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gone twenty miles out of his way to have seen the
Author of Tullochgorum. This compliment produ-
ced an acknowledgment, under the title of a u Fa~
44 miliar Epistle to Robie Burns, the Plowman
44 Poet, in his own style." The following account
of it appears in a letter to Miss Margaret Chal-
mers, (now Mrs Hay of Edinburgh) in Cromek's
44 Reliques of Robert Burns," &c. lately publish-
ed, where he says, — u I got an excellent poetic
4 4 epistle yesternight from the old venerable Author
44 of Tullochgorum, John of Badenyon, &c. I sup-
44 pose you know he is a clergyman. It is by far
44 the finest poetic compliment I ever got. I will
44 send you a copy of it."
The Epistle is as follows :
44 O happy hour for evermair,
That led my chill * up Chalmers 1 stair,
And gae him, what he values sair,
Sae braw a skance
Of Ayrshire's dainty Poet there.
By lucky chance.
44 Wae's my auld heart I was na wi' you, ".*
Tho' worth your while I could na gie you :
But sin' I had na hap to see you,
Whan ye was north,
I 'm bauld to send my service to you,
Hyne o'er the Forth.
* Child.