Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . ugh interesting old townslike Paisley, where Christopher Northwas born; like Irvine, where RobertBruce surrendered to the English army,and where the poet Montgomery firstsaw the light; past Troon, the greatsummer resort of the Ayrshires, near
Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . ugh interesting old townslike Paisley, where Christopher Northwas born; like Irvine, where RobertBruce surrendered to the English army,and where the poet Montgomery firstsaw the light; past Troon, the greatsummer resort of the Ayrshires, near bythe frowning ruins of Dundowning Castle,and brings one to Ayr, on the pretty sea- EUROPE IN Si TOR M AND CALM. 647 coast at the mouth of tlie river of thesame name. Here, ou this picturesquecountry side, everything is filled withmemories of the poet whose Ivric geniuslifted him into immortality- Here onemay wander along the Doon, visit theBurns monument, in which may still beseen the Bible which Burns gave to High-land Mary, note the quaint statues ofTam OShanter and Souter Johnnie, in agrotto, peep in at the Auld AllowayKirk, the woodwork of which has nearlyall been carried oft by the carving tour- was married to Jean Armour, and wherehis plough turned up the mouses nest;and .farther away, near Dumfries, isEllisland farm, where Burns wrote Tam. ists, and enter the rude cottage in whichthe poet was born. Straying througlithe woods and fields from Mauchline toMontgomerie, one comes upon the prettyhouse where Highland Mary lived asa dairy-maid, and Toosie Nansiescottage, where the Jolly Beggarsmet: the farm at Mossgiel, where Burns OShanter and the odo To Mary inHeaven. Thousands of pilgrims an-nually visit the humble house in Dum-fries, where Burns lived when he wasexciseman, where he died, and where, inthe vault l)eneatli the mausoleum in cluucli-yard, the poet and hiswife repose. G48 EUROPE IX STORM AXD CALM. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR. Scotland and Ireland. — The S
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