Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-09

poor old mothers embrace while her
ecSiatic lips could only utter the cry,
oh, Robert Robertl"
These and countless other interesting
with many tender identfcauons Of bard
and place OF object are yours when wan
ucuns IN OF near the vale OF tho DOon.
They are all line and good aud worth
coming a long way 10 enjoy. but ] do
not think ANY or all OF them take hold
Of the heart as does the spell which
broods on the o,hcr side Of these noun.
tains Ia the Dumlricsshirc land Of Burns.
Perhaps u rs your own attitude and sen.
timent Perhaps To- the Doom country
the suggestivcness of the youthful v5v.
ltous, impulsively fiotOus earlier years
Of the nlowman poet, when he himself
sang Of the
"Rakish art Of Rob Mossgi.l,"
haunts You like hints of lowering shad.
ows. Perhaps. too, Il is the occasional
shock TO your own reverence that now
and then comes from the holiday sort
Of levity IN thousands from all lands
who come and poke ahou, aud 10, as
though there was certain kind Of pur.
lent qualification In fne remarks ON the
sacred episodes OF Highland Mary aud
gentle, loyal Jean, and on hnding where
immortal poet soul was sent among the
human harmonics in the dark recess Of
the Ayr cottage forgetting that the
Master in the lowly manger came.
Soifyou know ~ the strange story and
double picture, YOU instinctiycly turn
from the vague bullooncry casual pi.
griins interpret n the iifst part. 10 the
later and better part where the strong,
fine tread Of poet aud man first truly set
IN, to the scenes where few irreyrfcnt
pilgrims come; aud here. 40 the utmost
source Of the bonnie Doom, with misiiug
eyes you look over into Nith.vale past
old Dumirie5 toNu 10 the roaring Sol.
way tides and seem 20 know, as OF a
loved one gone, the deeper. tculcrcr
mysteries ui his environment and life.
The period covers the ten years proceed.
ing bis death, from bis tWcuty.scvcuth 70
his thIrty.scycnih wear Of age; a y Rod
into which was crowded more personal
hope aud disappointment, ioy and sul-
lering, rcmotsc Tor impu'siVc wrong.
doing. heaven purcst domestic bliss,
temptation aud victory. agonized despair
and triumph. than hli to the lot Of most
great men in their entire lives There
were first the disownment and desc1iIu
by Jean Armour. the bc,rothal To- High.
land Mar, with the sad parting and her
tugi, death; tie publication Of Tie now
PRICELESS though ihru humble kimar.
mock edition q his poems, the prepare.
ton lor ilNht o. jamaica the triumphant
vt,i, 10 Edinburgh. the generous caring
for the mother and brothers; the glad
reunion with his lean. and the home.
building NJ Ellislsnd over there by the
songlul Nth.
Then came the brief bright days.
The proceeds Of settlement with Crcech,
ms Edinburgh publisher. uciicd him the
then mulihrrut sum Of about Z 500,
Mlguanmously generous always, much
OF this sum, the FIRST aud last material
good fortune Burns ever knew, wenl to
leans parents, aud 10 assist bis brother
Gilbert Burns in avertiug disaster m the
lattcrs iam.liie Efforts. HIS lucky
meeting with the Ingenious and kindly
Patrick Miller OF Dalswinton Hal had
occurred. II had been settled that the
poet who hated the city with ROY Al
hatred. should return to the plough.
The nobility ol the day never quite for
gave this pltbIan longing and love the
source Of his grandest inspirations.
The beautiful farm OF Elli5laud, five
miles above Dumirics, was taken Al q
rental Of $50 per year Burns unaided
began his farm labnts the first Monday
alter WniIsundaY t7sS. lie tolled