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Brotherly Love.

thanksgiving that the object of her aversion was removed from the presence of her daughter , and that he had no opportunity of * fostering her " infatuated . attachment . " The subject was dropped , and Mrs . St , Claire informed Ida of all that had taken place in the neighbourhood since her departure . It appeared that several of the young men had either joined the army of

the Emperor , yvoluntarily , or been forced into it by conscription . Amongst the former was Alfred Reaufiere , AVIIO entered the service in a medical capacity , for which his studies qualified him , and AA'hich afforded him an opportunity of indulging his benevolent feelings in alleviating the sufferings of his fellow creatures . Nothing had been heard from Mm , but a rumour had reached the neighbourhood that he had been dangerously

wounded . He had been unable to procure a substitute for Andre Buffon , AVIIO Avas obliged to depart with a number of his fellow townsmen to join the army . Mrs . St . Claire described the . distress of this latter worthy at being compelled to enter on a service . of peril , as most ludicrous , and stated that he departed amid the derision of the inhabitantssome of whom had contributed to his enlistment , Avhich they

, regarded as an excellent practical joke . Ida did not omit to inquire after the Maniac of the Mount , and she heard ( Avith much regret , that since her departure he had been seldom seen . Some were of opinion that he was dead , but as his usual provisions were consumed , and funds Avhich were supposed to have been ' supplied by Mm found their Avay regularly into the civic

exchequer , it Avas generally believed that either the severity of the past season or increasing mental disease , made Mm seclude himself more than ever from public observation . Ida remembered the words of the young clergyman , which were so much in unison with her OAVU feelings , and the next morning she departed for the Mount . It may be necessary at tliis point , to furnish the reader with some

information to elucidate the causes that led to Ida ' s acquaintance with the Maniac . During the epidemic Avhich prevailed in the neighbourhood , her mother had been seized with the disease , and visited by this strange being , Avho spared no expense in procuring her the best medical attendance and other requisites . His solicitude on that occasion partook more of the character of a brother ' s than that . of a mere benovolent

stranger , and the gratitude of Ida A \ as excessive ; for Avhen her mother Avas restored to convalesence , she attributed that result chiefly to his timely assistance . He also appeared to take the deepest interest in Ida herself ! , and though he had been traced out in other cases of charity , it Avas to her alone that he revealed himself . From the moment of her mother ' s recovery , she never failed to visit him at

periods when she knew that he was free from the influence of his mental malady , and lie treated her ivith the greatest kindness , and with the affection of a parent . He inquired minutely after all the circumstances connected with her father ' s last days , and Avould make her repeat the same over and over again to the most trivial detail . There appeared to be a strange fascination in that subject , though it

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THE GRAND LODGE AND THE PATRIOTIC FUND. Article 1
THE ASYLUM FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS. Article 1
THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Article 2
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND. Article 3
BROTHERLY LOVE. Article 7
THE SWEETEST FLOWER. Article 12
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 13
PROVINCIAL LODGES. Article 30
SCOTLAND. Article 40
THE COLONIES. Article 43
INDIA. Article 44
CHINA. Article 47
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 47
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MARCH. Article 48
OBITUARY. Article 51
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 52
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Brotherly Love.

thanksgiving that the object of her aversion was removed from the presence of her daughter , and that he had no opportunity of * fostering her " infatuated . attachment . " The subject was dropped , and Mrs . St , Claire informed Ida of all that had taken place in the neighbourhood since her departure . It appeared that several of the young men had either joined the army of

the Emperor , yvoluntarily , or been forced into it by conscription . Amongst the former was Alfred Reaufiere , AVIIO entered the service in a medical capacity , for which his studies qualified him , and AA'hich afforded him an opportunity of indulging his benevolent feelings in alleviating the sufferings of his fellow creatures . Nothing had been heard from Mm , but a rumour had reached the neighbourhood that he had been dangerously

wounded . He had been unable to procure a substitute for Andre Buffon , AVIIO Avas obliged to depart with a number of his fellow townsmen to join the army . Mrs . St . Claire described the . distress of this latter worthy at being compelled to enter on a service . of peril , as most ludicrous , and stated that he departed amid the derision of the inhabitantssome of whom had contributed to his enlistment , Avhich they

, regarded as an excellent practical joke . Ida did not omit to inquire after the Maniac of the Mount , and she heard ( Avith much regret , that since her departure he had been seldom seen . Some were of opinion that he was dead , but as his usual provisions were consumed , and funds Avhich were supposed to have been ' supplied by Mm found their Avay regularly into the civic

exchequer , it Avas generally believed that either the severity of the past season or increasing mental disease , made Mm seclude himself more than ever from public observation . Ida remembered the words of the young clergyman , which were so much in unison with her OAVU feelings , and the next morning she departed for the Mount . It may be necessary at tliis point , to furnish the reader with some

information to elucidate the causes that led to Ida ' s acquaintance with the Maniac . During the epidemic Avhich prevailed in the neighbourhood , her mother had been seized with the disease , and visited by this strange being , Avho spared no expense in procuring her the best medical attendance and other requisites . His solicitude on that occasion partook more of the character of a brother ' s than that . of a mere benovolent

stranger , and the gratitude of Ida A \ as excessive ; for Avhen her mother Avas restored to convalesence , she attributed that result chiefly to his timely assistance . He also appeared to take the deepest interest in Ida herself ! , and though he had been traced out in other cases of charity , it Avas to her alone that he revealed himself . From the moment of her mother ' s recovery , she never failed to visit him at

periods when she knew that he was free from the influence of his mental malady , and lie treated her ivith the greatest kindness , and with the affection of a parent . He inquired minutely after all the circumstances connected with her father ' s last days , and Avould make her repeat the same over and over again to the most trivial detail . There appeared to be a strange fascination in that subject , though it

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