The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-12-05
a Welsh "JaWbreaker.


We read IN the Cambrian News that al
the Merioueth ethshire Quarter Sessions tht
other day the rector of Llanfairpwll
gwyngyl gertysilliogogogOch was charg
ed with obstructing highway and the
News adds that Llanfairpwl gwyngogert
ysiliogogogoch is an abreviation of the
full title of the village Shrly Brooks
when on a visit to the north of Scotland
some years ago, wrote in the visitors
book OF the inn at Drumnadrochit few
lines expressive of the difficulty he had
| experienced in finding words to rhyme
with the curious name of the hosteiry !;
and 2 few weeks afterwards another Wis
itor, who had seen the entry made by
the talented editor of Punch, sent to the
landlady some verses in which he showed
how easy it was to find the necessary
rhymes Those who read the paragraph
from the Cambran News must have i'm
agined that it was next to impossible for
such u name as "Llanfairpwlchgwyng
ertysiIiogogogoch' to do duty in a
poem Yet such has been done, and
very neatly too Among the poems sent
in to compete for the Christmas prizes
offered by the propfietors of the People
Journal was one in which the poet s
heroine belonged to the village with the
unpronounceable name, and to show
that the poet has done his work well We
quote the poem at length but instead
of repeating the name, we have taken
the liberty to place mark of elission in
the last line of each verse. and if the
reader when he comes to this point will
fill in the necessary rum ii iddity iddi ity
or other jingling syllables, he will dis
cover that the poem reads with wonder
l,I.- Nf hot How I.s-4 he
poem, which is entitled
POOR NANCY JONES,
LLANFAIRPwLC LCAGwYNGEEGo GoBwLC LCHLLANDY-
sSILIoGoGo.
Liam berts vale is full of light, when the sun
climbs up the sky.
Dark shadows fill Lanberis vale, when the
But a darker shadow lis this heart since my
sweetheart said, No, no."
Sweet Nancy Jones of LIanf;,irpw hgwyn GER
observation-disclosures.
Rhosllanerchrygog boast fair maids but fairer
Are the madens of Llanbers as they lrip upon
And the farest was my sweetheart, until she
said, "NO, no"
False Nancy Jones of Llanfair'siliogogo.
1 had loved her dearly, dearly with heart, and
mind, and soul,
l had yielded up my way and will to her own
sweet control,
And many "A gift gave her before she said,
mo, no.
Proud Nancy Jones OF Llanfairsiliogogo.
Up Snowdon's steep and craggy side do es
many tourist climb,
And i'll Llauberis strangers stay for weeks in
the summer time,
A tourist artist wooed her, and then she said,
"No,nO,"
Soft Nancy Jones of Llanfair'siliogogo.
My cottage home was Iowly, and humble was
Some five and thirty acres was all the farm I'd
But better land for grazing, or finer ground to
Was not the like in Llanfair 'siliogog,
put the house in order TO make ready for my
bride;
And when at last asked her, she pertly said,
mo, no."
You're not the mate for Nancy Jones of Liam
dySSlliogogo.
Her words SO lightly spoken made me shiver
And cast a shadow DER it, that can never more
She laughed little gaily and then she said,
You thought to win the painters bride in
LlandySsilogogo."
A deep sigh was the answer. for words stuck in
my throat,
She coQlly turned upon her heel affected not
groat;
The night wind sigh'd in sympathy to hear her
say mo. no.
False Nancy Jones OF LIanfairsiliogogo.
The painter left Llanberis when the autumn
winds blew chill.
When the rich brown leaves fell thick around
the foot of SuOwdon's hill;
But Nancy Jones remained behind. welded
wife? Oh no
Poor Nancy Jones of Llanfair siliogogo.
The winter pass'd, the spring time came, the
sumner sun shone bright,
A green grave lies beneath the shade of Snow
don's kingly height;
And many tear shed for her who lies in
Lost Nancy Jones of Llanfairpwlchgwy nger-
observation-disclosures.
The author of the poem says:-"I may
be allowed to state that the name of the
place from which poor Nancy hailed is
not an invention despite the length of
it; it is as old as the hills. and the prop
pr pronunciation is as follows :-"Tblan-
wire pooIch gwinger e hardy go-boolch
(ch sutteraD thlandIs silio gogo" We
tear the authors explanation as to the
proper pronunciation of Llanfairpwllgw
yngyllgogertysIliogog will be of little
service To readers unacquanted with the
w We!sh language The original paragraph
from the Cambrian News was copied into
the Times, and the following letter ap
pers in that paper OF Tuesday When |
was on the works Of the Brittania Bridge
in IS49 we had slightly different YER
sion Of the name of the parish mentioned
in your paper of to day Our version OF it
was Llanfairpwllgwngw llgogerbwlldys
ogngo The parish is at the Anglesy end
nf the bridge, and Mr. Stephenson used
always to live there when he came down
to the works. | recollpct Sir Francis
Head, in his account of the floating OF
the fic.t tubr, alluding TO this, said that
Mr. Stephenson had slept on the Angel
>ey side. 'undisturbed by consonants' -
not an unhappy way of putting it.
From the N Y. Tribune.
The Issue at the South.