The Gavelyte, March 1908

::ti 1'111•: 1: .\\'t,:LYTt,:. ·- ·- ·-··-·----- Thus, the eYer m.emorable ·ehampion of :-;cotland's frepdnm pPrishP<l. No stately grave or lordly pedestal marlrn his resting place, for hif- limbs were scattered and shamefully exposecl by the unmerciful English. Yet, monuments have been erected all through his beloYed land, perpetuating thP memory of his life battle for the principle, that Scotland and England should never he united until an honorable union could be consummated. And the name of Sir William Wallace will he remembered in the golden sunlight of honor, as long as the crags of ~eotland shall stand and her mountain streams Rhall flow. Failures have heen linked to the life of every man, who has stood for principle, but ultimate success has come only to the courageous, brave persis– tent and strong careers. He who has never failed has only half succeeded. John Brown dirl not succeed, but he left a name ever to be a noble example of courageous attempts and praise-worthy character. Kossuth failed, hut his irreproachable personality, fiery words and his admirable faithfulnes~. will be treasured in the minds of men as long as this world endures. O'Con– nell lost his cause, but he did win everlasting fame as a patriot, as an orator an-rl as an apostle of liberty. Looked at from this standpoint, the retreat of Xenophon's immortal Ten Thousand far surpasses the conquests of Alex– anrler. Ji'or a mom/>nt, the curtain of history fall upon the erents of almost two thl)nsand years and rises again, disclosing a scene in the rough and mountainous country, borderinp.; the eastern shore of the Mecliterran/>an. riroups of motlry clressed people with bitter and hardened faees ar/> slowly wincling tlwil' way down the steep and rugged hillside ovfrlooking the.dark– enrcl city, in which had been centered the world's hope~ In the midst of the <'rowd we see some heartless Pharis~es gathering their costly purple robes about thrm, as they make their way back to the richly adorned tem– ple, muttrring to tlwmsrlves, ''Another heretir gone, anothn fanatic out of our way!' ' Who was this heretic, this fanatic that has caused so much dis– turbance? fle was a man who stood for the principle of Universal P,rothe1- hood. Perhaps, some will claim that defeat did not come to the life of this gentle hut re. olute figure, whose name should he spoken on the lips of nery na,tion of the universe with the deepest awe and re\'Prrnce. ".JE8rs <'.HRI8T of f';:\LILEK" The ~tory is well known to us. Only R week heforr Ht> wa:s crncifiPcl.