KILMARNOCK Burns Monument. STATUE, LIBRARY, AND MUSEUM. VISITED by thousands from all parts of the World. veritable shrine of the 66 Immortal Bard." A The Monument occupies a commanding position in the Kay Park. From the top a most extensive and interesting view of the surrounding Land of Burns can be obtained. The magnificent Marble Statue of the Poet, from the chisel of W. G. Stevenson, A.R.S.A., Edinburgh, is admitted to be the finest in the World. The Museum contains many relics and mementoes of the Poet's life, and the most valuable and interesting collection of the original MSS. in existence, among which are the following: Tam o' Shanter. Cottar's Saturday Night. The Twa Dogs. The Holy Fair. Address to the Deil. John Barleycorn. Scotch Drink. -- The Death and Dying Words o' Poor Mailie. Poor Mailie's Elegy. Lassie wi' the Lint-white Locks. Last May a Braw Wooer cam' doon the Lang Glen. Holy Willie's Prayer. The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer. Epistle to a Young Friend. Address to J. Smith. An Epistle to Davy. Lament of Mary Queen of Scots. Also a number of the Poet's Letters. The famous" M'Kie "Library also forms part of this collection, and comprises upwards of 800 volumes of Burns literature, including a copy of the famous First Edition, published in Kilmarnock, 1786. The Monument is open from 10 a.m. till dusk every day-Sunday excepted. Visitors are requested to sign their names in the Visitors' Book. LECKIE GRAHAM'S FOR HIGHLAND DRESS AND ACCESSORIES. We hold a Complete Stock of Hair and Leather Sporrans We also Specialize in Boys' & Cirls' HIGHLAND OUTFITS. Telegrams-" Saddlery, Glasgow." Telephone-678 Douglas. 95 RENFIELD STREET, GLASGOW. BE SURE YOU ORDER A COPY OF "THE BAILIE" (The Scottish "Punch"). PUBLISHED WEEKLY by HENRY MUNRO, LTD., 82 Mitchell Street, GLASGOW. |