sufficiently in the fate of Simon Le Trouve to induce them to follow his fortunes without weariness or disgust . It would have been easy to have selected for the hero of this narrative some character more agreeable to the taste
of readers of fiction generally , and to have arrayed him in personal and mental attributes that would inspire love and admiration . But we question much , whether the object we propose in developing the growth of brotherly love , and the humanising influence it can exercise over all brought within its sphere , may not be more clearly demonstrated by showing its operation upon one who stands out in bold relief from the mass of mankind , but still claims affinity to the human famil y by feelings common to all , though affected by individual circumstances . Some may
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Brotherly Love.
happened to be on his way to Simon ' s , for the purpose of asking his forgiveness for having caused him any pain by his thoughtless conduct in entering the lists with him . Great was his surprise when he found the crowd that was assembled , and he heard with sincere grief , the exaggerated narrative that was poured into his ears . He was a member of the Masonic body , and he felt that he had allowed his vanit y to betray him
into an act at variance with the principles of his Craft and with his own feelings of brotherly love , by which the mystic Order to which he belonged had banded themselves together to cement and extend . He would have made almost any sacrifice to repair the pain he had inflicted , and he resolved that , if ever the opportunity occurred he would atone to his earl y friend and associate .
He pressed through the crowd until he reached the door where the party were assembled . " Have you knocked ? " he inquired . " No , " replied one of the party , " we are uncertain how to act , " " Common humanity should have instructed you ; " he said . "A man whom you believe is insane is left in a house by himself , and yet you
hesitate in ascertaining his situation . I see some of you here are Ereemasons ; is such conduct towards a townsman according to the fraternal princip les you possess ? How do you know , but at this very moment he may be meditating or even committing suicide ? Stand back . " The party readily complied with this order , and retreated down stairs , leaving Alfred to encounter alone the danger he might incur from the violence of Simon .
Alfred knocked , but receiving no answer , he turned the handle of the door and entered the room . It was empty , while several pieces of cord were strewn about , and there were other indications of things being packed up there recently . Several rude and uncouth images stood in recesses around the room—they were representations of those objects of worshi p found amongst the nations who have deified deformity . They were the lares and penatcs of Simon ' s abode , with the contemplation of which he nourished his morbid feelings .
CHAPTER VIIL—SIMON ' DEPAIITUUE . WE trust that we have succeeded in interesting our readers sufficiently in the fate of Simon Le Trouve to induce them to follow his fortunes without weariness or disgust . It would have been easy to have selected for the hero of this narrative some character more agreeable to the taste
of readers of fiction generally , and to have arrayed him in personal and mental attributes that would inspire love and admiration . But we question much , whether the object we propose in developing the growth of brotherly love , and the humanising influence it can exercise over all brought within its sphere , may not be more clearly demonstrated by showing its operation upon one who stands out in bold relief from the mass of mankind , but still claims affinity to the human famil y by feelings common to all , though affected by individual circumstances . Some may