Robert BurnsLimited World Federation Limited www.rbwf.org.uk 1941 The digital conversion of this Burns Chronicle was sponsored by Dr Hugh Mackay and Mrs Valerie Mackay of Leicester Caledonian Society The digital conversion service was provided by DDSR Document Scanning by permission of the Robert Burns World Federation Limited to whom all Copyright title belongs. www.DDSR.com BURNS CHRONICLE AND CLUB DIRECTORY INSTITUTED 189 1 PUBLIBHED ANNUALLY SECOND SERIES : VOLUME XVI THE BURNS FEDERATION KILMARNOCK 1941 Price Three shillings * "BURNS OHRONICLE" ADVERTISER "0 what a glorious sight, warm-reekln'. rich I"-BURNS WAUGH'S SCOTCH HAGGIS Delicious-Appetising-Finely Flavoured. Made from a recipe that has no equal for Quality. A wholesome meal for the Family . On the menu of every imJ)ortant Scottish function-St. Andrew's · Day, Burns Anniversary, &c., &c.-at home and abroad. Per 1/4 lb. 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VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW, C.2 BURNS CHRONICLE BURNS CHRONICLE AND CLUB DIRECTORY INSTITUTED 1891 PUBLISHED ANNUALLY SECOND SERIES : VOLUME XVI THE BURNS FEDERATION KILMARNOCK PRINTED BY WILLUll HODGE AND COMPANY, LTD. GL.UQOW AND BDINBURGH LIST OF CONTENTS P.l.Glli 1.-Editorial: Our Jubilee 1 11.-Letters of Robert Burns - 4 III.-" The Lass o' Ballochmyle ": a palinode - 6 IV.-Burns's first ballad for Patrick Heron 8 V.-Burns's message for to-day: sermon by Rev. W. Phin Gillieson, M.C., M.A. - 10 VI.-Ballochmyle Fog-house, by James Macintyre 13 VIL-Kipling-Burns 14 VIII.-The death of Burns: his final moments, his last words; an unpublished account, by J. C. E. 15 IX.-Francis Jeffrey on Burns, by C. Angus, M.A. - 21 X.-Forgeries of Burns manuscripts: the cause celebre of " Antique Smith "; by John S. Clarke 24 XL-Prototype of " Doctor Ho;rnbook " : John Wilson, :1751-!1839; by J. C. E. - 31 XII.-Burns and the first steamboat : was he present at its trial 1; by Elizabeth Ewing, M.A. 4:0 XIII.-" 'l'he Immortal Memory " : address to the Burns Club of Atlanta, by the Hon.