Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-26

ine." he sought where he could the human
sympathy his sensitive nature4craved as
flowers crave the light. IL he5tound this
roaming swats that drank divineIy." ne
did not there tarnish his manhood. nor
sully his fame. For he was still the honest
man, and II his soul expanded under the
influence OF rinspiring. bold John Barley
corn he never forgot his duty to that
Higher Power to whom he addressed him
self in confidence. with the tender SIM
plicity of a child approaching kind and
indulgent father. He could not brook the
stern restraint OF cold Calvinism. his
prescribed for him by the godly Of his
day; yet he never wavered In his sublime
faith in God who felt a personal inter-
benign and kindly direction all things
earthly would in good season be made
right. He felt at all times the keenest OF
interest IN the affairs of those about him.
This sympathy went out to the lower
orders Of animals, and TO inanimate objects
as well. We And him apologizins to a
daisy that he has no time to spare from
his blowing to set II aside where Il may
bloom and not be inolested by preparations
for a crop And when he inadvertently ex.
depth of sollcitude he expressed In his adj
dress to the poor. GOVERN S ,o Tin I'm r sor
row at the mishap, but he takes the held
mouse into his confidence, and tells IL his
own troubles. Poor mousie, thourt ma,
out our e heads, as we brooded over some
plan gang aglee." and yet with little
thought for the man who could understand
how the destruction of that poor creatures
burrow might mean as much to Il as the
razing of crofter's cot did to him.. II
was this capacity to feel with oil. and TO
the MISUNDERSTANDING OF those who should
have given him their support ana VINO
should have been proud TO have had his
tunate for us of today that society At his
time was constituted as 1t was Otherwlse
we might not be the heirs TO his wonderful
any amount OF adulation or fattefy
could have turned the current OF his great
soul out OF it's channel; that would have
man OF the people, poet o. his tellow low
man, but society might have induced him
TO sing oftener to the praise OF some dair
He drew from the pillow an inspiration he
could not have found In the conversation
OF the scholarly and the polite and In ms
humble home he fashioned thoughts that
would have flown from MIN beneath the
roof of the wealthy. Sweet are the uses
Of adversity,' says Shakespeare. and here
is one of the sweetest Of the fruits that
grow from the root of bitterness. The
soul expanded under the fate that held the
body back. and his hts of melancholy ana
depression, more the result of bodily Ia
tigue and the natural outcome OF his toll
some life, were followed by greater periods
Of exaltation., when his heart sang IKE
smile, and when he laughed joyously,
proud OF his manhood great in his con-
ception OF Justice. and strong In his con-
viction OF the right, man among his
people.
Love of the scotch Race.
Mr.. Mccullough said he regarded 1t as
love, rather than reverence and super
stitious dread, with which the Scotch re-
gard Burns, for he WAS Of the people and
wrote of the things which were theirs; he
lived among them, toiled and suffered
among them, and his heart was with them
| He taught the world to meet life, whether
fate smiles or frowns, and had for all
solace, advice sympathy and cheer.
| Mrs. Edwards pleased the audience 50
much with Angus Mcdonald" that they
would not be quieted until she appeared
| again and sang Comm Through the Rye"
Here the program was varied with high
land dances by Pipe Major Mcpougall and
his pupils, and Annie Laurie" by the as
| semblage. A quartet, I'VE Banks and
Braes," was warmly appauded. Corn
Riggs was sung by Clsnsman r. @. Wat
son and the audience Joined in the chorus.
The program closed with the singing of
Aud Lang Syne" by all. Mrs. Loomis was
the accompanist and the music was by
EgRers' orchestra. When the program was
over dance was held In the hall above the
| theater.