. Bonnie Scotland . d the queen, he is poor and old,and he must go away to France, which, though abrave, beautiful land, will seem strange and un-lovely to thee. Here at my court thou wouldstbe at home, - - thou shouldst receive a knightlytraining, shouldst have money and servants atthy command, and my kind favor to count thou stay ? Alas, I cannot! — even if your Grace couldmake me prince of the realm. I could not for-sake my grandfather, replied the little Douglas, 78 STIELING CASTLE. with noble firmness. And he went out directlyinto the cold, dark night to seek him, •— out intoa c
. Bonnie Scotland . d the queen, he is poor and old,and he must go away to France, which, though abrave, beautiful land, will seem strange and un-lovely to thee. Here at my court thou wouldstbe at home, - - thou shouldst receive a knightlytraining, shouldst have money and servants atthy command, and my kind favor to count thou stay ? Alas, I cannot! — even if your Grace couldmake me prince of the realm. I could not for-sake my grandfather, replied the little Douglas, 78 STIELING CASTLE. with noble firmness. And he went out directlyinto the cold, dark night to seek him, •— out intoa cold, dreary world with him. He stayed besidehim faithfully till the exile died, less of age andinfirmities than with home-sickness and a brokenheart, and young Archie was left alone in astrange land, poor and friendless, — yet happierthan the King of Scotland, who soon after diedof a fever, brought on by disappointment andremorse, in the very prime of his life. ROBERT BRUCE KOBEET BEUCE. 81. HAVE told you thatwithin view from StirhngCastle is the memorable field ofBamiockburn, — so called fromthe stream, or hum of Bannock,which runs through it. The great battle herefought, and the hero who here immortalizedhimself, had so much to do with the historyand fate of Scotland, that I think I must goback a little, and briefly relate the story of 4# J. 82 BANNOCKBURN. ROBERT BRUCE. This great patriot was born in 1274, probablyat Tiirnbury Castle, Ayrshire, where he spenthis boyhood. At the age of sixteen, he becameEarl of Carrick, on the death of his mother. In his early manhood, Bruce was not so noblea character as Wallace. Though by blood, oneof the most prominent candidates for the Scot-tish throne, he, like his father and grandfather,lived mostly m England, at the court of Edwardthe First, the enemy and master of his country. But tlie patriotism, sufferings, and heroic deathof Wallace made a deep impression on him; hebegan to grow restless and remorseful,
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