The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-12-03


,biect of profound interest TO all who are .
,apablc of approaching them, Accordingly .
i is not surprising that in later times partic-
ilarly, everything which could be readily
learned regarding Highland Mary has been
brought before the public. 1t, after all, Il
to little apart from the love Of
Burns, was commonplace enough. 1t was
learned, for instance, that her father was a
sailor belonging to a revenue cutter station
ed at Campbclliown-that her relations lived
at Greenock, where her mother died in pow
erty in lS2s-and, strange to say, that her
friends had entertained 50 strong & prcju'
dice against her lover, as to burn his letters,
and enioin silence about his name. One
memorial, however, Of the love OF Burns
and Mary, made its appearance not long at
ter the mothers DEATH and was hailed with
thrill of interest all over Scotland. This
was the identical Bible which the poet had
given to his mistress on the day of their part
ing. Passing to Canada, in the possession
OF collateral relative Of Mary, it was there
redeemed for a large sum by an enthusiastic
Scotsman, and sent home to be deposited in
the poets monument ut Ayr. 1t was plain
and somewhat worn copy, in two volumes,
containing the poets name on blank leaf
of either, together with two texts marking
the intense feeling of that memorable Sec
ond Sunday Of May" And ye shall not
swear by my name falsely am the Lord"
Levitt. xix. IL. Thou shalt not forswcar
hysclf, but shalt perform unto the Lord
thine oaihs" Matt. Y. 33 This relic is,
during the travelling season, viewed with
deer emotion by thousands.
1t WAS strange, all this time, that no biog-
raphcr of Burns had undertaken to assign Il
date to the affair Of Mary Campbell Mr..
Cromek had called ,cr the first object Of
the youlhlul poets love-" and Professor
Wilson, in his beautiful. generous Essay
on the Genius and Character Of Burns
also spoke Of the attachment as occurring at
an carly period of the poets life. Burns
himself, in sending a song written about her
to Mr.. Thomson, had said, In my very
early years, when was thinking of going
to the West Indics,I took the following fare.
well Of dear siri" the song was one be-
o;on;ro
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tina q vovaoo to ,bc Wos. Indios IN nn.h hi
fortune ,Lcro Yct M NOT. o or onv sncl
dcsisn could be nojnled TO in lis life. or an,
letter or other document connected with hin
anterior TO III, summer of l7sG, when mat
tcrs boJ assumed su,b ,o.,nro Le,wee,
Jean Armour. his future wife. that he di,
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1ood bo WINS only w;,l,hcll bv tho succoss q
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ter The noet's name was ;nscribo1 ,ho, or l.;
residence. Nlo.,pielp lie 5il pot l;y,
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