Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03

himself. supported by train Of hi- most
rcdoubtable generals. As they approach.
ed. the Bishop os Dunklcd stood on the
face Of the opposite hill. between the ab
bots of Cambus. Kenneth and Inchilfracy.
celebrating mass. in the sight Of the OPP
posing armies. lie passed along in front
Of the Scottish lines. barefoot. with the
crucifx in his hand. and in few bu, forci-
BILE words cShortcd them. by every sacred
hope. to fight with an unrcccding step
for their rights. their king. aud the corpse
Of William Wallace. At this adjuraiion.
which seemed the call Of Heaven itself.
the Scots fell on their knees, to confirm
their resolution with vow. The sudden
humiliation Of their posture excited an
instant triumph in the haugity mind Of
Edward, and squirting forward be shouted
aloud They yield :" They cry for
mercy = replied Percy, trying 10 with.
hold hi- Majesty, "hn, not from Us %
that ground on which they kneel they
will be victorious ar find their grave.
The king coniennci the oeininn Of he
Wallace was dead, ne need fear no other
opponent (for he knew not that even
his corpse was in array against HIM he
ordered bis men to charge The horse.
men. 10 number Of thirty 'honsanl. o.
bcye1: and rushing forward in the hopc
uf ovcrwhclmiu. the SCOT. ere they conli
rise ir,m their knees. met dii!trcu, des-
tiny They found destruction. aNii thr
,rcuchcs aud Oh the spikes in the wny
and. with broken ranks and fearful con
fusiun. they fled or fci, under the ,u-sivc
weapons which poured ou them from .
neighb9ring height De Nairutc va.
ovcrthrowu aud severely wounded, sui
being carried off ,hc ty!1 filled the rank,
with dismay. while the kings division
was struck with cous;crua'inn ut - di,a>-
trnus commencement ut au action III
which they hal promised ihcm>elve, ~
easy a victory Bruce seized the momeut
OF confusion, and sreing hi- lLtlr nrml
distressed by the arrows OF thu English.
he sent Boutwell, round. With resultg
body q men, to drive those dcsttas ius
archer- from thv height which they hai
occupied THIS was effected aul Brury
coming up wiih his reserve the b1tlle Iii
=
decisive Many fell before rhc drtcrmtu
cd arm Of the youthful Scottish king bat
il was the fortune # Boutwell, to- cutogu.
ter the false Mnn,cith. 10 thr train Of Ei
ward The Scottish curl WI. then ., rAr
head Of his intrepid Lannrk.meu; Freud
Of the most damned treason, rFiyI Aa
tie, it be remembered that N1ni,iih ai,
the nan who betrayed SIR Within VA.
lace into the bands of Eis myniil.
ons. who slew bin. tor alleged hj.n ifcI.
son, in th town q L1udnu. II ;h tehe,t
uf Edward. "yeuGeuucc Is e1uta ani
with an iron grasp, throwing BIN tnilti
midst Of the faithful clan. ihay t55.4...
him to the htarsr .! their cht'. nH ts,..a
on the skirts Of i. pii, tH- wfeiyuri
traitor brcathei out h, u. l5hrraD. a0l'h
under the strukrs II hundred >@uI.
SO. cried tie veteran lreiani perish
the murlcrers of William Wallace
80, shouted the rrst, perish the cue.
mics Of the best of men Al th, r.i,
the women ani followers of tie Sealll,h
camp. hearing such triumphant rNclama-
ton. from their iirud- lmraiirntly qnit.
ted their ,taiiou bchinI ,hf hill. and r,u
Ia the SUNNI. waving their >cltf- aud
nlaids 10 cyulta'inn = supposed sietory
The English. mi-Iakihg Id = pcnpa ilr 4
new army, had not power 10 recover from
the increasing confusion which had .eil.i
them. un King Edward himself receiving.
a wound aul paulr-,truck with the >i.il
1f their general, falling around them. tiiri
flung away their arm, unl lid lhe
King narrow ! caeafel; bot being m1uui.
cd on a stout and flee, horse. he pat him
10 the top Of hi. speed aud reached Dan
bar. whence the young L.4sl of March
being as much attached IL the cause oi
England Us his father bad been. instantly
gave him Il passage to England Thr
Sou,hron camp with all its riches. fell
into the hands Of Bruce Bat while hi-
chicftains pursued their gallant chase. he
returned his steps fran warlikc triumph
To pay the last honnrs 10 the remains Of
the hero whose blood had 81 often barhei
the field Of Scottish victory SO loug
had been the couhct. that nigh, closed
in before the last squalrons lcf, the banks
of Bannockbnru y
This great and decisive battle secured
the independence Of Scotland. fixed Bruce
upon the throne Of tha, kingdom. aud
was the greatest overthrow which the
English nation had received since the
conquest The unhappy king was mur-
drred ia the most brutal and barbarou.
manner. by bis most liccn,ious queen. Is
nbeila. in concert with htr equally infa.
nous paranour, Mortimer. on the 2l.,
day of September. 1927. The revolving
details Of this kings death are too sicken-
ing for the reading of decent people.
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