Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-26

their denunciAtions OF the poet because
the "a. vas weak and sometimes fell. drag
ging the poet with him. They forgot that
they had placed tho temptation In his way
and were really responsible for his merry
blundsrs. To me the compatibility that
seems 70 exist bctweea genius and whisky
appears strange. Edgar Allan Poe was one
Of Natures most gifted sons, but his ge-
Mus ficksred and expired amid the lurid
flames and Plutonian fumes OF whisky.
Byron. the prince Of measure and the king
Of satirists, once said that nothing made a
man 90 happy NJ run aud trus religion;
And Burns. our household pet, who was
Obliged 10 earn his livelihood by gauging
uhisky casks for tho magnificent sum Of
f35 Q year. burned out his lifo over the
fsstivs bowl. Burns idea Of the effect OF
whisky was somewhat similar 10 Byron's.
for In Scotch Drink he says;
sseotiard. my suid respected mither.
III where you sit on craps o heather
Ys Tin. your dam.
Freedom and whisky gsug thegither.
Tshe on Jour dram
Again he says:
40 thou my muse I guild alld Scotch drink.
whether through whipping worms thol ink
Or richly brown ream DER the brink
Ia g~lorious foam,
Inspire me TIL I lip and wink
To sing thy name."
THE P~EAsAsr-roEr.
Bred a. q farmer. with such q limited
education a. o restricted attendance Mt the
parschial Afforded. We are surprised at the
'.acuteness and originality displayed by
him ; the depth Of his d~iscernment. the
force Of his expression and the authorita-
tive energy Of his understanding which
distin guished him during his short but
brilliant stay In Edinboro." lie always car
risl with him an air Of superiority which
contact with the most noble percentages Of
the land could not disturb. Alteration
was a foreign 10 his manly soul as was
obsequiousness In his address. He was
one Of Natures noblsmen. A trne Demo-
crat. or Republican. IL you will frank.
manly and generous 10 n fault. As . man.
his biographers. mostly OF the caivanistic
stripe. I imagine. have taken = delight In
recording his escapade with . gusto which
does ne credit 10 their heads nor hearts.
he was taLsosd by the polite. pious and
learned society Of Dumfries because ho was
the one man In Scotland who WAS fearless
enough to express his opinion oil
uoLr WILLIE
In = way that was calculated to provoke
the snmity VI the sacred class. although
n ave him more than \ local reputation
A 4 post, Tho anne fearlessness 10 notice.
able in the "Twa Herds" when referring
- an. d,vir.. N sroti.nS. and alss when
MAILING Of tho "birkio cad . lord" In
the ~worid-read poem already quoseu. ~
. poet he Was noble 70 the last; Ns. o,o'
10 upon ms iair esou.eneon. h,su !.
buried with him-iaui's 'ha' aroso sp,eIi
from . more than ordinary now 9i An'na'
or magnetic current. anu hsa ~:
e~ountrymen . clearer eony.p"on =, ~
genius Is when compared WIN s,
bis biograpAers w9u,u Ma.
.,n sns pSV rs.snIsri,i.s anil heartburn.
snu Jun, 49, h.y. soiioJ the mage mai
.oa ,,a,;.., ,sm a. aTLo Cst.
ss,,. a.turJ.v Night" We take much pleas
n .,Juyipg uatur, az
Wy ~ uvN.sI A.. in...,siny ssnr.ci.
barns poetiy, .nu INC ,n.Ieas,as Srp.'-n.
atios ~ ~ p,.n :ron, ,ho sare.
nsy my " r..saa 40 Sss from NJ.
Mountains
:. Moors. outrpre.ding mf Ald wa'
wher hnnarrds Aeor ~ sappo"
hsusn" '''u"ns a.
The ceuatrymen OF burns are ptouu ~
meet anal eommsmsra.u ~. NV
oy assuring sAch o'"e' '"As '"'y ""
While h,sn,an snsn h NJ c",d =, b,a.,c.
whale tsr'a Srn"9 2. he, .l,.
Gun, ON . frlrua in faith aud practice
In hobert Burns,"
Fur though dead. he still speaks 10
scotobmen a. a friend and brother. I can
only refer TO one weakness In his writings {:
his psnchant-liks that Of q certain news
psper ON the Comstock to caricatnrc
u~usparins wit dissecting right and
left with his ~doubls-edged scAipei
A. n they were ordinary mortals.
He has even gone 80 far ~ To say In his
:. Death and Dir. Hornbook." that
"Mini tiers they haze been i'Dned
rou.ina al Il times to vepd
AMI nail a vi reflpture"