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DISCOVERED

THE POET AND DEAR BOUGHT BESS

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

EDINBURGH, June 28th.

A document which throws au interesting light on the private life of the pet Burns has been discovered by Mr. Andrew Craw- font, Sherif-Clerk-Depute at Arr while making a search for an old lease pertaining tapperty. The document is n dispost tion and assignation by Robert Burns in favour of his brother Gilbert, joint takaman

him ir Musgiel. It is in the poet's own distinct handwriting, and extenils to page and a half of closely written

1786. foolscap, dated sand July, The terms of it are in regular legal phraseology, and it concludes with his well-known bold

signature. Bugs acknoyleges himself i the

in document father of a child named

begot

pon Elizabeth Paton on dime ex

presses

intention to love. Scotland and

ku abromt, and binds Gilbert, his brother, to maintain the child until she reaches the age of There

13.

also occur the words, dispone behoof of

arul

my

I convey to Gilbert in art of sail

natural daughter, the poems, in so far as I

can dispose

of the sanie

by law, after she arrives at the above age of 15 years complete." Underneath the

is an execution in signature

pret showing tion and assignation was marie at the Meront Cross of Ayr, by William Chairages, notary public, and two apprentice clerks of the Sheriff Court are witnesses

that the intimation of the divine

THE LATH, SIR ALEXANDER

ROBERT.,

Sir Alexander M'Robert, manager air «lirector of the Cawnpore Woollen Milk ('o, Lul., has died at his residence of Douneside, Tarland. Aberzieenshire. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. John MRobert of Bouneside, and before going to Cawnpore in 1884 was Nail Arnott Lecturer in Experimental Physics at the Mechanics Institute, Aberdeen, and Lecturer in Chemistry at Robert Cordon's College, Aberdeen He was president of the Upper India Chamber of Commerce. for nine years, and from 1899 to 1012) was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Cawnpore Rides. Sir Alexander, who was Knighted

1910. was

an LL.D. of Aberdeen University. During

his life-time he made generous gifts to various institutions, fnetaling Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Royal Infirmary, and Nowhills Convide Sent House

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THERAPION NI:

In the early part of 1920 it was on- nounced that a prominent, business man bud canceller War Bonds to the value of "£120,000 (subsequently increased to £130,000). All that was known publicly WDA that had nation been made under the modest signature of "A"; hut I hinted at the time that initials

concealed the identity of a pro- minent and resported Deesile · man. The generous patriot, it may Dow be said. without any reservation, was Sir Alexin- der M'Robert.

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Burghs THE MOST POPULAR GOLF STORY.

he had been speaking on behalf of the Labour candidate, and scarcely had the chairman had time to ask for questions when

What is the most popular goll story? A Scottish newspaper has been offering a series of daily prizes for the best story about the

and shrilly naked whether the

the speaker was brought out in the competition is that several prepared to answer a straight question stories enjoy exceptional popularity; they

Breat

to do so." "Then

favourite, curiously enough, was not anded the little

man at the pitch of the competitors were Scots. It told'

of his about a Scots golfer, though practically all voice,

tell us this: are you

of from the bloody Graham of Claverhouse 1" beastful American visiting & Scottish course, Prompt and suave came the reply, "y who hundred and forty yards, siry" asked his caddie the length of a certain lview, my friend, is Go and ask him replied the caddie. "Ob," said the American, There were no further questions.

an excited wee grocer buddie jumped game. One of the most interesting facts

declared Fity, the Socialist aristocrat were sent in by hundreds of people. The

THE NEW ADJUTANT-GETRBAL,

top

Chate ferocious

&

drive and a putt. He made s at the ball-and missed it. swipe the caddie withdrew the putter.

quainted with Sir Philip Chetwode, the from new. Adjutant Gamrul to the Forces when American said, "Now for a bell of a putt they wore in Palestine. His heelquarters A story which runs this one very were in the Kaizer's Palace on the Mount judged by the number of times it was sent of Olives, and they were billeted prueti- cally next door to him. They looked upon were playing golf, and had reached a green in, was about a young ipan and his girl who aaa sort of stormy-petrel: whenever be which lay on the top of a little bill. The up some vantage point on the mad youth ran up to see how the balls iny, and dide to watch the troops, march past, it he shouted back, A stymie! A dend signified that they wore moving off to an- stymie Said the girl with a sniff, "Well, other fight. He had a high regard for the do you know, George, I thought. I noticed Lunds of his kilted troops, and the nasty smell."

Scottish, it will be rememb

mbered, were the first infantry to eater Jerusdiem.

The London Scottish became well so to Pag, and hanging it to the

OBITUARY.

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At St. Boniface, Fortrose, on the 31st June, Annabella Jane Folson, wife of Alexander young, late of Hongkong and Manila..

(Cantinued at foot of next columa.)

The above tale, by the way, is told bý Misa Cecil Leitch in her new volume, "Golf," you will recall that it was published

this Scottish Letter, a long, long time ago. in

and most of thows who submitted it in the competition were women

More than one hundred Scottish com- petitors sent in the story of their compatriot who gave up golf "because he had lost his ha

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