The Scottish Chiefs

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terprise, now thronged around Halbert, to ask a circumstantial

er Marion's benevolence. Their sick beds had been comforted by her charity; her voice had often administered consolation to their sorrows; her hand had smo

old in the grave? Alas, for me! she it was that gave me the roof under which my baby was born; she it was who, when the Southron soldiers slew my father, and drov

her husband who was now absent with Wallace. The rest of the peasantry withdrew to their coverts, while she and some o

through the glen, as they ascended with flying footsteps the steep acclivities that led to the cliffs which overhung the vale of Ellerslie. Wallace must pas

th, and was seized by his men. One of them would have cut him down, but Wallace turned away the weapo

ts to the clemency of their leader. The rescued man, joyfully recognizing the voice of Wallac

lace; "that helmet can c

e man; "he whom your brave arm saved fr

that armor; but if you be yet a

"it has been plundered and burned to

t, "are the remains of my beloved Marion fore

veteran of Largs. "Forward, my lord,

and all beneath lay a heap of smoking ashes. He hastened from the sight, and directing the point

d leaped down before the outward trench of the castle of Lanark. In a moment Wallace sprung so feeble a barrier; and with a

of his men had aroused the garrison and drawn its soldiers, half-naked, to the spot. He reached the door of the governor. The sentinel who stood there flew before the terrible warrior that presented himsel

come in the power of justice, with uplifted arm and vengeance in his eyes? With a terrific scream of despair, and an

is work was done; and drawing out the sword he took the streaming blade in his hand. "Vengeance is satisfied," cried he; "thus, O God! do I henceforth divide self from my heart!" As he spoke he snapped the sword in twain, and t

the body of the governor weltering in blood. The ghastly countenance, on

the sight, with a shout of triumph exclaimed,

s neither love nor resentment but for her. Heaven has heard me devote myself t

h Wallace

ers could prevail on them to advance again, or even to appear in sight, when the resolute Scots with Wallace at their head soon afterward issued from the great gate! The English commanders seeing the panic of their men, and which they were less