New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-13

INC CynyIaeLu, WHICH, 10 uotpA ooOh bus
moaning dolefuIly and dreadfully In the nightt
the Tolaeth, also not heard, but Initiating some
earthly sound such as saving, singing or the
trampinq OF feet the Own Annwn, and Cwny
wybr. Dogs of He'll and Dogs Of the Skyj the
Canwyll Carph, or Corpse Candle and the Teuln
or Goblin Funeral These are the more important,
but there are many other such as the Aderyny
Corph, bird which chirps at the door of person
about to die and makes noise sounding ike the
Welsh words for Come, come" tdewch, dewchj
thunder and lightning in midwinter, which an
nounce the death of the great man OF the parish
fiery ball which falls on the land of the freehoder
about to die, and CHASTITY voice winch II ay oe
heard by listening at the church door on halio"
cen night announcing the names oil tnose aoouV "
be buried IN the adjacent graveyard. Here Is one
of the many stories given of the appearance Oh Ine
frightful Gwrach Rhibyn:
The Gwrach Rhibyn recently appeared nc
cording to an account gwen me ny Ps,soIn r M
CLAIMED to have seen it, at LANDAU. surely, no
moro probable site for the appearance OF specto %
ancient of lineage could be found than that anchent
cathedral city where some say was tne, eaIlIeou
| Christian fame in Great Britain. and which was
certainly the seat of the earliest Christian BISHOP
ric My narrator was respectaoie ioaNo on" Of
of the peasant-armcr class. whom met IN one meg o.
NV walks near Cardh in the summer Oh 10 ~ tI
{" If was at LANDAU" he said to Inc, on the ltia
Of last Noyemner WG hear T the Gwrnch Rhbyn
ua ioouin% in nv he'd. and was woke at mid
night by frightfu scrcechlng ann SMASHING vi
| nv window Ii was loud and clear screech anu
| he shaking of the window was very plain, but II
| seemed to 40 by like tho wind. L was noI ~
much frightened, sir as YOU may tniA ont
| was-that's tho word-eXcited; ana Jumped ou'
of bed and rushed to the window ana hulig !! Gp'
| Then saw the Gwrach Rhibyn, saw her plainly,
sir horrible old woman with long reu hiir nm
Faca lia chalk and great teeth like tusks, looking
back over her shoulder ut me as she went Wv.
air with long black gown trahg al"he Tue n
a far hn1 could
She gave another unearhy scrccch while looked NJ
her; then heard her iappng hGr W.hsS nga'l i
the window OF house Just Deiow lIo DIV W M" 49,,
and she vanished from my slght. out hTpl on
staring INTO the darkness. and as am u HEih9
man sir saw her 90 in Mt the door OF Tue toM
and Shutters Inn, and return no n" 't shn I;J NOT
come out The next day. it's the honest truth / III
telling you. they told me the man Mh9 kept !ho
COW aud Shutters Inn was dead-lad dltu III luo
night Ills maine was IlcwCllyn, Sir-yon can ask
anyone about him. at Llandaif-ho had Kept inc
Inn there fol- seventy years. anu ms Ihllily pc.oLe
him Tor three hundred years Just al that Errv spot
IFS not these new families that the Gwrach
Rhibyn ever troubles, sir, It's the Old stock
The Toaeth is less appalling but a no less Ger
tain omen of DEATH
John Clode an honest tailoring man living on
the coast of GamoTganshrc near the SKIER HOcks'
had mat gone to bed one night, when lie ana ms
wife heard tho door OPEN the tread OF shutting crl
the moving about of chairs, and the gruntlng Oh
mcn as if setting down load This was all IN the
where tnpl ldNs u h'iilE III" '"'f '''ii
cottage Afforded except the one upStairS - ohn.
John" cried his wife in alarm, what il this
In vain John rubbed his eyes ana Stared INTO the
darkness. Nothing could he see. TWO DAYS aIlcr-
yard II cir ONLY son was hrOUVht home droN ned;
and his corpse being borne into the house upon hd-
der there the sam" noises OF opening the hoor
Ihr sluing of feet the moving O CHAIRS tine setting
down of the burden. that the Ioiacth had touched
their ears with. John. John! Inurmured poor
Mrs Globe; q" this is exactly what l h'lId III tlc
mint" "Ycs wife," quolh John, lit WIS the
Tolacth before Death
before Ewythr .cnkin of Nash died. his daughter
Gwrnlian heard the rOlarth. She had taken her
old fathers hrccchcS from under his pillow to mend
them for he was very careful al NayS To ud Hnd PIT
his brrrches under ms pillow, especially If there
WINS a siXpcncc in the pocket and lusi rs she was
about sitting down At the tahc on MhIch 81" nAu
thrown them there came Il l"llI rap on thr
table whirh startled her very much. "Oh Jenny
what was that she asked Of the servant gill hlt
Jenny could only stare al her mistress more fright
cnrd than herself. Again dId tiwrnliian essay To
sit and take the hGccCys IN hand Nhrn 10 re- rdin'
upon the table double zap much louder than the
first rap, IN fact. that made all the chars al!
kettles ring so then tiWcnilian tainted away.
At a place called by is owner Ill! nwrns III
Radnorshirc ut u certain time the man 81 the nous,
and his wife were gonr from home. The rest at the
family were sitting ut supper, wien ihf'r Ol the
servants heard the sound o. M"I7r' coming toward
the house and cried ont There. they are COM
ing" thinking It was their master ana MISTRESS re-
turning home. But on going ont To meet tieHl there
was nobody near. They entered the house.
some what uneasy i'll tier minds at nus Ht'ihs'
thing. and cu,t red about the llre' WIN many cN-
ur,ssOItA OF wOntcrncnt. WiIic thrV were 80
sealed Ilark - sad one, and all list n.ug in
trntly heard iout-tcpS pa Sing hN th III ana cong
upstairs, and voters "i people taking aIn"i+ ,h,H
selves Not long al, erward three Oi tile lainly fell
sick and died.
fine Corpse Candle is supposed 10 come out 81 tn
mouth of dying man:
clcrgynail's son In Carmarihcnshlrc lSuhSc-
uurnt!y himself preacher. who IN hIs younger
DAYS N rs SOncW hat NlIOuS, came nome one EiLht
latr from a dcbaUCh and found the doors locked.
Fearing to disturb the folk, aud fearing also their
rcufoar hes and chdngs tor his staying Odt 80 late
IA, many young fellow has icit before AMI surr,
Inc went 10 the man-scrvant who slept IN IN out
room rs is sometimes the custom IN cS'l rural dis
tricts He could not awake the nau-,rrYant. hnt
while Standing over Inn, he Saw small hight l,su"
from the .rrVant's uo-trils. which soon hrrauc n
Cor,sc Candle he followed it out. II caiur 10 u
foot iri Ice, which CLOSED TiNult. Hare the
yOuIl2 man became inspired WITH thr il"l Of trying
an EXPERIMENT with the COIp,r Canl H. rails
'hc nd OF the loot-hrIlgc Oh the bank and watched
to see what the ghosty li2ht would do. Whr.
came 10 the IlSulc', IL seemed 10 Cicr to 20 over
but hcsitatcd. rs if 10th 10 cross exec % upon the
bridge. 70 the young man pat tie bridge lack in
its place. and stayed 10 see how the candle WnCld
act. 1t cane on the bridge. "hd Is It pissed the
But though the blow was tint litht and phlrtpHi-
like. H. doubled the yOuug man mp AMI lett him
sc!lsclcss heap on the ground, where hr lay TT
morning when H.. recovered and went LOm !. -
needless to add that the servant died.
The closing chapters of Consul SIkcs4 book relate
to "Quaint Old Customs" aad to bella Wells,
stones and Dragous.p careful index aud MINER
Gus illustrations enhance the value of the wOrh.
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