Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-11-03
WELSH NAMES.
iomc of Them Are a Tax Upon ANY But
Native Tongue.

iomc of Them Are Tax Upon ANY But
Native Tongue.
The Welsh language is said to be only
ccond in sweetness and rhythm, but
he English tongue seems to be crowd
ng it out. The melody of the Welsh ver-
lacular must, however, take on faith.
. give my readers an opportunity of
racticing the music of the names of
ono of the Welsh valleys, such as Liam
;ollon, Maentwrog and Ystwyth; of such
ome of the Welsh medicinal springs,
IS Llanwrtyd, Trcfriw and Llandrindoe:
VI some of the Welsh mountains such as
ocncwlncerwyIn and Aanfawddwy. If
'ou are at all puzzled with the pronun-
:iation of these names, then get one of
# the Welsh dictionaries, entitled:
'Dymchweliad allor uchel y Pab" And
+ then you cannot succeed you will
perhaps stop, and be as ignorant as I
mi of a language which the Welsh say
las in it capacities for tenderness, and
'icc shades of meaning, and pathos, and
hunderings of power beside which our
English is insipid.
Considering the fact that the Ian
.uage is spoken by less than a million
If people, the literature of the Welsh is
Incompatible for extent. The first book
vas published in 1881, and consisted of
'wcnty-one leaves Four years after,
mother book. Eleven years after, an
'ther book, which they strangely called
The Bible" containing the alphabet,
IN almanac, the Ten Commandments,
he Lords Prayer, the Apostles Creed,
ind something about their national
games. An astounding ''Bible' that
vas. Eighteen years after this another
book appeared. The slow advancement
vas because the prominent men of the
English nation wanted the Welsh Ian
guage to die out, on the superstition
hat these people would be more loyal
20 the throne, if they all spoke the En-
,lish language. But, afterwari, the
printing press Of Wales got into full
wing, and now books and period Gals
~ the hundreds of thousands Of copies
Ire printed and circulated in the Welsh
language. But, excepting few ballads
st an immoral nltIr5, corrupt litera-
lure dies as soon as it touches this region.
Many bad English novels that blight
other countries cannot live month in
the pure atmosphere Of these mountains.
The fact is, that the Welsh are an IN
tensely religious people, and one of
their foremost men declares that il all
their literature there is not one book
ltheistic or infdel.
The namby PANTY travelo-, afraid OF
getting his shoes tnrnish &, d VINO
loves to shake hands wit <. tips oil
his fingers or with his hands on lever
with his cravat, and desires converse
ton in a whisper, would be disgustec
with Wales But they who have moth
ing Of the fastidious in their lempera-
I1cnts, and who admire strength OF
voice, strength Of arm, strength OF pur.
pose and strength Of character, will
end among the Welsh illimitable enter.
tninncnt and opportunity for profitable
study. They arc the most genial and
hearty Of all people, I think. / have
ever met. Whcl. they laugh they Waugh
and when they cry they cry, and wher
they cheer they cheer, and there is M
halfway work aboutit. They are sin
core. and they ara natural in showing
their sincerity. -Tallnage, in Ladies'
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