The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-17 00:00:00

LAMENTATION TO MAJ,LAUABNCE AUCX.

This lady being about to remove from Aberdovey
to London, In coaaagnesa of cartes hgal settlementa n-
waiting from tho wel known lagniatket into her huaband's
state of tend, the dresmotaass very naturally determined
her friends sad neighbours to embody ewer &imamate of
the worthiness of her conduct through life, and more peal-
elderly under the unexampled trials of hitter times, la a
Magi I. form.
Boor pomace friends sad aslghbours have dose this In a
'obis way, laving (by the se m ot tha pounds of the risk
sad the pesos of Ono poor) presented bar mita a magailicont
dock, worth about ?;.g.
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Thus iIMZe, which- bee most emphatically shoves the
seam and strength of the feeling suartained towards MN.
Rack MU, own seighboarhood, has hem a spontaneous
movement on the part of the mugger perdue of to. wattle(
Oriel. Theta kindly Celts actually took the imitative men
of her personal frisadA and long before they moved, deter-
mined amongst threaded,' to present her with a quarto
Wehb Bible, In testimony of their sympathy. Oo Monday,
the 29th August, 1869, Weems. T. Rees and J. Owisa—
young artisans from Abertiovey—went to Eageirleferia (dm
residence of her roothes), es &Mateo, to parent the hook.
There were etyma Mends pram; who will INVer !met the
depth of Grim exhibited on the ooceeion of the radios of
the permutation addresses; Mrs. Rack being so affected that
the could not read her reply, which was dote for bar by a
Mead. Mr. Rees reed the fame, which wan es follow,:
oa "Mrs. Reck,—The young pee of Aberdorey at all
times ehtertda the most exalted of you, not only se •
lady of the kin mid blood of lb. ' I Britons, but 0113 eel
me who, from heryouth, has poesised the humility of •
rational beton,. Your noble but mattemtettous humility.
and the motes, towards gentle and • dimple, have waded
feelings of the deepest reenact towards yba in their sleds,
' which they could mat refrain from miskiag salataallelly err
&at on the pawn& occasion, whoa you are leaving the lead
of your birth. Therefore, ay have &itemised to present
you with • Weida Bible, in the coaMest ballet that nothing
would be more aoesiMe to yea time the words of Clod I.
the language of your anosetses. The yam( people of Aber.
dovey denies yon • long and happy life. May 0' od, In His
providence and grace, bless you and yours, so that the pre-
sent brief existence may be a felicitate one, sad the comm
one en eternal life. Mrs. Ruck, we are sent to-day to pre-
sent pc' with this mend volume, which we now de in all
humility. in the name of the young people of Aterdovey.".
Mrs. Ruck's reply was us Minya : -• My kad Meads sad
righbours,-1 cannot expose to you my warm appreciation
of )oar kindness, or the atlas I set upon your gift, I should
indeed he wanting in the humility you saribe to me, did I
not Del that I owe AN homer, not to my own merits but
to the ladalgence with which mottutaistets regard Woes who
have pow' up from chit Seed antemst them, and the feat-
lap of attachment and inmost which we who are of one
blood cherish for mil other, wherever, we may be. I hope
this Bible may bethe mesas of inducing my children to keep
up • knowledge of their ancient hummer, and that no Bun-
day may pee without our attempting to read it together. It
MR be most precious to me as long as I airs, and I trust it
any descend to the child who met loves its sacred paw,
and can best appreciate oar magnificent translation. I can
scarcely esteem to see all my deer Aberdevey Mends spin.
Will you tell them how much I feel their Medusas and good
wishes ; mil my that I hope, though imitated sew, wet may
with one comma guide (tbi* holy book) punnet together the
slum faith, and meet (tf not in this world) in one eternal
limMy hate."
The Bible was bound in Tetley morocco, sad is their
beet stele, by Mame. Barrer sad Bate (goverasera Bible
;abbe& re), of Paternoster-row. The edges were seated
with mealy* rims and. clasp, ca which were engraved, on
Woar : —'' Cydnabyddirth o erydgmdeimlad jeuenotid DyB
s Mrs. Rai k ; ' on the other. "Asps On, diogel el phonies&
• Div, ami. 30, 1869." On the bride of the cow, in
Illuminated betas, was the !Mbyte, derticatiou :—"To
Mrs. Ruck, et Peati-Llydw, lilmelogatts, Owyned. This
holy host (Mika seleatu tame:ales of blessiag) is pessested
is teethmay of their dap sympathy sad respect ea her dr
porters from her salve land, is 1869 by her &awe well-
wisher•—&e yang people of Abaci:my. rem mil. SO."
is truth it was am al the most sumptasealy Mod books we
ever sew, sad tome may the gloriosa NOW, be • light end
a lamp to Mu. Rack ad Per illeseualimia.—Aireictdry
(Ibreadete.