The life of Sir William Wallace, the governor general of Scotland, and hero of the Scottish chiefs. By Peter Donaldson.

SIR WILLIAM WALLACE, 119
expectation of blood. Wallace then thrust his covered arm into the lion's mouth, drew a stroke from neck
to heel and cut him through the body, and then called aloud to the king, "Pray, Sire, is this your whole
desire thus to expose me to the rage and will of your
fierce lion; have you any more to kill? Cause them
to bring them forth; such beasts I will quell and will
obey you so long as I dwell in France. But now I
take leave forever of France, some greater action I may
soon achieve. At Shemon, sir, I thought the other year
that you would have had other business for me here,
than to fight a cruel savage beast, therefore I shall
return to ancient Scotland once more." The king
perceiving Wallace in anger, meekly replied, "' It was
your own desire, else by the faith of a most Christian
king, I never would have allowed any such a thing, for
men of honour asked it in your name, so you or they
are only to blame." Wallace replied, " I vow to the
great God, this seems to me a thing most strange; by
all that is good, I know no more of it than a child
unborn, this is at trick devised by some of those who
are my secret and malicious enemies."-The king
called the two squires and caused both their heads to
be cut off on the judgment of their own confession.Wallace perceiving himself to be envied by the French
lords and having received a letter from the Scottish
Barons entreating him to return, so he took his leave
of the king and court, and proceeded, loaded with
gold and jewels, to Scotland to fight for the rights and
liberties of his native country. All the lords and
ladies about the court grieved and wept on the de