When he was not with his flock, the northern wolves sometimes scattered it; but when the holy father was there with his prayers and his battle-ax, England won the day! This nettled the Scottish king, so he penetrated one day, with a large band, as far as Durham itself, and for a short time blocked the prelate up in his stronghold.

This was the period of Mr.Gatty's picture.
Whose title was: _"Half Church of God, half Tower against the Scot."_ In the background was the cathedral, on the towers of which paced to and fro men in armor, with the western sun glittering thereon.

In the center, a horse and cart, led by a boy, were carrying a sheaf of arrows, tied with a straw band.

In part of the foreground was the prelate, in a half suit of armor, but bareheaded; he was turning away from the boy to whom his sinking hand had indicated his way into the holy castle, and his benignant glance rested on a child, whom its mother was holding up for his benediction.

In the foreground the afternoon beams sprinkled gold on a long grassy slope, corresponding to the elevation on which the cathedral stood, separated by the river Wear from the group; and these calm beauties of Nature, with the mother and child, were the peaceful side of this twofold story.
Such are the dry details.