, 1864-04-02

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1t Is generally supposed that women can
never become Masons, but there was an
exception to this In Ireland, many years
ago, in the case Of Mrs. Elizabeth AID
worth:
She was of tho St. Leger family, and
the daughter Of Lord Viscount Doneraile,
whose ancestor Sir Arthur st. Leger was
Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland in the reign Of
Henry VIII, and died in the reign Of Queen
Mary in 1850. The circumstances of her
initiation into Masonry arc briefly as fol.
lows: Lord DOneraile held q lodge at
Doneraile House, in the place above named,
Of which several Of bis family were mem.
bers, the lodge warrant being numbered
$50. One evening when an initiation was
in progress, Mrs. Aldworth-then unmar.
ried-was in room adjoining the lodge
room, which had been undergoing some re.
pairs. Hearing voices, she was induced Ia
listen. BY the aid of her scissors, she
picked hole through the plaster. and was
thus enabled to see the degree conferred.
At its close, she attempted to escape, but
came suddenly face to face with the Tyler.
He gave an alarm and seized her, and
when brought before the members Of the
lodge, she confessed to what she had heard
and seen. After anxious consideration, il
was determined to comply with her sug.
gestion, and make ker Mason, which was
done on the spot. She always lived up to
the tenets Of the craft founded Masonic
schools, and appeared at the professions oi
the scholars in her Masonic regalia. She
died respected and beloved at Newmarket,
County Of Cork, in December, 1910, at
the age Of so years.
After the advance Of our army upon
Bragg at Tullahoma, and his retreat, the
Pioneer Brigade pushed on to Elk river to
repair bridge. While one Of It's men, q
private, was bathing in the river, five Of
Bracg's soldiers, guns in hand, came to the
bank and took aim at the swimmer, one Of
them shouting
"Come in here, you d-d Yank, out Of
the wet |"
The Federal was quite sure that he was
done for" and at once obeyed the order,
ard after dressing he was thus accosted:
You surrender our prisoner, do you n
Yes; Of coursa do"
"That's kind. Now well surrender to
you !" And the Eve stacked arms before
him, their spokesman adding
.we've done with 'em and have said to
old Bragg, good byF Secesh is played
out. Now you surround US and take us
into your camp"
Ihls was done accordingly, and Is but
one Of hundreds Of instances Of wholesale
de:ertion coming to the knowledge Of our
oitleers during the months OF July and Au.
gust In Lower Tennessee.
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splendid LAWYER q and Vssd cooIS sH ,aik ry rss ~.
q tbsir sen s.ass. ] I Wa w.. w". s!uaSaIiS Ivy N.
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most aIwavs cjser;rs NE cl;sr, m ..s -
unce counsel for 4 man accused ~ horss
stealing. he made 4 long. eIoouent ana
.oecn'ng sPeecn. Inc jury retired' but ~
~ ,eM molnents re'urneo' anq proclaimed
I ne .S.s ~. s.n'y. hu olo acquaintance
s'epPeu " " .uc prisoner anu sao'
venl, 'ns gnngsr y passed and now;
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a1 1 wI,cn Sem iePNeu' !, /,
Sy', Lom ve ~ along inougnt
SSoA .ne norse, put s,ncc ,ve nearo tne
N'o'si"or sPeecl, oous Deheve oio. ,
A.lady. teaching her little daneb,er e,,r
wears cd. pointed 70 somethinuil N the hook
and asked: II
aWhat a that. NV dear y, b
sWhy, don't YOU know r. inquired the
cn,io;
les, salo me mo,ner, "out wish to
nna 0g. " you KNOW;
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Know
leu me- inen u you please, said the
'aoy;;v
,h WY, G 20, insisted .ne . llIlIe . one Win
know what il Is, and there Is no need Of
saying more about It."
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Lyro byron sald; Inc Mechanics and
work,ngmen VINO can maintain their families,
are, in my opinion, tne hapPiest body Of
men. Fovcrsy y wretshedne:s, but even
Poveity ~ perhaps, 70 ce preferred to the
uelruess, ,unIpcanlng dissipation OF the
q / have no propensity TO envy any one.
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