Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-27
WAKEMAN'S WANDERINGS
ROBERT BURNS FARM HOME AT
eLLlsLANo, SCOTLAND.

~" WIN aud Its slorh.u.
valley.
Copyright. 1901. BY Edgar 1. watsm,,,
Etiisi.ASn, Scotland, June a-pilvr5n
Ing among the countless shrinea created
by the living presence Of Robert Burn. In
southwestern Scotland, aud looking do.n
along the flaming shaft Of light tba. lInt.
his genius and his world slrllna human
love aud mngnanlmity 10 the fadelos, III.
mortality OF his memory and name, hnva
always felt that the ono am-ng them an
which most brvnthcs 20 the bebolder ~.
spirit Of inefable pathos aud tsuderne.'
was this. the bard's farm home Of Eili.,
land.
In the period between May. Ira. A, The
age 81 twcniy4seven Year., and Tho end M
the year l1pi, when be came from a.
Elllsland farm 20 tho thrce rooms In ~.
Wee Vennel." Ia Dnmfries, nsriod N
but four and ono. half years, morn psr,onai
hope aud disappointment. 10Y and suifsr.
ing, anguish from impulsivp wrong aolny
aud heaven ot the pufest domestic bil..,
temptation and victory, agonisei desr,ir
and triumph, were crowded into the po.t'a
experiences, than fall 70 the 10, Of mo.t
great men In their entire lives. In mi.
brief time, hrst he was disowne,i and d.
serted by Jean Armour, through tho b,t,nr
aud ever unrrssoning opposition Of ber
father lie was then ho,rothe,i 10 aiiisb.
land Mary" Campbell. the heroine Of III,
immortal ode. "To Mary In Heaven VII,
shortly died Of malignant foyer at Green
ock.
About 100 Of biz mos, Characteristic 10.
ems were ALREADY written, aud tho now
priceless frsi edition Of tho same h.i i.en
Issued from the rural prcss u Kilmarnork.
III the county Of Dumharton. Twin chill.
drvn had been born 10 him out oi wci.ock
by jean Armour. u whom Robert, Ia
after years man Of rar character and
worth, survived the post fiiy.tlght years,
his dccrhse occurring a. Dumfrigs In 1851.
and his body being Inferred In the Burns
mausploum IN that city burns local
fame having attracted the attention Of tho
literary coiefie NJ Edinburgh. be- was IN.
viiol 60 that city. whore ho wa "afiiiairtir
NJ the famous Lodge q ffrcmnsons (which
still mcois 10 thevuriiable nom then use.D
and subsequently, "inaugumioi" a. H,
poet laureate. tho latter event being thu
subject u n celebrated paintinr. while hs
was made the literary lion % the day. ~
new and enlarged edition, Of hi. poems AZ.
pcArsi.
lie then made a tour of the border coun.
ties of England and Scotland. and, unfair,
nishsd by fame, returned 10 Mauchiiut,
the old home spot In Ayr, drawn thcru b.
hls true love for he Jean, who rrpenioi |
here rcnunciatiou. and with whom the fur.
mer Intimacy was renewed The tour oi /
tho north WIS then made. Burns returned .
10 greater Edlnhurgh literary tTinmphs. /
lie was introduced 70 Mnl Maelehosc. tho /
"Clarinda" of hla famous correspondence. |
and again returning 10 bis beloved Jean. |
took her sccfutly 10 Tarholton Mill. where /
twins. both u which died, wcfu again born /
~ them. llclng nos inirpcudcnt u scan. |
daious opposition. Burns publicly and /
proudly "aeknoN lodged" Jean Armour 10 |
his vile. then "a sacred and hlndlnga mar
nAgc In Scotland ~ any other, and In thl. |
instance necessary only because debarrvi /
formal marriage by tho wlic's parunis, who /
thus wuru solely responsible Tor the cloud /
upon the posts marital record burns also
"satlsAed' tho church, which intho.ad days
was not 10 very dinicult Of 'Gailsficilon."
lilo was also In q position 10 satisfy"
Jeans yarsnts Tor on settlement with
Crcch. biz EiihbuTgh publishsr, The then
astounding sum Of ESQ was found 10 "
at bis disposal
Then came the brisf. htish, days Mag
unanimously generous Alwayu, much o. thii
sum. the ant and lAst good fortune Burns
ever know, went 10 Jeans parents, aud 10
assist biz brother, Gllbcft burns, In avert
ing disaster la the lattrra farm lie efforts.
Ills lucky nesting with the Ingenious and
kindly Patrick Miller, u Dalswlnton hall,
had oocuTrvd II had bccn settled that tho
poet, VII, hated tho city with a royal
hatred. should uian 70 the plow. The
nobility u tho day novcfqnlie forgave IN,
plrtslan lonnng and love, thesoufes 81 hls
frandu.t Inspirations This beautiful iafm
Of ElllalAnd, fyu miles above Dnmiuu,
was taken At q frntai u hiiy pounds pcf
year. burns uualtioi. bryan be farm "a
hors the iirst Monday after Whlitunday,
isss lie t0llcd maninlly until tho autumn
of that year, mrAnilma singing many =
lusty song 10 HI absent wifi, and built tho
lovely cottage which stands here rmbow'
erred In roses 10 this day. And then WIS
celebrated tho simple bat glorious home
coming. when, with rustic rites, aud hla
bonpy Iean upon bis arm, preceded BY
a peasant gifl carrying tho family hlble
and a bowl Of kalt, be marched proudly
into his little home heaven beside Tue
winding Nth.
All evidences agree that Ia the brief Pc
nod Of a tribe over two years, between
WhltsundAy, isss. and Mutinmaa, l'yi,
unrns aud bis good Jean experienced an
Elem Of labor and love, despite their nnAl
ENLARGED deparur. II was also the 20
Al a Burns bsat and greatest poetic 10
rundlty. But mom children cAmeto them.
These must l,o supported Theerops failed,
and inevitable ruin was approaching ~
NJ. linen that, 10 save bis wilo aud ehll'
Jren from actual want ho waA forced 70
,,ee.nt tbe government position Of excise
,ssn al the bsagarly pIitinea Of 40 per
ycarl Tho Owe remaining ieaf. oi ~, ,.la
after the poet, hls Jean anu tesr 'hi'5
children, Robert, lraneh Mslllsa ~
William Nlcol. removed 70 ,np haihp'p
lodglngs, their arst hone IN palh's'.,
eheekrred, I'D. pathetic hsyona ''hp'V
henslou, arr known 10 ail' n..,,t..
Leaying the quAiui old ely OF puiaiil,'i
yon eros tho 'new brig 70 me n' ,. A.
sre Al once 10 tho prrtty hfas'lls ht a,
M Nlaxwelltown, famous Whr'sNeI Nia's
san,.. ars sung Tor that one in.ApF,,lu.l
,endsr ballad, equal 10 any that hlIl,
b,mself gave the world, matches -N .1,
sn,le - Then the highway auels.s
saHah ,,,d between Dlmifle, ana o;A'sv,N
,"iads aver brae and bill, THROUGH uAl'
81 Jlnsie. over bcek and hulh' lulensN
~ 49, ,yeuues and patches OF auhsnlae,
50, .,.,..rtri elsehans and nov silent ul.-p
- M eali. with The s1ngs o. s'l '
III ~ ever la your can, all the al.,H,'so
~ Fillsiand. Onoe past tho olt3 ~