The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25


the bottom Of the pit little later thar
usual. and there impatiently waiting
him were. amongst others. the very
persons whose dead bodies he had seer
brought out In the tram an hour prev
iously. He had. he said, spent . very
miserable couple Of days. and had MOI
slept moment the previous night, anC
felt he was bound to come and tell mi
what he had seen. and thus warn me ol
the accident that was sure to follow.
tried to laugh him out of his fears, but
soon found out that that would not do
so pretended to treat his statement seri'
ously. knew he had been ailing fol
some time. and suggested he should
take couple Of weeks holiday in order
to pick himself up a bit, but this hi
would not hear of, saying he was no,
going to leave me in the lurch wheT
he knew there was such q calamity In
front Of me in his district. and that III
would see 1t through. come what may
To soothe him II was arranged between
us that extra precautions should be
paid to the ventilation. and tina,
his brOther-who was also fire.
man In another district in the
same pit-the overman, and myself
should visit the ventilating furnace fire.
quently during the following days to zee
that 1t was properly attended to, and
that he and the airway man should pay
extra attention to the air doors, and
that special attention should be paid
to any blowers that might break down.
He then left me, and bravely continued
his avOcatiOn for three or four weeks
more. doing his work with marked
ability and care. until his health would
no longer permit him to do so. and In
g. very short time and others had the
mournful duty Of accompanying TO Its
final resting place In the Aberdare GEM
etery the remains Of one Of the most
truthful, loyal. and conscientious men
1t has ever been my lot to know. Poh
parch i'w gofiant. That he believes
every word he told me am certain Of,
and am equally certain that his dry
chiolaeth" was due to the nervous con-
ditiOn he had been reduced to through
protracted indisposition, and which ILL
ness. In spite of rest and change Of air,
soon brought him to his grave.
! should add that no explosion ever
took place in poor Williams district,
and that some of the men whose bod
les he so graphically described az being
still alive. proving that my poor friend 8
''drychiolaeth" was the result Of HIS own
imagination. stimulated by his state of
nervous debility. Might the Morfa af-
fair not be traced to the same cause?
A Golfers Retort
When editors 80 down q pit
And cut ton Of COAL
And when reporters work bit
Deep down in a dark hole,
The superstition and the fear
They gltbly write Of now
VIII from their columns disappear,
And moistcn each ones brow.
III In the caverns Of the earth
They heard a rumbling noise,
'Twould end their laughter and their mirth
And make them run like boys.
They would skedaddle, double quick,
And hollow like bull.
When once they fancied twas Old Nick.
And felt his fingers pull.
The Morfa collier IL as brave
As any man need be,
No ghost, though from the dampest grave,
Could chill his bravery
All editors he would invite
To roam with him below,
FOR II at once would put to fliaht
The courage now they show.
Notes.
Edna Lyall In the interesting record Of
her earlier literary experiences and i'm.
pressions. contributed to the Ladies'
Home Journal" writes: mo one brought
me so much pleasure in school room days
as the celebrated Welsh singer, Edith
Wynne. for whom l always felt much
gratitude and affection. Quite unknown
to herself. she was. BY her beautiful voice
and perfect oratOrto singing. giving untold
delight to her small dsvotee at Brighton,
who at the time being orphaned and un-
happy. doomed moreover from frequent
attacks OF opthalmia 10 spend many weeks
In illness, sorely needed help and comfort.
This devotion to a public singer led me
to take the greatest interest in the mu.
steal world, and whenever the state of
my eyes permitted 1t l was scribbl!ng at
a story about charming Irish soprano
named Cecil keoghn,' who was the pro-
tOtype Of 'Doreen.'
1t Is rather curious coincidence to
find three brothers, each Of them holding
the advanced certificate In connection with
the Tonic Sofia college, London, and each
OF them also prominent choral conduc-
tor Such Is the case In the musical FAM
lily hailing from the good old town Of
Dowlais. We refer to Dan Davies, the
veteran conductor of the Merthyr Choral
society. and the Rev. w. Davies Congre.
gational minister, Fishguard conductor
OF the Fshguard choir. The last-named
gentleman is also the composer Of several
as conductor of "Cymanfaoedd Canu," in
his denomination. We are given to un-
derstand that the fourth brother. Mr.. Tom
Davies, Is now buSily preparing for his
A. C..
Genius is hereditary. JIere is a case
in point. The Rev. Towyn Jones. whose
domestic hearth had previously been
blessed with a couple Of daughters. found
himself this Christmas the proud father
Of son and heir. His second daughter
who was born at the time of the great
snow four years ago. he had POLITICALLY
named "Era" (snow.' A severe hail
storm swept over the Amman Valley at
the time when his eldest daughter. child
Of eight, was Informed of the Joyful fact
that she had a baby brother. She went
al once to her father and said: Dada,
my sister was born at the time snow
and You called her Ezra. | suppose you
will name my little brother Cessair
(Ha;l)" Towyn thinks his daughter des-
tined TO wear Cranogwen's mantle.
The honor of writing the first dictionary
for the use of Welshmen belongs to Will
lam Salisbury. North Wa,ian, "im-
prynted at London In Foster-lane. by one
John Valley Q5l0." A copy Of this ex-
ceedingly interesting book Is In the Refer
ence Library ut Cardif and Swansea. The
second attempt was tnst of DIR. John Da.
vies' Welsh-Latin and Latin Welsh die
tionary. London, 1852. Next comes that
of the Rev. Thomas Richards, OF Coy
church. in Glamorgan, which for practi-
cal purposes. beats the two which had
preceded 1t. This was first published in
1858. and has gone through several edi-
tlons and among all the Welsh diction-
aries that we have this day this Is among
the very best and most useful.
Llandegai. the model village on Lord
Penrhyn's estate. will ever remain famous
as the resting place of DR.. Williams.
archbishop of York. who died March :.