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conveyed 10 her relentless persecufnr
IN the strong language Ut s,ncenty and
zeal. II borne not by fswning courier.
but hy one Ut those high 1,,Eits winch
Scotland has found ever ready Al her
need. Al enforced by instant threat. II
war. would have broken her feiiers IN
a moment, and conveyed her from the
dungeons VI Fothennsay to the courts
OF Hoiyrood All tins she knew. Vet
her heart would not know IT. When
all Europe rans with curses on the
unnatural vacillaiion II that son when
every Scottish heart. whatever might
be ITS policy OF ITS party. deSpised tins
sbjcct cringing when Elizabeth her
self, while she battered has vanity and
affected Ia honour and esteem has VIZ
tue, soohed in her royal pryscy at the
tool she designed 20 use IN publ,c-Ma-
~ alone.-Mary. the only sufferer, the
only victim of has baSeness.-still cluny
To the IMAGINATION OF his prubifv, stiil
adored the child. Who diving her out.
as the scaPc-goai Of the Jews, Ia expsat-
the SINS 81 himself and Ia, people. by
her own destruction. But n was M.
on James alone that her ard mem
DRY Was fixed. AT time when any sui
less dauntless. any sP,ni less exalted.
would have shrunk beneath ITS lad OF
sorrows, Mary had fond regret. tear of
SORROW, a SIGH OF sincere gratitude. fr
every gallant life that had devoted itself
To ward irom her that fate which their
united LOYALTY had failed only 10 defer.
not TO avert. Chastelar passed before her.
with ms tones at sweetest melancholy.
and that uDutterable love. which raaie
HIM invoke blessings upon her xho
doomed HIM To the block. and Darn
ley, A. he hid seemed an thu few sh.rt
hours. when he had been. when he. de-
served To b., the idol Ut her heart
and Boutwell,. the bold. the eloquent.
the gionous, bat the guilty Bothzell-
her rum and her Observation-Disclosures
the noble, hapless Douglass. he who
had driven the bolts OF LochIeyan and
sent her forth 10 short freedom and a
worse capuVIty-Huntley. and Hanll-
ton and Seyion, and KirIaiiy. the mo-,
formidable Of her fees, tall he became
the firnest OF her friends. all passed in
sad review before the ewes ii her en-
trAnccd Imagination.
Thus Al MAS that the last Queen IL
Scotland passed the latest night Of her
existence. With no Consciousness of
time, with no care for the ;.cesent. nor
Apprehension for the future, she paced
the narrow floor Of her apartment dur
ing the still hours OF midnight. I'm
perceived by her. had the stars paled.
and then baniShcd from the btightnIay
ornament; unseen had the FAINT datIing
OF the east grown INTO the cold clear
light ot wintry morning: unheant
had the castle clock sent forth as giant
echoes hour after hour. a. be heard by
every watcher over leagues 81 field
and forest Another sound rose heayi
", and AT once she a coIlected-,Ime
place and circumstances. flashed fully
on her mind she ~ as prepared 10 meet
them. IL was the mar ~ the n1rn,n.,
oul'eTn, and scarcely had Its deafening
No'c" swept over, before Sinyle bell
hoarsc. slow and solemn. pealed MN
ute after minute, the signal Of her ap-
preaching dissolution.
Calmly, rs if she were about 10 pre-
pare Tor some gay festival. she turned
to the apartment where her Ladies.
oVerdone by NO and watching. vet
siumbcrcd, lorgetful Of the dread &c
c1SiOn.
" Anse'-she SAID IN sweet Low
notes, "aTIse. nv gIhs, and do yoar
last earthly dufies. to the mistress ye
have served 50 well. Nay start mot
mp 81 wildly: nor blush, that We hive
slept while We were watching. D-,r
gITtS. the tame hath come-,l. time l,r
which my soul has 50 long thirssed.-
Array mc then. array me a. % ban
quei, glorious banquet. Ut IInnor1a5-
~ 90 See, she Continued scatterInz her
long locks over her shouidcrs-- SO
they were bright ~ wore. as the lass
sunbeam 81 summer day. Vet am
Prouder 1t them nOs. Nith thelr long
sircaks Of ununcly snOx-Gg noS
they tell tale Of s.irroHs. bone A be-
comes a queen 10 bcar them Br,,d
them With all Your skill. and place Won
pearls around my velvet h-l.i-gsar.-
We will - forth Ia de. clad as = hr,d..
and nrw mcihinks the Queen a france
and Scotland owns bat . ssngie rs.~ g,
nch device, huns f0sth Gar To,.I ,rain
and cmbrutded Farthsns ilc-if ,,tifs a.
not iD tall With our hrnt. clad m IA.
hVeTt 81 mourning. WHEN heaven
knows The b. irt ., ci'',i,ed 80 q l.iness. 90
Ieiflr-s Whiic al lsDlnd NeFv drsun-
81 ~ lsiueniaiiOns. shr sifgse 10 cheer
them iothc performance II thi. las, s.,i
Office n"i u''h ti'- coinfnon-gisoe a.
snrances. the miserable rcasarceu a
earthly consolation. much ies Niih
aughi 1t hesTtless le,uy. of q that
uniceling parade which has - Oh a.
dofned the scafiad Sith iesi. add Goa
eesled the snxHty ~ thc hrsrt ~ a.
casc bcnelih the -ruliianre u ,li.sp-