Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

The second room. which is not over fifteen
feet square, aims three cases, devoted exclu-
stvely and solely TO Barnsiana. Here, on the
walls. are eleven different portraits of the i'm
mortal SeOttish barbour Of them engraved
three after Sasmyth by Miller, Robinson and
Nicholson respectively. and enc after Allen by
Mckae. a medallion photograph and an en-
craving Of SkiryIugs portrait OF Burns: an
illuminated fthOgraph OF the poet and his
cottage; three Photographic views of the Burns
statue ct Albany from different points: and
Photograph OF the Burns statue in Central
PARK. New York. Then there ia bGst Of
Burns on a tripOd---a replica OF Sir John
STEEL : sculpture in the poets corner In West
minister Aobey, and portrait of George
Washington and bust Of SIR Walter Scott
above two 81 the book cases. Except this
Washington portFsi. and bus. OF Scott there IL
nothing whatever In the room in the way Of
decorations other contents but Burnsiana
and ARTICLES Of ''Burusornauia In the words
OF London P'fgc9. referring TO the Burns cen
tsnary at sydenham in 1859. Capt. Smith has
here
AH,o.Tsgh., .nGr. SoIet lett is5tcr IN
Hair u the pc; hiure:.
Har % ht- loved n finland May.
.h- rSrtr,i. ~ NAsfy S = undoGbted
th~Lieh Va eotlfo--si Tam Oshanter.'
~ho d.nr-i At ira $50. ssh walrurxi-"
cAS REPEAT EvEEY LINE IRON MEMORY
Marvellous a. IL may seem Capt, Smith can re-
peat from memory every word and line Of
Barns poems from beginning 70 end. His love
and idOlatTy Of Barns began wkeu he was a lad
Of ten IN Athel-toneford. Haddiagtonshire
ecotland. when with The FIRST two shillings he
ever earned-won as phi at school for re-
citing Gray's Elsgy without a faw-he mr.
chased = copy % Burns poems. His love OF
Burns grew a. ne grew. and his appreciation Of
the osVd's Scottish declaration OF iudepend-
euee. "A man man for = that. made man
Of him. brought him 10 the United States ard
caused hiIn ~ become thoroughly inrTained
American Since then. BY patient dint Of
rumma< ng old bookstores. bv purchase CORE
spcnde1ce srd exchange. Capt. smith has
Gra1a.liy assembled his wonderful collection
A his Grst two shillings we're spent for a copy
OF Burns, he says. viii his last half dollar be-
When he t--i took charge Of the Botsnic Gar
den. shortly sfter the Inauguration % President
Franklin Pierce. the snakes we're crawling about
there m great profusiOn. even invading tho
sacred precincts Of the lodge i;self and the room
IN which the Barnsiana are now housed
In Capt. smiths collection the American and
British editions % burns are grouped sepa-
rsteiv. Among the $50 different editions IL q
bcsutif1i FAC siuiile Of the FIRST edition pub
hshed. that - l7s6, printed st Kilrarnock,
eyo. Then there j. a well-pre-erved eopy of
the first Edinburgh edition. 1877 printed for the
sgthor and sold By Vim. Creech with Beugo'
famous engraving Of Nasmyths portrait.
svo.. and an equally well-preserved copy OF
the second Edinburgh. svo., with portrait.
known a. the Sinking Edition, from the fac,
OF a typographical error IN the Address to a
Hasgss." where the words 'skinking ware IS
lsioppy goodsl are printed Sinking ware. -
This olnnSer escaped the eagle eve Of Burns
and has been repeated in many editions. down
u some Of the very latest, notably in Alexander
smiths Globe edition.
Then there l. a copy Of the Belfast edition OF
lI93. vols limo, with portrait engraved BY
p. Haipin. and a copy Of the third Edinburgh
edition Of l7s&, vols, with portrait, the last