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spect , as night closed in upon the busy scene ; so we sat down to our late supper in a highly excited state of mind , listening every now and then to the distant booming from the camp and town , which the wind , now N . N . W ., brought down to us .

We were all too mueh on the alert to go to bed , and it was useless to think of landing till the morning ; so we sat discussing Russian policy—and the " Times' correspondent "—for a while , when our attention was attracted by some person hailing the Imp , and the splash of oars . Not three minutes afterwards , the door of the saloon opened , and to our great delight Colonel —— entered , with a beard

of portentous size and greatly enlarged moustache . He received a most cordial welcome , said he had been on the lookout for us , and had been told by an officer of the Albion that we were in port ; he therefore lost no time in boarding us—of course , he meant to take up his old quarters . A rechauffe of supper was ordered , and some mulled claret , for the night was decidedly cold .

We were soon deep in camp gossip . From the colonel ' s report , I should say , we had just arrived in time for something tremendous . The French have pushed their sap close to the Malakoff , but we cannot get so near the Sedan . He advises us to try and seethe church parade to-morrow—it is a

most impressive sight ; but it is very difficult to get leave for admission within the lines . However , as Colonel has already spoken to the general of the division on our behalf , perhaps there is a chance for us . The ladies , wild to go . The colonel ' s account of the ruin in Sebastopol—visible from the famous picquet-house , which is the rendezvous of all the idlers—is

terrible . After a most exciting day—to bed , and slept profoundly . ( To be continued . )

The Wonders Of Nature.

THE WONDEES OF NATTJBE .

that drank , eternal life , may be turned to some account in modern times . The scholar and the schoolmaster , all who will , in spite of opposing obstacles , gain knowledge , may become true philosophers ; and is not perfect philosophy gold to us ?—arc not brains now and in every age , whether iron or golden , money ? Nor do we use the word gold simply in a figurative sense . Knowledge , like virtue , brings its own reward ; but knowledge is itself , we should ever bear in mind , a grand desideratum . At present it is hardly necessary to enforce

There is no study more interesting than that of the Chemistry of Creation . If " the Chemistry of Common Life , " as propounded by Mr . Johnstone , attracts attention , much more attractive , does it stand to reason , should be the Chemistry of Nature . The dreams of the ancient alchemists , their belief in the possibility of converting metals into gold , and discovering a spring whose waters should give to those

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1856-04-01, Page 14” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 5 July 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/frm_01041856/page/14/.
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LODGES IN THE WEST AND SOUTH, CANADA, MALTA, TRINIDAD-OUR DUTY. Article 1
FREEMASONRY IN GREAT BRITAIN. Article 7
NOTES OF A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA. Article 11
THE WONDERS OF NATURE. Article 14
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 19
FACES IN THE EIRE. Article 25
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 26
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZIN AND MASONIC MIRROR. Article 27
MASONIC CHARITIES. Article 29
NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 30
FINE ARTS. Article 30
THE MASONIC MIRROR. MASONIC REFORM Article 31
NOTICES OF MOTION. Article 36
THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Article 37
METROPOLITAN. Article 41
INSTRUCTION. Article 47
PROVINCIAL. Article 47
ROYAL ARCH. Article 54
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 55
SCOTLAND. Article 56
COLONIAL. Article 60
SWITZERLAND. Article 62
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MARCH. Article 62
Obituary. Article 65
NOTICE. Article 68
TO COEEESPONDENTS. Article 68
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spect , as night closed in upon the busy scene ; so we sat down to our late supper in a highly excited state of mind , listening every now and then to the distant booming from the camp and town , which the wind , now N . N . W ., brought down to us .

We were all too mueh on the alert to go to bed , and it was useless to think of landing till the morning ; so we sat discussing Russian policy—and the " Times' correspondent "—for a while , when our attention was attracted by some person hailing the Imp , and the splash of oars . Not three minutes afterwards , the door of the saloon opened , and to our great delight Colonel —— entered , with a beard

of portentous size and greatly enlarged moustache . He received a most cordial welcome , said he had been on the lookout for us , and had been told by an officer of the Albion that we were in port ; he therefore lost no time in boarding us—of course , he meant to take up his old quarters . A rechauffe of supper was ordered , and some mulled claret , for the night was decidedly cold .

We were soon deep in camp gossip . From the colonel ' s report , I should say , we had just arrived in time for something tremendous . The French have pushed their sap close to the Malakoff , but we cannot get so near the Sedan . He advises us to try and seethe church parade to-morrow—it is a

most impressive sight ; but it is very difficult to get leave for admission within the lines . However , as Colonel has already spoken to the general of the division on our behalf , perhaps there is a chance for us . The ladies , wild to go . The colonel ' s account of the ruin in Sebastopol—visible from the famous picquet-house , which is the rendezvous of all the idlers—is

terrible . After a most exciting day—to bed , and slept profoundly . ( To be continued . )

The Wonders Of Nature.

THE WONDEES OF NATTJBE .

that drank , eternal life , may be turned to some account in modern times . The scholar and the schoolmaster , all who will , in spite of opposing obstacles , gain knowledge , may become true philosophers ; and is not perfect philosophy gold to us ?—arc not brains now and in every age , whether iron or golden , money ? Nor do we use the word gold simply in a figurative sense . Knowledge , like virtue , brings its own reward ; but knowledge is itself , we should ever bear in mind , a grand desideratum . At present it is hardly necessary to enforce

There is no study more interesting than that of the Chemistry of Creation . If " the Chemistry of Common Life , " as propounded by Mr . Johnstone , attracts attention , much more attractive , does it stand to reason , should be the Chemistry of Nature . The dreams of the ancient alchemists , their belief in the possibility of converting metals into gold , and discovering a spring whose waters should give to those

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