Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-14

crosses the river Cluden, small stream
! but tuneful one. II bounds along merrily
| through copse and between emerald haughs
below, sweeps around the ancient abbey
! walls, and. entering the Nth, broadens
into deep pool or linn. Hence linu-Clu-
| den, the Cluden poo" and the name of
the grand old monastic pile, Lincluden
| Abbey, which towers at its edge above.
Thus all the wirsome way TO E.liisland
| are found pastoral, historic and romantic
| scenes and objects. You finally come TO I
| bit of almost champaign country. Comfort
| able steadings with snug stone cottages lie
| is an ancient gate, opening TO a long lane,
| hedge bordered, between well-kept fields,
! where the young grain is already rich aud
| green. The wagon way Is thick with the
| falling blossoms of the hawthorn. The
| hedge banks are
| MASS OF GLADsoNE DAISIES.
| 4 tiny burn having its source in springs
| above wimples al one side. half hidden in
! the grass and d sizes. And at the end of
| this lane lust rer ridge of warm and
| yellowy loan. arc seen the low roofs OF q
| cottage and its humble oUtbuildiugs. here
| and there hall hidden in the foliage Of sur
| sounding trees. This IS EIisland, Tor four
| years the farn-home and home-heavcu of
| Robert Burns; the only spot on all this
earth where comfort and happiness were
| his.
From the highway Ellislaud is disap-
| pointing The ridge of the stealing fields
| forms monotonous horizon line. But
Burns knew where 20 build his NithSide
| nest. From any point in the vicinity Of the
anstead or farm buildings there IS go
rious view of the valley of the NTH. Al
most the entire course of the river IS trace
able. Coming from its crystal cradle among
the mountains Of Eastern Ayrshire, II tum-
bles along IN i southwestcrly course, water
ing the royal burg OF Sanquhar and the
ducal village of Thoruhill, thence passing
the stupendous mass Drumlanrig Castle
where Scott was guest when the first IN
telGgence and agony of his financial ruin
came upon him. At Auldgilth bridge the
mountains press the stream CLOSELY. Then
the river broadenS, and sweeps in grutle
sinuosities through the widest eXpaHSe OF
the valley, past ELisland, and on 10 Dunn
fries and the sea. heightened in It's cXqul-
site beauty by mvriads of tiny burns,
braes and lesser dales which soften the out
lines of the greater dale until its whole far
face ~
The house faces 10 the east and 8ortlf "a
gentle bend in the Nth, which yurm
here over the shining shadows ~ a h-g
bred wards distant. With the o4bu& u
and their connecting rubblc wal3 S$nyE
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width. II IS one story in height. with an
amDle attic. There IS Il large room aboulyi
eighteen feet SQUARE a. each end. The enT
trail. from tine NIth-side was INTO nap
way from Whir!i these two large ROOMS A
was reached. ON Gf tHiS. one could aES-;
pass to The ate aboFC. aud TO Il smaI
Kitchen WhiSh, WITH Z iittle bedroom > ahdS
between tie Two larger rooms. vi Inc /
latter, the one NJ the Ietf o. norm END,
which communicates with the little bed
room. was used by Burns for the ceremon-
lous entertainment OF distinguished guests.
The other, At the south end was the real
heart OF the home the spence Or hvlng |
room OF the poet, his vile ana uaifnS. Inc |
family provisions were Kept mere. in one |
end stood the bed. Inc meals were eaten |