The Cardiff Times

CYNONFARDD'S FAREWELL. Impressive Services. More than ordinary interest attended the ser- vices at Ebenezer (Welsh) Congregational Church. Cardiff, on Sunday afternoon, owing to its being known that this would be the last occasion on which the Rev. T. C. Edwards, D.D. (Cynon- fardd), would conduct services in this country prior to his return to America. It will be remembered that the reverend gentleman came I' over to his native land in June, 1891, after an absence of some 20 years in the United States, to take pastoral charge of the church at Ebenezer. His advent was welcomed with satisfaction, not only by the congregation, but by Welshmen of all creeds and denominations, as it was anticipated that having once returned to his native country he would devote his energies and ability during the remainder of his life to the advancement and benefit of his countrymen at home. As an ardent and successful eisteddfodwr it was considered improbable that any inducement would entice him away from the land where the eisteddfod is indigenous of the soil, and is an im- portant and powerful factor in the social life of the people. The greatest regret is felt that in the face of the ties which bound him to the Princi- pality and to Cardiff he has thought it his duty to return to his old church at Kingston, Pa. As it had been announced that he would preach yes- terday (Sunday) at Ebenezer, and for the last time in Wales prior to his departure for Liver- pool, whence he and his family embark for America on Wednesday next, a large number of strangers, in addition to the ordinary congregation, took advantage of the opportunity to hear him, and swelled the attendance to un- usual dimensions. In fact, in the evening the building presented the appearance usually associated with an anniversary (Cyfarfod Mawr), the seats being all occupied, and forms and chairs having to be requisitioned to accommodate others along the aisles. In the morning service Dr. Edwards announced as his text Proverbs iii., 14 and 17. In the evening he spoke from Psalm 115, 1 and 2. He explained that the passage intended to teach self-abnegation, that self should be given up or lost sight of, and all glory given to God. He urged that the practice of this precept would enable Christians to receive more grace from God, that in its turn would induce them to give more to Him in return. As Herschel, the astronomer, was in the habit of making his observations of the heavens after having been in the night for some hours, to allow his eyes to become accustomed to the tem- perature of the frosty air, so the Christian should accustom himself to the atmosphere of religious truth by lengthened and frequent studies of the Word of God, so as to be able to do his duty as he ought. Fitness to do his duty was essential to doing it rightly, and it was from God through His Word that we received our instructions. But the beauty of Christianity was shown with greatnr lustre by the desire to help others when we ourselves were in the right path. He (the preacher) was reminded of two allegorical pictures which he had seen explanatory of this truth. One of them depicted a shipwreck; the waves were high and wild, the overhanging clouds dark and gloomy, and the passengers from the ship scattered heie and there upon the stormy sea. and in a corner of the picture was the Cross of Christ, to which one of the shipwrecked clung with both his hands. The other picture was identical with the first with this exception, that the person clinging to the cross did so with one hand only, and with the other was holding np a shipwrecked brother from a watery grave. That was the ideal Christian, not content with safety for himself, but doing his utmost to briDg some other soul to safety also. Whatever we might do we must not, how- ever, count it glory to ourselves, but to Him from whom we had received the grace and strength to do it.. Dr. Edwards finished an eloquent and touching address with the well- known lines of an English poet :— Oh! to be nothing, nothing, nothing, Only to lie at His feet, A broken and empty vessel, Fot the Masters use made meet.

THE SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT CAERLEON. At the Caerleon Police-station, on Saturday, Mr M. Roberts-Jones, district coroner, held an inquiry touching the death of Genrge Cannon, 17, son of the late bailiff to Mr D. W. Jenkins, who was killed at the Caerleon Tin-plate Works on Thursday evening. Deceased was literally knocked to pieces.—John Grundy, sorter at the Caerleon Tin-plate Works, stated that he was working in the sorting-room at the time of the accident. Deceased came into the room at a quarter-past five and asked the time. Imme- diately afterwards witness heard a slight moan or scream, and on going into the next room he saw the deceased fast in the shaft near the roof. Witness cried out for the engine to be stopped, and he afterwards assisted to get the lad down. Life was then extinct.—Thomas Morgan (17) stated that he was working in the room at the time of the accident. The strap came off the machine, and deceased got up to put the strap on tha upper wheel. Witness was holding the strap, in order to put it on the lower wheel, when he felt the strap jerk and heard de- ceased scream. Witness then saw that Cannon had his arm fast. Deceased was whirled round several times before the engine could be stopped. Deceased was knocked against the wall and the roof so violently that several of the tiles were knocked off. In answer to questions, witness said it was not Cannon's duty to put the strap on. Deceased got on the top of a cask to put i t on. The strap generally came off when the machinery jerked, and it was his (witness's) place to put it on again. It was the first time that deceased bad put the strap on. —William Roberts, the manager of the works, was also called, and stated that he did not con- sider it waa necessary to do anything to protect the wheels, ns the wheel in question was nine feet from the ground, and the strap could be put on from the floor. The men used the cask for their own convenience, as by means of it they could put the belting on quicker.— The Coroner recommended the jury to find a verdict of Accidental death," and suggested that a rider should be added, recommending that precautions should be taken to prevent any similar accident.—The jury returned- a verdict as recommended, and added the suggested rider. One of the jurymen remarked that the cask ought to be removed, and the Coroner said that if a similar accident happened after the jury's recom- mendation, the proprietors of the works would be responsible.

FOUND DROWNED NEAR NEATH Early on Sunday morning as a young man named Gregory was proceeding along the bank of She Tennant Canal to his work at Aberdulais Tinworks, he observed the body of a man floating in the oanal near the Great Western Railway iron bridge at Cadoxtou, near Neath. Gregory informed the Neath Borough Police, and P.S. Jones and P.C. Davies at once proceeded to the spot indicated. On taking the body out of the water it was found to be that of Mr Samuel Bowen, Canal-side, Aberdulais, late stabionmaster at the Great Western Railway Station at Aber- dulais. As the result of inquiries it has been ascertained that the deceased drove into Neath on Saturday night in one of the grocer's carts, and about half-past eight o'clock he was seen at the Neath G.W.R. town station. His manner was then strange, and his speech in- coherent. So far no information has been obtained as to his subsequent movements. Some 18 months ago the deceased suffered a severe attack of influenza, which lefb him very weak. For certain irregullfritiea of conduct he was re- duced from the position of station master to that of signalman, which change appears to have preyed upon his mind. He had lately exhibited signs of great depression of spirits. He has left a wife and seven young children totally unprovided for. On Sunday evening the body was removed to the late house of the deceased. The watch which was found in deceased's pocket had stopped at half-past six o'clock.

LOST IN THE MAE8TEG COLLiERY. The Missing Boy Found. The unceasing search made for the boy George Cox, who was lost in No. 9 Colliery, IVIaesteg, was rewarded with success early on Saturday morning. The boy was found asleep and appa- rently not at all the worse for his novel incar- ceration.

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The Life and Exploits of Morgan, the Buccaneer. — — By DAVID WILLIAMS. CHAPTER IX. Dividing the spoil—A clever ruse—Morgan outwits the Spaniards and escapes out to sea— His parting triumph over the crestfallen Spaniards—Narrow escape of shipwreck—The belated ships sail fromjSavona to attack Cumana and are beaten off by the Spaniards—England and Spain agree upon the Treaty of America— The Buccaneers prepare for a desperate enter- prise—Morgan's commission and instructions- Gathering of the Buccaneers at Tortuga. As it was quite impossible to foretell how the buccaneer fleet would fare in its hold and hazard- ous attempt to run the blockade of the island fortress which resolutely interposed between it and the sea, Morgan thought it advisable to make a partition of the spoil taken at Maracaibo and Gibraltar before carrying into effect the scheme he had hit upon for securing his escape. Were this precaution neglected, even if the fleet passed through tha strait unharmed, it might be difficult to divide the booty later. The ships might be driven far apart by a violent storm, or peradvetiture one or two of the captains in charge of the most richly- laden ships might take it into their heads to show their companions a clean pair of heels. Hence, on the whole, Morgan was certainly wise in de- termining to declare a dividend then and there. First of all, the entire takings were pooled—to use a nineteenth century financial phrase—and an inventory was prepared. Then each man, having sworn the customary oath that he had kept back not so much as a farthing's worth, it was an- nounced that the swag amounted to 25.000 pieces of eight, besides an enormous bulk of merchan- dise and a number of slaves. The individual portions were allotted en the lines mentioned in the first chapter, the captains, of course, re- ceiving larger and the men smaller ones. At the close, the portion belonging to the crew of evory ship or boat was duly carried on board and stowed away. And now Morgan began to put into operation the plan by which he hoped to sail his fleet past the castle with little or no injury from the Spanish guns. He meant to make his final dash for the open sea at night. But to ensure even a probability of success it was necessary to throw the Spaniards off tho scent. Accordingly, several canees, laden with buccaneers, put off from the ships in broad daylight, and made fcr the shore. A pretence of landing was made, but it was only a pretence. Under the friendly cover of some bushes that overhung the watyr most of the men lay down flat in the bottom of the canoes, which were then rowed back to tho ships with apparently only two or throe msn in each. Again and again was this performance re- peated. It took place in full view of the castle, and not unnaturally the Spaniard? ar- rived at the conclusion that the buccaneers meant to surprise them at night on the land- ward side, and attempt to scale. the walls. By way of countercheck they moved their big guns, which had hitherto commanded the waterway, to the opposite side of the fortress, leaving the seaward side practically powerless to harm. Night came-a. fair, moonlit night. The buc- caneers raised their anchors, and with close- reefed sails were softly and silently borne down the channel on the bosom of the ebb-tide, until they were almost abreast of the castle. Then a signal was given, and the sailors, who had been waiting in readiness at their posts, began spread- ing the sails with frantic energy, causing a clatter and commotion on the ships which attracted the attention of the Spanish garrison. Thoy hurried to the walls and saw that in another moment the buccaneers would have escaped out of the trap. Furious at the sight, they wheeled their guns round to their old quarters in a flash, and began firing at the runaway vessels. But in their con- suming rage the gunners missed their mark, and their despoilers, helped on by a favouring breeze, were soon nut of range. A few men killed, a timber splintered here and was the sum total of the damage the buccaneers sustained. Directly he was beyond the reach of the castle guns Morgan sent back part of the prisoners, who were furnished by the governor with a boat to carry them home. The hostages from Gibraltar were still detained pending the payment of the remaining portion of the ransom. As he pab out to sea, Morgan, more in triumph than revenge, discharged seven big guns, loaded with bullets, at the castle. To this parting salute, we read, the Spaniards answered not so much as with a musket shot. If we think but for a moment of the chagrin they must have felt at seeing the foe they mortally feared and hated—the foe whom at last they looked upon as safe within the hollow of their hand—skipping out of their clutches almost without a scratch, and sailing gaily off with evwy scrap of their booty, ws need not wonder that the Don was so thoroughly crest- fallen that. he had not even spirit enough left to send a flying shot after the crowing rcvers. Oa the homeward voyage to Jamaica the buc- caneers narrowly escaped shipwreck. A storm, which came on the day after they left the lake, increased in violence to such a degree that even these desperate ^characters wer* assailed with fear. The knowledge that if their ships went to pieces and they managed to reach the shor" they would fall into the hands of the Spaniards or Indians, from neither of whom could they expect the smallest mercy, did not tend to allay their anxiety. Luckily for them their ships rode out the hurricane in safety, and the rest of the voyage Was unattended by any serious danger. Before proceeding to Maracaibo it will ba remembered that Morgan waited long at Savona for the arrival of seven of the fifteen vessels forming the fleet which had enlisted under his com- mand, but eventually had to sail without them. Seme time after his departure the belated ships— or some of them—reached Savona. Morgan had left a letter behind, which would have informed them whither he had gone, but by some mischance the communication did not fall into their hands. Not knowing what else to do, they resolved to go roving and robbing on their own account. They were about 400 men, and they had four ships and a large boat. For their admiral they chose one Hansel, who had distinguished himself by his courageous conduct at the taking of Porto Bello. Under Hansel's command they made for the town of Commana or Cumana, on the South American Continent, near the Gulf of Paria. Having landed on the coast at a short distance from tho town and slaughtered a handful of Indians who endeavoured to bar their progress, they reached Cumana itself. There thsy found a strong force of Spaniards and Indians, who opposed them witl/ such vigour that they were completely routed and had to fly back to their ships, leaving many of their number dead. Beaten and bootless, they returned to Jamaica about the time that Morgan and his conquering crews brought into port the rich proofs of their prowess, and were forced to submit to many bitter taunts from their mere fortunate comrades on their failure. About this time the increasing complaints which Spain had for years been making to the English Government against the depredations of the English buccaneers began to bear fruit. In July, 1670, what is known as the Treaty of America was concluded between the two nations. iii was expressly designed to put an end to buccaneering, and to pave the way for a lasting peace by settling all the points in dispute with regard to the New World. The two kings, by this treaty, swore mutual peace and friendship, undertook that all hostilities and depredations between their subjects should cease, that all past injuries should be forgiven on both sides, that all commissions, letters, of marque ot reprisals should be called in, that all offenders should be punished and forced to make reparation, and that the right of each king to the territories which he held in America at the date of the treaty should be acknowledged and respected both by ruler and people. When the news reached Jamaica that negotia- tions for this treaty wore in progress, and likely to have a successful issue, the buccaneers at once recognised the faot that their occupation would soon b& a thing of the past. Desiring to make all the hay they could while the sun was still shining, and to take leave of their lawless profession in what they considered a creditable manner, they importuned Morgan to lead them on a final enter- prise which would eclipse all their previous I exploits, daring as these had been, and at the same time provide each of them with a goodly sum of money. They could not shut their eyes to the certainty that in the near future they would pei force have to forsake their devil-may-care ways, and become, if possible, honest, industrious^ sober, and re- spectablf. but they were anxious to take the utmost advantage of the brief period of liberty that remained to them. Their leader, who fully shared their dislike to being snuffed out by a treaty, willingly fell in with their wishes, to which the authoiities at Jamaica immediately provided him with a. splendid opportunity of giving effect. A long course of riotous living on shore had reduced the pillagers of Maracaibo and Gibraltar, captains and crews alik*, to indigence. Many of them were heavily in debt to the traders of Jamaica, and were being: threatened with har^h measures, when Morgan, by a timely bint to their creditors of a new expedition which would bring home a richer harvest of spoil than any that bad yet been gathered, "stopped their mouths," as Esquemeling expresses it. Then the word went round that the redoubtable Morgan was on the point of equipping a fleet for an enter- prise which promised the most brilliant respite, and from far and near the buccaneers came flock- ing to Jamaica to take part: in the adventure. Inasmuch as Morgan's apologists deny that he was a pirate, and at leasb one of them affirms that, he always sailed under » commission from the Governor of Jamaica, it will not be amiss to say a word or two on that subject before proceed- ing further. Nothing as yet has been laid before the public to prove that m his earlier buccaneer- ing cruises Morgan acted under any leave or licence save that of his own will. With regard to his later voyages the case is different. In these there is every reason to beli we that he acted with the full knowledge and consent of the Governor of Jamaica. Moreover, It is .pretty certain that that official participated in the profits of Morgan's predatory excursions, while there is some ground for the suspicion that King Charles hitnself indirectly, if not directly, appropriated some share of the spoils. The precise period at which the buccaneer commander was provided with a commission to wage war on the Spaniards does not appear but it is quite clear that be undertook his famous expedition to Panama as the accredited representative of SIr Thomas Modyfcrd, the Governor of Jamaica. At a Cabinet Council held at St. JaRo Delavega, June 29, 1670, Sir Thomas Modyford presiding, ib was reported that certain British possessions in the West Indies had been ravaged by the Spaniards, aoting under the authority of the Spanish Crown, and farther that the the Spanish Crown, and farther that the Governor of St. Jago of Cuba was then planning an attack on Jamaica itself. Thereupon Sir Thomas Modyford, in the King's name, and with the consent of the Council, granted a commission to Admiral Henry Morgan to be "admiral and commander-nt-chief of all the ships of war belong- ing to this harbour, and of all the officers, soldiers, and seamen belonging to the same, requiring him with all possible speed to draw into one fleet, and with them put to sea for the security of the coast of this island, and of the merchant ships. and other vessel trading to and about the same." The measures Morgan was by this commission expressly instructed to adopt against the Spaniards, on land as well as en sea, were as drastic as even he could desire. And as an inducement to men to join Morgan's standard it was in conclusion laid down, in regard there is no other pay for the encouragement of the said fleet, that they shall have all the goods and merchandise that shall be gotten in this expedition to be divided amongst them according to their usual rules." It was further provided that no person belonging to the fleet should be molested for his debts. The commission granted to Morgan, after re- citing the dangers with which Jamaica was con- sidered to be at that time threatened by the Spaniards, proceeds thus For prevention of which their mischievous intentions, in discharge of that great trust which his Gracious Majesty hath placed in me, I do by virtue of full power and authority in such cases from his Most Excel- lent Majesty and his Royal Highness James, Duke of York, his Majesty's Lord High Admiral, derived unto me, and out of the great confidence I have in the good conduct, courage, and fidelity of you, the said Henry Morgan, as also of your great experience you have in marshal affairs, both by land and sea, and by the advice and consent of his Majesty's Council, appoint you to be Admiral and Commauder-in-Chief." The commission is dated July 22, 1670. It was accompanied by a list of instructions bearing the same date. The third article in these instructions is worth quoting. You are to take notice," it says," and advise yovkr fleet and soldiers, that yoa are upon the old pleasing account of no purchase no pay; and, therefore, that all which is got shall be divided amongst them according to accustomed rules." Morgan was recommended to try and take St. Jago of Cuba, and. in case he thought be could not secure it as a British possession, to destroy or burn all habitations and leave it as a wilder- ness, putting the men slaves to the sword and making the women slaves prisoners to be brought hither and sold for account of your fleet and army." As to granting quarter to the Spaniards who fell into his hands, he was to inquire what mercy had been granted by them to English prisoners, and return the same, or rather, as our custom is, to exceed in civility and humanity, endeavouring by all means to make all sorts of people sensible of your moderation and good nature and your inaptitude and loathness to spill the blood ot man," Beyond all doubt Morgan was now the most famous man in all the West Indies., and it is by no means surprising that for the expedition to Panama more men placed themselves at his dis- posal than he knew what to do with. It was given out that the fleet would be mobilised on the south side of Tortuga. Morgan despatched letters to the governor and all the seasoned old pirates on that island, as well as to the buccaneers of Hispaniola, acquainting them with his purpose and presently they came trooping to the rendezvous in unheard-of numbers. Some came in ships, some in canoes, some in boats, while those who had no means of transporting them- selves by water made their way with infinite diffi- culty through the dense forests of Hispaniola. CHAPTER X. Morgans greatest triumph The expedition to Panama—Other narratives than Esquemeling's to be considered — Successful foraging expedition — Capture of a Spanish Bhip- Morgan reviews his -fleet-The Buccaneer scale of rewards and compensation—A council of officers-The pillage of Panama finally resolved upon—The island of St. Catherine's attacked to secure guides to Panama—Miserableplightof the Buccaneers—Morgan's audacious threat—Under cover of a sham siege the Spaniards surrender the island—Three guides found. Up to this point, practically aU that is known of Morgan's buccaneering exploits is derived from Esquemeliug's history. But of his las'; and bold- est stroke E-:quemeling's is not the only record. A little book published in London in 1684, and professing to be translated from the Spanish, contained an account of the piratical adventures of Captains Sharp and Van Horn, to which is appended The True Relation of Sir Henry Morgan his expedition against the Spaniards in the West Indies and his taking Panama, to- gether with the President of Panama's account of the same expedition." Henceforward this narra- tive will take cognisance of the "True .Relation," and of the President of Panama's story, as well as of Esauemeling, and when these accounts materially differ from or contradict each other, attention will be directed to tha fact. It should be stated that the two new narratives were given to the world as a counterblasl; to Esquemeling. The publisher, in a preface, confesses that until he read the Dutchman's work he had no inten- tion of printing them but that after a perusal of Esquemeling's history, he considered it his duty col' to attempt "to rescue the honour of that in- comparable soldier and seaman," Sir Henry Morgan, "from the hands of such as would load him with the blackest infamy." He describes "The True Relation" as an "authentic" account. With regard to the President of Panama's story, he explains that it was contained in a letter intercepted by the English as it was going to Spain and brought to Morgan. In the face of this statem«nt as to the history of the document, coupled with the frank avowal of the publisher that his aim is to place Morgan's conduct iu a favourable light, it is difficult to exclude the suspicion that it may hav,) undergone some editorial manipulation. The aforesaid prefac- is a spirited, if not convincing, defence of Morgan from the accusation? levelled against him by Esquemeling. Morgan put to sea on August: 14th, 1670, with eleven ships and 600 men, and on September 2nd they reached the little island port of La Vache, or the Ash, on the south side of Hispaniola, where they found large force wait- ing to join them. As yet no steps had been taken to obtain an adequate supply of provisions. Morgan, therefore, despatched Vice-admiral Collier, with fivo or six ships and from 350 to 400 men, to take by toreff nil the corn and maize they could find in the towns and villages on the South American coast, while another party was sent into the woods to hunt and kill cattle. The expedition under Vice-Admiral Collier found in the river La Hacha a large ship laden with maize, which was on the point of sailing for Carthagena. Ship and crew fell an easy prizo to them. Next day they landed in the teeth of a battery raised on the shore by the Spaniards, who had seen them approach, and compelled their opponents to retire to a village at some distance from the shore. There the latter rallied, and a fierce figiJ t ensued, which lasted several hour8., It ended in the defeat of the Spaniards, who then betook 0' themselves to the woods. Both pirates and Spaniards lost a great number of men in the fray. Having rested during the night, the pirates pursued and captured several fugitives. For 15 days they remained in the neighbour- hood of the ruined village, catching and torturing prisoners and possessing themselves of every- thing worth carrying away. At the end of that time they wrung from the prisoners a promise to pay a ransom of 4,000 bushels of maize for their village, and then departed with much plate and valuables." Three days later the maize was duty delivered, and the lim-oaneers proceeded to rejoin their fleet. from which they were absent live weeks altogether. Their return with an additional &hip and an abundant store of maiz* gave grtab satisfaction to Morgan and the rest of their comrades, who had begun to fear that they had been taken by the Spaniards, or else had secured some enormou3. bocty which they had pre- ferred to keep to themselves rather than bring in to the common fund. Before the foraging fleet returned—on tha last day of September, to be exact—one Captain John Morrifj arrived at La Vachs in a small ill-manned ship, bringing with him a Spanish vessel of eight funs, which he had taken at the east end of Cuon. It had belonged to Emanuel dc Rivera, who had lately, it was alleged, ravaged with fire and sword the coasts of Jamaica, daring the best ship of that island to come out and fight him. When each ship had received its share of corn and meat, Morgan made, a thorough inspection of the whole fle6t, and finding everything in good order they sailed for Cap3 Tiburon, on the wwt coast of Hispaniola-, where the plan of campaign was to be finally discussed And decided upon. At Cape Tiburon they fonnd some other ships, Cape Til,urc, which had come from Jamaica to join th&m. The fleet now consisted of 37 ships and 2,000 fighting men, bosidea sailors and bovs. It was divided into two wquadroiii. Morgan, as admiral, hoisted his flag ou the largest vessel, which mounted 22 great wild six small guns. The other ehips w^re furnished, some with 18, some with 16, and the smallest with four guns. Nor was there any lack of small arms and ammunition, including fireballs, with other inventions of gun-powder." A vice-admiral waa appointed to the command ot the second squadron. All the officers were furnished- by the admiral with commissions authorising them to commit any hostilities against the Spaniards on land or sea, Morgan alleging that he was acting in the King's niwn* and by the King's orders. Articles of agreement wvre also signed by the officers, en fchuir own behalf and on behalf of their respective crews, in which were set out m detail the manner in which the plunder ww to be divided. "Herein it was stipuiafced," gays Esquemeling, "that he (Morgan) should have the hundredth part of all that was gotten to him- self that every eaptaiu should draw the share of eight men for the expenses of his ship, besides his own; to the surgeon, besides his pay, two hundred pieces of eight; to every carpenter, above his salary, one hundred pieces of eight. The rewards were settled in thin voyage much higher than before; as, for the loss of both legs fifjteen hundred pieces of eight, or fifteen slaves, the choice left to the party; for the loss of both hands, eighteen hundred pieces of eight, or eighteen slaves; for one leg, whether right or left, six hundred pieces of eight, or six slaves; for a hand, as much as for a leg; and for the loss of an eye, one hundred pieces of eight, or one slave. Lastly, to him that in any battle should signalise himself, either by entering first any castle, or taking down the Spanish colours and setting up the English, they allotted fifty pieces of eight for a reward. All which extra- ordinary salaries and rewards were to be paid out of the first prize they should take, as every one should occur, to be either rewarded or paid." The preliminaries thus settled, it became necessary to decide what town or city should be attacked. Morgan summoned a council of officers, and requested them to choose between Carthagena, Panama, or Vera Cruz. The pro- priety of attacking St. Jago (Santiago) in Cuba, as suggested by the Governor and Council of Jamaica, had been discussed, but it being dis- covered from some of the Spanish prisoners that the city was strongly fortified, the idea had been relinquished. It was finally agreed that the rich city of Panama. should be pillaged. The reports which had reached the pirates, that the President of Panama, Don Juan Perez de Guzman, had granted several letters of marque against the English, by virtue of which several English ships had been seized, and that both on sea and land the Spaniards were arming against the English, seemed to have turned the scale in favour of Panama, The captains pre- sented Morgan with a memorial, in which they stated that "having seriously considered what place might prove feasible to attack and carry, and be most advantageous for the safety of the English, and in particular for the security of the island of Jamaica, for preventing the annoyance and invasions of the Spaniards, they did all unanimously conclude that it would stand most for the general good of the English trading to Jamaica and the rest of his Majesty's plantations in the West Indies, to take Panama, the Presi- dent thereof having granted several commis- sions against the English, to the great annoy- ance of Jamaica and our merchantmen." None of the pirates were familiar enough with the approaches to Panama to serve as guides. It was therefore determined that the fleeb should proceed in the first place to the island of St. Catherine (or Providence), where th<;re would be little difficulty in meeting with efficient guides. They sailed on the 8th and arrived on the 14th,December. It will be remembered that it was at St. Catherine that Mansvelt and Morgan had some years before attempted to found a buccaneer settlement. The island was now in the bands of the Spaniards, who used it as a place of confinement and punishment for criminals banished from their various West Indian possessions. It was among these convicts that Morgan expected to meet with men who would be able to show the buccaneers the way to Panama. St. Catherine, as we have already stated, really consisted of two islands, one being very much smaller than the other. The two were connected together with a bridge, and both were strongly fortified, the lesser one, indeed, being looked upon as impregnable. To this apparently secure retreat the Spaniards with- drew directly they saw the buccaneers, and from the shelter of their forts they kept up all day a steady fire upon their enemy in the open. The buccaneers incautiously neglected to bring a supply of food with them, and being at some dis- tance from their ships they b^g«n to feel the pangs of hunger. To add to their misery a drenching rain came on, and ¿tS the majority wore clad only in shirt and breaches, their feet being quite bare, they were quickly reduced to a de- plorable phght, Some thatched houses, which were i'et on fire for that purpose, afforded for a time a grateful warmth, while a few of the buccaneers, luckier than the rest, managed to appease their hunger by devouring the flesh of a horse—old, lean, and diseased—that was found in the fields. But the rain continued to fall with unabated violence, and at length the men, made mutinous by sheer misery, threatened to abandon the siege and return to the ships. Morgan, observing their dangerous temper, saw that it was high time to create a diversion. Under cover of a flag of trace, he audaciously sent word to the Spanish Gover- nor that unless the garrison capitulated at once he would utterly annihilate it. Probably nobody was more surprised and delighted than Morgan himself at the eftect of his boastful threat. After a few hours spent in consulting with his officers and negotiating with the buccaneer commander, the Governor expressed his willingness to yield up the island, not being provided with sufficient forces to defend it against such an armada." But to prevent the garrison from being branded as the cowards they unquestionably were, he proposed, in effect, that there should be a, sham siege. The stratagem in which he asked Morgan to join did infinitely more credit to his ingenuity than to his courage. Briefly, he wished Morgan to make a simultaneous night attack upon two of the chief forts, and to intercept him as he passed from one to the other and take him prisoner. Then having made a pretence of being over- powered by superior numbers, he would help the buccaneers to make themselves masters of the two forts. With these two in his possession, Morgan would have no difficulty in inducing the others to surrender. To lend colour to this shameful military burlesque it was stipulated that there should be constant shooting, but that the guns should either have no bullets in them or be fired ■ in the air.- Of course, Morgan readily and cheerfully con- sented to play the part allotted to him in this little Spanish travestic. At night the sham attack was duly made in the manner prescribed, and the well-fed, well-armed Spaniards, without a struggle, yielded up their fortresses to the shiver- ing, starving buccaneers, who, without a moment's delay, b"é5an like famished wolves to glut them- selves on such food as came first to hand, and to warm themselves by pulling down houses and kindling huge bonfiies with the timber thus ob- tained. The dastardly Spaniards having been warned beforehand by Morgan, that if any of them were found straggling in the streets the pirates would be sure to shoot them, flew to the church for refuge. When the buccaneers mustered their prisoners next day they were found to number 460 people all told. There were 190 soldiers, 40 couples of married citizcns, 43 children, 34 Government slaves, with eight children, eight banditti, 39 negroes belonging to private persons, with 27 negro women and 34 children. All the men were promptly disarmed and sent to forage in the plantations for provisions, the women being allowed to remain in the church. A caroful inspection of the islands showed that they were protected with nine well-constructed and amply-armed forts, in addition to their strong natural defences. Over 30,000 pounds of powder and a. corresponding amount of other war material were found in the magazines, all of which the pirates quickly transported to their ships. The guns were then rendered useless, and all the forts razed to the ground, except that of St. Jerome, in which the pirates installed them- selves. Among the captured criminals Morgan found, as he had expected, some who professed to be thoroughly acquainted with the road to Panama. The services of three of them as guides were secured by the promise of a share in the prospective plunder and their liberty on the return of the buccaneers from Panama. (To be conthmcd.) I

A DOCTOR IN TROUBLE. Police-ooujt Proceedings at Carmarthen, Dr. Joseph Wright (29), was brought up on remand at the Carmarthen County Petty-sessions on Saturday, and charged with having obtained food and lodgings under false pretences, ab Whit- land, on the 12th and 13th inst. The magistrates who tried the case were Mr R. Gwynne Lawrence, Mr C. W. Jones, Mr T. Parkinson. and Mr R. W. Peel (Ferryside). Mr James John, solicitor, Carmarthen, appeared for the prisoner, a well- connected young gentlemen, who is said to be a very skilful medical practitioner. Catherine Walters, wife of William Walters, keeper of the Fishers' Arms, in the above town, detailed the facts in connection with prisoner's visit to her house—facts which have already been published In the South Wales Daily News-and confirmed the evidence, which showed that he applied for a bed for a week, slept ab the inn, ordered breakfast and beers," and went off without paying, but was stopped by a policeman and taken to the pubiic-home and charged with committing the offence in question. The search- ing and finding of 20 pawn tickets were spoken of, as was also the statement that he was with Dr. Williams, of St. Danid's, which prisoner denied, and affirmed that he was that gentleman's assistant. It transpired that this witness gave prisoner lodgings because she liked to put a doctor tidy* Mr W. Witfrid Williams, of St. David's, was the next witness. He believed tha prisoner was a duly registered practitioner. He had been in witness's employ as an assistant for about 16 days only. He had to be discharged for drunk- enness on the 5th inst. He came to witness in reply to an advertisement, giving, with all his communications, the address "133, Plainfield- road, Bradford." Prisoner was not related to Mr Williams, chemist, Haverfordwest (as had been stated), but witness was that gentleman's son. Mr John I believe the defendant is a very clever medical man ?—Witness I found him to be a very able man. Mr John And the only complaint you had against him was that he was drinking ?—Wit- ness Yes. In reply to the charge prisoner said be was not guilty. Mr John thereupon said he felt the seriousness of the position in which he was placed in defend- ing an educated man, who had two brothers solicitors and one who was in the Church. Others, too, occupied respectable, positions in life, and his sisters were married to weli- to-do gentlemen; Considering the prisoner's con- nection, was it likely that he would descend to the committal of the charge that had been brought against him ? It was submitted that the prisoner's conduct throughout had not been that of a swindler. Not a tittle of the evidence would show that he did not intend to pay the money either by the sale of some clothing or by the re- ceipt of some money from his relatives. The real facts were these The prisoner went to St. David's, and, unfortunately, gave way to drink, and, on theunderstanding that he was discharged by Dr. Williams, continued to go on the "spree." After retiring and privately consulting with the clerk for about twenty minutes, the Bench re- turned and said they were divided in opinion consequently they would adjourn for an hour to procure another magistrate. On the røsnmptinll of the sitting, however, it was found that the services of another justice could not be obtained. The prisoner was, therefore, remanded in custody for another week

RDPXURK CURED.— Wm. King, Hernia Specialist, 14, High Holborn, London. Book, 2 stamps.

!t- Y GOLOFN GYMREIG. Dymunir i'n gohebwyr Cymreig gyfeirlo eu Roheb. iaethau, llyfrau i'w hadolygu, &c., fel ycanlvni Dajjidd Morganwg, Morgamvg House, Llantwit> street, Cardiff.

AT EIN GOHEBWYR. Trem ar fy Nhaith."—Cymmeradwy iawn, Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant."—Gresyn na ddaeth y rhai hyn i law yn gynt. Modd bynag, cant ymddangos mor fuan ag y gellir. Y Danchwa."—Yn ei thro. "Mehefin Mwyn."—Ysgain, a phert. "Beddargralf Ll. W."—Mae yn rhy fuan, gobeithio, o lawer iawn o flwyddi. Y Tafarn," Y Fynwent."—Cymmeradwy. Irish Uniofh;"—Dim ond Cymraeg i'r Golofn. Rhoddir y llinellau i un o'r goiygwyr Seisnog. Y Cwrdd Gweddi,"—Ymddengys. Yr wyf yn cymeryd yn ganiataol nad ydych wedi newid eich cyfeiriad. "Y Gwcw."—Dylasai hi fod ar bapur ar ei phen ei hun. Ymddengys. Can y Glowr."—Ymddengys yn ei thro, er nad yw cystal a'ch caneuon ereill 0 lawer. "Y Cor Asgellog."—Priodol ac amserol. "Rhowch lonyddwch imi farw."—Yn ei dro.

DIAREB. Diareb, gwireb wladgarol—y w hi, Mewn iaith blaen, werinol; Hygar emau awgrymol, o laa chwaeth, leinw ei ohed. CUlRo.

Y CI DEF AID. Gwylaidd was bugeilydd yw—y dyfal Gi defaid digyfryw Un dewr heb ball, neidiwr byw, A gwyliedydd glew ydyw. Hwn befyd a yn ufydd—i'w orchwyl, Ar archiad nc arwydd Y defaid at raid 'e rydd 0 ymylon y moelydd, Llaubedr-y-Fro. PARMAN.

BYDD YN DDYN. (Ton—" Gwnewch bobpeth yn Gymraeg.") Mae bywyd priodasol Yn fywyd hyfryd iawn, Os cai di gydmar siriol, Yn meddu dysg a dawn, A chariad lon'd ei chalon, Heb duedd tynu'n gro's, Bydd hon i ti yn goron A chysur dydd a nos. Gan' hyny bydd yn ddynv Gan hyny bydd yn ddyn; Os wyt ti am briodi, gwna— Ond, cofia, bydd yn ddyn. Os wyt ti am briodi, Paid aros yn rhy hir, :1\Iae llawer un, wrth oedi, Yn colli'i anwyl Sr Daw rhyw un arall heibio, Yn Hawn o foddion sercb, A thithau'11 cywilyddio, Gan golli'th rvvynaf ferch. Gan hyny bydd, &c. Mae rhai yn cael eu dysgu Mai bychan beth yw byw, Ond pa.n ddaw'r byd i wasgu, Newidia'r ffaith eu IIiw Pan ddelo deg o deulu I fyw ar lafur un, Mae llawer mwy i'w dalu Na ddaeth i feddwl dyn. Gan hyny bydd, &c, Rhaid byw yn ol y gyflog, Ac nid yn ol y chwant, Ni ellir gawrio ceiniog Heb ddrygu'r wraig a'r plant J Maeeisieu rhywbeth beunydd Er cynal teulu trwm, Bydd eisieu dillad newydd, Neu ynte fod yn llwm. Gan hyny bydd, &c. I gwrdd a phob gofynion, A chadw'r bwrdd yn llawn, A thalu pob dyledion, Rhaid codi'n foreu iawn Gan hyny paid a. hepian, A'th ddwylaw ar y llyw, A phaid addoli'r cwpall, Gwir elyn dynol-ryw! Gan hyny bydd yn ddyn, Gan hyny bydd yn ddyn Os yfi wydriad weithiau, Gofala fod yn ddyn. Llanelli, Bryeheiniog. RICHARD ROBERTS ————— (Fedw Ddu).

Y DARN LLAW. I galon breuin balch, difraw, Rhyw ddagr angeuol fu Ar bared weled y "darn llaw" Yn geirio'i dynged ddu Gan fraw a dychryn gwehvi wnaeth- Rhyddhaodd ei lwynau ef, A'1 ddewrder eofn yn gryndod aeth 7 Yn ngwydd llysgenad Nef. 0 orsedd arswyd gwaeddi'11 groch A wnaeth y brenin brau, Dyeithrwch yr ysgrifen ffloch A-'i gyrodd i lwfrhau Y teyrn ffroenuchel, oedd mor hvf, Sy' 'nawr yn eiddil, wyw, Yn crynu,—wedi colli'i ryf, A'i nertb, o dan law Duw. A dyna'r "Haw" yn awr yn cau, Ac ynddi gleddyf llym, 1 daro'r llyw annuwiol, gau, A thon'i rwysg a'i rym A dacw ef yn gollddyn gwyw, Yn ddarnau o dan draed. A thrylym-finiog gleddyf Duw Yn gwledda ar ei waed. Birchgrove. CORLLWYN.

CYNGHOR OLAF MAM 1W PHLENTYN. Pwy all atal acen groew Adlais ddaw o dfcothwy'r bedd! Ni all troion bvd a'j dwrw Ei ddystewi mewn un wedd. Cynghor Olaf Mam i'w Phlentyt, Sei ar 61 o »versi yw, Argraff ddeil ar fryd anwyiyn, Mewn dylanwad nerthol, byw. Gwthia llanw amgylchiadau Fvrdd o bethau'i oes ar ffo, Eto'r ddwyswers o dir angau Ddalia'i gafael yn ei go'. Cynghor Olaf Mam i'w Phlenfcyif Wele dynfaen serch i w fron Dyma iawn dywvsydd wed'yn Iddo'n niwl y fuehedd hon. Pan fydd temtasiynau Satan Yn ymosod arno ef, Djma iddo gadarn darian, Elfen amddiffynol. gref: Cynghor Olaf Mam i'w Phlentyn! Gwel gymunrodd o fawr werth; Dyma fendith trwy ei derbyn Dry mewn syfyug awr yn nerth. Gwys i enill coron bywyd A dedwyddwch byth sy'n hwn, A sylweddol olud hyfryd, Mwy ei werth na'r cread crwn. Cynghor Olaf Mam i'w Phlentyn Nid oes tafod is y rhod Ddichon ddatgan da sy'n canlyn Trwyddo i'w uchelaf nod. Porth. E. OOYNPAB EDWAKDS.

Y GOLEUNI. Cyn i'r lor, A gair o'i enau, Hongian lampau yn y nen Cyn i'r gorwych haul, un borau, Ddringo grisiau'r nefoedd wen Pan wnaeth "Bydded" lor ddyferu Dros ei wefus oddi fry, Dyna'r pryd y gwnaeth goleuni Wenu ar ein daear ni. Elfen ryfedd yw'r goleuni, Sydd yn dyfod oddi fry; Pa beth y w ? Ai'r lor yn gwenu Ar ein daear dywell ni ? 0, mor hardd y mae'n dadguddio Gwledydd byd ar doriad gwawr; Dacw'r gwyll i ffwrdd yncilio, ill lag ei urddasoldeb ms,wr. Elfen nefol sy'n dysgleirio Trwy ffenestri mawr y nen; Elfen nad yw yn maehludo To fewn caerau'r Nefoedd Wen; Elfen ryfedd, wrth ymdoni Dros arwyneb gwael y llawr, Syrld yn gwneyd i'r hyd ymloni o dan wen ei wyneb mawr. Trvsor llachar yw'r goleuni, Roddodd lor i'n daear ni; LHf fel arian sydd yn toni, Fel rhyw afon fddi try; Fry mae'r palas llo mae'n Sri go, lfry dysgleiria, yn ei rym Nid yw yma inegis yno, 0'1 gyamaru nid yw ddim. FOB tyberHn. D. CHARLES.

Y CYSGWR YN Y CWRDD. r (BCBDuaOL.) Ow 1 adyn truenus ysfcvria dy gyflwr, Paid bod mor ddifater yn nghyaegr Daw; Rho glust o wrandawiad i eiriau'r G waredwr, Cyn myned i fyd yr ysbrydoedd i fyw. Pa fodd medru gysgu yn Mhreswyl Jehofa.- Yn ngwydd fod Oreawdydd y ddaear all' oen ? Dy eiaaid truenus yn uchel a waedda, O! deifro, gysgadur, a chyfod dy ben. Mae cleddyf Cyfiawnderyn ysgwyd mewndigter, Wrth weled dy ryfyg gofyna dy waed Mae lluoedd Gehenna yn chwerthin mewn llonder Wrth sathru pechadnr i lawr dan eu traed. O! deffro, gysgadur, yw adsain trugaredd O! deffro, gysgadur, medd cariaa dy Dduw; Mae d'enaid ar syrthio dros glogwyn dialedd, I bwll colledigaeth tragwyddol i fyw. Mae llais mwyn Efengyl yn gwaeddi diangfa. Rhag llid y dialydd sy'n ceisio dy waed O! detfro, gysgadur, a dianc i'r noddfa, Cei leehu yn nghlwyfau yr lesu yn rhad. Yr Arglwydd sy'n gahv ar -Scion i ddeffro. A gwisgo bardd wisgoedxl gogoniant y Nef, A tbithan yn cysgu yn drwra a digyffro, Tra'r saint mewn taerineb gyfodant eu lief. Y dwyfol rendithion fel gwhth sydd yn disgyn, Ireiddiaub bob calon, adfyv.'iant bob bron Mae'r Nefoedd yn gwenu, a moliant y esgyu 1 fyny i'r Orsedd fel ymchwydd y don Ond am y cysga<jur, mae ef yn ddigyffro Dan rymus hYMvclledd fel tonau y mor Ma.e cleddyf dialedd yn deffro i'w daro, Nid trigian cysgadur yw Tern! yr Ion. Ystradgynlais. H. HARRIES,

Unaer done—kissing a girl on the chin. A base decision—I need a pair of new shoes. Worth begets in base minds envy in great souls emulation. Wanted it "Everv man has his price." "I haven't got mine." An exchange has an article on Why bees make honey." They make it to sell. A goose farm has been started in Michigan. It will be manage by a Michigander. There are between 60,000 and 80.000 club men in New York, not counting the policemen. The best-natured man down town is the man who has women folks at h; me to grumble at. When the weather is miserable, it is not diffi- cult to find many men who have seen better days. He Did you tell her I would be there bright and early ?—She I told her you would be there early. Does he write to you regularly since you became engaged ?"—" No; sometimes I only get one letter a day." Miss Withers I'll never marry.—Miss Prime Don't say that. Someone may leave you a for- tune some day. Charley Why did they bury poorold Gilder ab night ?—Archie He had no decent clothes but a dress-suit. Old party in cable-car Conductor, what's the matter with this car that it should jerk so ?—Con- ductor It's got the grip. Cyclones are becoming so plentiful out west that 'mosb every poor family can afford to have one. He that will not reason is a bigot, he that can- not reason is a fool, and he that dares not reason is a slave. Grief is a bad habit. If it were natural, nature would be contracted in one brow of woe for death and disaster are universal. Any man may be infatuated with his profession but the aeronaut bears the distincbion of being perfectly carried away with it. What a time you've been about that egg, Mary." "Yes, ma'am; but the new kitchen clock has such large minutes." Wife Isn't that play you went to last night unusually long ?—Husband Yes in the second act the star has to put on her gloves. The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us in mixture, like a school- boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it. When thou art obliged to speak, be sure to speak the truth for equivocation is half way to lying, and lying is the whole way to hell. Was there any special bit of acting thatsfcruck you as being particularly fine last night ?" "Yes; it was the lady who sat in front of me taking off her hat." Mamma Ethel, dear, you wrote me that vot had inflammatory rheumatism when you only had a cold.—Ethel I know, but the other sounded more like news. Such is the nature of novelty thub where any- thing pleases it becomes doubly agreeable if new, but if it displeases it is doubly displeasing upon that very account. McFingle: I thought you believed in letting the office seek the man.—McFangle I do, but I'm going down to Washington just to save the office a few steps when it seeks me. Manager (to a man leaving the theatre): Bufr sir, there are two acts to come yet.—I know. That's why I am going." Clergyman I hope you liked my sermon on charity this morning ?—Parishioner I assure you it made such an impression on me thatl was long- ing to become a beggar myself. Patient: You have drawn that tooth splendidly. —Dentist's Assistant And no wonder consider' ing the number of bottlesl uncorked when serving my time as a waiter. Elephant herds are always led by female elephants. Just the same all the world over. If anything is heard, the female takes the lead in circulating it. Old Gent (to Bill Dosser, who has opened the gate for him): Thank you, my man! Here's something for you'.—Bill H'm A penny J Keep it, friend I have known poverty myself. "I wish I were an ostrich," said Hicks, angrily, as he tried to eat one of his wife's bis- cuits and couldn't. I wish you were," returned Mrs Hicks. I'd get a few feathers for my hat." "Pa, have you got the hydrophobia?" "No Bertie; what makes you ask that question 11- Well, I heard ma say to-day that you got awfully bitten when you thought she had a fortune in he* own name." Magistrate: You will have tlu'ee days'impri- sonment on bread and water, for begging and vagrancy.—Beggar Couldn't your Worship let me have better fare? I wouldn't mind being locked up for a few days longer." Resident (facetiously): What do you think oi water as a beverage, Colonel ?—Kentucky Colonel: As a beverage ? As a drink yon mean, of course? — Resident Yes.—Colonel: Why, I try not to think of it at all in that connection. Waiter (mysteriously): Send for a detective, quick !—Head Waiter: What's up ?—Waiter See thab woman over there ? She's a man in disguise.—Head Waiter Phew. How d'ye know —Waiter She ordered a reg'lar square meal, an' gave me a tip. Doctors have exhausted their wits 111 telling the sleepless "how to get to sleep." The best recipe we know of is, before getting into bed yourself, to walk the floor two or three hours with a teething baby. If utter exhaustion does not then follow, your case is hopeless. DELICATELY EXPRESSED.—"How are you and your husband coming on ? asked Mrs Elderly of Mrs Newly wed. We had a row yesterday. He said something that I didn't like. something that made me suspect that he wished I had never been born." "What did he say?" "He said be wished his mother-in-law was an old maid." SHE WANTED A GHOST STORY.—The Orange- men who pretended to be so badly scared by the prospect of Home Rule probably have an object in view. They want the English Tories to be more friendly with them. That is the game a. little girl played on her mother. Little Girl (ready for bed): Mamma, will you tall me a ghost story ?—Mamma What! A ghost story now, dear?—Little Girl: Yes. mamma. I want to get awfully scared, so that I can sleep with you. PESTS OF AUSTRALIAN FARMERS.—The Aus- tralian farmers have many enemies to fighb against, besides those which have been imported into the country, like the rabbit. Large fruit eating bats do much damage to the orchards, and it is no pleasant sight for the industrious agriculturist to see devouring swarms of these so- called flying foxes advancing on his crops of an evening. Wild dog" wert) formerly very numerous, but they did so much damage that they were destroyed without mercy. Ou large plantations a man is kept whose sole work is to lay out poison for them. One of the greatest annoyances irA certain parts of Australia is the poisonous nettle or "stinging tree." It is so poisonous that if its beautiful heart-shaped leaves are only put in j motion they cause one to sneeze. They are i covered with nettles on both sides, and a sting from them gives great pain. Horses wounded by them roll as if mad with pain, and if they do not at once receive attention they will in this way kil) themselves. WHY ICSLANDBRS EMIGRATE.—The interior of Iceland is a howiing waste of sand and ice, tra- versed by darting glacial rivers, and utterly incap- able of supporting more than a few scattered inhabitants. Grass is the only considerable crop. The hills and the valleys are treeless, and afford at best, but scanty pasturage for horses, cows, and sheep. Roads and bridges scarcely exist. The backs of horses are the only means of transporta- tion across country. Small boats carry travellers over dangerous rivers, while the horses swim on ahead. Hardly anything that ministers to com- fort, to say nothing of luxury, is produced in Iceland. Every nail in an Iceland house, every insignificant bit of furniture, has to be transported laboriously from one of the seaports to its destina- tion. That the 70,000 inhabitants of Iceland arc poor goes without saying. There is little or no home market, for every Icelander has the same products to sell as bis neighbour. Money circula- tion is smali, and the farmer barters a certain number of horses or sheep or rolls of dried fish or bales of hay for a supply of groceries and other necessaries of Jife.

A Modern May Day. I have waked and called you early, Called you early, daughter, dear, For to-day will be the maddest time Of all the mad new year. Yes, of all the mad new year, daughter, The worst is moving day, For this is the first of May, daughter, This is the first of May Your dad is wrecking- stoves, daughter, The moving: van is here, And you won't be Queen of the May, daughter, Not till later in the year. You'll don your Mother Hubbard, daughter, And scrub the Hoors-all day, For this is the first of May, daughter, This is the first of Mny ■Arkarwzs Tr