The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

OF life, ard her many vcssitudes. had I'M
dermued the Princess health. and In 1910
she died at the mountain castle where
she had first seen and loved hor faith
mi prince. Her death snapped the only
Tie that held PRINCES and people in tho
bonds of peace.
The Welsh had been FESTIVE under the
Entertainments Of the English and il need
ca only an outbreak to make the whole
nation ny To arms. This outbreak was
made by Prince David, the former trail
tor No doubt remorse and shame had
worked upon him, and he determined 10
retrieve his honor by striking the first
dow Tor the deliverance of his country
one stormy night, with little band OF
mountaineers, he fell upon the border
castle of Hawarden, and seiz-
Ing Its garrison, retired 10 the hills. IN
stantly the whole country was in arms.
Prince Llewellyn Joined his brother and
they captured the castles of Ruddlan and
Flint and drove the English troops back
over the border.
When King Edward heard of the upris-
Ing, he knew that the subjugahon Of
Wales would never be completed without
the death of Llewellyn, the valiant Prince
whose abilities and patriotism he had al
ways feared. He set himself resolutely to
the task, and the whole force Of the
English natien was employed 70 crush this
one man, but it took two years of con-
In fact, had It not been for an accident,
Edward might have been foiled in Wales
as he was afterwards folled in Scotland.
In North Wales, by stratagem and des-
perate lighting, Llewelyn succeeded in
winning a victory Edward was advanc-
Ing up the valley of the Wye with
great army, In front OF which was borne
the Golden Dragon, the old standard of
King Arthur dear to the memories of the
Britons. Leaving his brother to guard the
northern passes, Liewellyn fastened to
meet this English force In the south.
On the way he was invited to q confer
ence by a number of borden barons Not
suspecting any danger, the Prince posted
his main army on hight near the Wye
and with small body of troops went to
Pont Orewyn, near the appointed place
OF conference. Attended only by his es-
quire, Llewelyn retired to an adjacent
grove to wait the arrival of the chiefs.
but none of them appeared, and presently
his attendant ran to him declaring that
he heard a great tumult at the bridge.
DO my men hold the passage?" asked
Lewellyn.
They do" answered the esquire.
Then need not stir, though all Eng
land were on the other side Of the river"
said the King
His confidence was vain. In a short
time the grove was surrounded by the en-
emy's troops Startled by the clash of
arms, he rushed out to join the fray, but
was encountered by an English knight,
by whom he was slain. This was in May,
1882
1t was not known that the Prince had
fallen until the bodies of the dead were
stripped of their arms He was then
recognized, and his head was cut off and
sent to King Edward as evidence that his
enemy was dead. The CHASTITY head of
the dead hero crowned with ivy. was
hung up over the gate Of London tower,
as trophy and warning. Prince David
still held out among the mountains but
he was at last betrayed to the English
and condemned to the cruel death of a
traitor.
The national independence of the prln-
cipality of Wales ceased with the death
of it's last prince, Llewellyn ap Griffith
The ruins of his great castle are still
visited by the student and the traveller
and the reputed grave of his dog Gelert is
pointed out to all believing ones. These
are the only relics of the last free Prince
of Wales, who has been dead more than
six hundred years.