Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-13
THE GAZETTE.
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1883
TIE SONS OF ROBERT BURNS.
From tue Boston Transcript

| send you an extract from letter written
by the vile Of gentlemIn connected wiih
the U. S. Consulate Ct Liverpool. l. was
never inteuded for the ps:li eye, "a re ur-
studied style Indicates, buta thea approaching
centennial anniversary OF ,he Scottish Rard's
birthday renders auythins pertaining to him
and bis immediate descendants OF unssual
interest, shall risk the having to beg par
don of the writer for letting yauI readers
know that she ''so much" euj0sed meeting
''Colouel apd Willie Bras" u. the hospi;a! lie
board If lion. Beverly Tucker, l. 5. Consul.
e. W. &.
LIVERPOOL, Friday. Oct. 23l, 1858.
Last night, TDursIay, Mr.. l.
gave q dinner party. which | e1Joyed Sc
much, as you will believe when l tel! 500
that went to the dinoer tabio 90 the arm ii
Col Burns, son OF the celebrated poet kopeT'
Barus, aud SAT next to and coDseFsed with
him al diuner time. Next but one TO him
sat Willie Burcs," the Oldest son OF the peel
that is, older than his brother Col. burns, al
though the latter appears To be very mu;n
oldei; be seem. quite j, Fl N, hut tells me,
tia, be will &c 81 years Old only next mouth
his bar is white as snow, and his hand
tremtles very mush His brother (she old
er of the twaiD) is much stouteT. his hair rot
orsy and bis steps are ffm. | can hardly
believe yet that he is the older, although Col
Burns assured NE that SiUsel! was the
Younger. He spike Of bis i.iher-ot his
mutbs of ScotlanG-had iiseiin iad:a neat
" thirty years, never during ,da' time day 5
sickness. He talks Of and sings his iataer's
soDgs. lie sapg the air which R'oert b"rns
wrote to Ills mother, very sweet 'nins' and
'.John Anderson. my Jpe."
felt 80 anxious to send YOU their auto
grupbs, that when | found SO we're 10 uleet
them | told w. we must get them. lie Vas
detained at the office, and had Only time 20
stop at a book store, where they had notsuco
copy of Burus as be wished {, send you, abo
he said he did not like to ask them 20 write
on piece OF paper merely. Nr. l. CAD
"Brr,s and they each wrote ia II ala
sisned their names. We Io"k our c'py
(which be said he would send y"u.) aud
tbey wrote the same in that. CJi. Burns 10
Their took up a piece of paper, uIon "hich ne
wrote n verse. immediately made up GiJ
mind ~ seccre It, srd thought to uJse!i,--
NV il can only manage To get their names
to that, shall lie Gil right. TIE coveted pa
psr waa laid upon the table ard made 90 my
mird that as chance offered l worlt ssiz' II.
when w stepped up and took It, ard piacsl
il IN the nGrk, ct the same time giins Inc d
very Knowing look.
D.uocr wa announced, and Col. Burns
rave me his arm. Alter diuner, Nheh roe
gentlemen had Tc.urued ~ the paricT. M.
Akin, WHOM tie Messrs. Burns are visiting,
was talking with me. Ar. Atkins ta;her
WAS Il bert Burns' most lotto ate .r;ead. Mr..
i. is Col. and Willie Burns mot Intimate
friend; and MIR. AS daughter Anne a"i
Col. Burns' daughter Anne are IL ct mt
mate friends | got 0p ard L, tae h"'k
off the table. aud to, fren tt" book he piece
OF rarer, and said to him, IN ~ If ooiy
had their signatures, how giai shonid be-
M. H. has their aut, graphs, but want
chem for myself also" Mr. : called onr,
"Iere Willie Buras" The old eoutemen
came over to us, and held the paper, saying
cdr. Barns, please sign this for he. wan;
your writing tO1,--this IL your er"'a'rs.
lie sat down by nc. aad wrote some rcEnaI h
on the lines his brother had WRITTEN al d
signed his name; ard then Col. Burns came
over where We we're, ard 10 k up the paper.
aud signed his pane TOD. Smi!iug be looked
at me TOR an ins,aG,, and weot on uiak'ng the
curious hierogyphics you will notice on tie
rarrr. | said to him, what Is that?' lie
replied, james u. Burns, IN Persian lie
speaks the Persian language tuenty. lie
was 10 T. 81, Indian officer, OF diiiereut raak
fgpm bis brother, fer very macy years.
They now live in Chi:tcnham, hag'ng re
tired from the army. Ii Robert Burrs were
living, he would be 100 years old tie % Il OF
January X. hen the centenuiaI auu.vei-
sary Of biz birthday viii take place. The olaer
brother remembers his fathers funeral, aud
that comprised about all bis reooiirctitn OF
him personally. l shall preserve the paper
aud send it TO you; it will TO something to
have and to show, which every one caunot
boast Of
<tAUJION.-N beg leave 10 caution rpicha-