Scotland.

Alexander III., 1249.
John Baliol, 1293.
Robert Bruce, 1306.

(To be continued.)


THE GATHERER.

A snapper up of unconsidered trifles.

SHAKSPEARE.

TIMELY REPARTEE.

A soldier of Marshal Saxe's army being discovered in a theft, was condemned to be hanged. What he had stolen might be worth about 5s. The marshal meeting him as he was being led to execution, said to him, "What a miserable fool you were to risk your life for 5s.!"—"General," replied the soldier, "I have risked it every day for five-pence." This repartee saved his life.