The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20

built as a memorial to his wife, and then
be reinterred at Bardsey Island. which
formed part of his estate. over his grave
stands fine Celtic cross of Anglesey
marble, designed by his lordship and bear
Ing descriptions in Welsh, English, Latin
and French.
Few parishes in Wales have given birth
to greater or more useful men than Liam
gammarch, Breconshre. Here are some
of them: John Penry, the great martyr;
Theophlus Jones, the celebrated Brecon-
shire historian; Thomas Hughes, who be-
came Bishop of Bristol; Theophilus
Evans, author of "Drych y prif Oesoedd;"
James Howells, author of "Epstolae
1loclanae," the Lexicon Tetraylotton,"
etc, etc, while close to the confines of
the parish is Prince Llewelyns grave.
Charles Wesley married Il Brecnock-
shire lady Miss Gwynne, of Garth, near
Builth the ceremony taking place at that
county at llanavon Fair parish church in
the presence of his distinguished brother
John Wesley. Another Welsh divine won't
to the good old county of Brecknock for II
wife about the same time, viz, the sainted
Lewis Reese. of Mynydd Bach, Swansea.
who married a daughter of Mr. Abraham
Penry, of Penderyn. Addressing .dr.
Reese. Mr.. Penny asked: "How much
Bible, Mr.. Reese replied; MY chief in
heritance is in this" Mr. Penry was
satisfied.
THE American Celt' is the name of a
beautifully-printed new monthly publish
ed and edited by che Rev. John Griffths.
formerly pastor of the Sumner Avenue
Presbyterian church. Its literature is Ct
a high order and mostly of Welsh char
acter. Mr.. Grfiiths has had considerable
experience in this line of work, and Is a
graceful writer. "Rhys Wynne" viii
figure very prominently in the "Celt," and
its pages will be made very delightful by
his contributions. MIR. Griftiths is per-
fectly at home in Welsh lore and is an
| encyclopedia in Welsh traditions of by
gone days.
A very readable article appeared in a
recent number of the Young Man" on the
young and talented members of the
House of Commons. The following, ac-
cording to the writer, have displayed the
most conspicuous ability in the present
| parliament The Hon. George Curzon.
| Lloyd George, Sir Edward Grey, Thomas
| II. Ellis, George Lambert, j. H Dalziel
| and George Wyndham. Referring TO the
| member from Carnarvon, Stern and un-
bending as he is when putting forward
| the wrongs of his country, Mr.. Lloyd can
\
| joys as much popularity at the National
| Liberal club as at the House"
| Mr.. William Morgan, j. r., Pant, who
| has not inaptly been designated the local
| Herodotus, was in a happy and facetious
| vein at the Dowais Chamber of Trade
meeting the other evening. In moving a
| resolution in favor of Incorporation, he
retired to the old-time rivalry that ex-
| listed between Merthyr and Dowlais on all
matters from wrestling and cock-fghting
even to the nursery rhymes of those hal
| cyon ca days of yore To the accompani-
ment of unrestrained laughter (says the
| Merthyr EXpress) he gave recital of an
| inspired specimen from the pen of Mer-
| thyr poet, which ran as follows:
| Mae bachgen Dowlais,
| Yn gweitho tlaen tan,
| Sydd bron thori ei gallon
| Am gael ferch fach Ian;
| Mae ei goesau fe y ppau,
| Al freichiau fel brwyn-
| All ben eff fel pytaten,
| A haner lath drwyn.
| He then gave the retort of a Dowlais
| laureate, equally effective in its way:
| Mae merched bach y Pentra
| Yn gwisgo capau lasa,
A modrwy our ar ben pob bys
| A chwt ell crys nhwn llapra.