Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-08

upon ancient or modern coin. Her neck
was long, with that graceful swelling
from breast to throat SO loved OF the
artists; the chin was almost sharp
though roundly pointed; the lips,
though closed. were beautifully round
cd, full aud widely parted At their edges;
the nose and the archings from It's bridge
strong. full. aud as exVuisitcly moulded
rs the most refined Grccinn type; the
forehead high, wide and straight from
the nOse-tip; and the eyes large, full
and tender; while tins remarkable face
and head were crowned by mass of
wavy, golden-brown hair. With all her
impressive beauty she seems to have
been most commonplace parsonage, AMI
while capable of awakening sudden and
mighty flames in the breasts of ordinary
Scottish folk as well as poets, TO have
been herself devoid OF any Of those men.
tai or spiritual qualities capable OF Gle
waiting her character To the realm OF
romance or heroism She u known 10
have placilly enjoyed, as many young
women now do before entering matrl'
mony, very great number of love af-
fairs; all OF which seem to have beon
turgid aud rampant on the part of her
male admirers. and received and brnig-
nnntly tolerated on her own. her prom
i,e true evidently having been
rather widely distributed in
southwestern Scotland; until warn
cd by advancing years she became
the wife of man with no more poetry
in him than a lgal-yard wall but with
broad acres and plenty Of "siller," Al
exander FERGUSON laird OF Craig'lar-
roch, Glencarn parish pnmfreiesshire
The whole region round1bnut the
scene Of this romantic episode between
Laurie and Douglas and Of the lntter's
poem Is cxaulSitcly beautiful and is
w0nderously rife with poetic and his
torlc interest. Much NJ It's poetic CLAM
or Is Of course due 10 the personality
aud pen Of Burns. Every object yon
look upon from Dumfries 10 Crnlgdar-
roch has been given almost individuality
lie. and certainly nndying interest from
his personal association or the magic
Of his mise. From the ancient ohscrNn-
tory in the Ma1welltown opposite Dunn
fries. which must he kept distinct In
the mind from Annie Lauric's village
birthplace of AlaNwclltowu. few miles
distant. one can see and feel the tender
ness of complete identification. The eye
ranges to the east over aud beyond fair
Annandalc; across acknowledgements 10
the west, TO the noble hills skirtng
Ayrshire; ia the north, up dreamland
Niihslap 10 the fair, dim turreis Of
Drumlaurig castle; aud TO the south 10
the vast eXpanse Of Solway firth, where
to the right of Nithsmouth, looms gray
proved Crffel while TO It's left is caught
CLEAN Of the sands az Brow We'll. AZ
whose waters buIls 100 lale STRUGGLED
10 save his life. Thus almost at q
glance NOT only does the bewltching
cycl0rama give the behoder the entire
field Of the everyday scenes Of the poets
lie during his last eight memorable
years, but az the same Instant com
prehenson Of the three most impress
Sive epOrhs in his career Of which we
can have mcmory-the bomc.hcAlcn If
Ellislnnd farm-life, the wrUichel fight
against poverty In the gray old border
town beneath rs, and last unavalling
struggle at Brow Well by Solway's
shifting sands; all made inexpressibly
more impressive by the lofty dome Of
the -ilent luausoleuin, over ticTe In thar
shadOwy kirk-yurd looming before as
wherever we may look for the reeOg-
milton of his old-time presence within
the fair region roundabout
There, too ia Bank street is the "Wee
Nenlel.' In whose upper three little
rooms the bard and his family lived when
Burns was driven from the Elisand
farm b. ruirous crops 10 the
more iuinous life Of eXeisenan;
the old ''GlObe Tavern" Just as
il stood in Burns time. in which, unhap-
ny as Is The fact for contemplation. one
seems now almost TO hear his thrilling
voice, mingled with the laughter nf
Syme. Maxwell, landlord Hyslop and
his wife Meg and their siren barmaid.
Anna Of the gowden locks" the Hide
poor Burns, brain-becloudcd and bewlld-
cred that bitter January night Of 1905.
upon the straw aud refuse just at the
edge Of Shakespeare street. and insensi-
Bile until the morn. received the chill
Of death that never left him. though he
fingered conscious Of his fate, until The
21st Of July following; aud there just
back Of this sad spot on Burns street.
IN the poets time Mil street. j. The
yeritable cottage where he lived and died
Every square yard Of Dumffies town Is
aglOw with some touching reminder VI
Burns. Aud were this not enough 10
hold heart aud mad to the locality.
what vivid reminders Of Scottish history
are here. What kingly eayalcsdes have
repassed. 81 despair or Triumph. the
ancient bridge q Deyout Deyorgila, built
Ia the middle OF the thirteenth century,
and still stauneh "a the roek-bells out
Of which It's stones were lewn, And
there near where rises the lofty spire
of Greyfriars church. once stood the
monastery Of CreyfriarA In which the
avenging hand e. Bruce struck the blow
txhifh art IN march Ike mighty eVrnfs