The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-06

Ilda;av falls not UNDECIDED under az
[plowshare, nor the ruined nest OF Ina'
,lsswee sleckit, GOVERN. timorons peas
! tie > cast forth after all his provlden,,
!, nains to "thole the slcety dribbie auo
cranreuch cauld"-that simple near,
which in youth divided with his i reye sc:9
parent the scanty earnings of his toll
and in later and more prosperous Gays
|expanded in social amenities and time
lily charities; how this true nature ever I
remained the same, untaintcd by that
proud fame, which too often corruP!s'
and which seldom fails to blunt the nm
er sensibilities; how in his. abasement,
i, in his extreme need, he forgets not 10,
moment the majesty of poetry ana
manhood, but bears himself like a KING
among the highborn, while the rough
-tscenes of rural life, the straw-thatched
roof, the rustic friend and nutbrown
maiden, are 30 priced as to paragon
description; how, feeling himself above
|common men, he wanders not apart
from them, but mixes warmly in their
interests. nay, throws himself into their
arms: These, fellow ScotsmeD, are but
the hurried outlines of portraiture, a
sketchy grouping of some incidents OF
a life which teaches us to feel our COM
mon nature and to know ourselves.
With the terrestrial part OF Burns
being-the clay of earth-we now have
naught to do. he had his weaknesses,
for he was human. But the celestial
element, which constituted him brill
liant instance of human inequality.
made him the foremost also of those
true poets who developed the power OF
that inequality for the good Of all.
The pomp and circumstance Of earthly
station was not part of those innate
aspirations, which caused him to look
down alike on noble and on slave, on
prince and pauper, and all that bore
the stamp of man, with brotherly rec
ognition, with sympathy, with love.
Lifted" says Carlisle, into that Sc
rene ether whittier he had given him
wings to mount, he needed DO other ell
ovation" Such loftyness of develop
ment is what We all need; not that we
may ,rrite, but that we may itrs poetry
that we may divide our hours with
it, and virtuous industry. industry
which all true feeling sanctions. nay,
prescribes; and which, when thus pur-
sued, possesses beauty far beyond the
pageantrv of thrones. For us, as for
the poet, God designed this beauty tol
be the daily bread of tho soul. and we
must strive to make the business of
life the foundation on which 10 rise, and
not towering, somber arch, to shut
out
1.-THE spacious armament on high,
With all the blue ETHEREAL sky |
And sraneled heavens
In reasons ear they all rejoice
And utter forth glorious voice: |
Forc:er singing "a they shine
Tho hand that made us IL divine
To cap the climax Of his life, and TO
extend the limited sphere TO which ma.
ture has confined us, Burns has left be-
hind him "a volume, in which there is
inspiration for every fancy, and music
for every mood; which lives and will
live in strength and vigor, to soothc
the sorrows of how many lover, to
inflame the patriotism of how many
soldier, to fan the fires of how many a
genius, to dispense the gloom of soli-
tude, appease the agonies of pain, en-
virtue and show vice it's ugli.
ness. a volume, in which centuries
hence. as now, wherever a Scotchman
may wander, he will find the dearest
of his exile"
Fain would prolong the theme, but
time forbids. One more sentence, and
| will conclude. May you, fellow
Scotchmen, Gin the touching words of
your loved poets "Cotter's Saturday
nightly ra.
For whom my warmest wish to heaven ia sent
BE blest with health and peace and sweet content,
And OIL may heaven your simple lives prevent
From laxnry's contagion. weak and yile.''
And may you continue in your own
happy way, while providing for your
charities to cultivate the love Of the
oeautiful-the healty, honest, grateful /.
appreciation Of oil that is in harmony
With nature-all that is calculated to
elevate your minds, and bring them in (
o closer communion with that "onlv It
Perfect Poet, who, in his own person, 9
'cts his own creations" q uda L
MAKE beauty familiar guest, le
So shalt thou elevate thy mind; VG II