Burns cottage on the place of nations

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BURNS COTTAGE

This quaint structure, standing near Station 3 of the Intramural Railway, opposite the British Pavilion, is a faithful reproduction of the birthplace of the Ayrshire peasantpoet, Robert Burns. Within the cottage, which lias a flagstone floor, are interesting reproductions of the original furniture. The old sideboard, with its old blue Scotch china, and the old clock, are believed with good reason to have been the property of the poet. The bed is curiously built in the wall. A bust of Burns, and his portrait by Nesmith, are shown, together with paintings of Tam O’Shanter and The Cotter’s Saturday Night, and the original signboard of the Tam O’Shanter Inn is to be seen. The old spinning wheel and reel, the toaster and the griddle are among the many interesting objects that go to make a picture of the interior of an Ayrshire peasant’s cottage. The building is divided into four rooms, one of which is the stable, and the exterior is carefully done in staff, with a thatched roof surmounting it. The shape is peculiar. Instead of extending straight in one direction, the building is bent slightly toward the north, the divergence from the rectilinear form appearing near the line of the principal entrance.