Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-07

II YOU proceeded FIVE miles further
on this highway you would reach tllis-
land. on the west bank OF the Nth, Tor
many years the farm home Of Burns, /
but turning to the left you enter q lovely |
rsriln. and In half an hours walk come |
To- Igneray Church beside Caifn water .
Here you will urry for little, for win. /
in Dos rrass-grown church yard you viii l
find the grave of "teannie Deans inn ]
mortaIzed in Heart Of Midlothian ]
and the inscription on the mb.csionc |
was written by Scott himself IT is now
but "a hort aud a sunny distance to the
real Maxwelltown Of Douglas verse, to
Mouiavic and Craigdarroch, a collection
OF country seats and hamlcts, most inter.
resting from their age, beauty OF
environment and absence OF all tie
modern iashonings which the railways
have brought TO many other equally
ancient Scottish towns. On YOU way
at mos, grown old Dungcorc You come
upon another reminder Ol ihs bloody
DAYS in the tomb OF Sir Robert Gfi.r.
son, whose memory is loah-d lihe
'popgfy' by every descendant OF the
Cuyunauiuts.
Midway between Dunscorc and Mont
awe is still more ancient HIgnCdirn, iUf
NINNNt NNNNlN @ N|NNNNHNNlNN NN'ANH NlNN H.N W
tug parish church. ID wa, at GluuCaifu
church that Annie Laurie was bapuz d.
Tie entire region is one cd tie most
l beautiful m Scotland. and iuIl OF relies
of general wealth aud power a
| hundicd hills. many crowned hy the
] still noble ruins ul massive square
/ keeps. are iu view, scores OF misty
/ upulcut daie5 aud glUns greet the eyes
/ and wellkcpt farms and dfcamlul olden
] hamIcts are iutCrsgoised with splendid
seats OF laifds and country gentry. 10
was in such % spot. So. osc countless
,tftuIc. covered "braCs' might well
rumpt poetic icrvur were not The iu'
sairatIou ot love behind. that Douglas
wuocd aud won aud lost, and uat Anne
Laurie chose 60 CoutentCdly fCmaut lhl
hunoIgd wife Of O. country gentleman,
/ rather Than share the iartuncs ola poet s.
aud political Adventures doubtful
career
The old manor house Of Maxwcllt9 wa
/ sgouc, but many relics of the heroine
ui the sony are rulgiously preserved 10
the ncighbotbood Cmgdauoch, hci
home during married life and widow
hood. for "shc survived her husband
/ Alexander Ferguson. and became the
lads bounuiul of Nilh5dalc, IS noble
I mansion upon the ittEussuu estates
but short distance from her birthplace
now owned by Captain q. Guitar Fer
gussou, great, great grandson Of Ann.,
. Laurie. As Mrs. Ferguson. she IVA,
entire supervision OF the construction %
, the present Ctaigdauogn House, ass vel
! as the extensive Georgian pledsur,
. grounds ga the rear Of the mansion
! Cmigdarruch house and is cuyiron
POSSESS countless relies of the flesh ai,
| blood Annie Laurie oil yorg, bat 90,
. romance YOU have built about the gntiu
) / character OF the heroine of Douglas
& immortal verse fades away as YOU CONT
, To the spot where she lived and died
f. . Had She been a genuine myth Instead %
. genuine parsonage, the loving ianc,
} winch invests the htrlues %
4 poets with tender attributes cOul.
! never cease ils witChing Duniuungs. AZ
IS tits. u you come here, you must be pre-
. pared 10 fad that AuUic Laurie hccaW,
Z a gauuluus neighborhooi matchmake
( . aud was addicted 30 taking sHuh Sh,
, lies buried in the old CMgdauogI
e graveyard And peace 20 her shade
. say J. For without her lissumc form
10 and lovely face OF youth tie world hae
G | missed perhaps the sweetest OF Us
{ ! tender lden songs.
EDGAR l.. WAEEMAS.