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A correspondent writes —" May I add to the account which you have already given of the death at 95 years of age of Mr. David Morgan, of Cwmonney Farm, Llangattock, Brec., the following interesting facts which have appeared in the Brynmawr local news column of the South Wales Argus, under the heading Crowquill's Jottings ? Bryn- mawr he remembered as little more than a common with a few houses scattered here and there. There was no market place and hucksters, and dealers from the country used to line the sides of the main highway almost as far as Nantyglo in the early hours of Saturday morning, having walked during the night from their homes. It was quite common for women to walk as far as twelve miles to the market, and however much railways had done for the country com- mercially, the old gentleman firmly believed that they were responsible in a measure for physical degeneration. In those days the chief local industry was in iron and stone. Coal pits were rare, although levels were somewhat common and employed a number of people. Women then worked with the pick and shovel as well as their husbands, and it was usual for the latter to cut the coal, and for the former to fill the trams with it." Speaking of Mr. Morgan's duties as re- lieving officer, Crowquill says that as in those pre-railroad days "letters had to be conveyed by horse or coach, with risk of loss, the relieving officer was often the means of communication between one Board and an- other. A pauper's settlement could only be established by the relieving officer visiting the parish in which it happened to be, and on one occasion Mr. Morgan spent weeks in North Wales on such a mission, travelling, of course, on horseback." And now I crave space for a personal word or two. It was my happiness in the sixties to spend many a holiday term at Cwmonney, and one of the strongest, most pleasing recollections I have is of the stead- fast adherence of its master to the salutary custom of keeping up the "family altar." On a farmstead, time is often precious and business calls are frequently urgent; yet at Cwmonney nobody left the house after breakfast without having been given the opportunity of partaking of the milk of the Word," or without being commended to the tender keeping of an all-provident Father. Some of us younger ones, wise in our generation-and certain of the older farm hands and harvesters, too-brooked but with impatience this encroachment upon our flitting time. But the head of the house knew best, and some of those, who erstwhile were unappreciative, have grown wiser by to- day. The hospitality of Cwmonney was typically Welsh, and never a caller went away unrefreshed One of Mr. Morgan's proudest remem- brances was of the preaching of John Elias, whom he placed upon a higher pedestal than his many eloquent contemporaries—and the learned Oarnhuanawc was his neighbour and well known to him.
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The Rev. J. H. Jenkins, curate of St. Mark's Church, Newport, is making a good impression in that borough. His addresses to Churchmen are marked by deep thought and originality. Mr. Jenkins, who was stationed at Tali's Well prior to going to Newport, is a fluent speaker in both Welsh and English, and is an ardent Welsh nationalist.
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SUMMER AND COMFORT. Oar capricious climate has long been the remark of the visitor from less severe or more equable climates. And yet there was a time when England was called merrie," and the seasons came and went at their expected times. Fifty years ago, if tradition is to be trusted, you could rely upon snow on New Year's Day, primroses in April, roses in June, strawberries in July, and pears in October. Of late years, however, the seasons in Britain appeared to have changed their order. You may, perhaps, walk about com- fortably without an overcoat at Christmas, where not infrequently the last week in May brings a snowstorm. All sorts of reasons are advanced for these changes. Some astronomers say the earth has altered her angle to the sun. Others blame the gulf stream. We are not concerned with the reasons, our business is to meet the circum- stances and to bring solid comfort into the home no matter what the weather. without. The fact is abvious that even in the height of summer we may get raw mornings, damp afternoons, and chilly evenings. The thought of lighting a coal or wood fire conjures up a sort of curious feeling that we are contem- plating something wrong, violating a house- hold rule, or ignoring the tradition that summer is not the time for a fire. There is the inconvenience of laying a fire, which the servant often accomplishes in a half-hearted way, that is enough to deter a sensitive housewife from ordering a fire at all. Maybe the grate is decorated with flowers or some other form of ornament which has to be re- moved. The gas fire is the solution of the whole difficulty. Turn on the tap, apply a match, and in a few minutes the room is cosy; just at the right heat, which you can regulate exactly to your requirements. And they are healthy-these gas fires. Scores of eminent doctors use them and recommend them.
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" CAMBRO=BRITONS."
CAMBRO=BRITONS." Were it proposed to any of the directing geniuses of our London theatres to-day to place upon the boards a play with the above title, one can imagine the decisive shake of the head with which such proposal would be met. Over a century ago, however, there was put before the London public a play so intituled, a copy of which lies before me, the title-page of which runs thus Cambro- Britons, an Historical Play in Three Acts. First performed at the Theatre Royal, Hay market, on Saturday, July 21, 1798. ) With a Preface I Written by James Boaden, Esq. Author of Fontainville Forest, Italian Monk, &c., &c. ) London: Printed for C. G. and J. Robinson, Pater- noster-row 1 1798. [Price Two Shillings.]" Here is the caste :— DRAMATIS PERSONS. Llewelyn Mr. I Meredith Mr. Palmer, jr. Barrymore Mortimer Mr. Caulfield Shenhin Mr. Munden Hereford Mr. Davenport Cadwall Mr. R. Palmer I Door-Keeper Mr. Wathen Gwvn Mr. Snett Edwin Mr. Abbott 0'Turlock Mr. Johnstone Soldier Mr. Waldren,jr. Bard Mr. Johnstone Latimer Mr. Lyons King Edward Mr. Davies Elinor Miss De Camp Prince David Mr. C. Lady Griffiths' Spade Kemble Mrs. Gibbs Dynevor Mr. Truman Winifred Mrs. Bland Bards, Soldiers, Peasants, tc. It will be seen that one of the principal characters (that of Prince David) was taken by Mr. Charles Kemble, who was then a young man of 23 years of age, and who became later perhaps the foremost comedian of his day. As was his sister, Mrs. Siddons (who is said to have been the greatest tragic actress this country has ever produced), Charles Kemble was born at Brecon. His brother, John Philip, like the sister, excelled in tragedy, and acquired a fame which was pre-eminent. Again, John Mitchell Kemble (1807-1857), son of Charles Kemble, was distinguished for his knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon language and literature. He was the author, amongst other things, of The Anglo-Saxons in England" and A History of the English Commonwealth till the Period of the Norman Conquest," and was for many years editor of the British and Foreign Quarterly Review. A colossal statue of Mis. Siddons, by Chantry, was placed in Westminster Abbey some years after her death, Mr. Macready defraying the cost; and who is there that has not seen the portrait of her by Gainsborough and Sir Thomas Lawrence ? It is fitting that in memory of so distinguished a family there should still exist—notwithstanding the topsy-turvydom attendant upon street improvements a Kemble-street in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane.-Ap N.
AN IDEAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE.
AN IDEAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE. [BY T. FREDERICK LEWIS] The International Correspondence Schools are supplying an Ideal Educational Service. Every young man and young woman needs a system of Instruction based on the proper appreciation of what they must learn in order to qualify for a good position in life. The International Correspondence Schools meet these requirements perfectly, and I would strongly recommend them to all who are anxious to better their position. The Schools have been appropriately des- cribed as "a salary-raising Institution," and there are thousands to-day occuping well- paid and responsible positions in business and professional life as a direct result of a course of Instruction in the Schools. I The System is so arranged that the student takes a real pleasure in his studies. A communication to Mr. M. C. Morgan, Carlton Chambers, Newport, of the Mon- mouthshire district branch, or to the Head Offices, Kingsway, London, will elicit prompt and fuller details.