New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-09
a Fugitive Slave Visiting the birthplace OF
Robert Burns.

ROBERT burnss
The following 10 extract from Letter OF
FREDERICK DOUGLASS. to q friend dated April 20,
lsAe. The writer be- il remembered, is Ruua.
way Slave" who, during his eish, years OF stolen
Freedom In defiance of all the disadvantages under
which his class labor, has qualified himseli TO think
and write thus Alb Eve. Journal.
am now in the town Of Ayr. 1t Is famous for
being the birthplace of Robert Burns the poet by
whose brilliant genius every stream, bill, glen and
valley In the peghborhood have been made classic.
have felt more interest iu visiting this place than
any other in Scotland, for. you are aware tpsin.
fully perhaps) am an enthusiastic admrer OF hobt
Burns Immediately on our arrival, Friend buhum
and myself were Joined by Rev. MIR. Reuwick,
the minister In whose meeting house we are 10 lee
ture during stay, and proceeded forthwith 10 Bee
Burnss Monument. Ii 10 about three miles from
town. aud situated on the South bank of the river
doom" and within hearing of it's gentle steps az
II winds ls way its pebbled path TO the Ocean
The place of the Monument ia well chosen, being
In full view OF all The laces mentioned and referred
10 in the Poet famous poem called Tam y Shan'
ter' as we'll as several others OF his most popular
poems. From the Monument (Which have not
time TO describe,l may lee the Cottage where
Burns was born--lhe old aud new bridge across
the Doom" Kirk Aloway," called by Burns the
Haunted Kirk The banks of Doom rising
mojest'caliy from the sea toward the sky aud the
Clyde stretching OF TO the highlands OF Arrau,
whose Olrn outline IL scarcely OlsCernlole through
rho fog by which 1t 10 almost constantly overhung
makes the spot admirably and beautifully adapted
to the Monument of Scotland noble bard In the
Monument there is finely executed marble bust Of
Barns-,he finest thing OF the kind l ever saw.
before, looking upon Ii, realized the power of
man TO make the marble speak. The expression s
SO fne, aud the face 10 so III up. cause
Sorget the form in gazing upon the spirit
In another room. there two statues carved out
of free s,one-lhe one Of Souier Johnny and the
other Of Tam 'ShRnter. two characters named In
his most famous poem. These were also finely exc
outed and shared my attention. but was drawn &c
Surns In u glass Gaze near his bust there was g
Bible given by Burns 10 his sweet Highland Ma
rv"-ihere s aso in the same case lock OF her hail
neatly fastened to a card. As sazed on the hail
OF her he 80 dearly loved, and who by death wa'
matched from his bosom. aud up his bust glow
the with expression received a vivid impression
and shared with him the deep melancholy por
trayed in the following lines
'YH banks and brses Of bonnie Doom.
How can ye bloom fresh and lair
How can ye chant, ye little birds,
Aud sae weary, fu o cares
Thou Il break my heart. thou ws.bbs bind
That wantons through the lowering thorn
Thou minds me OF departed joys
Departed never to return
ON hse rov'd by bonnie Doom
To zee the rose and woodoine Irvine
And tlsa bird sang o its luvc,
Aud tondly sac did o mine;
W. lieh'some heart pu a u ruse
Fa sweet upon its thorny tree
And my isuse lover stole my rope
Srt ah he leh the thorn wi me