Show A FAMOUS TRAVELERS WIDOW LADY burton widow of the famous traveler sir richard burton barton who wrote a book about utah la is now living at Mort morblake mortlake lake a suburb of london england her husband to is buried iu in the little catholic cemetery of that vill village irge she abe engaged a house near the cemetery and has the inscription our cottage written on the gate she Is 1 writing a life of her hus hue band and finds inspiration and comfort in visiting his big grave daily when asked about the burning i i I 1 her husbands oriental manuscripts she stated he gave her absolute authority to treat them as she ebe desired during the closing years ot of his life his bin health was not in its usual condition he was not able to judge fudge what was good for the public beside he be always wrote disregardful of publio public opinion and this habit became intensified during his illness lady burton sits while writing at a table near which is placed the formerly occupied by her husband she bali also a case of photographs of sir richard taken at di different florent times of hiel his life Jfe there are busts and statuettes of him all over abe roam his watch and chain bang by her side she says it was not thae ane wish bieh of her husband tobe to be buried in westminster or any ouch euch public place because it horrified b him im to think that a guide should point to his bis tomb for i a penny her heart her soul her happiness are all in the little grave at mortlake morblake Mort lake |