In the other is a large mouth, grinning, opposite to which is a stuffed pocket, from which hangs the motto, '_ne quid detrimenti res privata capiat_.' Under the foot of the gentleman is the neck of a famine-struck woman, surrounded by naked and starving children, and it is by the convenient aid of her neck that he is enabled to reach the purse, _or_; and, indeed, such is his eagerness to catch it and the coronet, that he does not seem to care much whether he strangles her or not.

On the leaden coronet, is the motto, alluding to the head which fills it, '_similis simili gaudet_.' "I should mention, before proceeding further, that Mr.Valentine M'Clutchy, being master of the Lodge in question, was the individual from whom I had received permission to be present under the circumstances already specified.

The ceremony of making a member is involved in that ridiculous mystery which is calculated to meet the vulgar prejudices of low and ignorant men.

Sometimes they are made one by one, and occasionally, or, I believe, more frequently in batches of three or more, in order to save time and heighten the effect.

The novice, then, before entering the Lodge, is taken into another room, where he is blindfolded, and desired to denude himself of his shoes and stockings, his right arm is then taken out of his coat and shirt sleeves, in order to leave his right shoulder bare.