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SKETCHES OF WALES AND WELSHMEN.…
SKETCHES OF WALES AND WELSHMEN. By J. Kilsby Jones. l Penry on the Evils of his Time. r The value of testimony in a case of contro- versy is affected by the intelligence, moral character, motives, and sympathies of the witile-sa and if, in addition, he is not an hen but a native of the country against ^hose laws or institutions an indictment is brought, ancl especially if he be a member I of 4 community, political or ecclesiastical, "gainst which serious charges are alleged, the deliverance made acquires additional *eight, and is entitled to deeper considera- tion. All these qualifications were possessed by Penry. He was a graduate student of two of our oldest and most renowned Universities; he was a man of a deeply religious nature, of spotless reputation, a Christian patriot, and a most chivalrous advocate and defender of truth, which-as Proved by his eventful though short life-he valued more than that life itself. He was, as a matter of ecclesiastical necessity, a Member of the Church of England as by law eatablished, for as yet there was no dissent Qr separation. Surely, a member of the e household of faith may describe Its inner life, and point out what, in opinion or practice, calls for correction. But before Penry is called into the Witriess-box, a few observations require to be ttutde. It would be manifestly unfair to hold the so-called reformed Church of England as established by Henry YIII. responsible for the moral condition of Wales At the date of the Reformation. For that the Romish Church was accountable. England, and Wales as included in it, had renounced the supremacy of the Pope, Under the erratic guidance of Henry the VlH., but only to exchange it for that of the tyranny of the haughty Tudor King. The exposure of the vice and luxury of the monastic establishments had been rapidly followed by the dissolution of 44 religious houses, and the qualified exten- Oion of the Scriptures in English to the use uf the laity. The former was stimulated by the cupidity of Henry as much. as the latter Was encouraged by the zeal of Cranmer. Nevertheless, these radical changes had been only a short time effected, when those who lnost rejoiced in the promised liberty of conscience bitterly learned on how frail and fickle a prop their hopes reposed. Only a few months before the accession of Edward VI. Protestants and Catholics were dragged on the same hurdle to be burnt at the stake, and all tilings united to testify how little conscientious conviction or love of truth had to do with the renunciation of the errors and tyranny of Rome by the English King. The true history of the actual means by which the English Reformation was brought about is simply abominable and scandalous. The penalties inflicted by the Pope were both spiritual and temporal, and those in- flicted by the English Church were mostly temporal/is including loss of stipend, status, and what was bordering on the spiritual-loss of liberty to speak and print. If the Scriptures had been freely circulated and read, it would have been much easier for a number of able, earnest men to oppose and expose the errors of Popery than those of such a reformation as that etlected by Henry, because the highest dignitaries were well paid for pro- fessing and teaching after their own fashion What otherwise they would have treated with the contempt begotten of unbelief. Any system, however erroneous, if it bring in money, is very difficult to reform. Dises- tablishment without disendowment would be hailed by Ritualistic parsons with acclama- tions of praise and thanksgiving. The old .British Church, independent of the State, seems to have been comparatively free from error, and even after its subjection to the see of Rome, effected by brutal murders, the light which it had shed for centuries was not quite gone out in the time of Penry. It is a significant fact, which he appears to be the first to notice, that the word mass is never used at the end of one of our holidays, showing that it had but a cold reception among the Welsh people. For Michael mass they still use ^Iiohael's feast (Gwyl Miangel); for Martle- mas, Winter Calends (Calanganaf) for Christmas, the Nativity (Nadolig) for Candlenuiss, Mary's feast (Gwyl Fair). Among the cartloads of oaths the Welsh used in the time of our witness, now in the box, he says they could not tell for their lives how to swear by the mass. I IGNORANCE OF THE WELSH PEOPLE. I housands there be of our people that know Jesus to be neither God nor man, king, priest, or prophet. Oh desolate or forlorn condition, yea, almost that never heard of him. If any, by the great good- ness of God, be called, this comes to pass, not by the diligence of their pastors, which are either (himb or greedy dogs that delight in sleeping." A curious account of their moral condition is contained in the Lansdowne MSS. The writer says "They take long journeys, barefoot, to the ruins of some ancient church or famous well; and there, or on the moun- tain sides, listen to the minstrels, who, accompanied by the harp, celebrate the dee& of their ancestors." MORALITY OF THE WELSH PEOPLE. "Profaming the name of God in common talk is prodigious. Forty affirmations or nega- tions will bring out a great many. Some shires of South Wales have gotten them- selves an ignominious name by this sin. I tlare write," our witness says, "that which I durst not utter in words. They are called h fhcYf riff Ihur "What a hand," he states, "we have had in adultery and fornication, the great number of illegitimate base born among us do tes- tify. I would our princes and chief men had not been chiefly in this trespass. The pun- ishment thereof in the Bishop's court is derided of our people. For what is it to them to pay a little money, or to run through the church in a white canvass." I They have rhymes and songs of this vulrar penance. THEIR NOTIONS ABOUT RELIGION L'iD A CLASSIFICATION OF THE P150PLE IN KEGAUD TO THE GOSPEL. Those who have through the Gospel obtained forgiveness of sins are somo few acii'lemon, or such like. The rest of i people are either such a;; never of any religion, true or false. plainly mere atheists, or stark-blinded by m:.>-c.siition. The latter are of two sorts, !:rssr. crew is of obstinate idolaters, that > :s <I fain again be iu execrable Home, and for good divinity whatever lizis V •» ] !• I in that sacrilegious nest. i»ut i, may do what they will v. 'ill us, for ) civil magistrate nor bishop will wul them. They iiiav be A the Paiiia ment House, lest that congregation should be without some Achan, that might give the Lord just occasion to execrate the whole host. Hence flow our swarms of soothsayers and enchanters such as will not stick openly, to profess that they walk, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, at nights with the fairies, of whom they brag themselves to have their knowledge. These sons of Belial have stroken such an astonished reverence of the fairies into the hearts of our silly people, that they dare not name them with- out honour. We call them bpndith, y mamau (the blessing of the mothers), but they will say bendith y mamau i ddynt (the blessing of the mothers to them), that is, their mother's blessing (which they account the greatest felicity that any creature can be capable of) light upon them as though they were not to be named without reverence. Hence pro- ceed open defending of purgatory and the real presence praying unto images, and with other infinite monsters. The other sort is of good simple souls, that would gladly learn the way unto salva- tion, and spend their heart blood for the safety of their godly prince in whom they do claim more interest than the rest of her subjects whatsoever. And this is the only happiness they have. These poor souls, because the idol pastor can teach them nothing, entering more deeply with themselves into the consideration of things, find by the small light of religion we enjoy through the means of her Majesty, and by the instinct of nature, that there is a divine essence who must be carefully and religiously worshipped and prayed unto for all blessings that would be obtained, which things they see unperformed publicly, therefore, pri- vately they essay what they can do. But woeful estate, they not being taught out of the word of God what he is that must be served, and how he requireth this to be done, inventing unto themselves both their God and the manner of his service; con- cerning salvation, they either think that the Lord is bound to save all men, because they are his creatures, or that all shall be saved at the latter day at the entreaty of the Virgin Mary, who shall desire her Son, after judgment given, to save as many of the damned as may be covered under her mantle this being granted, all the damned souls shall be there shrouded, and so saved from hell fire. This is the cause why our people make but a mock of sin, They think the soul only will go to heaven, and not the body also, whence it cometh that they say they care not what becometh of their bodies so their souls may be saved. They ascribe savage cruelty to God the Father because lie punished man's sin so severely in his son Christ the Lord Jesus they commend. "Ni ivaeth genyf ddim am y tad, y gvjr crcidon hivrm, ond cydymaith da ylv'i- mcd (I care not, says one, for the father, that cruel man, but the son is a good fellow.) The poor creatures can hear nothing at the mouth of their minister how their sins may be forgiven, and their iniquities covered. It is a common saying among those who do not care for Romish anti-Christ, that it was a good world then, when a man might have a pardon for his L sins in such and such a place for one fourpence. Our people learn one of another most blasphemous 'prayers. This they do so much the rather, because in them they commend themselves, families, &c., unto the tuition of some saint whom they think favourable unto them, and best able to grant their petitions. My heart bleedeth to think how these villainies, with other ungodly songs, are learned of good painful souls with greediness. I know masters of families who teach these to their households. If they meet with anyone who can write and read, they will demand of him whether he can teach them a good prayer against such and such a disease in man or beast. Ungodly Welsh books are fraught with these idolatries."
WORKMEN'S TOPICS.
WORKMEN'S TOPICS. BY W.Abraham, M.P., Mabon. I INSPECTION BY WORKMEN. A YORKSHIRE OPINION-HARSH TREATMENT A RHOXDDA AGENT 3 VIEW SEVERAL QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES UNDER THE 30TH RULE. There is no doubt that the Legislature of 1872 though in several cases evincing a lack of the necessary practical knowledge or the opportunity for adequate discussion, was desirous of doing the right thin.exteiidiiiz due protection to life and limb in the mines. A singular proof of this was the passing uf the 30th general rule, which reads as follows :—" The persons employed in a mine may from time to time appoint two or their num- ber to inspect the mine at their own cost. The persons so appointed shall be allowed, once at least in every month, accompanied, if the owner, agent, or manager thinks fit, by himself or one or more officers of the mine, to go to every part of the mine, and to inspect the shaft?, levels, planes, working places, return nir ways, ventilating apparatus, old workings, and machinery, and shall be afforded by the owner, agent, and manager, and all persons in the mine every facility for the purpose of such inspection, and shall make a true repor) of the result of such inspection, and such report shall be recorded in a book to be kept at the mine for the purpose, and shall be signed by the person who made the same." This gives the workmen at any colliery the power to inspect, tor their own satisfaction, the colliery in which they work at least once in every month. This they can do at their own cost. The rule is not imperative. The workmen are not com- pelled to do this. They can do so if they choose, and there are a large number of collieries through- out the country where the workmen thereat never avail themselves of the power and opportunity thus given them. For this seemingly strange in- difference they allege several reasons. I have now before me the report of the officials of the Yorkshire Miners' Association for 1885 and 1836, in which it is stated Our inspector says he still believes that inspection is doing good; but does not believe a larger number of inspectors will do more good. He is afraid that if we bad more inspectors the managers would not feel the same responsibility they now feel. This, we may say, is more bosh. We do ntft ask for inspectors to manage pits, wo ask that they may inspect pits in order to find out whether the Acts of Parliament under which pits arc managed are carried out by managers, and that if such is not the case they be prosecuted for neglect or uou-performance of duty." "The chief inspec- tor," the r port further says, again winds up his report- by referring to the 30th general rule, which gives the workmen power to examine the mine, aud would like the men to act more fully under this rule. We have stated so often our reasons iiv the men will not examine the mines under this 1'1e that there is no need to repeat them here. Sufficient for us to say that in any new lniuus bill greater protection should be aiiorded tbe men who take upon themselves such delio -.te aNI grave responsibilities. There is no u;.v;bt but it the men dare honestly report after e.mininc; the mine, greater good would result than we find imder existing circumstances, where th8 inspector is. so much uuder the influence of the local c ue y cfficials and mauagers." I must cciiCes.' treely that personally I don t sharf the aoprehension of my Yorkshire friends respecting tue, unduj influence of local colliery maua^'ruunt or local, inspectors that would lead use to justviv the met in not availing themselves of the power and opportunity given them under the existing rule. Still, there is no doubt that some positive protection is needed, that no loss of livelihood shall befall the men who are appointed by their fellow workmen to exercise on their behalf the power, with the accompanying grave responsibi- lities, afforded them by this rule, and who honestly perform their duty." True that as far as I am personally aware, we in the Rhondda have not had much room to complain on this account. Yet we have not always been entirely free from persecution. All our men have not escaped harsh treatment because of efforts to report the true condition of the mines they examined. As I have already stated, it is not imperative on the workmen to exercise the power given them under the rule. But when it is exercised it involves great responsibilities on the men actingasexaminers on behalf of themselves and fellow workmen. The power is given the workmen for self-protection and self-satisfaction. When that power is acted upon against the wishes of the management, then the men acting and the men appointing those to act, place themselves in a very delicate position indeed. On the other hand, the men acting whether with or against the wish of the manage- ment, are accepting grave responsibilities. For, by the rule which they are not compelling to enforce, they themseves, in the exercise of it, are compelled to give a true report of their examina- tion of the mine. A true report need be a minute one, and oftentimes a minute report of the true state of a colliery cannot at all times be very ac ceptable even to the best of managers. Then comes the pleading that such and such a place was found and visited under exceptional circum- stances that it is not fair to make a report on that place without giving the officials a chance of clearing it, and that the place should be seen and reported upon the following day, &c. If this seemingly fair request be not granted, the officers of the mine are dis- pleased! Hence the delicacy of the position in which the examiners are placed. If the request is granted, and the vexatious place is seen and reported upon the fdllowing day, the examiners' report cannot be a true report of the colliery on the day of its examination, and the examiners will have broken faith with the rule, and their examination of the mine will be worthless. Being thoroughly conscious of the great value and importance to miners, and mine owners as well, of this concession of power to the workmen, and being anxious that they should retain and honestly exercise that power, I would suggest that, in the interest of all persons concerned, a number of questionable practices now encouraged respecting this examination should be done away with. Only the other day one of the greatest, oldest, and most practical of the Rhonrlda. min- ing agents and general managers was freely giving his opinion on various inspections of the mines. He asserted that lie depended more for his know- ledge of the true state of the collieries under his charge to the periodical inspection thereof made by the workmen than to any other source. Well, I said to myself, being one of the company to whom this statement was made, is it possible that this gentleman, who expresses such implicit confidence in the minutest correctness of the men's inspections, is aware of the existing practices which prevent these inspections being reliable sources of information as to the true and ordinary state of the workings in those collieries—practices which, in my opinion, often make the inspections misleading. Of these practices there are three to which I shall call attention. First, requiring the consent of the manager before the examination is allowed to be made making the examination on the same day of the same week each working month, and requiring apiven twenty-four hours' notice before the examination is made. The practical mind will at once sea that the examinations made under either of the two last conditions does not, at a number of collierie?, give the men an opportunity to examina the mine in its ordinary condition. Much can be done, and in fact is known to have been done, in many cases to alter the conditions of a mine in twenty-four hours, so that when the men's examination is made, it [is not the ordinary state of things they find but an extraordinary one. It is not my object to exhibit these malpractices as such, but simply to call attention to them in the hope that they will be abolished. Otherwise there might be some very interesting illustrations of what is known to have been done at some pits during the 24 hours preceding their Examination by the men. Another very misleading practice is the one as to not reporting the true state of the colliery on the day of the inspection, especially .where a part of the colliery is found in a bad condition. Going on the following day—which means another 24. hours —and reporting on it after the gas has been cleared, would not be so objectionable were the whole colliery re-examined on that second day. Where it requires 48 hours to clear a portion of a colliery of an accumulation of gas, it does not speak much fcr the ventilation of that colliery, and the probabilities are that if the whole colliery had been re-examined, the wind used to clear the vitiated part would be found wanting elsewhere. It is obvious enough, then, that the reports on the colliery made under such conditions are not the true reports that the men are called upon to make under the rule that gives them power to examine their employers' collieries. Moreover, they are not the reports that would induce any colliery agent to place implicit confidence in. Therefore the objectionable practices should be put an end to if the examinations are to be relied upon at all. Far better were they not made at all than to be made in an unsatisfactory manner. Experience teaches us that coroners and coroners' juries place more faith in the examination of the collieries made by the men than they are entitled to when made in the manner indicated. But when the examinations are made in a proper manner, as I am assured they are in many cases, then they are of the greatest value to the men themselves, as well as to their employers, And let it be understood that by law it is un- necessary to ask consent to give notice, nor even to postpone the examination, when an official is not prepared to accompany the examiners around the colliery. Tha rule empowers the men to do all this without either of these accompanying im- pediments. To report that a mine is safe and in good working order on ttio day of examination, after giving 24 hours to clear a vitiated part of it, is misleading, and In contravention of the rule. It is to be hoped that this also will be done no more.
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A GREAT Loss.—Landlord: "You say that I all your sons were lost at sea "-Teuant: "Ivery wunov thim, sur; iverv wnu! "-L.mdlord How many did you have?"—Tenant: 11 Wun, our, au' he was me son-in-law by me first hus- band." A good healthy mince-pie for supper is cheaper than going to the menagerie, and you know nil about the animals just the same particularly when you awake in the middle of the night to shake the baby hippopotamus off your chest.- Fall River Advocate. A bachelor of Nebraska city says the girls of his locahty are so anxious to marry that a man with a face homely enough to dent a milkpan can get a dozen otfers a day without asking. We judge from his condition that his countenance not only dents the pan but plows a hole right through it. Your husband is in the legislature, isn't ho V" was asked of a Cleveland plumber's wiie.—"YG% sir." He will probably introduce a bill or two V" —" He probably will—that is, if any of the water- pipes burst—and give him a chance to make one." Wall St. News." Bummer: I've paid a great deal of attention to mind-reading. As an experiment Sharp Old Gentleman: "I'm something of a mind- reader myself. Your intention is to strike me for a quarter, but you won't succeed. "-Harpc?-'s Bazar. THE WILD WBST.—"Have you ever sat upon an inquest?" asked the coroner of cowboy. "Befccher life I hev, stranger," was the ready answer. "And what kind of a verdict did you bring in 2" A charge of murder against the doctor. THE CABLYLES. -Mr C., though a very agree able and interesting man, is plain, almost to rude ness, in his manners. This is not quite correct either; for he has all the politeness that native kindness and benevolence give, but there is little polish about him, and I should have supposed he had seen very little of society. I therefore in- ferred, rather hastily, that his wife must be some- what homely, perhaps rustic, though I was pre- pared to like her from her note to me. We found her, on the contrary, very ladylike in her looks and manners, and perfectly lovely from the union of great intelligence and perfect simplicity. I have scarcely ever met it more attractive woman. She is very highly cultivated, too, understands a number of languages, and speaks both French and Italian fluently. They have no children, and have both delicate health; but, I should thing, were as happy as people can possibly be under the"e ci.. cumstances. -7 Memoirs of, William. Henry Channine,
.WELSH GLEANINGS. I
WELSH GLEANINGS. I BY LLO FFWR. These weekly gleanings, gathered from every available field of art, science, history, politics, or wherever else may be found anything affecting Welsh interests, or likely to possess some interest for Welshmen, are hereby dedicated to every one who can claim to be Welsh by birtb, by blood, or by sympathy. I do not limit the dedication to Welshmen from Caergybi to Caerdydd, and from Tyddewi to Llanandras, but to every Cymric heart 11 yn mhedwar ban y byd The neatly turned eulogistic phrases customary in dedicatory paragraphs each reader will please regard as understood, if not expressed,—being, as a matter of fact, crowded out for want of space!" St. David's Day Celebrations will, of necessity, have been occupying the almost undivided atten- tion of Welshmen, patriotic and unpatriotic, Cymric and Saxonized, wise and otherwise, during the last week. I do not remember having seen so many accounts of such apparently successful meetings everywhere where a Welsh element might be found, as filled last week's papers. Is this a sign of inherent vitality in the new Welsh national movement,or are we once more going to be content with celebrating the memory of our patron saint one day in the year, and then leaving every distinctively national movement as devoid of life for the remaining three hundred and sixty-four days as are St. David's bones to-day ? What saith Young Wales to the cry of the struggl- ing spirit of nationalism which asketh Wilt thon go with me to Ramoth Gilead I hear a voice from the Conservatives camp say- ing through the voice of the Hon. G. T. Kenyoa, M.P., I am as thou art, and my people as thy people, and we will be with thee in this war." Yon don't believe me, you say ? Well, here is chapter and verse upon it. Mr Kenyon, as presi- dent of the St. David's Day banquet at Wrexham, is reported to have said" He strongly believed in that national sentiment which had done so much to make other nations what they were. It wa3 an inspiring principle upon which fie, as a Welshmen, was prepared to to take his stand." The sentiments of the Liberals were probably expressed in the course of the same celebration at Liverpool, where Mr W. F. Taylor is reported as having said that-" With the aspiration of the I Welsh people alter nationality, every man of sense and feeling must sympathise in its due and legitimate development. In every community they inhabited the Welsh people had established a Greater Wales. Moreover, for virtue, bravery, and intelligence, a greater and more renowned Wales was being created wherever Welshmen lived and had their being." And let all the people say Amen I .r,- The series of lectures oil "Early Britain," de- livered at Cardiff by Professor Powel, of the University College, should prove exceptionally interesting. The late editor of the Cynimrodor, and the present professor of Welsh at the Univer- sity College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, will naturally be expected to possess more than a superficial knowledge of this subject, and, by the additional help of the scientific appliances at his command for illustrating the subject matter, Professor Powel May reasonably expect to make his lectures of interest to others than the antiquaries of Cardiff. The first of the series, dealing with a. very remote period, and consisting for the greater part of facts too dry to be interesting to the ordinary hearer, did not, perhaps, afford the lecturer au opportunity for any display of oratorical power. Now, however, that he has broken through the ice, and so got over the most unpleasant portion of his task, I trust we shall be somewhat enter- tained as well as considerably edified by what he may next have to tell us. „ It strikes me that it is a great pity the benefit derivable from these populsr lectures should be limited to those who can make it convenient to attend the Lecture Theatre. There is cer- tainly a: much larger constituency outside Cardiff who may reasonably enough lay a claim to the enjoyment of seme of the benefits of the National Institution. Why not publish these lectures in separate pamphlet form Why not then bind them into one vo unie at the end of each session or year? The cottage of the ironworker and of the agricultural labourer might be illuminated by the one, and the library of the nobleman graced by the other. I make a free gift of the suggestion to the college authorities. in passing I may state that a friend remarked to me that one passage in Professor Powels lecture reminded him how history repeats itself. The lecturer stated that the Goedels—the ances- tors of the Gwyddels, or Irishmen of to-day- preceded the Brytiione, or ancient Cymry, in this country. "And," said my'friend, "they nave taken precedence ever since We must even et them have Home Rule before we can hope for religious equality t. Whatever may be said of the relative positions of Irishmen and Welshmen in the political world, I am certainly of opinion that Welshmen appear to be taking the lead in the English pulpit. Recent years have witnessed quite an exodus of broadcloth Young Wales, who have made their mark in the English religious world. A newspaper article now before me reminds me of the rapid rise in popularity and influence of Ossian Davies at Tollington Park, London, with a membership of nearly a thousand, and an annual church income of 22,500; of his brother, T. Eynon Davies, also in charge of an important and rapidly growing church in the metropolis, of Mr Pandv Williams, at Sowerby Bridge of Mr Pedr Williams, at the Old Tabernacle, Bristol. These all belong to one denomination, and are very recent additions to the English pulpit, though I am not one of those who would claim every great man as a Welshman, and though I would hardly rank Beecher and Talmage among the Cymry, though they are both proud to boast of some portion of Welsh Dlood, i would remind my readers that Sam 'Tones, the earnest revivalist of the Southern States of America, is a Welshman by birth, It not by breeding. It is gratifying to forinists, to see the recognition of the service d'>ne to their cause by the late Rev J. Jones, of Velinvoel, taking so practical and highly suitable a. form. No man worked harder for the cause he advocated than did the late editor of the Welsh Baptist organ. Few men, perhaps, of his celebrity, left their families worse provided for. A testimonial, which will certainly prove acceptable to his widow and orphan children, has been started, and the list of subscriptions has been well commenced by Mr gwynne, £ 50; Mr W. Thomas, Llanelly, £ 50 Mr Henry Thomas, Goring-road, £ 25; &c. Even those who were opposed to Mr Jones in politics can afford to be generous in this matter, and, after reading the above list, at least tell those who wem directly benefited by Mr Jones s exer- tions, "Go thou and do likewise.' The list of subscribers given above, by the force of the law of association of ideas, reminds me of another {j list of subscriptions, J viz,, that to- wards founding the Victorian scholarships at the University College of North Wales. We find Liberals and Conservatives, Radicals and Unionists, vying with each other in putting this new venture on a firm financial basis. This is as it should be. Wales has a number of pressing needs, to meet in which all political parties,and all religious creeds, may well join hands. Welsh triatters-as apart from either Conservatism or Liberalism—certainly demand more attention than has been bestowed upon them of late. Unless I am a misguided prophet, the signs of the times tell that the present Young Wales will not become Old Wales without seeing such reforms effected in the principality as some of us have hardly dared to hope lor. All hail, thou dawn of an auspicious d. 1
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[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY THE AUTHOR.] WELSH "NATIONAL STORY. -<=: Llewelyn; Or, The Last of the Welsh Princes. An Historical Romance. BY BERIAH GWYNFE EVANS, Author of Bronwen," "Boundhead and Cavalier Owen Hughes," The Heir of GlynafonAc. die. CHAPTER XXIII?—THE SKA GIVES CP ITS j DEAD. With mournful look the seaman eyed the strand, vt here death a inexorable jaws expand. FALCONER, The Shipwreck. It was not with an altogether light heart, nor, indeed, with very joyful anticipations, that Meredydd ap Ednyfed started on his quest. His heart had been filled with forebodings from the day that Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn had been appointed to so important a post on the embassy to France. These fore- bodings, it is true, had little to do with the future Princess of Wales, but it is no reflec- tion on Meredydd's loyalty,to state that since his last visit to France his personal interest in Gwen had become greater than in her mistress. He could not conceal from himself that Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn was eminently fitted in many ways to make himself an acceptable companion to one of Gwens lively temperament, neither could he forget that his boyhood's rival must occupy in Gwen's remembrance a place of honour second only to his own. It was, therefore, with no little dismay that he had first heard of Ap Gwenwynwyn s appointment and it was with considerable anxiety indeed that he had looked forward to the arrival of the bridal party, which he hoped would give him an opportunity of counteracting the influence of his rival. How weD-founded wero these forebodings of evil previous chapters have shown. Meredydd's fears had, however, bean confined to anxiety on account of Gruftydd's influence on Gwen's mind and affections rather than for her per- sonal safety, or that of her mistress. Still, the inexplicable delay in the expected arrival of the party from France bad filled his mind with sore misgivings and apprehension, feelings which he had had the greatest difficulty in concea ing from Llewelyn. His nervous eagerness to obtain some news of the missing ones had led him to give secret orders for fitting ont a suitable vessel, to be held in readiness to sail at a moment notice. Thus was ha enabled to set off on his quest within a very short time of receiving the sanction of the Prince to do so. It will readily be believed that Llewelyn could have secured no more ttmg messenger for the important service Meredydd had undertaken. Neither sail nor oar was spared, and though their combined assistance, and the influence of Meredydd s personal energy on the craw, the gallant little veesel made rapid progress. Indeed, so great were the exertions of the rowers, and so well did the wind favour them, thatMeredyddentertaineù high hopes of reaching his destination in an unusually short period, and his spirits naturally rose iu proportion. These hopes were, however, not fated to be ful- filled. The evening of the second dav out was so dark and lowering that, notwithstanding Mere- dydd s eagerness to hasten forward at all hazards, even he did not feel himself justified in prevent- ing the takin in of the sail$,\vhich the sailing- master deemed necessary to ert '*e the safety of his vessel. The threatening aspect of the evening was fully justified in the storm which followed in the dark hours of the night, and, tossed hither and thither by the winds and tha waves, the poor lover's vessel was only saved from foundering bv the unremitting exertions of iifclr crew. The grey light of the morning found her so much disabled that the captain declared it to be impossible to continue the voyage without first executing some repairs. Meredydd swallowed his disappointment as best he could, and found some outlet for bis restlessness m assisting the crew in rowing the almost water- logged vessel towards the land, which they dis- cerned not far from them on their lee. Here they were fortunate enough in finding a sheltered nook, where the sailors lost no time ia commencing the necessary repairs. he reQder further' assistance, Meredydd, unable to remain an idle spectator, started on a tour around the rocky coast of the little islet on whioh he found himself thus unex- pectedly placed. His mind was too much occupied with the object of his voyage to notice whither he went, or what he saw he wandered aimlessly forward intent only upon doing something to occupy the time which must intervene before the vessel would be again ready to proceed. Suddenly he stumbled, and almost fell, his foot having struck against some obstacle on the beach. Casting only what was intended to be a passing glance upon the object, and noticing it was the body of a. dog, he was about to pass forward, vaguely picturing to himself how the poor animal could have reached this solitary and desolate spot, when his eye fell upon the beast's bead, and even his preoccupied mind was struck by some- thing unusual in its appearance. Bending dow n with some curiosity, he noticed that the animal possessed only one ear, tha other having been shorn off close to the head. ,t ^>oor beast," said Meredydd, half aloud. nd so elsewhere than in Wales do men vent their cruelty on the brutes My old friend Crafanc would find in thee n sympathetic com- panion I wonder if thy eye hath suffered too ? A further examination satisfied him that this was so, and that this poor animal had at one time suffered the same punishment as had been inflicted upon poor Crafanc in Glyn Ithou. The co- incidence could not but strike him as being re- markable, and examining the bodyof the dog more closely, the conviction gradually forced itself upon him that the animal before him was none other than the companion of his childhoods days, the playfellow of Gwen in many a romp on the banks of the Ithou. Then, like a flash, came the thought: "Where is Hywel? Master and dog have never been separated 1 And Hywel ? Yes; Hywel was specialy appointed one of the crew of the royal vessel which was to bring the Lady Eleanor and Gwen to Wales Almost overpowered by the fear which now, as it were, took actual form in his imagination, he sank down upon a rock at uand, and pressed his hand over his brow. U Had Rywel lived," he thought, "he would not have left Crafanc unbnried, to be food for the fowls of the air. Master and dog muse have perished together. But where, and how? Has the vessel been wrecked?:2 He sprang to his feet and gazed anxiously around for some tokens of a wreck, but there were none in view. Returning once more to where the dog's body lay, fcis attention was at- tracted by a rag fluttering in the breeze beyond the rock on which he had first seated himself. Hastening, thither, he found his worst fears realized. There lay a dead body, whose single eye and shorn ear sufficiently marked its identity. It was the body of Hywel, the one-eyed Welsh- man. "Alas!" cried Meredydd, the storm of last night, which nearly cost us our ship and lives, hath proved the death of Hywel, and those that were with him And Gwen too Thus perish my hopes. And, ah me! how shall I convey this news to he Prince ?" Then came another consideration. Was it hia duty to return at once, to Aber, to break the sad intelligence of the wreck to Llewelyn, or should he first of all visit the French court to discover what had caused the delay which had proved so fatal? Then again, was it certain that the vessel bad been wrecked at all ? and, if so, was ip certain the disaster was so recent as he had it first supposed ? To satisfy himself upon this point, he made a more careful examination of the bodies than he had at first done. A very superficial inspection proved that death must have occurred some days previously. The bodies themselves bore unmis- takeable evidence of this. Then, had they been wrecked, or had their death been caused by any other means ? Two things soon satisfied Meredydd that their death was to be attributed to other causes than a shipwreck. The dJ1 wound inflicted by Sir Geoffrey de Langley on the dog I coupled with the fact that Hywel still held his drawn dagger in his right band, while his left grasped in: its dying clutch some grey hairs, with even a portion of human skin attached, showed plainly euough that dog and man had fallen in some terrible contest. Now came the question, where and with whom bad the fight taken place? To this, however, ther" was no reply. Nothing in the appearance of the bodies could afford any clue to thi., and the tongues, for evermore mute, could not be unloosened to tell the secret tale. For Meredydd there was even some consolation in this uncertainty. Had Hywe! been wrecked, the fate of Gwen would have been, naturally enough, the same, and little or no hopes could have been entertained of finding1 her yet alive. The fact that Hywel had evidently fallen in some fight pointed to at least the possibility of Gwen and her mistress having been saved. Thir, how- ever, only made it the more necessary that Meredydd should continue his voyage of inquiry without delay. He therefore hastened to find his companions, and to his unbounded satisfaction was informed that the vessel would be in a fit state to sail at the full tide, in an hour's time. Before leaving the island, however, he had a sacred duty to perform —the burying of the bodies of his old friends Hywel and Crafanc. This having been properly done, with tho aid of some of the crew, Meredydd returned to the vessel more eager than ever to continue his voyage. The wind and tide favouring them,he once more set out to pursue the quest, little thinking bow very greatly would this flying visit to, arid con- sequent detention at, tha island affect \1M results of that quest, as well as his own wløre. -I." CHAPTER XXIV,—THT&WAKKNING. When anger rushes unrestrained to action, Like a hot steed, it stumbles in its way. SIa T. SAVAGE. By one of those strange sarcasms of Fate which most of us have now and again to endure, hardly had Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn safely departed from the English court, bearing with him the letter in which Eleanor commended him most warmly to her future husband's consideration on account of the valuable service he had rendered her, than she became aware how very erroneous was her impression of his fidelity, and what a terrible weapon for harm she had unwittingly placed in the traitor's hands. It is not necessary we should here give the details of how she arrived at this knowledge, further than to state simply that an attache of the court, whose personal obligations to the late Earl of Leicester led him to take especial interest in De Montfort's daughter, in the first instance warned her against trusting too implicitly to the plausible Welsh chief. Her indignant remon- strance against any aspersion being thrown on Ap Gwenwynwyn's fidelity opened the eyes of her father's friend to the greatness of the danger in which the Lady Eleanor and her betrothed husband were placed. Without hesitation, therefore, he un- masked the villain, and filled the unfortunate Lady Eleanor's heart with dismay when he produced undeniable proof of the treachery of which Ap Gwenwynwyu had been guilty. He showed her that beyond a doubt Gruffydd had played the part of traitor from the commencement of his embassy, and that it was owing to informa- tion directly derived from him that the English king had been able to make the necessary arrange- ments for intercepting the ship when on her way to Wales. Though neither she nor her informant knew anything of tho object of the traitor's present visit to Wales, enough was known of his previous deeds to till her tender breast with alarm for Llewelyn's safety. Alas I" she cried, wringing her bauds in de- spair, to think that I have thus blindly trusted in him, and given hiia a key which will cpen for him the inmost secrets of the Prince's breast "What mean you by that, lady?" asked the other. Why," she said, it was but a few days since that I gave him a letter, addressed to Llewelyn, and written by my own hand, in which I commended him most warmly to the Prince's care, gratitude, and confidence." The other looked grave. That is, indeed, a misfortune," he said, and the man who could have betrayed you as Ap Gwenwynwyn hath done will, of course, not hesitate to make use of the letter you have given him to further the treacherous designs he doubt- less hath in view." "Oh, woe's me What can be and the lady wrung her hands despairingly. The other considered for a moment. There appears to me to be but one course open tu you," he said. "And that?" And that is that you should send a messenger without delay to inform the Prince of the treachery you have discovered." "And where shall I find such a messenger?" she asked hopelessly. I have no one in whom I can trust—no living soul in the retinue the king allows me to whom I could venture to trust so important a message as that you advise." "Think again, lauy. Surely there must be someone inwhosefiaelity you can implicitly trust." She considered again, aud then again shook her head. "No," she said "there is only one in whom I could trust, and that one I canuoc send." And that one is ?" My tirioK maid, Gwen, who hath been with me from her childhood upwards." And is she not a Welshwoman Yes." And known to the Prince ?" Yes." "Then, if she hath any spirit left in her, Set her be sent. Being psisonaliy known to the Prince, she will need no letter, and so, even if taken and examined by any of the King's officers, can fear nothing, as she will have naught with i • r to betray her. If she consents to go, I will arrange the means whereby she may be safely conveyed to the western shores of Wales in » vessel which is shortly about to sail. Speak over the matter with her and let me know again to-night. Mean- while,on the chance that she may consent, or that you may think of another messenger, I will make the necessary arrangements to secure her passage in the ship." The Lady Eleanor lost no time in summoning Gwen, and in telling her of the straits in which Ap Gwenwynwyn's treachery had placed them. Gwen was even more incredulous than her mistress bad been of Ap Gwenwynwyn's treachery. To her simple heart it seemed indeed impossible that any man should prove himself so double-dyed a traitor as must her quoudom lover have been if the charge now preferred against him proved to be true. The proofs of his double deaiing were, however, too strong and convincing to permitof her remain- ing long in doubt. Her indignation more than equalled tbat of the Lady Eleanor when she finally satisfied herself of the treachery of the man who had all but won her troth. No persuasion was needed to induce her to undertake this journey to prevent the traitor benefitting by the trust reposed in him. The same evening, dressed in a page's, suit— more for her own safety among the sailora than from fear of recognition by others—Gwen was con- ducted on board a small ship lying ready for railing, and having received from the friendly knight, in the hearing ef the crew, some parting injunctions and messages to be conveyed by the page to his master, found herself once more on her way to her native land. It, however, seemed as though the fates were not only unpropitious, but malignant, and that while everything seemed to co-operate to favour Llewelyn's enemies in their machinations, even tbe elements warred against his friends. The vessel which conveyed the warning messenger from Eleanor to her betrothed met the full force of the gale which had so nearly proved fatal to Meredydd. Whether it was that the ship which bore Gwen was less fitted to with stand the storm, or that her crew proved less vigilant than did those under Meredydd's orders, it soon became apparent that the yessel was in imminent peril. The crew, heedless of all but their own safety, lowered their only boat and crowded into it, deaf to the appeals of Gwen to be taken with them. With a sinking heart, she saw the boat dis- appear in the gathering gloom of night, and found herself alone on the dismasted and evidently foundering vessel. It required more than ordinary energy and effort on the part of a weak woman to ouse herself from the state of abject terror and bofehissness into which was ua.tv'M 5W1! uid fall. The recollection of the vast interests at stake, of all that depended upon her being able to reach Llewelyn's home and possibly some remembrance, too, of her personal indebtedness to the traitor chief-served to stimulate her to make some effort to secure her own safety. Mechanically she managed to secure herself to a broken spar, as a sort of forlorn hope of safety. Hardly, however, bad she done so than the ship, with a final plunge, disappeared under the waves, and poor Gwen's last despairing and Mulifcary cry ascended to heaven as she found herself drawn into the vortex caused by the sinking ship. Then the waves closed over her, and with her over the knowledge of Ap Gwenwynwyn's treachery—that knowledge so necessary to the safety of Llewelyn. CHAPTER XXV.-TO BE, OR NOT TO BE. What man so wise, what earthly wit so rare, As to descry the crafty, cunning train Ry which Deceit doth mask in vizor fair. And seem like Truth, w hose shape she well can fein ? SPEKSER. It is said to be an ill wind that blows no one good. The storm which so delayed Meredyd ap Eanyfed's piest, and resulted in such diasastrous consequences to the faithful Gwen, made its effects felt elsewhere, and, to some extent at least made up to Llewelyn for the harm caused him by it. Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, as has already been stated, bad arranged with his fellow-conspirators to meet him at Aber, the palatial North Walian home of the Prince. Among those who had undertaken to be present, and to take part in the night attack upon Llewelyn in his own home, and while enjoying his hospitality, was Prince David, who expected to be the chief gainer by his brother's downfall. Gruffydd arrived at Aber on the morning of the storm, that is, on the day following the departure of Meredydd for France. With much display of grief and sympathy he gave the Prince an account of what had befallen the bridal party on its way from France bow the perfidious Edward, jealous of his rival's growing power and prospect of immediate happi- ness, had, contrary to all the laws of chivalry and honour, attacked the vessel bearing the bride to her Welsh heme; how, notwithstanding the devoted stand made by Ap Gwenwynwyn and the remainder of the escort, they had been over- powered by force of numbers and how the Lady Eleanor was now detained a. prisoner at the English Court. Having allowed Llewelyn's first passionate burst of grief and anger to wear itsplf out, Gruffydd then handed him the note entrusted him by the Prince's betrothed. Llewelyn's gratitude for the services reported by the Lady Eleanor to have been rendered her by Ap Gwenwynwyn was so great, and so warmly expressed, that the traitor, haidened villain as he was, began to feel seme compunction for the evil he was about to do him. For the first time he regretted the action he had already taken, and the arrangements he had already made to assassinate the Prince-for this was really the object he and the more advanced section of the conspirators had in view. And it was not conscience alone which induced him to reconsider his position. Saltish ness had much to do with it. Llewelyu's promises of patronage, advancement, and grants of land were so generous that if the traitor could only venture to accept them, he would find himself in a far better position than he could expect to secure at the English court as the wages uf his perfidy. Was there, then, a way out of the dilemma in which he was placed ? Couidanytbingbedaueto ward off the catastrupoe be had himself arranged ? He feared not. Every moment he expected to hear in the courtyard the hoofs of the horses of those who had sworn to him and with him to secure the downfall of his host. Once they arrived it would be too late to retreat, and every succeeding moment oi delay added to the danger of revealing the plot. Thus, after weighing matters over very care- fully, he decided upon letting things take their course, though it was not without a pang that he thus gave up, as it seemed to him for ever, the hopes of enjoying the lordship of Mailenydd, and the possession of Glyn Ithon and neighbouring districts already promised him by the Prince. There were, however, other forces at work on which Ap Gwenwynwyn had not calculated. The heavy fall of rain which preceded in the after- noon the terrible storm of the evening had so flooded the rivers that the fords became impas- sable, and the forces of David and the other con- spirators on their way to Aber were effectually prevented from continuing their onward progress, Thus it happened that the shades of night fell, finding Gruffydd apGwynwynwvn the only one of the half-a-dozen leading conspirators inside the walls of Aber. Well has it been said that a guilty conscience makes cowards ot us all. So was it in Ap Gwyn- wynwyn's case. The consciousness of his own guilt led him to fear the worst, and to doubt the fidelity of the restless spirits with whom he bad joined himself. Illustrating the truth of the old Welsh proverb of measuring others by his own yard stick, and remembering his own inclination in the afternoon to confess all to the Prince, be now feared that otbeis might have forestalled him and even if they had not already divulged the secret of the conspiracy, it was evident enough that they fully intended doing so for how else could he account for their non-arrival at the rendezvous agreed upon ? Was he, after all, to fall into the trap laid for others? Was the betrayer to be betrayed, and to be made the scapegoat of others' sins as well as his own! Filled with these misgivings, his mind again reverted to the advisability of making some capital out of the failure of the conspiracy—for that the conspiracy had failed appeared to him to be now beyond a doubt. Might be not, not omy secure safety and indemnity for himself, but actually make the occasion serve another purpose, and really secure once for all the substantial benefits which Llewelyn's first warm impulses of gratitude bad offered him ? Filled with these thoughts, be determined to seek the presence ot the Prince, and there divulge such portions of the conspiracy as might to him appear most suitable. (To be continued.)
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There are a good many t/s in pepper, but not half so many as there are in coffre. What a beautiful vase exclaimed the "What a beautiful vase exclaimed the visitor at Mrs Parvenu's. "Yes," said that good woman: "Yes, I guess it in; it cosf- two hundred and seventy-five dollars on the monthly iu*^ai- [mentplan-i.ii-- way we bought it.Wew York Jf&4 r\ m'. iiXdiXtii.
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TALK OF THE TOWN. SOME CRAZES—HARD LINKS—READING EETWEEN LINES—LINES NOT IN PLEASANT PLACES—LAL>r COLIVS SLIPPERY FlSH- SHAD MISREPRESENTED —A CONDESCENDING OFFICIAL-LADY BROOKE — A PINCUSHION—TOILET LUXURIES—SOMETHING LIKE A CLOCK-OTHELLO'S OCCUPATION GONE— THE PBICa OF A GAMP—SOLD !—ART AT A DIS- COUNT-A NEW INDUSTRY—GAS AND ITS USES— THE BRIGHT GAIETY AND ITS PIECES-ARTHrr, ROBERTS-MARIE WILTON'S RETURN TO THE FOLD HER GRATITUDE—THE JUBILEE HAT GOING ROUND—MORAL ELEVATION OF THE STAGE-LORD DCNRAVEN—A MISDEAL. Last week I alluded to cure crazes this week I must say a word or two on a crazs less sensible, but not less human, for all things that spring from the big Moloch Eg-o are human. The one in question is palmistry. You enter a drawing- room at an At Home of any sort, and if there happens to be present a reader of the hand, you tind a knot of people buzzing round the seer, who is usually seated on a low cha.ir in a corner. She —it is generally a she—has a palm in her grasp, over which she bends, her audience intently listening to her divinations, and receiving them in faith, nothing doubting. She will warn you of illness, tell you of failure, and point to heart troubles, winding up by limiting your span of life according to the line supposed to indicate the length of its duration. The excuse for the "cult" is that it is such an old science-tbat books of 300 years old dealing with it are stili extant-that those people of mystery, the ancient Egyptians, dealt in it, and that the prehistoric Chinese were adepts in the art. There are those of light and leading who deal professionally in the science, and make a good thing out of it, charging a guinea a hand, which includes the written details. Those not of light or leading who dabble in the art get six months' hard labour. This is one sort of "hard liues" a meting-out of portions the poor are used to. ANOTHER SORT O- lIARD LINES has a more bencficial tendency, and I would humbly submit that tiie application of this sort might prove salutary in the case of certain ex- plotters. Reacii-g the character by the hand- writing, and the hand itself, is a. very different thing. Every part of the body is characteristic of the individual, even the tip of the nose has something to say about the inner man. I observe pretty keenly, and I can often tell by tbe-ehadow of a person the kind of Individual about to pass me 011 the street. We cannot hide our identities. But to leave the subject of crazes, of this much I am certain, that should a shadow reader hang out his sign, he would get plenty of custom, and increase his own substance. Writing is a crpze of the day. Lady Colin Campbell flashed her pen in the Saturday Review, a journal which at one time had a reputa- tion for clever and scholarly articles. Lady Colin's latest effort in a literary direction is an essay on fish. Does her ladyship think a fishv subject appropriate ? It is,. however, a pity that she was not better acquainted with shad she would then have escaped th,, animadversions of New York critics. Shad is a New Yorker. How certain details in suspicious cases get about is a mystery to me, unless the retailers are those birds r of passage, servants. To-day I heard a good story. A certain gentleman, of careful habits, owns considerable property in Ireland—a not very ancient purchase. He entertains at certain seasons, when he imports a batch of servants for a fortnight, reverting, when the two weeks are over, to the maid-of-all-work and the handy man. To his annoyance be read an elaborate description of the functions for which he was responsible in a society weekly of London. He asked the important official he had hired as chief butler, who had furnished the particulars, and was answered: "I did, sir. I consider I owe it to myself for coming to the country to let people kuow whom I have enter- tained." A Very prominent member of the Upper Ten is I I.ADT BROOKE. I Her name has been a goo i deal before the pubiic lately. It will be remembered that her ladyship I was Miss Mavnarri, the great heiress, and that she married tile eidest son of the Earl of Warwick a few years ag'o. Her mother is Lady Rosslyn. I saw a very beautiful piucushion the other day going home to Lady Brooke. It was a good-sized cushion, and was maize silk covered with spotted net; a.U round was a quilling of the same net, and maize ribbon crossed and festooned over the surface. In one corner was a bouquet of large field buttercups. The appointments of the toilet table were in the same colour. Never was there such an age for toilet luxuries. I saw a pin box the other day, the pnce of which was £15. It ha.d every imaginable sort of pin- short of lincii-pins-for the hair and toilet, and the box was ivory, inlaid with silver. It was a bridal present. Beside it, destined for the same happy pair, was a self-winding clock, warranted to go without winding for twoyears. Suddenlv.I bethought we oi the professional winder, and I felt sorry for an industry in danger. 1 VISIONEO THIS SITUATION: i Othello s occupation gone! v Talking of clocks reminds me, naturally, of a tick story I read in a contemporary, which is worth diffusing. A certain wag, in a weli-known semi-fashionable streer, displayes a large dummy clock-face in bis window, bearing these words, .NLo Tick"—nothing more. A neighbour, emulous of imitations, iu another direction, aim Paddy would say. exhibited in his window an illumination with the following: Heaven Lielps. them that help themselves," but immediately beneath the suggestive variation, Heaven help them that help themselves here." I remember bearing of a gentleman of the verdant order, who. in Paris, bought a huge umbrella of the Gamp species, hung outside a shop door, for the sum of two francs. After the purchase, be asked the shopkeeper what the peculiarity of the umbrella was, to which monsieur replied, The peculiarity of that umbrella, sir, is iM price." One of the starving industries is art "-tbe painter's art, I rneau. There are no buyers for grand work. The Royal Academy's president has five canvases unsold, a similar grievance with others. of little less note. But there is a fine tield for art, if the great lady will only stoop with the times—in advertising interests. Every one has heard what was paid for the "Dirty Boy" — £ 1,000, I believe. It now exploits soap. Good designs, well carried out, are well paid for, and advertising agents are in frequent want of original ideas for their customers. Advertising is the feature of the age in exploiting commercial circles. When Mary Anderson first oaw her exquisite statue in photo-sculpto unveiled by Mr Van der Weyde, her impromptu observa- tion was, "Good advertisement for you." A very artless observation In the theatres, gag is pressed into the service of the advertiser, and does his business 'cutely. The confiding public never know the fee behind a bit of selected gag. Of all theatres I like the Gaiety. There is now always something good on the boards. At present "Monte Cristo, Jun. is drawing full houses. The cast is exceptionally good, boasting Miss N. Farren and Mr Fred. Leslie. At the Avenue, "Robinson Crusoe" is good business, thanks to i the delightfully whimsical I ARTHUR ROBKRTS-ON CBCSOK. Every turn of this popular artist spells humour. I see that Mrs Bancroft (Marie Wilton) will certainly return professionally to the footlights, and will probably lease the Haymarket-so it is said. At present the little lady is busy collecting money for the Women's Jubilee Offering to the Queen"-a due sense of gratitude to the I mother uT H.R.H. the Prince of W.les. Some. one defined gratitude to be expectation of favours to me. In this case the dstinition would not hold good. Mrs Kendal speaks of the "good Queen who was so nice" to her at Osborne, on the I occasion of that popular artist's command appear- ance there and she adds with unction, "lam sure it will do the stage great good socially." I rather fancy her Gracious Majesty would say tlm I best good to be done to the stage must come front itself a mere friend, come up higher," is no the sort of thing to regenerate morals. I give this week the presentment of I LORD DCNRAVEN, I whose erratic proceedings lately have rathe', troubled his admirers. He followed suit, it if said—possibly the only reason he could give foi chucking uu his hand. I daresay he wishes he could revoke ZINCO.
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Great one, whom Nature never did betray Because thou lov'dst her, teach u. too, to know That love: teach us to watch the peaceful glow Of sunset, and be peaceful feel the dv Black with the storni-rlopd.till we stand and say— That is my mood to 4ove the river's flow, The stars nnd birds and flowers and ever go In sympathy with Nature, grave or eray. For Nature loved thee too: thou wast so dear To her iarge t-par4- that she bestowed on thee The beauty of herself, and tuned thine ear To all her voice, so amid the free Full sounding of thy verse we seiem to hear The eternal music of Earth. Air, and Sea. Sidney A. lexander, in the Academy.
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I The wedding cake was a subject of conversation in a certain fa.mil circle, when li]e;Y<lUlmy. about six years of age, said to his fatfier- "Father whqn I marry I won't ser. i you any of my cake." Why not, Tommy ?"' said his father. Because," replied the son. you didn't send me any of yours." WON'T DRAW ANT MORS.—" Has the Prince of Wa'es ever run after yon asked « man tiger of I an imported actress. "No," was the r,-z.retful rep y. but my name has been coupled with of a duke and two lords." "I'm afrairi," said ftp manager, shaking his bead, offer you any inducements. The lord business ha.s become so common that the American public has drawn the line at the Prince of Wales." This is the uams of a man I;ving in South Caro- litia:-Harm-n Dive-over Jump-under Come- hither-to-me Ou'-yonder Go-f^tch-it .¡hu Joshua William Hugh Hall Hiram Harvey R zis Jones. This is from a tombstone near Wetuuika. Ala- bama:— "Henri Ritbet, Demi Kilter Sweet- Potatoe Cream-Tartar Caroline Botwick, infant daughter of Bob and Sukey Catiin." It was tbe name of a little negro girl. A RAPID COURTSHIP.-One of the odd stories connected with the family of Kirkmann, the great harpsichord and subsequently piano-forte makers, relates to the marriage of Jacob Kirk. inann, the founder of the family. He came to England early in the last century, and was ap- prenticed to a Flemish harpsichord maker ia London. His muster died, and tiie apprentice determined to court the widow withrapiditv, and, by marrying her. secure the busiuess au,j t4. stock-in-trade. He propped at breakfast time, and married her—the Marriage Act ¡U1o: then unknown—before twelve o'clock t" "me dwy- j t a scontb after the decease of his malter. Jl