lie had that secret of genius to draw from
the ,bottom of society the strength of its
speech, and astonish the cars of the polite
with these artless words, better than an, and
tiltered of all offense through his beauty.—•
it seemed odious to Luther that the devil
should have all the beet tunes ho would
bring them into the churches and Burns
knew how to take from lairs and gypsies,
blacksmiths and drovers, tbo speech of the
market and street, and clothe it with melo
dy. But I am detaining you too long. The
memory of Burns —I am ifr-id heaven and
earth huve taken too good oare of it, to leave
anything to say. The west winds are
•savuiuring it. Open the windows behind
you, and hearken for the incoming tide, what
the wovasaay of it. The doveti perching al
ways on tfca eves of the stone ohapel opposite,
may tiiirilUQ^tLiing about it. frveirt uam«
in broad Saotlasd keep* his fame bright.
beholden to quite a number of
wf
occurred to tt.o.-e soft hearted people who said a spiritual countess to a friend just
so sadly bewail this fact, that the same ele- previous to the coup d'etat, who remon'stra
uitinw of disruption are at work in our own ted with her for having such a oullootivn of
tuidnt The extended political rule of disreputable persona filling her elegant sa-
*bat sort. Tb% doors of the exec-
u,tit,,uun
eiblc.—iUlioton Herald. I hours to people that good society turn up
its dainty nose at. We muot not be'too nice.
