all the time I had known Hall I was not aware of his being an Odd Fellow, consequently I knew nothing of it. I understood from him that he had no acquaintance whatever in Oxford, and was therefore not a little surprised when, upon entering a public house in that city, where a number of men were sitting, several of them, on our entering, rose up, and in the most cordial manner shook hands with Hall. I then said,--" You told me you knew no one here."

"And I was right," said he, "for I assure you I never saw any of them in my life before."

"How am I to believe that," I added. "Here you come to this place a perfect stranger, as you say, and the first house you enter you are treated like a friend or a brother."

"You have hit it, Beverley, my boy. Here are my brethren. The fact is I am an Odd Fellow-these are Odd Fellows-this is a Lodge-house, and this is a Lodge night, and that accounts for so many of them being here."

"But how in the name of wonder could they know you, or you them, if you had never met before?"

"Were I to cross the broad Atlantic," said he, "and to meet an Odd Fellow in the back woods of America, we should know each other to be members of one and the same Unity without ever exchanging a single word."

"But how do you manage all this," said I; "there was nothing passed betwixt you that I could see?"

"Become an Odd Fellow, Beverley, as soon as you can; and then, my boy, you'll know all about it. As it is, mum's the word."

I was astonished. It was lucky for me, however, to have fallen in with such odd company, for it was the means of obtaining me a capital supper and a comfortable bed "without money and without price."

On that night I was resolved, as soon as I obtained employment, to become an Odd Fellow, and obtain those secrets by which men, who had never met before, should know each other.

Two days afterwards we again took the road by way of Northampton, and on the second day reached Leicester, where I fortunately succeeded in obtaining employment. Hall stayed with me two or three days, and then alone took the weary road.

CHAPTER VI.

As my work in Leicester was likely to continue for some time, I determined to join the Odd Fellows as soon as possible, and as there were two or three members of the Order in the shop with me, I soon had an opportunity of doing so.

After being about three months in Leicester I joined the Lodge. Here I soon found myself particularly comfortable. There was one thing, however, I was sorry to observe, and which, I fear, from personal observation, is too prevalent in many Lodges; that is, the constant and habitual interference and opposition of certain discontented parties, who, not possessing abilities to enable them to fulfil the duties of the chairs, try, by every means in their power, to throw obstructions in the way of others, better qualified than themselves. It would be well indeed if these men would think more of the interests of the Order than of their own private piques.

When I had been about twelve or fourteen months in Leicester, I had again to resume my wanderings. Being now an Odd Fellow, I travelled with a lighter heart than I had hitherto done. Wherever I went I met with some friend, and was generally well and kindly treated. I passed through Nottingham and Mansfield, and reached Worsop on the Friday afternoon, where I found that the next night would be a Lodge-night, so I determined to remain. While sitting lonely in the tap-room, towards evening, a company began to assemble in the bar, into which place at that time I could not presume to enter. One of the party, however, soon left the company, and came into the room with the air of a P. P. G. M. at least. He was low of stature, thinly made up, with black bushy whiskers, but rather good-looking. He began by saying, in a most imperious

"Oh, yes, he said you called yourself an Odd Fellow; but we what every wanderer says."

"dunna" believe

I felt this to the quick-" the iron entered my soul;" but I suppressed my rising indignation.

At length he demanded,- What is the password?"

"Cabbage!" I roared out at the utmost pitch of my voice, and rising at the same time. Had Jove at that moment sent a thunderbolt to the feet of my interrogator, he could not have started back with a greater degree of horror than he did when I pronounced the word "cabbage." He dropped back, however, and quickly vanished from the house. At the time I pronounced the talismanic word, there was a loud and vociferous roar of laughter in the bar, which added to the dismay of my late troublesome companion. This also added to my confusion; I could not possibly conceive what had alarmed the one party, and pleased the other.

Mine host now came in, still laughing, and "waddling like a turtle on its hind fins." When he could gather sufficient breath to articulate, he said,-"Thou's done him, lad. He, he, he, ha, ha, ha,-he's right served, he is. He be always putting's nose in other pig's trows. But thou's done him, lad-thou's done him."

Another of the party now came forward, and invited me into the bar, where I was very respectfully treated. I found the worthy who had been questioning me had once filled the important office of left hand supporter to the V. G., and that he was a tailor, to business. This accounted for their laughter, and his defeat..

And here I would offer a little advice to those brethren who are more fortunate in this world than others, never to treat with harshness, nor contempt, those who may appear to be objects of charity and kindness. Such conduct is like adding "gall to wormwood." Some wanderers have feelings as sensitive as the most fortunate of those who never knew the want of a "crust, or a drink of water."

After the Lodge was opened on the following night, the poor tailor, whose name 1 had learned was Green, rose, and after two or three hems, delivered the following oration— "Most Noble, Vice Grand, Officers, and Brethren, I-I, that is, I do—I objectI mean to say, that person is not an Odd Fellow, because he insulted me last night.” "Hear, hear," from several voices.

P. G. Standingfriend then rose and said," Most Noble, Vice Grand, Officers, and Brethren, I have much pleasure in stating that brother Beverley is an Odd Fellow. I think it reflects anything but credit on brother Green to behave in the manner he did last night to a perfect stranger. A stranger who had just arrived,

--"Dry with extreme toil, Breathless and faint,"

might easily, you may conceive, be exasperated by being questioned so harshly by a certain person,

"Neat, trimly dress'd,

Fresh as a bridegroom, with his chin new reap'd,
Which show'd like a stubble at harvest home."

He questioned the stranger; and among the rest, demanded the password. Beverley, all smarting from the road, being galled to be so pestered, out of his grief and impatience, answered," cabbage."

This address was followed by one peal of universal laughter throughout the Lodge; during which poor brother Green slunk out of the Lodge-room.

I left Worsop on the Monday following, having previously made friends with Mr. Green, who will recognize this friendly hint, although, of course, I have used different names.

I determined now to make my way to Manchester, at which place I arrived on the Friday afternoon. Here I remained during the following week, when I visited several Lodges, and was very much gratified at the order and regularity with which the Lodges are there conducted.

I left Manchester and proceeded to Lancaster, and when within about six or seven miles of the latter place, I got behind a carriage which was travelling my way. When we had got about half-a-mile, the lily-white hand of a lady tapped at the window behind, and then threw a paper out of the carriage. How my heart leapt for joy! I sprung from the carriage-seized upon my treasure-opened it, and found-a religious tract! Rose and Thistle Lodge.

ROMEO.

[To be continued ]

SPANISH REVENGE.

JOSE FRANCISCO CASTILLO was the youngest but one of a family of twenty-two children. His father and mother were Biscayans, and emigrated to Colombia soon after their marriage, and settled at Maricaibo, where they lived to see twenty of their children grown up to men and women. Six of their sons were brought up to the Roman Catholic priesthood; and of the remainder some were merchants, some soldiers, and some sailors. Amongst the latter, for some time, was our hero, who was sent on board a Spanish manof-war, which was employed principally on the coasts of Spain and Africa, at the age of fourteen, with which he continued between four and five years, and then returned to Colombia. At that time the war between the Spaniards and the Colombians, under Bolivar, was carried on with the most horrid and savage cruelty; and, during a temporary possession of Maricaibo by the Colombians, five of his clerical brothers were murdered, at the same time, by the Colombian soldiers. This circumstance at once determined him to leave the sea, and join the army, for the purpose of avenging the death of his brothers. How strongly that determination was kept, and how savagely it was executed, will be seen in the sequel.

Soon after his joining the army he was made a lieutenant, and in this capacity he remained a year or two in various parts of the country where the war was carried on with alternate success. The division to which he belonged was at length ordered to Maricaibo, and he, by some means, had it so contrived that his company were left about half-a-league from the town, to guard a small lake of fresh water, which generally supplied the town. That his superior officer was aware of the purpose for which he wished to be left at this place there can be no doubt, as future circumstances fully proved it.

He had, from several of his paisanos, or countrymen, learned who were the parties chiefly concerned in the murder of his brothers, and rightly judged that, as they were of the lower orders, he would have an opportunity of seeing some of them come to the lake for water. In this he was not disappointed, and for several days those who came for water were kindly treated by the soldiers, which inspired a sort of confidence in the people, who began to come regularly. One morning he noticed some of the friends of the murderers of his brothers, whom he ordered to be detained, and also every one who came. When these parties did not return at their usual time, their friends came to look for them, and as fast as they came, he ordered them into a ring, formed by his soldiers; and towards evening, he, with his own sword, cut down every one of those whom he knew, or their friends, to be the least concerned in the murder of his brothers, and then ordered his men to fall upon the rest, sword in hand, an order which they were too ready to obey. And thus fell between seventy and eighty people, most of whom were women and children; all cruelly butchered in cold blood to satisfy the revenge of a demon. He was tried for it sometime afterwards, by a court martial, and acquitted!

us,

At the time of our residence in Venezuela, Castillo was an overman in the mines under and we have frequently heard him relate the circumstance, in which he seemed to enjoy a sort of savage satisfaction. Before the conclusion of the war, he went over to the Colombians, with the hope of retaining his father's property; but in this he was unsuccessful, and was obliged to fly to Curacao, where he remained until a few years ago, when he ventured to return to Colombia, and was not interrupted by the authorities. H. RIDLEY, P. G.

Mechanic Lodge, Llanelly District.

PROPOSED NEW FEATURE IN THE MAGAZINE.

WE intimated in the Magazine for October, 1843, that we should occasionally devote a small portion of our space to the notice of anniversaries. We are induced, upon more mature consideration, to carry out our design to a greater extent than we originally intended. Numerous circumstances are from time to time occurring in the Order, which we have often regretted our inability to dwell upon in our leading articles,

and which yet might be productive of interest to our readers if briefly mentioned. The majority of our members know scarcely anything of what is going on in the Order, beyond what takes place in their own District, and many events which happen even amongst themselves are entirely forgotten, or known to a very limited circle, merely because they have no fitting place in which they may be chronicled. These, together with other reasons, have determined us, in future, to set apart a portion of each number of the Magazine for the purpose of treasuring up any matters which may come to our knowledge, and strike us as being worthy the attention of our members. We intend not only to notice the leading points of particular anniversaries, but also to record whatever we may think will be of interest, whether relating to the Order at large, to Districts, or to individual Lodges. We shall give to this portion of the Magazine the title of "THE ODD FELLOWS' CHRONICLE," and the space which it will occupy must entirely depend upon circumstances. It will certainly not monopolize so much of our periodical as to interfere materially with the miscellaneous nature of its contents, and those who are fond of the instructive essay, or the moral and interesting tale, will still be gratified, whilst those whose sole hearts are in the Institution, will meet with many things which will, it is hoped, have the effect of advancing the Magazine in their estimation. We cannot, of course, pretend, unless on very peculiar occasions, to give lengthy, or full reports of anniversaries, or other meetings, in a publication of limited size, and which only appears quarterly, but we will endeavour, as far as in our power, to give suitable abstracts. Our friends must also bear with us if we now and then omit matter which to them may seem important, but which we, from want of room, or other reasons, may leave unnoticed. We shall, on all occasions, feel ourselves at liberty to use any information which may be sent to us in such a way as to us may seem best for the purposes of the Magazine, and the interest of its readers. With these few remarks as to our intentions, we respectfully solicit communications for our new department. We shall feel particularly obliged by concise notices of meetings where the proceedings have been of a character tending to advance the interests of the Order; and we shall also esteem it a favour if our brethren will transmit us such newspapers, or other periodicals, as come before them containing any matter appertaining to our society. We humbly trust that we shall be able to do something towards the diffusing more widely the principles of Odd Fellowship, and drawing more closely together the bonds of union and peace. It is impossible for us to define clearly our plan in a brief preface, and we must refer to our next number for a practical proof of the way in which we mean to execute our task. With the assistance of the members of our Order generally, we doubt not that we shall be able to make our "Odd Fellows' Chronicle" acceptable and useful.

Presentations.

November, 1843, a handsome Silver Lever Watch, top. g. William Booth, by the Wellington Lodge, Manchester District.-A silver watch, value £8. 0s., to p.g. Lindsay Hodgkinson, by the Offspring of Hope lodge, Wirksworth district.-September 20, 1843, a beautiful patent lever watch, to p.g. George Auckland, by the Philanthropic lodge, Hull district.-October 18, 1843, a patent lever watch, with silver guard chain, value £5 10s., to p. g. William Hilton, by the Earl of Wilton lodge, Manchester district.-September 25, 1843, a handsome gold patent lever watch, value eighteen guineas, to p. g. and prov. c. s. George Williams, by the Ap Tewdwr Lodge, Llandillo district.— September 24, 1842, a silver medal, to p. g. Thomas Chaptor, of the Clavering lodge: November 11, 1843, a silver watch, to p. g. Dodds, by the den Vale lodge: November 25, 1843, a silver medal, to p.g. Joseph Smith, by the Robert Hall lodge; all in the Durham district.- February 12, 1844, a handsome silver medal, to prov. g. m. James Porter: also, a handsome silver medal, to p. g. George Shelbourn; both of the Mystery of Providence lodge, Belvoir Castle district.-April 23, 1840, a valuable silver medal, with gold centre, to p. g. George Champion: March 4, 1841, a silver medal, to p.g. Thomas N. Wood: August 4, 1842, a valuable silver snuff box, to p. g. T. T. Des Forges, surgeon; all of the Olive Branch lodge, Goole district.-September 4, 1843, a handsome silver medal, to p. g. William Yeoman, by the Rose and Thistle lodge, Berwick.- February 18, 1843, the sum of two pounds, to p.p. c. s. H. Roberts: Sep. 30th, 1843, a handsome silver cup, to host W. Beddows; both by the Ridgemont lodge, Horwich district.-Nov. 21, 1843, a silver medal, to p. g. S. Stanley, by the Western Star lodge, Brighton district.-A silver medal, to n. g. Charles Wilks, by the Lord Hingley lodge, Tadcaster district.-A handsome Silver Snuff box, to p. g. John Davies, by the Emblem of Peace lodge, Nantwich district.-April 11, 1843, a beautiful patent lever watch, with guard and appendages, to p. p. g. m. Joseph Wood, by the Key, Clio, Morning Star, Tollemache, and Temple of Odd Fellowship lodges, Glossop district: At the same time, a splendid silver guard and appen.

dages, to p. p. g. m. John Beaumont; also, a splendid silver guard and appendages, to p. p. c. s. Robert Boyer ; botir by the Clio lodge, Glossop district. - September 30, 1843, a handsome silver watch, to p. p. g. m. Thomas Robinson, by the Stockton district.-November 7, 1842, a silver salver, to p. p. g. m. Thomas Redfern, by the Mona lodge, Isle of Man district.-March 30, 1843, a handsome gold watch, to p. p. g. m. Morris Lemon, by the Isle of Man district.-February 2, 1844, a silver medal, to p. g. Caley, by the North Star lodge: February 5, a gold pencil case, to the Rev. brother John Cannel, by the Tynwald lodge; both of the Isle of Man district.-February 14, 1844, a silver cream jug, with a dozen silver spoons, to p. g. Wilson Milburn, by the Countess of Wilton lodge, Manchester district.-November 21, 1841, a silver medal, to p. g. Samuel Pearce, of the Western Star lodge, Brighten district.- September 26, 1843, a gold watch guard, &c., to p. g. James Paterson: November 7, 1844, a patent lever watch, to p g. John Downs: December 5, 1843, a patent lever watch, to pg. Michael Leonard, all by the Prince Albert lodge, Manchester district.-February 19, 1844, a handsome silver medal, by the Mechanic lodge, Bedford district, to p. g. Jacob Munsey.

Marriages.

February 7, 1842, brother Thomas Whalley, to Miss Mary Elizabeth Spick: September 18, 1842, brother Mathew Bishop, to Mrs. Wright: January 19, 1842, brother John Rippon Taylor, to Miss Ann Rippon: March 9, 1843, secretary Shipley, to Miss Mary Gibson: March 9, 1843, brother William Smart, to Miss Eliza Darman: March 27, 1843, brother Thomas Steel, to Miss Elizabeth Steel: December 2, 1843, brother John Bell, to Miss Ann hardlow; all of the Royal William lodge, Melton Mowbray district.-November 15, p. g. William Fallon, of the Star of Providence lodge, Rochdale, to Miss Sarah Ann Barton.-August 20, 1843, p. g. Hunter, of the Shakespere lodge, to Miss Nash: May 7, 1843, p. g. Remington, of the Star of the North lodge, to Miss Ann Pearson; both in the Durham district.-October 28, 1843, p. g. Richard Thorp, of the Duke of Devonshire lodge, Craco, to Miss Sarah Wilkinson.-October 22, 1843, p. g. Thomas Knowles, of the Clio lodge, Glossop district, to Miss Ellen Hurst.-January 5, 1844, p. p. d. g. m. James Cocker Chadwick, of the Glossop district, to Miss Hannah Rhodes.-P. V. George Humphreys, of the Eccles district, to Miss Ann Lidlesley.- October 7, 1843, n. g. Samuel Kay, of the Ridgmont lodge, Horwich district, to Miss Amelia Thwaite.-July 16, 1843, p. sec. James Shufflebotham, of the Good Samaritan lodge, Congleton, to Miss Mary Ann Cotterill: August 11, 1843, brother James Cotton, of the same lodge, to Miss Caroline Shaw: October 1, 1843, p. v. William Baldwin, of the same lodge, to Miss Sarah Gee.-Aug. 19, 1843, brother Charles Tradewell, of the Promoter of Peace lodge, Eckington, to Miss Mary Ball.-February 6, 1843, brother Thomas Wilson, of the Philanthropic lodge, Fazeley, to Miss Mary Spiers.-June 24, 1843, brother John Smith, of the Tyne lodge, Alston district, to Miss Isabella Little: August 26, 1843, p. v. Jonathan Muncaster, of the same lodge, to Mrs. Mary Johnstone: September 30, 1843, brother Archibald Bell, of the same lodge, to Miss Phillis Bucket: May 14, 1843, brother John Martin, of the same lodge, to Miss Isabella Wilkinson.-November 12, 1842, p. g. William Johnson, of the Foundation Stone of Truth lodge, Staleybridge district, to Miss Ann Whitehead: June 1, 1843, p. g. Thomas Fielding, of the Bud of Hope lodge, Staleybridge district, to Mrs. Mary Bevan.- November 25, 1843, brother Robert Metcalf, of the Lord John Russell lodge, Ebberston district, to Miss Rachel Riby.-November 14, 1843, brother Rowland Parkinson, Esq., of the Prince Albert lodge, Preston district, to Miss Worthington.-August 27, brother William Mayberry, of the Hanbury lodge, Pont-y-Pool, to Miss Elizabeth Davies.- December 5, 1843, p. g. Samuel Jennings, of the Rose of the Valley lodge, Yardley, to Miss Frances Hall. -December 2, 1843, p. g. Jenkins Lloyd, of the St. David lodge, Maesteg district, to Miss Catherine Jones.-November 17, 1843, brother Richard Barker, of the Good Intent lodge, Lynn district, to Miss Martha Kemp: Same day, brother Thomas Rowe, to Miss Mary Ann Plaise.-January 3, 1844, p.p g. m. William Bennett, of the Earl Grey lodge, ilkiston district, to Miss Elizabeth Smith.December 12, 1843, brother Charles Stone, of the Prince of Wales lodge, Newhaven, to Miss Julia Bond.-October 22, 1843, p. g. Thomas Jones, of the Ivor Hael lodge, Newport district, to Miss Ann Harris.- November 7, 1843, brother Thomas Crines, to Miss Mary Blackburn: November 26, 1843, brother William Tash, to Miss Mary Ann Seddon; both of the Victoria lodge, Chester district. -October 23, p. g. William Spencer, of the Lord Ingestre lodge, Stafford district, to Miss Hannah Arthers. December 31, 1843, p. g. George Tweddell, of the Cleveland lodge, Stokesley, to Miss Elizabeth Cole. Brother John Marsden, of the Star of Bowling lodge, Bradford district, to Miss Mary Beck.-September 23, 1843, p. w. J. H. Hawkins, of the Rose of England lodge, Bermondsey, to Miss Elizabeth Proctor.-January 28, 1844, brother George Glover, of the Faithful lodge, Sandbach, to Miss Elizabeth Willams.-March 28, 1843, p. p. d. g. m. Samuel Robinson, of the Hope of the Village lodge, Nantwich district, to Miss Mary Barnett.-P. G. Thomas Midgley, of the Rose and Thistle lodge, to Miss Mary Spink: p. g. John Noble, of the Mineral Spring lodge, to Miss Hannah Maclean: p. g. William Hall, of the Lord Bingley lodge, to Miss Mary Ann Franks; all of the Tadcaster district.- December 28, 1843, v. g. Thomas Lancaster, of the Craven Legion lodge, Gisburn, to Miss Anderton.-January 27, 1844, brother William Chapman, of the Lofty Mallham Cove lodge, Gisburn district, to Miss Proctor.-November 27, 1843, brother John Hurst, of the Rutland lodge, Oakham district, to Miss Wiggonton.- December 21, brother Richard Rugg, Esq., surgeon to the Brunswick lodge, Brighouse, to Miss Anna Sophia Dowe.- October 17, 1842, brother Thomas Crowley, to Susannah Chetwynd: October 24, brother John Lees, to lizabeth Lunn : June 1st, 1843, p. s. John Wilkes, to Emma Wildes: September 25, brother Henry Ball, to Jane Hough: October 30, brother John Willis, to Mary Lawless; all of the Welcome Home lodge, Fazeley district. - July 12, 1843, warden Charles Holden, of the Stamford district, to Miss Esther Freeman. -N.G. John Naylor, of the St. Peter lodge, Keighley district, to Miss Sybil Newton.--July 25, 1843, n. g. Thomas Wait, of the Duke of Cleveland lodge, Manchester district, to Miss Mary Ann Glass brook.-July 23, 1843, brother George Rushworth, of the Woodlands lodge, Keighley district, to Miss Nanny Rhodes: December 24, 1843, n. g. John Southwell, of the same lodge, to Miss Ann Firth. -February 15, 1844, p. g Frederick Robinson, of the Lord Hatherton lodge, Stafford district, to Miss Eliza Emery.-October 2, 1843, p. v. John Winterbottom, of the Mount Pleasant lodge, Stałeybridge district.