The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
Anecdotes and Saying. of Masons.

At the famous battle of Dettingen, fought
between the combined English and Hano-
varians, under George Ii. in person, and the
French under Marshal De Noilles, the lat
ter, finding the day going against him, di-
rected the flower of the French cavalry I'M
der the command of the Due de Grammount,
against the British infantry, in the vain
hope OF breaking their compact line. Dur
ing one Of these furious charges, in whi CHI
the most chivalOus bravery was displayed
upon both sides, an officer of the GudrdeS du
Rot had his horse shot under him, and whilst
struggling to disembarras himself OF the dy-
ing animal he was attacked by an English
dragon. In this hopeless situation, with
bis adversary's sabre uplifeed TO give him
the coup de grace, he, in extremity, gave the
sigh of Distress. Happily for him, the Eng
lishman was a brother; he Immediately dis
mounted, assisted his fallen adversary to
disengage himself from his horse, gave him
wine from his own canteen, and assisted
him to bind up trifiing wound which he
had previously received. He informed the
Frenchman. however, that though he had
saved his life as a brother of the Order, he
must nevertheless, make MIN his prisoner,
because, as he well knew, good Freema-
son must never lose sight of his duty TO his
king and his country. he then conducted
him to headquarters, where he was honora-
bly, received and kindly treated until ex-
changed.
The day after the battle of Antietam the
Fifth New Hampshire formed the picket
line along the edge of the c0rndeld where
Richardson's division fought. The reserve
was in one edge Of the corn, as the sharp
shooters of the enemy nred on all who un-
dertook to walk around on the battlefield
at that locality. Early in the morning one
of the wounded confederates who laid just
outside the pickets called one of the New
Hampshire men and handed him little slip
of paper, on which he had, evidently with
great difficulty, succeeded IN making some
mystic signs in 3 circle with bit of stick
wet in blood. The soldier was begged TO
hand the paper to some Freemason as soon
as possible, and he took it to Colonel T..
Cross, of his regiment. The colonel was a
Master Mason, but could not read the mys-
tic token, It belonging to q higher degree
the Fifth, who was n member of the thirty
second degree of Masonry, and showed him
the letter. Captain Perry at once said there
was q brother Mason in great peril, and
must be rescued. Colonel Cross instantly
sent for several brother Masons in the regi-
ment, tolo the story, and in = few moments
four brothers Of the mystic tie were
crawling stealthily through the corn to find
the brother in distress. He was found,
placed on blanket, and at great risk drawn
out Of range of the rebel rifles, and then car
ried to the Fifth New Hampshire hospital.
He proved to be the First-Lieutenant Edon,
of the Alabama volunteers, badly wounded
In the thigh and breast. A few hours and
he would have persisted. Lieut.. Edon in
formed his brethren Of another w0unded
Mason, who, when brought ont, proved 70
be Lieutenant-colonel OF Georgia regi-
the same attention rs the wounded Ofhcers
Of the Fifth, and warm friendship was es-
tablished between men who few hours be-
fore were in mortal combat This Is one OF
the thousand instances In which the Mason
ic bond has proved blessing TO mankind.