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time he takes for them must be robbed from

the memory Of Waiter Scott. itly emphssizes
t %ns e he eea % the the
Man of Scotland. he is Individually its Great
author. And all the remaining monuments OF
one ornamental pile Jeifrey's Inscription is
iabored and eostiye. and does no Justice
the critic to get the better OF the man.
- Bnt whatever S"otts relative pr omineIhce;;
tie visitor In, commanding proportions and
the memorials OF no other are 30 eagerly
Tho story OF tho rustic's brief career Of eight
or ten years has sunk deep into tho worlds
heart. The wrnry way no trod is reyerently
that is felt in his tate H Iii e we reach his petit
ton to relative: tom fis DYING bea; PRAYING
out OF the lail that threatened him.
~ Is nttiiul to read thu memorials which now
Here is distinsuished duke giving him. not
Of ms abundance. which was tho real want OF
Burns. but that chespest OF all commoditias;;
Of IT all was to stop writing verses, TO devote
himself TO some great work, and quit drinking
under any circumstances, hut especially SO to
man lying OF poverty. ,,
preached for its grudging hospitality TO Burns.
But to tell the truth, 1t must he exonerated:
IT GG Wbs o tha
any patriotic subject. lie sympathized with the
patitle with his loyalty, to his own Govern
mnent; II is bad enough, in q subject to do
It is worse. still. 1t was but the ardor OF the
poet; not the vice OF the man. The Govern.
ment. to its honor. did not resent or punish:
1t could not reward.
In the Land OF Burns.
On our way back to England we took a cir
cult by tho way Of, Ayr About three miles
from the village is the house where Burns was
born. 1t is now owned Us the Burns Society.
sembe there annually. or oftener. to COM
memorials his memory; They have erected q
meetinss It's walls are adorned i by likenesses
OF the poet, quotations from his poems. and
ises are let as, a house OF entertainment for
tlOon year. In large letters it T. proclaimed
ea ss Of i nas s9F.
is unchanged throughout
heavy roof o The ss sde %SEnf T Very
thick. and the ceiling can he easily reached
Was S Thefe arc two
below. and a low garrett above. The one in
@ to Of has bed a4 ss
ttour. Here he came into this, world. The
little window, which afforded the only day,
light at that time. contains four panes Of UxS
glass. A front window has been added since.
a, Adjoining Is the sitting. or best, room;
in vain o persuade the female servant who was
II charge to show US the garrett. into which
door whichls tho only method OF ingress.
The walls Of the house extend beyond the
Se Rs roo At tSe
end all addition has been made In modern
times. whore the COMPANY is entertained. The
bedroom Is now occupied as the kitchen. while
the walls and rude furniture OF the other are
Glanster I'd all oyer with the names Of visitors
sold Of at good price as original, and another
lowsy It's root Is gone but t. it's walls are
standing. and in good condition. 1t is in the
Rn ad ysr anal distant 81 Bos pd o ons
,Uid Bridge Il Is wholly Of stone. very
arch spans the stream. which is here bordered
BY trees. and looking beautiful as dream.
Burns stand close by and overlook tho scene.
Within the monument. which is sort Of cir
Sq is 9ass Of spe
ness Of the Angel Gabriel as Of Burns.
The country. which all about here is very at
tractive. becomes at Ayr flat and uninterest-
ing. and 80 continues for q long way along the
coast toward Glasgow
by Burns's birthplace. never seems to have
raised an otion In the poets breast. He was
The cars ar took US from sA Ayr to Mauchline by
the way Of kilmarnock. whence we rode out
two two miles to MorsgTial the farm where Burns
contains now. as then. a little over 100 scotch
acres. and the house In which the brothers
Tho farm Is we'll situated at the top OF q small
hui. and adorned with some large trees near
The soil seems rich and fruitful. as does the
nsa where ne Rl9uShed up the daisy and the
annum to a thrifty scotehman. Wv go ''''' -.
: Fifty miles distant, on the down road to Liv-
Here the poet lived his last five years. here
he died. and here in the churohyard stands his
small in a narrow street, but comfortabe for a
poor man" as he calls himsel at the time he
lived there 1t is Of stone. and now has slate
land farm. where Burns once lived. and for
three years struGEgled with his fate only to
acres. and rents for tn. inored6ie sum Of 200
the Scotch farms strike one as Impossible
prices which could only be wrung from hope
The Shilling we paid the old woman for show
Ing us the house and the pane OF glass where
Burns had written with diamond An honest
was the first cent she had ever received on
that score though she had lived there seven
The house is situated away. from tho main
road; Mt ne end Of long lane, facing the
in front. The PLACE is cosey enough. but there
is no view as at MorsgriaL
statesman who deals only with the present
philosopher. who treat Of things Of eternal in
terest. his memory, soon fades.
Edinbirsh to the memory Of Lord MelviIle' Il
stands on pillar like Tralan's column. and is |
more conspicuous than all other monuments |
and statues in Edinburgh put together. except |
Scotts. Most travellers are forced to inquire. !
he was member OF the British Cabinet in
attracting universal attention from every
visitor. while We have to look close to find the |
memorials OF Burns. Hume Knox. Adam |
smith, Chalmers Watt, and many other emf
world and who will be far longer rerpem.
bereh It does Injustice to a man t. have his
. They have a large library in Edinburgh |
called the Advocates Library. one OF Ave In |
these islands. entitled by law to receive q copy
OF nl books published in the Kingdom. This
great library found shut to-day friday. not |
to be opened till Tuesday following. In cDn-
Of this being Sacramental Fast week.
fast on IL Thursday all reading, investigation. |
and literary labor dependent on this great |
public institution must be SUSPENDED by |
every body, not only for that day. but for the
fonr succeeding days, This may be called
Thu, Scotch mind is singular compound Of
cism The typical Scotchman believes every |