Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-27

mentioned, but time will not permit.
| am impressed with the people Of
Glasgow. They are polite and kind.
AS the people of Scotland are such a
rugged and matter-of- people, l
did not expect to find such politeness.
But the Americans might learn a
great deal from the people in Glas-
gov along the line of courtesy and
politeness. 1t is seen everywhere.
The policemen will actually 90 out
OF their way to help you. The street
car conductors and the clerks in the
stores are all polite. | don't think
bought single thing in Glasgow
that the clerk didn't say, "Thank
you" The young women in the
stores are very nicely behaved indeed
and very polite.
While in Glasgow several of my
party ran out on the train to AYR,
the birthplace of Robert Burns,
Scotland's great poet. The house in
which Burns was born is still there
and no doubt it will be there hun
dred years hence, for it is made of
rock. 1t is very modest house
four rooms in row. One of these
rooms was for the COWS and horses.
The house has straw thatched roof
and l could easily reach with my
hand up to the caves of the house.
also saw the walls of the old Kirk,
near the Burns house, and the "Auld
Brig o'Doon" in which Tam O'Shan-
ter figures. This old bridge dates
back to the 18th century. 1t is
made of rock, one arch spans the
beautiful little river and it seems to
be just as substantial to- day as it
ever could have been, though it is a
little rugged in it's appearance com
pared with the new bridge nearby.
There is an attractive modern build
ing erected near the Burns house in
which are found hundreds of relics
of the poet, such as portraits, origi-
nal manuscripts, copies of the edi-
tions of his works, etc. / was told
that an original manuscript of Burns
sold the other day for f50O, which is
nearly $4,000. Burns was the peo-
ple's poet. His life and work have
struck a responsive chord in the
popular heart. The birthplace of the
poet, which is about 40 miles from
Glasgow, is very favorite resort for
tourists. They are coming and
going all the time. The poets
father was buried in the old Kirk
yard and there is on the modest
stone which marks his last resting
place the following beautiful lines
written by his illustrious son:
o ye, whose cheek the tear of pity stains,
Draw near with pious reverence and
attendl
Here lie the loving husbands dear re.
The tender father, and the gen'rous
The pitying heart that felt for human
The dauntless heart that fear d no human
pride;
The friend of man, to vice alone a foe;
For "e'v'n his failings lean'd to virtues
side"
The country from Glasgow to Ayl
is beautiful, very much like the blue
grass section of Kentucky. The
fences around nearly all of the farms
were made of rock. All along the
way herds of cattle and fiocks OF
sheep may be seen grazing in the
pastures. Here is an humble cot.
tage, and here is mansion, and
here is a beautiful clump of trees
and here is fine estate shut in by q
high rock wall. Every available
space of ground is cultivated or util.
lied for pasture. Little towns and
larger ones are seen as the train car.
ries us to and from Ayr. The big
ocean appears on the scene. So
altogether, the trip from Glasgow to
Ayr furnishes picture which is
beautiful and forever stamped on
the mind.
The weather has been very cold
over here. ! am now in Edinburgh
at the Royal Hotel, one of the fines,
hotels in the oity. l slept last night
under two double wool blankets and
one single blanket. l don't see how
vegetation grows, it is so cold. But
it does grow. The climate, however,
shows on the trees. OF course we
would not expect to see the exten.
sive forests here that we see in
America. Scotland is considerably
smaller than South Carolina and It
has about 100000 people in it, and
it is an old country. There are some
old trees over here, however. But
they are not tall and healthy look
ing like many of our trees in Amer
ioa. They have a stunted look.
| They have much to reaiat in tb;s