The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-29

Pen Llys, or the palace summit. The ele-
CANT villa of the well-known venables
family is opposed to mark the spot of the
old princely ruler.
Bournemouth has an evident partiaiity
for Welsh divines. The Rev. ]. Ossian
Davies. who has been stationed In the
fashionable Dorsetshire seaside resort for
some years, will be Joined In the month Of
October by another popular Congregation
al preacher and lecturer, the Rev. Thomas
Evans. OF Victoria Park church. London,
and formerly Of Hope chapel, Merthyr, he
having Just accepted call to the vacant
pastprate OF one of the Congregational
churches there.
The Baptists and Methodists have been
saying some unknd things recently of Dr.
Thomas Rees, of Swansea, the historian
Of Welsh Noncomformity, but so far as
we know. none of them have ever charged
him with cannibalism. Yet it appears to
be fact that he developed strong canni-
balistc propensities, on at least one occas-
ion when he had a Baptist minister fried
ana served hot for dinner-a circumstance
which may. perhaps. explain the recent
Baptist attack upon him. The fact, so
far as they have come to light. are these:
DR.. Rees, who was peculiarly absent
minded man, was one day engrossed in
preparing his Sundays sermon, when
there entered to him his wife. Thomas"
said she, what will you have for dinner
today?" The historian drew his long
Broseley pipe from his mouth. and calm
ly replied, FRY that Baptist minister for
me-" No whit astonished. his wife calm
ly asked, (which Baptist minister do
you want?" THAT man at Cwmbwrla!"
was the reply. "Oh, you mean Haddock?"
she asked "Yes; that's his name.
should like him fried.' and he had him.
In the vocal scores Of oratorios, operas,
ETC.. 1t is customary for the composer to
jot down in the pianoforte accompaniment
the words "flutes," "oboes," wood"
Strings" "brass." and so forth at the
points where those instruments come In
according to the orchestra score So
much by way Of preface. The other
morning Mr.. Lesley Powell, Dowlais. was
caught laughing, and he explained that
he had got more fun out Of the vocal score
of Il recently published Welsh oratorio
than out of all the comic papers he had
ever seen. Then he opened the book at
the close OF chorus representing a
burning building. and after the sopranos
had shrieked out their horror in upper B
accompaniment the two little words add
wood" why not add paraffin as well?"
asked Mr.. Powell Then he turned to an
other part of the book. and showed a
solo in which the soprano appeals for more
air. At the close of the solo the words
add wind" appeared in the accompani-
ment. If there is any reference in the ora
torio to the Cardiff corporation the com.
poser has probably written "add gas"
Welsh antiQuary Sir 8. Meyrick, will be
reminded Of the sweeping way In which
he treated the merits of TWIN Shon
Cati. TWIN has enjoyed reputation in
Cardiganshire and Breconshre second
only to that Of Robin Hood, of Sherwood
Forest. "He was," states Meyrick, "a
natural son of John Wynne, of Gwydyr,
In early life notorious free booter, after
wards esteemed as an eminent antiquarian
and poet, but Is more known for the tricks
attributed to him as a robber.
Wadsworth Whittier, Boston newspa-
per man, and relative Of the poet, has
written a Cuban comic opera, under the
rather striking title Of "a Cuban Carmen,
or the Duke of Feveragua," which may
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