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ily in favor of a long and happy reign to the present 

 ruler of that beautiful estate. Lady M. assured us that 

 we would be well taken care of at the Dumfries Arms, 

 and she was right. Mr. Murray and his handsome sisters 

 will long be remembered as model hotel-keepers. They 

 made our stay most agreeable. Mr. Murray took us to 

 the Bowling Green in the evening, and many of our 

 party saw the game for the first time. Great excitement 

 prevails when the sides are evenly matched. It is, like 

 the curling pond, a perfect republic. There is no rank 

 upon the ice or upon the green in Scotland. The post- 

 man will berate the provost for bad play at bowls, but 

 touch his hat respectfully to him on the pavement. A 

 man may be even a provost and yet not up to giving 

 them a "Yankee" Avhen called for. We were curious to 

 know what a "Yankee" shot was, for we heard it called 

 for by the captains every now and then. We were told 

 that this was a shot which " knocked all before it, and 

 played the very deevil." That is not bad. 



While a few of us who had recently seen the land of 

 Burns remained at Cumnock, the remainder of the party 

 drove to Ayr and saw all the sights there and returned 

 in the evening. Our walks about Cumnock were delight- 

 ful, and we left Mr. Murray's care with sincere regret. 



Old Cumnock, July 19. 

 Passing out of the town this morning, we stopped at 

 the prettiest little photographic establishment we had 



