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thee. I dare not awake the remembrance of the 
days that have been, else we should have a scene 
like that at the grave of Burns. Then, Scotia, fare¬ 
well ! and if for ever_” 
After crossing the border on Friday, 8th 
October, he walked on to Carlisle, where he 
changed his Scotch notes for five of the Bank of 
England, assuming that being on English ground he 
would have no difficulty in regard to them when 
payments of smaller amounts had to be made. In 
Carlisle he searched about among the smaller inns 
for a lodging, but could find none, nor could he get 
change for one of his notes. So he proceeded on 
nis way in the direction of Keswick until about 
seven o’clock. 
I then entered a public house,” he writes, 
“ bl *t was refused lodging; about half a mile further 
on I enteied another—they had no bed. I ordered 
supper, however, for by this time I was hungry 
laving eaten nothing all the day but a twopenny 
cake.. Previously to the good woman’s preparing 
it, I informed her that unless she could give me 
change, she need not be at the trouble, as I had no 
silver. She said she could give me change, but on 
my mentioning that my note was of the Bank of 
England, a new difficulty arose, for none of them, 
sne said, were taken in Cumberland on account of 
f 01 geries which had been made. It was in vain 
that I told them I had got my notes at the bank 
Her husband said that I had indeed spoken like an 
honest man, but they had once been cheated and 
had resolved never to take a Bank of England 
note. I told them I should not have cared upon 
another occasion, but then I was hungry and 
