The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-16

Bristol channel nearly fifty miles
North West of Cardiff. It has a fine
harbor, which with the extensive
collieries in the region, and the fact
hat copper is extensively shipped in
to its smelling works account for it's
steady growth and prospe' itv. In
the Swansea Bay are valuable oys-
ter fisheries. To Wind street is the
monument Of Sir Massey Vivian the
hOnored and long time member Of
parliament for that town. Walters
road is the finest thorOughfarp, here
the elite of the town reside, and here
in the Congregations Church the
poetic Thomas Jones used to preach
to delighted crowds. A visit to the
lMumbes is an event, and something
to remain pleasantly in the memory
ever afterwards. You ride on a
unique railroad for seven miles
skirting the lovely bay. What bold
rugged headlands are these! How
exciting the clam boring among these
neetling cliffs, especially for the
ladies, just enough of the dangerous
to make it spicy. While here we
could not forget that, that sweet,
sane, and sanity writer of prose and
poetry, Frances Ridley Hayergal
spent happy hours and days in seek
ing health for two worlds, and in
producing thoughts that have been
read around the world.
We would liked to have had time
to linger among the beautiful
things of the Mumbles, to have wan
dered around the charming bays in
the vicinity, to have seen more of
Swansea and its district, and es-
pecially to have enjoyed more of the
company of our loving and lovable
relatives.
At the home of Mrs. Gibson S
youngest sister and her good hus-
band Mr.. Trethewey and family, we
had q reunion. Florence, myself,
Carrie and her husband from Dub
lin, ireland, and Blanche were with
US here. If Mrs Gibson had been
| ,onoro,,+ @bo o;,o1o IF tbo eO,,r c;c torc
would have been complete. We en-
| joyed this visit very much except its
shortness.
Mrs. Trethewey is the youngest OF
the four Dome sisters and lived with
us in our early married life for
years, until taken from us by that
good Cornishman. She seems to
bear to US double relation of sister
and daughter. Back along as they
say Cornwall on "a Day of Fate
| was invited to take a days outing
with three promising young men,
and three buxom girls, why 1 never
knew, but into the conveyance 1 got
and on we sped through Par, an6
Towey to gentleman's seat and tx
the far famed grotto of Menabill,
hard by the rugged Cornish coast O
} the English channel in the county o
Fish, Tin and Copper Cornwall
Strange to tell there were at
fractions greater than the rare ant
magnificent and charming natura
scenery to these young people. Al
the six that day paired, losing theil
hearts to one another and in thar
beautiful Park lost all reckoning o
time. | got left and had to walt
home to an appointment leaving
them TO drive afterwards. Since
then four of the six married and the
other two secured a special license
to do so, but there came proverbiaI
''slip betwixt the cup and the lip. >
[ have forgiven them but not for
gotten.
Thirty years had passed since M
previous visit to Swansea. Then
took the boat at Bristol and crossed
the channel to the district meeting OF
he Bristol district to pass my fina'
examination, and to be ordained to
the full ministry of the Gospel. This
took place in the Pell Street Chapel.
Florence photographed it.
(To be Continued)