The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-19

WITH cannon Bot lite IS known Of h..
PIE lie bafiisis tempted 10 make -
press'on upon 'henl soWr years ago hut =;
aud ihat l"rrnse ri the Bible Of ~ .j~l ~. =
many manuscript copies. since if i.. -. "a
covered that these Bible Chr,,t5s,s -. VI
printing establishments among ihrtn = a., ~
the BRITISH and farrien Bible >ncieiy 3. ,..l,'
arrangements TO provide them win printed -.
pies al the Bible.
Sir Bnhcr Soof's Letter Resafctinr I'M.
. As tot burns, NAV md. say, Nirpl,vn, :.
fantum. "as a ia1 Of Is IN l7s6 7 wh4,
cam" hrst 10 Edinburgh. but bad sense and H..
ling enough 10 be much Interested IN hi. no.,,
aud would have gwen the world 10 know m,
but had very little acquaintance with am, II
AIRY people, and stii les, with the renirv Of
west country, the two s,ts thai lie tno,, :
quented. MIR. Thomas Grirtsou Was a, -
tune clerk OF my fathers. He knew knr,s
aud promised To ask hIm 10 his ladeinps 1T
ner, but tad no opportunity to keep hi, w9td
therwIse might have seen more OF this din.
s"shed man. A. It was, ,aw him one da, a,
the late venerable Professor Fergussun's VII.
there were several gentlemen of literary f.,.,..
ton, among whom remember the celel,,,al
Nh Dugald Stewart OF course We toung.,.,'
sal silrut look aud listened The oniy III
remember "h"h wds remarkable ~ Bum ana
ner, "as the fleet produced upon him Nv j,
print Of Bauhury's repreSe nting u soldier lyi,,
dead On TIE SHOW, his dog sitting IN misery =,
one sde-on me other, ms widow. with a cbad
ia her arms. these lines were written ha.
ueaih-
"Cold on Canadian hills, or Mndcn's plan
Pfrhap. thai parent wept her soldier Sum
Brnt Ger her hlhr, her csc dissolved ~ dew
Tn bg drops. mtHglug vs. It'll the uiIlk he Gfst,
~ Ne lae al pfsssaEr 81 ne future vars,
Tine child OF misery baptized in tears
=" Burns seemed much affected with the min,
OF rather the IDEAS which il suggested 10 hi
mlud. lie actually shed tears. Ie askod wbo.e
tine linz, weic and II CHANGED ihat nobody hnt
IN, aforementioned that they occur in Aalc
forgotten pnem Of Lang hornes called Nv the
u"promislns tide Of the Justice of Peace
whispered my information to friend IN SEM
who mentioned II TO Burns, who rewarded me-
vi h a InoA AID a word, Which though of mere ci.
Witty | tnen received, and still rtCoIlect, wit,
very great pirasure.
" His person was strong aud robust his man
ners rustic not clo@nsh ; a sorl Of digni6ed
plaInnrss and simplicity which received part Of
IFS effects. perhaps from nne's knowledge OF his
ext aordnuy talents. lis features are rcprg-
| scented IN Mr.. Nasnyih's picture, Lut TO ME il
II conveys thu idea that they are dmn shed as
Il seen IN perspective, | think his rouutenanc.
Was more massive than il looks in any OF the
portraits / would haze taken the poet, had
not known what he was Tor a very sagacious
county farmer OF tue old Scots school E.
none OF your modern agtiouIturaSts who keep
aboters for then drudgcrY TIM the douce guide.
man who hid his own plough. There was
strong expression Of sen.c aud shfrwdness in all
his lmeameuts the eye aiore ! think, lndicl.
tel ms polite character aud temperament II
was large, and of dark cast, which gl0wri
Il say literally elOwed) "htn he spoke "uh
telling or interest. never saw such another
eve III \ human head though have seen the
most distinguished men OF my time. His con.
serSanon expressed perfect self confidence
"nhon the slightest presumption. Among The
men who WIRE most learned of fher time and
c untiv. he expressed himself with perfect finn
nrSs, bu wi hont the hast intrusive forward
ness and when he differed Ia opinion he did
mol hesitate 10 expr IS II firmly, yet al the same
time with modesty. | do not remember any
part ef his conversation distinctly enough 10 he
quoted, nor did ever see him again eAceptin
the sueet, where he did not recognize me as
could not expect he should He was much ca
ie,sed Ia Edinhnrg, but Considering what Ire
rary emeluments nave been sine. MS day the
etllrts made for h 5 relief wete extremely tri-
1iug.
remember on this occasion mention,
taot Blu rs acquaintance ~nh English poetry
was father Imu d. AM also, that having twenty
times the abilities Of Allan Ramsay aod of frrs
suSna, he talked of them with too much humu-
y as Ms models taefe"as doubtless, national
prediction im NJ, estimate.
" fhs is al can tDiI you about Buns |
INV nnly Ia add. taat II, dreIs correspondent
Nun ms manner lie was ike farmer dress-
al IN ms oct 10 dme with me land. do not
e.