New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-09
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! ! l3s..A.lTouRIsT,s STORY.

being the most forcible with which can give this
episode in common life the requisite emphasis. m
My mania, il have one, Is that Of rambling. With
some It IS falling Nine Is Ct walking order; and
hosptable friend in the busy town Of Meath, Glamor
ganshire, Wales, had an opportunity of pursuing
my fancy to g the top Of my bent. = NJ "a
One fine morning, while taking . long walk up one
queer procedure or other by bridges foodg
and the like across the river and the canal until
was in the romantic and noisy village OF Aberylas,
was gratfed by the sight Of noble waterfall in
full sonorous action, and after heightened stroll /
began to turn homeward, the sound of the rushing
casaract still sounding in my ears. VIII.
The sight Of the broad flowing river in the valley,
with the canal on one side and the railroad on the
other the fresh pungent smell Of the EARTH the tow
ering mountains on either hand grey, brown and
greenhe verdure Of the marshes, the accessories Of
industrial occupation. and the pretty farms and cot
tages, dotted at intervals around conspred with the
terms with myself and the world generally.
Close by the roadside tavern into which now en-
tered to refresh myself with glass Of excellent ale
I saw, little further on, very picturesque old
orally called. The gate being open, / entered the
church yard and II was with sensation Of real hor
ror that ! saw, on the first object which met my
tall gravestone, towering far above the rest
being some seven eight feet in heightthe follow
ing dreadful legend: 3 b,
sa 9 TO RECORD MURDER " .9$3
1t is impossible to describe the mingled shock of
awe and establishment with which perused the words
engraved beneath the sinister introduction. There
stood the memento of hideous domestic tragedy,
which made that peaceful vale thrill with horror
from end to end. could not get it out Of my mind
| The few particulars Igleaned at the public house,
given with sort oshudderng reluctance only served
| to whet my curiosity to know more. y.,s
| The folks Of Gamorgan, and indeed Of Wales gen
orally not without some show Of reason pride them
selves upon the very small amount Of crime espe-
cially that Of darker dye-perp among them
II is credable fact that, session after session. the
Judge is presented with white gloves emblem of the
stainless nature of the calendar, which makes his la
bors snecure. It speaks well for the peaceful
and wellconducted life which the brOnzed and dusky
roysterers of the country lead Beyond minor offences
Of assault and battery occasioned by the warmth of
Welsh ale, applied to an explosive temperament, out
RACES against life and property are as general rule
unknown. Still there are exceptions, and those so
rare that when they % occur they cause an electric
thrill to run through the bosom Of the community
i Upwards of thirty years ago, Meath was little more
! than small hamlet, devoid Of all the improvements
which now be honestly boasted Of. The canal was
uncut and the railway nndreamt OF. Just in the vicn
lily Of Cadoxton church there spread wide waste OF
bog and marshland, inteected by bitches and water
courses for the purpose of drainage. My story there
fore is confined to that immediate spot which lies less
than midway between the old church and the marshes
! in question. s53s &&d is4s@&ss54 4tgI III "
~ On slope of this nlarshland leading towards the
river beautiful in the rich yielding summer,
luxuriant was the meadow-and, so prolific the odo-
gardens with thick copses, and nodding willows
bending over the brooks and the fair fringing wood
land bounding all-in the very heart Of this wild
greenery there stood at the period speak Of long
low-roofed, rambling old edihce half farm and half
dweIlnghouse. Here dwelt one Shon (John) and his
wife Nanny Richards, together with son, some two
three and twenty years of age Shon Richards was
half farmer and half miner that is to say, while his
wife tended the dairy and overlooked the produce of
the few acres rented, Shon, like his forefathefs was
lear In rpn ha 2r,ita A hat tiy1a
wages were good, and the old man steady and frugal
SO that the couple were looked upon as being very
comfortably off in the world. 90, gl4g
Both were well spoken of, and liked by their neigh
bors but of the son, Llewelyn Richards there were
many conflicting opinions held, the majority main
tanning he of those rural 7ones, who are the
pest of the place in which they dwell while Others
held that it only the period of that conventional
sowing time of his wild oats, which would be
over, when he would settle down like his father into
the quiet of domestic life. The former shook their
heads, and prophesed very little good to be expected
from one who exhibited every talent belonging to a
thorough scamp and scapegrace. ~
His rotous conduct at last resulted in much domes-
tic contention and his guarres with his father became
loud and bitter, until the young fellow obvated this
| by rarely coming across him when at home. To make
amends he only visited the house in Shons Absence
and by dint Of coaxing or bullying his mother by
turns, who loved him with that strong exhaustess
affection which is SO often lavshed upon the prodiga
supplied him with money, and whether for his neces
tory in his best mood his earnings far from suf
fcing him. Matters had been going on thus for some
time, when another person appeared on the scene,
and soon the aspect of affairs was changed.
To assist Nanny Richards, whose industry was of an
indefatgable order in the heavier outdoor work of
the farm, was stuutbodied loutish servant man who
lodged with eotter mile or SO away, coming in the
morning and departing again at shutdown Living in
the house with the old people, however and assisting
her mistress at the dairy about this time young
comedy servant girl, native of Caermarthen Marga-
ret Williams by name, and the heroine of this story
She soon proved herself to be Invaluable to the old
woman, on whom age and hard labor, added to the
continued worry and fret caused by her sons wild
course, were beginning to tell alarmngly Frustrated
at last upon bed of sickness the integrity and in
dnsy of Margaret were proved to the satisfaction of
even her captous mistress who began to grow greatly
attached to her. 49,
Margaret was reputed as being the very perfection
4 of Welsh beauty. Dark,eyed, with black waving
hair, a brunette complexion, with fine mouth and
dazzling teeth, fgnrge Mt tall, light, and ac-
tive young, beautiful and the belle Of the district
| no wonder that she drew the attention Of the i'm.
i pressible Llewellyn to her charms. Had she been
an astnte and designing girl, her work was done to
| her hands. s46H .i 3s8 -
4 But modesty and native goodness made her shrink
i from his advance. Besides that in verify she had
accepted sutton, one David Morgan otherwise David
Dhu ior Black David, a psuedoname common enough
4 and so bestowed from the usual swarth of his com
plexion. David had followed his sweetheart from
Caermarthen for, with the jealousy of Othello, his
love was as deep as death. He soon found employ
ment in neighboring stone quarry, where his re
narkabe strength and stalwart limbs were rendered
conspicuous, and where his quiet obligng demeanol
soon placed him on friendly terms with his rough
companions. y rs -
Accustomed to visit the farm of John Richards o
an evening" to converse with Margaret when his worf
was done, his quick eye discovered that Llewellyi
was paying his sweetheart those extrayagant atten
tons which, while they moved his silent anger, onl,
provoked the girls silent mirth. With his usua
phegm, David manifested little or no outward recog
milton Of the arrogant youths growing advances
They were wasted on Margaret, who soon grew tret
II of his mpertinences but Lleweyn was far too self
conceited to take her marked antpathy as real. A
he was handsome fellow enough, perhaps thi
consciousness blinded him. Perhaps he trusted il
the proyerbial iickeness of woman and so bided hi
time ~,
\ One evening Newellyn, encouraged by David
calm demeanor, though the dnsky blood was boiling
within him and manting in his cheek, was paynI
his fulsome compliments, and carrying them to tn
length of Selling Margaret round the waist to kiss hel
when David rose, and with a single blow sent hi
rival rolling to the ground adding that the next tim
he presumed so far his punishment would be remenl
bered for many day to come.
The servant man, who was by at the time, remarke
that when lleweyn rose, his stained and palld fac
wore smile of such fendish hatred rs startled evel
bis stolidity and that he hurried from the spot wit
clenched hands and vaguely muttered threats, Davi
on the contrary resumed his usual placidity and ate