Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-23

THE story of this ballad is tradi tiono
| village at the foot Of Snowdon, Wall
here Llcwelyn the Great had house.
he greyhound, named Golert, was Civ
} him by his ather.in-law, King John,
lc year 1905, and the pllce to this day
1lled Bedd-G clert, or the grave Of Geler
The spcarmnn hea rd the bugle sound
A nd chCerlS smiled the mOtn,
Ana many brat ch nd many loand
Obeyed Llewelyn's horn.
And sim he blew a louder blast,
And gave lusiicr cheer
Come, Gelerl, come, vert never last
Liewelyn's horn to hear"
10 where does faithful Gelpt. roam,
The Hover ran his race
So tfdc - brave a lamb al home,
A hon in the chase y
Twas only at l.lewevn'a board
The iaith ful GClCTt iet;
lie watc h d, he serv'd lac cheer q his lord.
And Sc 1t Inel' d hi bed.
In sOoth he was peerless hound,
The gin Of Royal John;
But now no GG'ert could he found,
And all the chase rode on.
a nd now as DER the rocks and de'ls
The g'llaat chidngs rise,
A n SnOwdon's Is craggy chaos yells
1he many ming led crlesl
That day leweyn little lovd
The cha sc Of hnrl or haze,
Add scant and small the booty proves
For Gelert was not there.
Unpleas'd Liewe lyn homewa rd he'd,
When nea, the portal seat,
HIS cruel Gelert he espicd.
Bounding his lord 10 greet,
But when he gained his castle door
AghaSt the chieftain stood,
The mound a II over was smeard with gotc,
HiSIips, his iilngs IAN blood.
Llewelyn gRzrd with fierce surprise--
Unu>ed such oOhS TO meet
HIS ,avotite checked his josfr" sr'se,
And Oucl'd and lick'd nis feet.
Onwar rd in haste Llewelyn mas sd,
And od went Geteit too,
And stilI where'er his eye h. c?,t
Fresh blood gOuis shoch'd h,> view.
o'erturnrd his infants bed he found
Win hloOd-saincd cove / rent,
And ali around the waits aud onnd
Win re-en. blood Oespieni.
He ees''ed Ms chi 'd-no voice repi'ed;
lie searched with terror vi =
Blood blood Ne luunU or eS'Ty SIDE,
bVt nuwuer rOund his child.
Hall.h .hoHndi nv childs by thee drvouIed |"
~" frantic fa.h her cred
a M 10 tlIp mn ms yt l.EIui 'uTu
lie pldnsed ,n GerieU = side
His suppiart 'uoks, rs prone lie fell,
No pity cOu ii imnar
But Sit his dang GPle't's veil
Passed heavy e. m heat
Arous'd by Gelert's dyng ycli
Some Siumberct wakcned h'gh
What words the patent' 10, cot I'D Tell
To heat h.. infant c.y'
Conceard beneath mang'ed heap
His hurried search had 'hi sSed,
All glowing from ms rosy srrp
The Cherub boy he Nissed.
Nor scath had he nor harm "Ol dread,
Hot the same couch bedea,h
Lay gaunt volt, ail t1rn a'u dad,
Tremendous SIN ~ dcalil.
Ali what was then Llrwrlyn's pain
Fu rOw tue trut was clear.
HIs "ailan' hound The wul nae ~lain
To ave Liewelyn's hei.
Vain win, was all IlewelyH's woe
81 Best of Thy kind. ndiGul
The frantic blow which laid hee low
This heart shall ever .ue."
And now gallant tomb they 'ise
With cosl ly scu lptme decNtd'
And marbles ste ri ed with his y Iise,
Poor Gelert's bones ptOtecs
There never could the spearman pass.
Or forester, unmOycd;
There OF The tear bespnnkIed grass
Llcwelyn's sorrow proved,
And there lie hung his horn and spear
And there, as evening fell,
In fncy's ear he of would hear
Poor Gelcrt's dying yell,
And I'll great SnowdoRs rocks grow old,
Aud cease the storm to brave,
The cOHsrCTated spot shaN hold
The name of "Gelert's Grave"
%BEpD, to be pronounced as battle.