Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-30
From the Albany Erening journal.
LETTERS FROM MIR. wEED.-NO. XX.
GLASGOW, Aug. 9, 1913.


GLASGOW, Aug. 0, 1913.
We have just returned from visit to the
birthplace of RoBEUT BURNS We fingered
for hours around objects made classic by his
genius. This true Poet of Nature has invest
ed every thing that surrounds Ayr and Allo.
way with an interest that can never die. Every
brook and craig and "Brig," are sel:erected
monuments to his memory and his muse.
The Glasgow and Ayr Railway enables visi-
tors to 90 TO Alloway in three hours and
half. The cottage in which the Poet was
born is about2! miles from Ayr. II is ard has
been occupied by Mrs. GouDIE, (an intelligent
and communicative old lady, who was acqGant.
ed with BcnNs) for fortytwo years. The cot
tage, 40 constructed by the Poets Father, on
seven acres Of ground, for which he bought
perpetual lease is sf,lsl! end humble consist
ing ola single room and kitchen. When the
Poets Father rented Mount Olphant, farm
near the cottage, he sold his seven acres to the
Shocmaker'S Corporation OF Ayr, for f60 to
whom Mrs Goudlc pays an annual rent of Gl5.
From The cottage we proceeded 10 TIE "Burns'
Monument" a very tasteful, poetic structure,
erected on the banks of the "Bonny Doom" at
an expense of f3,300, raised by subscription
The grounds aronnd it are handsomely laid out
and adorned with many varieties OF shrub and
/ flower Within the monument, upon the ground
foor is an apartment lighted from cupola, with
stained glass, in the centre Of which stands a
/ table with relics Of Burns enclosed in glass
! case. Among these mementoes are the two
! Bibles presented by the Poet to his Highland
Mary" In the fly leafto each volume "Robert
| Burns, Mossge," as written by himself, is
seen and in the lst book sand ye shall not
swear by my name falsely" and in the ond,
"Thou shall not forswear thyselt, but shall per-
form unto the Lord thine oaths" appear in his
hand writing. With these sacred volumes is
a lock of "Jighland Mary's" hair. After The
death of Mary Campbell, these Bibles were
given by her mother to Mrs. Anderson, another
daughter, who subsequently gnve one to each
Of her daughters 4 son Of Mrs. Anderson
who resides IN Canada, came afterwards in pos
session of both these volumes, but was compel
ed by pecuniary n.;Sfo.tunes to part with them
They were purchased for EOS by some Scotch
gentleman at Montreal and returned TO Scot
land for preservation in the monument, where
.hey we're deposited on the 25th (thc Poet.
birthday Of January, lsil. Tue view from the
monuments one 81 surprising beauty every
bright feature OF which has its poetic associa.
tions. From the monument we passed eve. I,
Galloway auld haunted Kirk"
tie walls and bell OF which alone are preserved
the woodwork having long since been trans
formed into snuti.boxcs. Near he Kirk yarl
gate are the remains of the Poets Father
distinguished by slab on which these lines
written 10y BvRHs, are inscribed:
"Oh yo whose cheek the tear o! rity STAINS,
Draw near with pious reverence and attend
Here lie the loving husbands dear remains,
The tender father, and the generous friend.
The plying hear. that Eel, for human wos,
tt dauEIless heart that feared no human pHdt
The friend Of man-to sin alone foe,
For eNh hit Eines leaned Is 7it.te's side"
The tomb of the Lord OF Alloway in the are
of the Kirk, and ct the Yves. corner of the Ce
, metery, Is 4 handsome modern ,nanA.Aent t
the memory Of Cell f1veuEs A few yard
: father West, and by the side Of the door is h