The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-20
Points OF Interest Visited by
Editor Perry
MADE FAMOUS BY BURNS
Entertained at Dunfermlina, the Birth-
place Of Carnegie, by Relatives Of
Barre People Burns
Monuments. III
Dumfries. Scotland. Sent. 3.

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Southern Scotland is linked indissol-
ubly with memories of Scott and Burns
1.-The one particularly on tho east and
the other on the west side Of the coun-
try. Sir Walters memorials, as well as
the peoples poets, are to be found all
over the country, but it was in these
places that the writers were best known.
From Edinburgh south into England
there are a great many places which
cherish memories Of the WaverIy writer,
while from KilmamoclS, through Aye,
Mauchline, ais far south as Dumfries,
Burns has left memories which are
likewise cherished by the people.
Entering Edinburgh from the north
one passes over the celebrated Forth
bridge one and one-ffth miles long and
450 feet high over ali. AS the train
speeds along, one looks down $50 feet
to the surface of the Forth. over which
ships are passing to and fro. This bridge
is reckoned one of the wonders Of the
world It was built by four railroads,
but is used only by one, the North Bri-
tisb. A short trip from the bridge brings
one into the heart Of the city of Edin-
burgh, around which centers ais much
history as in any place in Great Britain.
Wayerly station, the largest in Great
Britain, covering % acres rests in the
broad valley which separates the old
town from the new. just on the edge of
this old town, on a bold promontory,s
stands Edinburgh castle, looking for
midable enough with its precipitous
sides and frowning battlements. This
% af Ia Is aI xrtf s.Ik kxe r..
long time, and particularly with Mary.
Queen Of Scots. Her apartments In the
Notifications are shown the visitors, as
we'll as many other things of interest,
not to forget the famous big cannon,
600 years old which Cromwell called
"Mwderous Meg" The cannon is now
out Of commission, because too exub-
Grant celebration with its assistance
caused it 70. explode. The visitor is
allowed TO range all over the ancient
citadel with one or two exceptions The
castle is now. used .as a garrison for
Scottish soldiery To the writer, the
Edinburgh castle was the most maQnif-
cent spectacle thus far met with Seen
| in the light Of DIVING day, it was par
ticularly spdendid. Sir Walter Scott Is
closely associated with the castle also,
as he is with the adjoining High street,
! which leads from the castle esplanade
along the brow Of the old city. Here on
high street, royalty minced about cen
turies ago, but there is little indication
of the splendors of those times at pres
ent. The section is rather poor now.
Half a mile to the east lies Holvrood
palace, another home Of royalty. These
and many other buildings of antiquity
aud then again Of modern Architecture
make Edinburgh the proud city that it Is.
Only few miles away is the ancient
town of Dunfermline, the native place
of Andrew Carnegie, the canny Scotch
man better known in America than here.
DunfefmIine has benefited through bis
muniicence as he has restored partially
an old castle ruin and made handsome
park out of rundown estate. spent
a short time here and was very pleas-
antly entertained by relatives Of Mrs.
James Mackay of Barre.
Few Americans pass through Scotland
without visiting Melrose Abbey, made
famous by Sir Walter Scott, after which
they are quite sure to take pilgrimage
to Abbottsford, three miles away, whore
Scott spent the better part of his life,
and where he died. The abbey il located
in the very center of the village of
Melrose. 1t is largely a ruin now, bus
the association with it of Scott makes
il place of extreme interest. Abbotts-
ford, large mansion on the river
Tweed, is kept almost as Scott left it 55
years ago, and visit there il well worth
the time spent. Southward, the visitor
passes over ground sacred to Seott's
memory, even as he crosses the dividing
line between England and Scotland,
known as the Debatable Ground.
But visit TO the south Of Scotland
would hardly be complete If one failed
to visit also the Burns country on the
western border of the state. So having
crossed the line to Carlisle, one doubles
back toward the west, again enters
Scotland, past the famous Gretna Green,
to Dumfries. Here the poet OF the peo.
pie spent the latter part Of his life and
here he died and is buried. The street
on which he lived miserable enough
now-is named after him, and the house
where he spent three years Is now called
Burns The place is sort OF museum
for the visitor. Passing straight along,
or as near straight as the streets of
DuinIIleS Will ptAHlNt VIZ PoNSsbilNh
reaches the krkyard of old st. Patrick's
parish, and in this cemetery on the ex-
treme rear. stands the mausoleum Of
Burns, his wife and their son. Just of
High street in the middle Of the town,
in the center Of a square, stands monu-
ment to the poet, the sitting figure
being carved from Dalbeattie granite, /
was informed. Handsome as II is, II Is
hardly to be compared with the Burns
memorial erected In Barre, by admirers
OF the man. IN fact, in my trip through
Scotland, ] have not seen Burns me-
mortal to equal the statue on the Spanld-
ing school grounds ! am told that
handsome freestone memorial has been
erected at Kilmarnocs. but That would
scarcely come up to q likeness n granite.
Around about Dimfriea are places which
carry fond associations Of Robert Burns
-tdncuden Abbey, . 18th century Bene-
dictine nunncry, where he composed his
Vision Of Libertea; Ellsiand faFm,
where Burns wrote Tam 0'Shantcr'
and eTo Mary 10 Heaven Further
toward Manchine and Ayr lies Aloway
Kirk, known as the auld haunted Kirk
and the pauld brig" D. II. Perry