The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-10

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was hidden in dry well, Wallat
climbed into an oak, and Marion col
cealed herself in thicket. The scare
being baAied, Wallace hastened to hid
himself among the Cartlane crags, bt
the next day Governor Heselrigge, A.
thurs uncle, came and violently d,
manded:
"Where' is Sir William Wallacel"
Lady Marion remained silent.
"Speak, woman! If fyou refuse, yo
die"
"Then / die" she answered, "an
may heaven preserve my Wallace fror
the fangs of Edward and his tyrantsl
"Blasphemous wretch" cried Hesel
rigge, plunging his sword into her de
fenseless breast.
"My Wallace-to God" murmurec
Marion, as another fiendish strok,
reached her heart, and her pure spiri
fled to Heaven.
An aged servant escaped to Cartlant
crags with the heartbreaking news,
ooh, my murdered wifel my unborn
babep cried the agonized Wallace
"Give me power, Almighty Judge, tc
avenge this angels blood, and then take
me to Thyself"
Gathering band of sixty brave Ian
arkers, Wallace fell like thunder-bolt
on Heselrigges fortress and slew the
wretch with the same bloody sword thai
had ended Marion's life.
$50 fall the enemies of Wallace,
cried his exulting followers.
"Rather so fall the enemies of Scot
land" he replied. "To work our coun
try's freedom, who will follow mel"
"All! With Wallace forever"
The first nobleman to join this daring
crusade was the rescued Earl of Mar
But he was speedily captured and Both
well Castle was seized by the Scotcl
Lord Souls and the English Aymer d
Valence, both of whom sued in vain fo
the hand of the Earls daughter, th,
lovely Helen Mar. Dreading their VIC
lence, she escaped with her cousin An
drew Murray by secret passage to thC
priorY Of st Fillans. Her father anc
his wife wers confined at Dumbarton
Castle, Wallace and a few followers
were hemmed in on the Cartlane crags
by swarms of English soldiers, and
Lady Helen, decoyed from the priory,
fell into the hands of the brutal SOULS.
Crossing the mountains by night, he
sought to take the utmost advantage Of
his helpless prisoner, whose hand was
raised to save her honor by plunging a
knife into her own breast, when an un-
known knight suddenly fell upon Souls,
wounded him severely, and spirited
Lady Helen away to hermit's cell.
The strange knight concealed his name,
but both Helen and the hermit believed
him to be young Robert Bruce.
Wallace, meanwhile, eluded his pur-
suers, joined his slender forces with
those Of Andrew Murray and few
other fearless Scots, and marched to at
tack Dumbarton Castle. BY night the
patriots scaled its walls, cut down the
English garrison, and planted the royal
Scottish standard upon the citadel.
The Earl Of Mar was released, and Ed-
ward Ruthven, his nephew, lad Of tf-
teen, was knighted for his bravery BY
Wallace, to whom he attached himself
with more than brothers devotion
The Earl's wife, Helen's young step
mother, was seized WIN a passion iol
whose coldness only served to
increase her guilty love. she Persasa
ed him to escort the earl and herself to
Rothsay Castle in the Isle Of Butte
where she shamelessly Petitloned.-
"Only give me leave to love thee, ana
] shall be happy
He had scarcely finished rebuking her
when messenger arrived WIN INC new
that Wallace's grandfather and twenty
other Scottish chiefs had 0een treacner'
ously murdered at Ayr
"Ihis arm shall snow now ,o.e,1 iosed
that good old man cred 1he allloseo .s'
Wallace, and ha',tenihg - l'''ul,'lY?n' ,1 I.
he gathered his forces y, ana maleieG '..as :,
stantly on Ayr, lhe ,;Islos Pallce NM 80 M
and surrounded WIN compus.ig @ " nv ~ ~
Wallace tearing On pals I, 't,e L'..nd M, Z
showed himself wltn ana Z nsi .ss,..' D.a; -,;,h !,
his hand to the aiirign'eu re'ei1," 49, ~
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