Reciprocal Kindness.

illustrated book which made me blush , and with which I was greatly pleased . Alfred , my son , took it up and looked over it with pleasure , expressed his delight at the respect shown to his pa by such a perfect stranger , and said , " Pa , I shall be

made a Mason one day , that I will , and there ' s no mistake . " The dear boy , between 17 and 18 , by his expression told that as far as his " heart" was concerned , he was fully prepared to be made a Masonmuch of the

, outward principles of Masonry being much admired by him . He was truly a Lewis . But ambitious as ho was to follow his father ' s footsteps , God has ordered

otherwise . That book was the last on which helooked on earth ; he was taken ill , told us he was going to die , made his arrangements as to who should have certain books , his watch , and other articles of interest ; he laid a week without a murmorbut cheerfully

, , triumphantly met his doom as though going a pleasant journey , kissed and Messed us each , with kisses for the absent ones , sending the message to Ms sister 300 miles away— " My blessing and fondest love to Amelia . " He died on the 17 th ; before

he left he proposed to sing to cheer me , a beautiful piece , "The Singer in the Skies , " and went to engage in the realms of the blest , in that heavenly harmony . May I not call him a Lewis in heaven 1 A wreath

decorated his breast within , and from the little circle of his acquaintances , were thrown wreaths and nosegays that covered his coffin , and I should add that just as he was about to breathe his last a fourth

volume was plaecd in my hands by my servant from Bro . Benjamin . I look upon the incident with infinite pleasure , and have Written expressive of my last wishes for httle Charley as well as his parents , and would I not have the pleasure of meeting

-Bro . Benjamin on earth I have a sacred Pleasure in thinking of this incident , and include with my devout prayer for the success of Masonry in America . May we h e closer tie 1 as nations by its influence , and in the absence of the privilege of

shaking hands with him let mo devoutly | Vl sh that we may meet in yon Grand | ' ° d ge when earth and seas are lied , and lear fhc Judge pronounce our end .

Our Archaological Corner.

Our Archaological Corner .

To the editor of the "MASONIC MAGAZINE . " Dear Sir and Brother , —I have in my cabinet an iron or steel seal similar in every respect , as regards the Masonic emblems , to that engraved at p . 131 of the Magazine , and - ^ ffi ^ , which has evi- MgMk dently been struck B ^ Hl

§ from the same die . |^^ M Mine , however , Wm ^ on the reverse one is what appears to me to be an early head of George III ., crowned with a laurel wreath , and which

is very similar to the heads of that monarch on the coinage of 1762 , to about which period these seals may probably be assigned . My seal , which was dug up in Leicestershire some years ago , has two shallow holes in the sides , by which it was

so fixed in the framework as to be reversible for use . Yours fraternally , WILLIAM KELLY , Past Pro . G . Master , Leicestershire and Rutland . Leicester , Sept . 21 , 1876 .

The Story Of A Life.

THE STORY OF A LIFE .

BY G . J . WHYTE-MELVILLE . ( From " Tensile Bar " for October . ) A child in a nursery crying—a boy in a cricket-field " out !"A youth for a phantasy sighing—a man

with a fit of the gout—A heart dried up and narrowed—a task repeated in vain—A field ploughed deep and harrowed , but bare and barren of grain . Some sense of experience wasted , of counsel

misunderstood , Of pleasure , bitter when tasted , and pain that did him no good . Some sparks of sentiment perished—some flashes of genius lost- —• A torrent of false love cherished—a ripple of true love crossed . u 2