The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-10-27
WELSH NAMES.
Some of Them Are Tax Upon Amy But
q Native Tongue.

Some of Them Are Tax Upon Amy But
Native Tongue.
The Welsh language is said to be only
second in sweetness and rhythm, but
the English tongue seems to be crowd
ing it out. The melody of the Welsh ver-
nacular must, however, take on faith.
/ give my readers all opportunity of
practicing the music of the names OF
some of the Welsh valleys, such as Liam
gollen Maentwrog and Ystwyth; of such
some of the Welsh medicinal springs,
as Llanwrtyd, Trefriw and Llandrindoe;
of some of the Welsh mountains such as
Pencwmcerwym and Aanfawddwy. If
you are at all puzzled with the pronun-
citation of these names, then get one of
of the Welsh dictionaries, entitled:
"Dymchweliad allor uchel Y Pab." And
if then you cannot succeed you will
perhaps stop, and be as ignorant as l
am of language which the Welsh say
has in it capacities for tenderness, and
nice shades of meaning, and pathos, and
thunderings of power beside which our
English is insipid.
Considering the fact that the Ian
guage is spoken by less than a million
of people; the literature of the Welsh is
incompatible for extent, The first book
was published in 1881, and consisted OF
twenty-one leaves. Four years after,
another book. Eleven years after, an
other book, which they strangely called
1.-The Bible" containing the alphabet,
an almanac, the Ten Commandments
the Lords Prayer, the Apostles Creed
and something about their nationa
games. An astounding "Bible" that
was Eighteen years after this another
book appeared. The slow advancement
was because the prominent men of the
English nation wanted the Welsh Ian
| guage to die out, on the supposition
that these people would be more loyal
to the throne if they all spoke the En-
| glish language. But, afterward, the
! printing press of Wales got into full
swing, and now books and periodicals
by the hundreds of thousands of copies
are printed and circulated il the Welsl
language. But, excepting few ballads
of an immoral nature, corrupt litera
| lure uleS as SOOI as IL UOuClloS UlilS ICY ioii
Many bad English novels that bligh
other countries cannot live month II
the pure atmosphere of these mountains
The fact is, that the Welsh are an In
tensely religious people, and one o
their foremost men declares that in al
their literature there is not one bool
atheistic or infidel.
The namby-pamby traveller, afraid O
getting his shoes furnished, and VIII
loves to shake hands with the tips O
his fingers or with his hands on a leve
with his cravat, and desires converse
ton in a whisper would be disguste'
with Wales. But they who have moth
ing of the fastidious in their tempera
ments, and who admire strength O
voice, strength of arm, strength of pun
pose and strength of character, will
find among the Welsh illimitable enter
tainment and opportunity for profitabl
study. They are the most genial an
hearty of all people, | think, hav
ever met. When they laugh they laugh
and when they cry they cry, and whe
they cheer they cheer, and there is n
halfway work about it. They are sir
cere, and they are natural in shown
their sincerity.-Talmage in Ladie
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