The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-14

pathies went out to two kind friends
Mr.. McKillup. member Of Parlia-
ment. ana Mr.. Henry Wright. Glas
gov barrister. who accompanied -.
1t was an humble cottage in which
Burns first saw the light and in which
he lived when he made the acquaiur-
ance of those rollicking companions.
Tam OShanter and Souter johnny
Near by is the famous bridge ov.S
the bonnie Doom" of whose 'banks
and Braes" he sang. and not far awe.
are the old bridge and the new orc
which his fancy clothed with life ann
brought together with animated df2-
logue. After visiting the places and
looking upon the scenes enbhrined fp
literature by his verse, one reads with
even greater zest the homespun bal
lads of this impulsivc apostle of Dem
ocracy. l was glad To learn that ir-
1reasing thousands wcnd their way u
his birthplace each year and THAI
among the visitors Americans arn
very numerous.
We reserved for the conclusion II
our tour of the British Isles Hawai-
den castle the home of GIadrtone.
With our usual luck. We reached Ha
warden just as Mr.. Henry Gladstone
arrived from his home, eight miles
away. and were taken through HE
house and grounds by him. The estate
of several thousand acres which came
into the family fram Mrs. Gladstone
ancestors, has just passed according
to the law of primogeniture. into the
lands of a grandson OF the late Mt
Gladstone. The new owner is Il sober
stEdious young man. who has already
at hievcd distinction in college de
bates. and who is preparing hinsei'
tor public career. Will" WI enjoyed
"A drive through the woods aml
through the park wher TIE .ldsr
Gladstone was wont - cut ipNh tress
for exercise. orr i"tcrcsI t,,ursih
conferred in the big, rooiuY house, cas-
tle-like in its structure, aud in the
c"mn,oIio Is library wh"r" England,s
Christian statesman laborcd Tor more
than thrCc-%curr y"ars. for il must be
remembered .irt his public Iife ex-
tended "H"' iwp generations. The
walls az" concealed by books and
shelves jut nut into the rooms a
tight ancl"s. Gladstone WAS a prcdig-
ious worker and. amidst the cares Of
off1cial life. found time To devote to
the classics, to the sciences and {:
religious discussion. Arons the bust.
In the room Is ono of Disraeli, his
most conspicuous political anita gonist
the prominence thus given to his dis
tinguished Opponent my Jossibiy bs
explained as Hercules explained ths
courtesy shown by him to no goodies.
whose enmiiy con,r"tll rln 10 per
form tho labors whird ~ ~" Nim i'm
mortal
OpeninR rn f,, n. H.. r,r- il, :.
fjrepronf vault in VII, Nj. ,l,i.,o.,.
kept his papers ana 'alu bic dor,f-
ments. and he WAS 50 method;,olI that
Mr. John Morlp> his bi,r,ao,,nr roYnd
the materials for his Wort, j., rxr.t-
lent order Not far IRON, ga. bouse
Is a large building. crcctci ,s a memo
rial 10 Gladstonc which rnntains his
religious library If scNera4 .l,ussnd
volumes The family uts hYut :.
dormitorv adjoining mo li.ra,> to az.
commodate mo stn innrs wins ..onr,
from all ro,irtri =, .ind to. .tn,,'ral
questions.
w" also est =, "a .La.,- near by,
whore tit" .,,l, .,4,i its,u g., ,.itrch
and oft,- r..,d thu .~.. q. u ; SON
in-I,v tl.. pr -oa! +. "a. ..or Cd us
tho n.,un,ini s5n~4 14,.r'ad which
will draw. n;ultttud.., e.. hi, il toric
ndlfice. II is u marble l-rn.p by the
sculator I:jchmoYd ana rep -.cnts the