. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. , The barometer, too, wore a cloudy face, and frowned at them though it meant never to predict fine weather again. after waiting awhile at the station, there were signs of liftinclouds and clearing skies. A weather-wise old Scotchman promiseparty a fair day, and bid them God speed for the home of M RoflBur: •;•., the sun began to shoot his lances through the mis and the tour out for their first walk, which was to be a two-mi one to Burnss cott. THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS. 73. m \~rn- BHs - BIRTHPLACE OF ROBERT BURNS. The cottag
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. , The barometer, too, wore a cloudy face, and frowned at them though it meant never to predict fine weather again. after waiting awhile at the station, there were signs of liftinclouds and clearing skies. A weather-wise old Scotchman promiseparty a fair day, and bid them God speed for the home of M RoflBur: •;•., the sun began to shoot his lances through the mis and the tour out for their first walk, which was to be a two-mi one to Burnss cott. THE LAND OF SCOTT AND BURNS. 73. m \~rn- BHs - BIRTHPLACE OF ROBERT BURNS. The cottage was indeed an humble one. It was built by the fatheroiBurns, with his own hands, before his marriage, and originally con-fcned two rooms. In the interior of the kitchen, a Scotchwoman showed to the partya;ecess where •• The bard peasant first drew breath. The simplicity of the place and its ennobling associations seemed totcich all except Tommy, who remarked to Frank Gray, — \ IN HISTORIC t I \ I -1 in a better room than that myself. •• I ur you never will be called to sing the songs of a nation. • 1 fear 1 never shall, said Tommy, >m the cottage, the party went to the Burns monument >m the base ol its columns, the beauties of Scottish scenery iippear, •• It is the way in which one ends life that honors the place of onebirth, said Frank to Tommy. i said Tommy, as the sun came out and covered th ititul monument, and illuminated the record of the poets tame. The tourists, Under the direction m| a Scotti
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