The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

ROB ROY. 285
How I sped in my wooing, Will Tresham, I need not tell you. You know,
too, how long and happily I lived with Diana. You know how I lamented
her; but you do not-cannot know, how much she deserved her husband's
sorrow.
I have no more of romantic adventure to tell, nor, indeed, anything to
communicate farther, since the latter incidents of my life are so well known
to one who has shared, with the most friendly sympathy, the joys, as well
as the sorrows, by which its scenes have been chequered. I often visited
Scotland, but never again saw the bold Highlander who had such an influence on the early events of my life. I learned, however, from time to time,
that he continued to maintain his ground among the mountains of Loch
Lomond, in despite of his powerful enemies, and that he even obtained, to
a certain degree, the connivance of Government to his self-elected office of
Protector of the Lennox, in virtue of which he levied black-mail with as
much regularity as the proprietors did their ordinary rents. It seemed
impossible that his life should have concluded without a violent end.
Nevertheless, he died in old age and by a peaceful death, some time about
the year 1733, and is still remembered in his country as the Robin Hood
of Scotland-the dread of the wealthy, but the friend of the poor — and
possessed of many qualities, both of head and heart, which would have
graced a less equivocal profession than that to which his fate condemned
him.
Old Andrew Fairservice used to say, that " There were many things ower
bad for blessing, and ower gude for banning, like ROB ROY."
[Here the original manuscript ends somewhat abruptly. I have reason
to think that what followed related to private affairs.]
POSTSCRIPT.
THE second article of the Appendix to the Introduction to Rob Roy, p. 38,
contains two curious letters respecting the arrest of Mr. Grahame of Killearn
by that daring freebooter, while levying the Duke of Montrose's rents.
These were taken from scroll copies in the possession of his Grace the
present Duke, who kindly permitted the use of them in the present publication.-The Novel had but just passed through the press, when the Right
tIonourable Mr. Peel —whose important state avocations do not avert his
attention from the interests of literature - transmitted to the Author copies
of the original letters and enclosure, of which he p6o sesse9d, only the rough
draught. The originals were discovered in the' State:Paper Office, by the
indefatigable researches of Mr. Lemon, who is daily throwing more light on
that valuable collection of records. From the documents w-ith which the
Author has been thus kindly favoured, he is enabled to fill up:the addresses
which were wanting in the scrolls. That of the 21st Nov. 1716, is addressed
to Lord Viscount Townshend, and is accompanied by one of the same date
to Robert Pr'jgeEsquire, Under-Secretary of State, which is here inserted
a tive to' so curio an incident:-:; tWrfs~oOF th orMoNT-RostO ROBERT PRINGLE, Esq., Under-Secretary....,;',,,,),: to Lord — iscount Townhend.
%f. At;'SR * -, " "Glasgow, 21 Nov. 1716.
"HAVEING had so mnypy diispatc-es-t;o 6mak this night, I hope ye'l
excuse me that I make tise -fo:n-; other had give yow a short account