Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-08-04

shoulder 10 snoulueT, tue otp'Sh
man says; "Ceade mile fealtha' Ia
hundred thousand welcomes), says the
Irlshman when he wishes TO show his
good will; "Cymru fydd, cymru fu'
(the Welshman stands by Welsh
mem. is the slogan OF the Welshman,
who is more clannish than either OF
his fellow.subjects, Sandy or Paddy.
It is wonderful In this age Of en-
lightenment, how little is known OF
that historic strip OF Great Britain
called Wales. Il contains more his
toric monuments OF an ancient race
than probably any strip Of its size on
this broad earth. From Cestria (Ches'
teri, on the River Dee Of poetic
memory. to Almwch on the western
edge Of Mona (the Isle Of Anglesia) is
eighty-nlne miles, and in straight
line there are in sight thlrty.siX an.
cient castles or fortresses. Not your
modern building Of some paltry three
or four hundred years young. but such
as Mol Gaer, in Flintshire, an old
fortress when the Romans tried TO
conquer It thousand years ago. Not
stone. walled structure that dehed
all the ancient engines Of warfare,
but just a plain, sugarloaf mountain,
thousand feet above the surrounding
country, with It's top shaved of level
and depression sunk therein, and
its best bulwark the breast OF the
Cymry.
The Cesaerean legions struggled in
their armor up to its sides. only to
be hurled back by the half.naked
painted Britons armed with AK and
shield, spear and bow. The uncon.
Quered Roman had TO confess he had
met his match, and wisely gave up the
contest, and contented himself with
building a dyke (0ffa's Dyke, or wall
from the Dee to the Severn. Even
that and his sixty miles Of guards did
not suffice to keep the irrepressible
Welshman (who is always a rover at
home when he wanted a little plum.
der or a few captives TO grace his
heather festivities, as many a battle.
field ard monument testifes, on the
borderland, to this day.
Wales, beautiful Wales; dear land
Of my fathers" sings the Welshman.
when he holds his regular gatherings;
and beautiful" is a good descriptive
word for that land of mountain.
stream and vale.
Mountain upon mountain, Pelion
upon Ossa, from the border TO the
sea there is hardly ever a stretch Of
fiat land mile square. Every vale
is a 1T subject for the pencil and
brush, every stream a mire OF the
most delicious trout and salmon.
Grouse, and. once In while ptarmi
gan. will reward Tie tolls Of the
hunter.
Song and story have for centuries
told OF the beauties Of Wales hut II
one lauds the beauties Of the country
what shall he say Of Jenny Jones"
and her sisters? Theme Of the poet
from time immemorial. beautiful in
feature, graceful In form, intellectual
and polished in manners and knowl.
edge, earth holds no womanly type
superior to the Welsh girl.
With all these wonders Of history.
country and people, what marvel.
then, that the land teens with ro
nance, poesy and tradition, especially
as music, In all It's forms, may be said
TO be the national characteristic? For
every man, woman and child in Wales
is born with music in his or her soul
For instance, tourists often 70 IN
the road to Tearberis. where the great
slate quarrles are, to listen to the work
men singing as they come down the
mountain after their days labor
From the nature OF the district where
the slate Quarries are situated, there
Is no place for the workmen's cot.
iages. hence they have TO live al the
seaport town Of Port Dnorwic. he.
tween which place and the Quarries is
miniature railway, the gauge of
which is only twenty.slx inches wide