Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
Sfltttt0 GALE.
B.OOl will Find a Voice
A TOURISTS STORY.

Tie story which | am about TO tell. is in
he main 50 literal a fact that 1t requires no
..-,hrr tm',el!ilimemt>"-tha the word. |
ut my hands. than the worlS in which
.oghe it, those Of course being the most for
er with which caa give this episode in
nNn life the requisite emphasis
Ms mania, if | have one, Is that of ramh-
q, With some it is a failing Niue is of a
-a king order; being on one occasion spend
SOME days with hoSptabe friend in the
-r town of Meath. Glamorganshire, Wales,
nd al opportunity Of pursuing my fancy to
| ,7p Of my beat.
Oav fine morning, while taking long walk
/ one side OF the lovely valley of the Meath
i arriving. by some queer procedure OF ot.,-
4 d .y ridges, tiood-gates, ami the like across
ss river and the canal, until was in the ro-
-a-;.t and noisy village of 4 herdyiaiS, | was
,.4ahed by the sight of noble waterfall in
,ouerouS action and after a heightened
.-. | began 10 turn homeward, the sound
+ lie rushing cataract still sounding ia nv
as
The sight of the broad lowing river in the
- w.tu the canal Oh one side and the
l,Jat on the other the fresh pungent smell
.se earth. the towering mountains on either
'-@rey, brown. aud green-the verdure
1e marshes, the accessories of industrial
r..aton, and the pretty farms aud cottages
-. At intervals around con>pirrd with the
>> ri the day IL pat me on the best pos
,.-u> with myself ami the world gener-
50 hy the-roai>de tavern. into which
rtterrd 10 refresh myself with glass
E-e.rut ale. | saw. little further on. the
picturesque old church, that of St Cad
=, o. CadoXton. as il is generally called
-A'e being open | entered the church
- aud it was with a sensation of real hor-
al | saw, on the first object which Met
-ly--a tall grave->tone, towering far
E- Tie rest, being some seven or eight feet
s.,-the following dreadful legend.
TO RECORD MURDER - a
. impossible 10 describe the shock Of
H;- awe and aSton:$hment with which
'ei tie words engraved beneath this sinis-
reduction. There stood the mementO
'a.l-aus domestic tragedy, which had once
that peaceful vale thrill with horror
nd to end could not get it out of
Fa0i. The few particulars which CLEAN
j. The public house given with a shddering
's.aace, only served 10 whet my curiosity
.'s1E more
- folks at Glamnrgan. and indeed Of
80 generally. not without some show of
>f pride themselves upon the very small
.sal Of crme-,Specjaly that OF Il darker
-l~ruetTated among them 1t is crrd.t
j iar', that session af rr session. the judge
~rlrr,i with white gloves. emblem Of tine
r,S nature of the calender, which makes
-0r> mere Sinecure. Ii speaks we'll for
@aceful and we'll conducted life which the
= and du>ky royStererS of the country
BeEGGd minor offences Of assault and
QccaSiOned by the warmth OF Welsh
-n.led to al explosive Temperament. out
E '-a.nSt life and property are, as a gene
r., laSnown Still there are exceptions,
use are 50 rare. that when they do oc-
: cause an electric thrill 10 run through
a>35" II the c0mWuuity
aa7i> of thirty year, ago, Meath was
bore than small hamlet. DEVOID nf All
rro'amrnt> which eau nov l.r hur.sf:y
-i af 7 - canal was Hlrat, aitd the
) " na.~ea.nt ef just ia the v.espty Of
-'.oyIou church there spread wFie
u aog and marsh land iutrr>tctrd by
' I'd water courses fnF the purpose nf
- Nv story = catfu-t tn the i'nme
Na- which ites ie>S than midway he
Il ,4e ohi church aud the marsh in ques-
MI ,.oPe Of this marshlaad, leading to-
= 'ae rTcr Neagh-beautIfui ia the rich
sualalvr 80 luxuriaht was the mead
# 20 prolific the odorouS gardens, with
III -2la>->, aud noddiug willows bending
- .~s brooks. and the fair tFinging wood
~ 'l"cag aII--in tue very heart of this
-'-elecy there stood, at the period /
4, a iow-rOOfed, rambling old eii6ce.
- aod half dwelling house. Here one