<h2 class="space"><SPAN name="prince" id="prince"></SPAN><b>Bonnie Prince Charlie</b></h2><span class="totoc"><SPAN href="#toc">Contents</SPAN></span>
<p><span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[Pg 5]</SPAN></span></p>
<p>Prince Charlie was the grandson of King James
II, who was driven away from the throne of England
because he was a selfish man and a bad ruler. The young
prince tried to win the crown back again. He came over
to Scotland from France, with only seven followers; but soon
a great many of the Scots joined him, for he was so gay, and
handsome, and friendly, that all who saw him loved him.
They called him "Bonnie Prince Charlie". But though
the prince and his followers were very brave, they had no
chance against the well-trained soldiers of King George of
England. They won a few victories; then they were
thoroughly beaten in the battle of Culloden. Thousands
of brave Scots were slain, and the prince had to fly for
his life.</p>
<p>After this, for many weeks, he hid among the moors and
mountains from the English soldiers who were trying to find
him. He lived in small huts, or in caves, and many times
had nothing but the wild berries from the woods to eat.
Once he stayed for three weeks with a band of robbers, who
were very kind to him; and though the king offered a large
sum of money to anyone who would give him up, not one
of his poor friends was false to him.</p>
<p>At last, a young and beautiful Scottish lady, named
Flora MacDonald, helped him to escape. She gave him
woman's clothes, and pretended that he was her servant,
called Betty Burke. Then she took him with her away
from the place where the soldiers were searching, and after
a time he reached the sea, and got safely away to France.</p>
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<p><span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_6" id="Page_6">[Pg 6]</SPAN></span></p>
<p><span class="toill"><SPAN href="#ill">Illustrations</SPAN></span></p>
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<p class="caption">PRINCE CHARLIE AT THE BATTLE OF CULLODEN</p>
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