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s1hFss ags laid al svssy hand. ~
would Be- eminent said Y dis|' shSd
child 81 popularity. IL shey lhP
pkll. tho badness, aud dissr1tlioA q
mind 10 whieA The srsasnfe nf tie papOlsEl
btealhis exposed When Ne poet heasd
al lhs fate 81 bis beloved Ietsis, his hsaFl
almost burs. with H nssI aksny. add work.
iaE himself inle IlIb tn,hnsiasnc frsssy q
inspiralien. pourS tia Iptfens 81 song
more glowing al Ate lhan ever hs.
~, d!E@spt ia bGihin eccsnls 'i1'n hist
lFngu II u i Nj De IaIN{6ls. .
81 Of distuss, "a. .''s .Aslioyedl
lkosa poetic - J q 4ioa and biz
||nH1 f,Isst ysals had I'll
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and person pfesfntea TIC 5les4se AZ 70
unhappy, but aniAbls being. How chang
ed was the figure. clothed. ia silk which
moved on The banks of The Forth, from
hhs happy. lively girl Of Dumblane dressed
10 the rustic gsrb pf . peasant But this
Sss subject TOO painiol ioEdwell on let
JUS hasten 10 The catastrophe, a was on
an altsrIuon 10 Jaly. beautiful sunny az
laernoon, she air vas calm and pure. The
ltwin islaisds Of The FoTth like vast enc
raids set 10 h'lske of silver rose splendid-
IAy o'er Ghe Ginning. water which now
and then zurgled anc tnantled round their
bases. I.IfeshiTe was spread forth like .
map, herlhundreds of inland villages and
cots TRANQUILITY sleeping ID the sunshine.
The din 81 The artisans hammers 10 kirk.
hldy and Queensferry spota the still air !;
and Damfsrline's aproned inhabiiants
scattered forth their whi.encd webs bs-
meath the noon4tlde sun. On the oppo-
Esita shoe, Leith dfsgorged her black
smoke. which rolled slowly 10 volumes 10
the sea. Edinbprg castle. like mighty
sspirsFfro the i'pasly deep, reared her
grey bulwatks high IN dir. and Atthnfs
seat rose hugely and darkly in The back
ground. The dhottisssS of The isbsrmeni
like hymns 10 The great spiril of-ths watstsi
assembled over NsWhavsns and, down
from Grangemouih. lightly booming DER
the tide, Heated The tall bark.
The world seemed stepped in happiness.
But thefs was pne--a wandering one. an
obicast II wretched and despairiug. amidst
all its Ioveliness3 her bosom was colo and
dark. do ray could penstrate iis depths;
the sub ihone 1oi-foE her. nor did nature
smile around but 10 ipfiict more exqai-
site pang on the unforiunate. Her steps
were broken and hurried. She now ap-
proachsd the ra,eI's edge, and then re .
ceded. No human ssrealurs was near 70
disturb her pstpose-all was quistness
and privacy bat there was 40 eye from
above mho watched III. jessie Mon
!, .dca / crisis But Jessie sat hsrseIi
down, and renewing shawl and bonnet:
from her person. and taking string q.
pearl frnn her rnarbIe seeming neck. end
! gold ring, which sshs kissed eagerly,
rem hsr taper finger. she cas-. up her
streaming eyes, meskly imploriug The
forgiysSess Of heaven Oh him, the cause
Of he: thame and death! Scarce Offering
a PRAYER for hsrselt. she breaihed forth the
names Of her discensoiaie parents, and
ere TIE eve could follow hsr, she diaap-
peared in the purs stream. The sun
shons din, The green 81 ths earth stirred
no. 4 leaf; bell did mel toll nor did q
sigh escape from The Hips 81 ops hunia
being, and ysl the spisit ofths IOseliss. Of
wonsI passed tnsy We not hope e
heaven.
.Burns Cstfere. '-7W eregvet TO have
to4,iats kssys ihsIAyt 0bssEssr) that John
Govdis. better Enown By THE cognosnsn
ii ',The Miller. and who occupied The
coitsee where Bbfns was born. for forty
/ one add q. halt vests. died on Friday iaAs,
Tile bad attained bis S4th year, AID wasS .
csniy jeld earle, who saw no harm 10 tast'
ling tie /" bIossings, for he liked the
"narpy" Weei He was very fond Of
;eks, and when siaiing over "a gade ~
\ bieker." deiishied 10 talk 81 Burns and
lbyeoee days. and as The stsry and joke
| wens re3nd. BE would rub his auld hsad
! Ser and o'st again, and laugh fu' hearty
Il He lar forE shout three weeks, and ua'
Il sepsiDle 10 lib last. For some time be,
i fore lie died be could not look At Of iasts
..Joha BarleEcorn, once bis dearest
/ friend. Hid bas. left Y widow snd fnniiy
| who. are likely ID keep "Bafns' Colsage
! opsln for btIsdgegs, as ihe lease ofife pro
4 perly has fifteehseyears to run; bit ihefs
&. uill be ! gfeal wagt--there will be a
more stories about Burns By The Nil
i Isr. < Who "a. we'll known and loved %
j his fsceiious disposition, by those whs
4 ~ets person lly sequainlsd With hin.ans
also 81 the many yisIiefs 10 the coisag'
both iar and NEAR.
Il EKAMrEaIlAsp CHMDRaE. The Aev
lO,lsanI Bulletin. ii alluding 70 'ths. farc'
| q exanpIs. quotes from % sloquen
4 wrist1, wbo said. 'HExampleis hsittl
B lesson. The lifs speaks. Every aetIol
Il Ia ! tongue. Words pre- but artisulats.
i brsaghs Deeds Neihe fac. similesof so,il
Ghe proclaim shafts within. TIE ehll
q notices The Iifa. I,should bsin harmon
rim goodness. Keen j. The vision
II y6uth;; 4 every mask is traDsparsnt.
y word il Thrown into one balance, ! dee
Flis drown into the other Nothing
Z mota iimpofsapl than that parents Shout
! 81 consistent. 4 sincere word i neFl
+ Idsf. But adksce, counter 10 example,