The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
LEBECK & CORlN.

giving plots Of ground to industrious
workmen, Lord Salisbury suggests that
circuses should be established for them
In every village. The Vicar of NORWICH
grieves bitterly that he cannot estab-
lish foot ball. boxing and races on Sum
day. And the Vicar OF Carnarvon be-
lieves that Boslock's amusements "are
better than the religion Of the chapels."
The Tartan states that "the religious
men Of CarnarvOn are Of opinion that
the young people are neglecting better
things, but the clergy and the Rev.
Wynne Jones, vicar of Carnarvon, and
brother-in-law of Lord Aberdare. de-
fend amusemcnts. That a minister of
the gospel Of standing should advocate
amusementsi strange thing In Wales.
And he goes so far as to say that more
good Is often done through them than
by the labors OF the ministers who ops
pose them. It may be said of many OF
the clergy that the devil is not afraid Of
them. 1t Is pity that they do not as
sist In raising the tone Of society,"
pLYNLIMMoN ON sNowDoN.
A Moral
I am Plynlimmon. as you know. have a
noble name.
And great connections, north and south.
and widely spreads my fame:
My realm extendeth DER Mid-Wales, or.
more correct to say.
Ger Powys and Ger Dyfed hold undoubt-
ed sway.
You must have heard, the Beacons are
vassals at my feet,
We live on terms OF friendship, although
we never meet
Great mountains hold no converse, but
vile away the time
In solitary grandeur, pursuing the sub
lime.
know that I'm admired here in my lofty
height
OF men while lasts the sunshine and OF
the stars by. night;
Sometimes my mirrors consult-my lakes
be these. You know
And in their liquid crystal make a splen-
did show.
But though thus in solitude away the
seasons vile,
I have a fellow feeling for mountains rf
my style,
And deeply feel the insult to brother
Snowdon given,
And wonder not that he hath been to sud-
den madness driven.
Yet all such ebullitions of temper are un-
wise
They injure our status and sink us in
'Twere better far for snowdon to bear his
In patience proud and count upon his op-
portunity.
| Greatness. like Time. moves slowly, and,
though revenge Is sweet,
On grounds of real policy, to show 1t tits
| not meet;
To act in haste and hurry affords no proof
of strength,
And mountains, like the God supreme,
should only strike at length.
The loss OF self-respect precedes the loss
OF dignity;
And II we lose the worlds respect. then
| ask !. where are we?
We forfeit that most precious thing. the
/ family cognomen-
And snowdon. as poor Leckwith is. may
| now become common.
NEWS NOTES.
Hwfa Mon has volume of sermons
| In the press. A Welsh paper expresses
the hope that IL they are SO long as
when they were delivered, they should
| be sold SO much per mile.
1t is stated that DR.. Parry and the
| Rev. Elvet Lewis are engaged on q
joint work on King Arthur Of Round
Table fame. The work will take them
the best part Of two years to prepare.
| Caledfryn. the Welsh bard and the
famous Independent preacher Of Groes-
| wen. used to boast that he once re-
ceived a letter posted in Australia and
addressed simply, "Caledfryn, Croes-
wen." This story initiates against the
soundness of Mr.. Lloyd Georges griev-
ance against Welsh postal facilities In
| parliament recently.
Little Miss Mary Williams, Maesteg,
who won three piano solo competitions
| at the recent Mountain Ash efsteddfod,
ID only twelve years Of age. but she