Merthyr Times and Dowlais Times and Aberdare Echo

1 AT EIN I)A RLLENWYll. Cyfeirier pob goliebiaolli Gymrcig ar bynciau dyddorol, lleol, neu weithfaol, pi n^hyd n'r farddoniacth, i'r swyddfa fel y cunlyn :— <( lORWERTH," M' j th yr Times Office, Merthyr. COLO FN Y BEIRDD. MKW.V Luw. Amryu' ddavnau wedi eu derbyn cant ymddangos yn en tro bydded y bcirdd yn amyncddgar. "y MKDT'W, <tc." Englynion pert a doiiiol. Grcsyn fod y linell gyr.taf yn y benill yn diweddu fel y gwna; niq,6 r nicsur yn gufyn darllen "lIa,etha"; erliyii y tuae'r l>enill yn dlws, ac yn dwyn rhai o'r hen feirdd i gof. Can ragorol yw'r olaf u'r gyfreq y syniadau yn farddonol, a'r iaith yn ystv.yth a darllenadvvy; nid oes end dau o eiriau llauw yn y gan eh willed yr cfiydydd am danynt. JIKN JWG FACH A" TtriL ."—Fel hyu y dywed v bardd am y gan ddarllenadwy hon :—Nid anmhrioaol fvddai jhoddi ychydig eglurhad ar gyfansoddiad y penillion yma. ^Roedawn yn gweithio niewn Jtmaeth- dy ychydisr aniser yn ol, ac yn mysg Tiethau craill rocddynosh"!fa dresser, a hono yn 11awn o lestri beirddion, gwerth 1\ go-od yn ystafell y brenin. 'Hoedd yr hen ddresser yn dra sigledig, a'r wraig yn dychrynu rha^ ofn iddo syrthio a thori y cyfan. Felly pofynodd i mi i'vv sicrhau. Cyn gal In ei eicr- hau yr oedd yn ofynol cael yr oil o'r llestri i lawr, a'u go.od yn ddiogel. Syhvn ar yr lieu jwg faeh ddi- add urn yn nghanol y siielf, allinyn yu rhwyuiedig am y I)IIiel,t ddolfii: Digon diaddurn oedd, gan foj ci lliw v.edi colli, a'i p'.iig vvedi tori. Ond gwel'd hon ;nor ddiaddurn, ac eraill mor wychion oedd yn jveri i mi feddwl am ryvvbeth. Cefais eslxjuiad ar y e.yian pan yiueflaie ynddi, drwy i'r wraig fy rhybuddio am tod yn of&lus o lioni. Felly aoth tros yr banes. Gwyddwn ain v profiad fy hun. Naw inlyncdd yn o! bu farw Goronwv*, y bachgen hynaf. Roedd ei fam i ruor hoff o bono fel n)ao fe cead Joseph y teulu, er fod yno wyth ar ei ol. Mis ar ol mis yn pasio, ond rhyw ddilledyn yn dyftnl o'i ciddo i'rgolwg o hyd, ac yn gwneud y gal on yn ddryllinu. Feliy gorfu i mi guddio yr oil o'i eiddo, vn llyfran, pencils, Sic., o'i golwg. Mae bon yn ffaith am fijtxxld hebla-v a j nodwyd. Er nad ynt ond addurniadau gvva-e!, etc tnaent yn adduniiadau sydd yn dwyn y ineddvvl i edryeh drvvyddynt ar sviweddau uwoh tÏ rltariora(;h. Maeut fel te'.escoix's, fel crrig ntilldir i wel"d yr | y;iiadawedig ebwedl Islvvyn am y ser, ceirig mdldir ar y ffordd rr Nefoedd. Alae llawer i aiLgylehiad fel yma wedi bod yn foddion i ddwyn dyn i blygu'n iscl wrth draed ei \arcdwr, pan oedd y I«*>OTI :L'r personau hyny pan yn fyw wedi methu. Cofus genyf am hen vveinidog yn swydd Gaeifyrddin wedi ey;neryd yn ei galon i geisio enill un o'r rhai oedd yn ei gapel i i fotl yn d'.linvestvvr, yr hwn oedd yn dra hoff o yfed. Ond er ei lioll ymdrecbion methodd. \cdi iddo farvv, aeth William Thomas yn ddirwestwr, n bu yn ddir- westwr am tlwyddyn gyfan. Un diwrnod yr oe<ld yn Ffair Llandilo. a phenderfynodd dori ei ardystiad. ac aeth i fewn i dafarn gahvodd am la-ied o ddiod, a phan yn ci godi fynu at ei cnau j'w yfeil gwelai, ar y mur, ddarlun o'r hen weinidog tynodd y glass oddi- wrth ei cnau heb yfed dim o'i gj-nwys, gosododd ef aT y counter yn llavvn, aeth allan, eadvvodd ei ardystiad, | ac ni welvvyd ef mewn tafarn byth wedi hyny. Gellir dwyn canoedd a miloedd o eugreitftiau yr un modd. 11EN JWG J'ACH. Y TEULU. Pan oeddwn mown tyddyn yn nghanol y wlad Canfyddais, yn nghanol y llestri, Jwg fechan ddiaddurn yn edryeh yn ben, A drill bach o'i ping wedi tori; tiofynais j'm huuan Ijetli ali'sai fod hon, Pwy Ihoddodd hi ynia i grogi| t Edrvchais yn Vmala, a gwenais yn Hon, Mae'n rhaid fod rhyw banes hen iddi. 'n<Y.:fld llinyn yn gyleh am wddf y jwg fach, A hwnw heb angen aU1 dano, Can fod iddi ddolen yn rhwyni am y bach Roedd hyn fel yn eglurcsbonio I"od rhyw be th yn hynod yn banes y jwg, Jwg fach osdd a'i phig wedi tori V jwg ocdd yn edryeh mor lietiaidd ei dryeh Ac eraill mor wyell yn ei chwmni. Rhai wcdi'u goreuroa blodau o aur Rhai'n felfedaidd a theg fel pe'n sidan, Rhai wedi'u liiwio yn wynion a chlaer A rhai fel afalau o arian A hithau'n eucauol yn hvihI a shy, ( Fel genoth yn ynnt priodi ° Rhy wylaidd wrth fadael i gynyg ge«.»dbvc A'i gruddiau gall wrid fel yn'llosgi. T'au welod 1 y wraig fi yn e-tyn fy Haw, j Gail feddwl ymaflyd am dani, Cynhyrfodd ei henaid a gwacddocM niewn liravv "(iochclwcli, O peidiweh a'i thori Jwg uiam yw'r jwg fach g-a'dd ga-u ei maingu, Gofalwch, na wuewch ei abuso. Ar Inn rhedaPr dagrau tros mddiau y wraig O'r galon oedd wedi ei chlwyfo. Dywedaia ar uawaith, "Xid gwagedd yw hyn, Na, na inae yr banes yn real Mae'r Nefoedd yn amlwg i'w guel'd drwy y-glyn Wrth fetidwl am rai wedïn gadael." Daetb adgof am Mari, Goronwy, a John, V d'wrnod a'r awr yniauawsaht, Rhai'n wlybion eu gruddiau, a-c eraill yn lIon Wrth goh'o y golled a gaw.-ant. Ha tcinila y -\vefuj gusanau ei grudd, Tra nad oedd and plentyn bach cgwan. A'r bronau a sugnorld, a'r breichiau mor dyn A'i cadwai'n ddiogel yn mhobman Daetb ami i gj nghor fe'. mcllten i'w cbof, Tra'r tafod uiewn tywod yn tewi, yy mywyd yn aberth. ddyvvedai. a rof } Cyn caiff y jwg fach ci atnharclja." j Mae rriyrdd amgylehiadau 'run fel a'r jwg fach j Yn d wnl y gorpbenol yn agos A gwrendy dyfodol fu unwaith yinhtll Am byth i'r preseriol i aros Agorant y llygaid i weled yu i,,ir, Y tir 11a ff r\-n(littii'll preswvlio: Ac O fcl tnac'r amser i'w weled vn bir Gan gyuiaint yr awydd fod yno Llawer Nadolig a welw^ d cyn hyn 11 Xghynmi, llawn cbwerthin a chwareu, Pan ddouai y teulu oedd wasgar i gwrd'.l, I ganu a difyrchwedleua Ond er ixxl yn ddifyr, a difvr iawn, iav n Rhaid 'madaci an) dymor bvr etc; Ond Ow ddaeth y tculu bytli wedi'u yn llawn, Nadolig oedd hwn nad a'n anghu'. Jauc y ferch hyuaf a rowd yn ci Ac Emrys ei brawd sy'u dihosni, y tad yn ei alar vn welwei wetld, A'r fam a'i Fynwyrau bron drv> [ Nadolig yn llawen ni thrculir byth uiwy, Ncs cyrhacdd y Salclu ddymunol, Lie cawn gyd gyfarfod o amgyleli y bwrdd, A'r tculu i gyd yu brescnol. 'Run fath fyddi dithau, Jane ysgafrj dy droc-d, lliicda dy degweb i yolli f Diaddurn a fyddi pan elycb ni ben, 'Run fath a'r hell jwg yn y llestri; Ryrhau iwnaift' dy gamrau, tryuihau vsoaiffdy' glyw, A phallu wna'r llygaid olfuo, V eefn vn crytnu, avr meddwl vn drwm, A pb jb pcth pryd hwn yu dy fliuo. Hen (iriation digymbar, wyt tithau'r un fel A'r jwg fach yn nghanol y llestri. Yn ddigon diaddurn yn ngolwg y byd, Ond eofia fod Duw yn dy garu Fe losgir yr anghrist :cOj wyehder yn (Ham, Tra eedwir di'n nghanol y t? ul i V Trindod mewn I ndod, gofalant lovy :1111 Ful nt, Ccfn Cbcd. Y MEDDW. Ei dduwie- yw y ddiod, -a'r "gwr low" R-agor tan, plant, priod Ond godde'weh ÎI' n¡ieg (H\Ki. Dyna furgyn dan fargotl DIRWESTWYR YX Y:f\lyn C. Miloedd addolant Moloch, ac du' l; watwar Hacus drwjnig<jch A'u fe'vvaedd mvydflyaig, gwyd'locli. Sydd illll I'vglv. meu'y- niocli. PETHAU MELUS. Melus vdvw gwin » llaeth, a M an ronvnau corsen India, Di! iau mel: mwy melus eto Ydyw gotid hir pan cldarffo. MA FN D'OD A'R GWANWYN GYDA 111. I EfelyehiadJ. F, IIg'h;t.rÎad y\r 1,lodclI.I) Frydfei thaf ar y waeu Mae'n d'od ar gwanwyn gyda hi Trwv ot-rvvvnt llvtn vn mlaeu Mae'n cerdded dr»js y doldir. A'i threm fel d'lwits d'o- :\Iae'n heutl\"cn "n eí dmUJlli Iii, Ac yu ei halwen, nos. Mil tecacli yw na'r Hcuad, Dysgleiriach yw lia r wawr, Tyncraeh yw na. hwyrddydd baf Yn galvv'r ser i lav» r Llefara- rhed llawenydd, Rhydd gan—a ffrydia torch A ch<5r v Ilwyn ddystawa r wraudo ar fy inerch. O gariad heb dy gwmui, Cafcraidauatptudd, no-; sy'n llavvn o gwynifan tri.t, A thywvll yw y dydd I'y mywyd hebot—-aiig<m, Vr haul yn gwisM lien n Vn ail i'r nefoedd wen. Merthyr.

ROY AI, W ELSIJ "LA DIES' C HOI U AT MERTHYK. The Drill Hall was crowded to o\eiflowing on Thursday night last, when the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir gave a splendid conoert under tho auspices of the Shop Assistants' Union (Merthyr Branch). This was the first appearance of tite choir since their recent brilliant successes in America, and, as was naturally anticipated, lovers of music attended in large numbers. It was announced that the doors would oe opened at 7.30 o'clock, but IOIILT l.tforo that hour ,-ieveral hundred jn'ople bad been admitted, so crowded was the road outsido the hall. Air. W. R'>e-. the energetic secretary of the movement, and the committee are to be congratulated upon the success of their venture, and we trust that will not be their last effort to engago well-known Welsh singer*. The applause with which the various choruses and part songs was received by all parts of the house wjs evidence of the high esteem in w hich Madame Ciara Noveilo Daviesisheld in Merthyr, as well as her noble choir. Colonel I). Rees I^ev. is, the presi- dent of the Shop Assistants' Union, was present, but tho usual fornudity of having a chairman was dis- cerned with. The gallant colonel was accompanied bv the Misses Lewis and Miss Report James, and we i'lso notice) Air. and :\1 tõ'. I T. James, Mr. Hansard j and family: Air. William Griffiths. I'encaeniawr Mr. Dan Davics, hiadcr of the Merthyr Choral Society, and others interested it, tho musical welfare of the town. The programme, with but one exception, was adhered to. Unfortunately Afi-a Annie Jenkins was prevented from attending through indisposition, but an able substitute was found in Miss Beat ice HJwardt. At eight o'clock the hall was packed, and aliout 5ce) people had to be to; n jd away from the doors. The pio.ceding" commenced by tho choir singing Rossini's part song-. "Charity," and the other items were a«.folIfvvs -^ong, A.vthore," Miss M. J, Phillips; ain, ° l! Bacio," M iss Pollie Isaacs j chorus, Spanisli Gipsy,' Choir; song, "Sunshine and lt;iin," ATiss Auuie liecveu pianoforte solo, Rigolletto," Mis- inifred Evans duet, t^hiis est HoruO" <Stabat Mater),, Choir song, '•When the Heart is Voting," Mi-s IvJitu l'lvvards song. '"The Valley by the Sea,' Atiss not P iosier; chorus, Annie Laurie," C^hoir$cpiartct, "F .o watched you from it) Lev. is, Maggie W allers, and M. J. Phillif>s song, !'light of Ages," Aliss Leisio Evans air, Ah die A'-sotta." Mis* Gertrude Drinkvvater; Welsh air, LlwyÚ (biu," Choir: song, l'uur "1\ 'o iug One," I I Miss Beatrice Ktlwards song, "My old man John," Miss Annie Da vies duet. Echoes," Miv> I'klith and Maggie J3dwards j chorus, r Haf, Choir. At the conel'-u-iou the ciioir sang the National Anthem in (he vernacular. A col lection was afterwards made in aid of the distressed families uf the unemployed j i Plymouth men, a report of which will IJV found in j another column.

MERTUYK GUARDIANS. Saturday. Present: Messrs*. D. P. Dasies, J.P. fin the chair*, V. Davies, J.P., A!r. H. M. Richards, Messrs. J. E. Mills, Father O'Reilly, T. Thomas, T. Pylo, «T. Rees, Augustus 1> ivies, Airs. Margaret Williams, Alessrs. T. Harris. B. V. Howell. R. H. Rhys, J.P., T. Bevan, Rev. Aaron Da vies, L. P. Edwards, M. Trunin. J.P D. Hopkins, n. P. D. Fhillij)-, Isaac H. Jones, W. Phillips, ¡t.m Tiioma-, Canon Wade, Mrs. Emma i Williams, Messrs. T. H. Bailev, Joseph 0\Vl-.II, D. A bi aliam, Mrs. Peter Williams,A". A. Wills, D. Davics, D. James. T. Jenkins, J.P., J. lviward. D. Evans, I J. W. Alorgan, W. Williams, J. E. Jen!;ins, Thomas Morris, J. Rogers, J.P., aud F. T. Jatnes (clerk). Tin-: USIIKK WHO COLXDN'T Av-roiti).—A fortnight ago a man from Birkenhead, named Ford, apj>earcd Ijcfore the Guardians, and said he couldn't afford just then to contiibute two (drillings a week towards the maintenance of his father. He was an usher in Judge Wyune Foulkes' county-coarts, and received a salary of £ 9 a month. The Guardian.- confirmed the order. Now Mr. F'ord's solicitors wrote to the Board, stating that any further communication the Guardians had to send should lie directed to them.—The Boaid left the matter in the hands of the clerk. SuAix-ros.—Two cases of small-ixn were reported from Dowlais and one from Aberaarc. The houses had been disinfected, and the patients removed to the hospitals. — A letter bearing on the subject was read from the. Mefthvr District Council, and the clerk was instructed to reply that. every precaution- was taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and a notice issued advising the public to be re-vaccinated. The Guardians were urged to set the public an example in this matter. TTTK AUEUDAKK RI'I-H'-VINU OmoKRsnrr' ONCE MORK.—The Clerk said he had received the certificate of birth of Air. Rees H. Price, whom the Board, at the previous tneeting, har) elected reliev ing officer for Abordare. The certificate showed that Air. Price was born on September 26th, ] 85rO, and he was therefore over the stipulated maximum age of 4: The clerk also read a letter from Mr. Pricc with- drawing his candidature, and expressing regret a' hav ing occa-iom-d this delay and trouble to the Board. When he sent in his application, be lu- lieved his age to 'oe 42.— Mr. T. Harries proj>osed that the oHiee re-advertised in the prc-s.- -Mr. R. II. Rhys thought that. if the advertisement appeared 011 Monday, they could proeeed to the election on Saturday. He pro- posed that that course bo adopted. Rev. Aaron Davies seconded. —Mi'- Wills moved that the three other candidates be asked to appear before the Board oil Saturday, when one of them could be chosen to fill the vacancy. He did nol see the iu*:d of advertising. — Mrs. D. AI. Richards seconded, and this was 1-t carried. Air. li, IL* Rhys proposed that all applicants •for posts carrying with them age limitation's should furuL.li certificate' uf birth.Tnis was seconded by Air. JI. Davies (Merthyr), and carried.—Canon Wado proposed liiat this resolution apply to the three candidates for tin relieving ollieership.—Air. i), Da ic». J-P., seconded the motion, which "a" crried.

THE FURTHER REFORMATION NEEDED. i The fourth of a series of sermons on Protestant principles as understood by Unitarians was delivered at Highland-place Unitarian Church, Aberdaitv on Sunday night by the imstor, the Ref. Jenkin Thomas. Ttl"1 subject was, "The l'nrtber Heforma- tion Needed." Mr. Thomas Raid that in his previous discourse he had endeavoured to trace out the forces at work which brought about the revolution in the world of religion1? thought known a- the Reformation. In the present discourse they had to enquire whether the position attained then is t.i l>e final, or only a prophecy of tho grander reformation to come. They liad already seen that tho Reformation gave birth to scientific inquiries, and scientific inquiries had opened up vast worlds to our inspection of which we were previously not aware. It was customary in tho olden times to think that this earth on which wa lived was the centre of the universe, arouud which the suu and planets and stars revolved. This primitive theory was now exploded. Tbe earth was simply R speck in comparison with the immensities around tnem. It was a quiet nook in the huge workshop of nature where man might flower and develop his innate capabilities. A quiet nook where, far away from disturbing elements, he might think and ponder over j the mysteries in which he was involved—himself the j greatest mystery of all. Alan might now turn his t-elescoije to space, and eee there millions of worlds j larger than his own coursing their way through tho vast expanses of the heavens, and oljedient to the laws which are wisely formed by an All-Intelligent Being for the preservation of unity and stability. He might also use bis microscope, and learn of the wonderful creations which were invisible to the naked eye. lie might learn by c-oinpariaon Hut there is a significant resemblance he-tween the life of these invisible creature. and the life in the more highly-develoned auimals. Such was the force of reseni bianco that man was tempted to ask; Aro not all living creatures one organism": Is not life in its varied aspects essentially the manifestation of the one abiding life of the universeIs not the life on the planets and in the di-taut star- related to the life in j us, and the outcome of the same mysterious laws j which produce wlnt they called life' Was not life, I wherever found, a part of tho infinite life? Such were the question- and the vast range, which the I Reformation had opened up to them. And in the presence of such dazzling splendour, what ought their position to Ije with regard to the authority which the i theologians of the Reformation had substituted for the church 1 They all remembered that the Bible was mada the fiaal authority by the reformers. What wero they to do when the Bible taught one theory, and they knew that such a j theory was contrary to factsAccepting the [ teachings of the Bible which were false, or cling to the truth at whatever cost? It might he said that the Bible wa-i not a scientific book, or at least not a text- book of scieuce. To the people who lielieved that the j Bible was final authority, this way simply evading the j difficulty. The} ought either to stick to their author- j ity, or reject it altogether.- To say that portions of the j Bible were myths, and other portions inspired truths, was illegitimate as long as thej Bible was the final and 011I3' authority. Before anyone could form any su:h conclusions, he stultified his own reason, which really bccanie the ultimate seat of authority. He did not quarrel with making reason the authority. But he did think it an untenable position for anyone to hold who appealed to reason as authority when cornered by scientific facts, and to tho Bible as final authority when any of his lonjj-cherishcd opinions j needed supjwrting. Principal Edwards, of Bala, in his lecture 011 the God-man, lately printed, doelared that the story of the creation of man and the fall was I a my Hi but lie continued, the myth may 1){' They did not say that it alway* was the most natural form in which a great theological theory could l»eem!>edded. Tho story of creation was written as if it wero an j actual fact. There was nothing to indicate that it was a myth. Aud the very fact that it wa- literally believed by the majority ot orthodox theologians j showed that it was meant to be actual history. In making this story out to be a myth Principal Edwards | was guided by some other authority than that of tho Bible it-.elf. His authority was a combination of the Bible aud his own reasoning faculties. And the very fact that portions of the Bible are d jubted goes far to j prove that the whole truth was not contained in the J'ible. If the Bible was their only authority, what j were they to do with these triltli- Reject or accept them i It also proved that all that was in the Bible was not true. For once they shovv\rd that the story of the creation and of the fall. of man was a myth, and not a historic fact, they immediately showed that cer- tain statements in the Bible were misleading, eoiise- quently they could not rely upon it was finalauthority. But they might ask at this point-, what was the DillIe: Why should the Bible more than some other book be their Authority It had bfen customary to think of the Bible as tho Book of God handed cown from Heaven in some my-ierious fashion, neatly bound, for mail's inspiration and guidance. Every "i" dotted by t'ie linger of U od and "t" stroked by tho Infinite. The Reformation, however, started what was called the art of criticism. Men 1 learned to think, and shift evidences, and analyse the records for themselves. In doing this they had to learn tho conditions under which tho Bible was written. They studied the setting in < which the jewel was embedded, and in this way they were able to appreciate more fully its beauty and 1 significance. Their knowledge tit antiquity was much j fuller than it was in Luther's time. And even Luther recognised that there wero portions of the Bible of more importance than other. For instance he held that the Epistles of Paul were more valuable than the Gospels because they taught more clearly, a« he thought, the doctrine of justification by faith. If no, it cannot lie-equally inspired. What then if the Bible J 11 is a collection of books and letters. It i-, not one hoük, written by one man, under the direct inspiration of God. But a collection of booky, written at different times, under widely differing circumstances, and for different purposes. It was a matter of impossibility for them to interpret the Bible as the reformers did. Their knowledge made 1 this impossible. Scientific and philosophic discoveries had swept away for ever many of their crude notions. Their knowledge of antiquity, and the manner in which the various books of the Bible were written and collected made it a, matter of impossibility for thcln 1 to repeat tho ancient affirmations of the church. The whole positiou was changed. There were three intelli- i gible positions for ttiemtoaccept with regard to rel igious truth. They could make three different positions their I final authority;—1st, the church 2nd, the Scripture's; 3rd, they could make their minds and consciences the seat of authority. They could understand anyone j who made any of these the final scat of authority in all religions. Rut they could not plead the first and second conjointly against the third, as the Church of England attempted to do. Neither could they com- bino tho second and third against the authority of the Church, as the members of the new orthodoxy were t endeavouring to do. They ought to make one of the-e j positions their authority, and either trust to authority or trust to the faculties with which God hail endowed them. And why should they he afraid of trusting the reasoning powers with whic h they were gifted": Why should they dishonour the Almighty Giver to such an extent as to hesitate to utilise what was noblest and best in themselves ?

suit INSPECTORS FOlt MINES. In the House of Commons on Thursday, the Home j Secretary, in answer to a question fnai Air. D. A. Thomas, said he could not find that his predecessor in office had made any promise to appoint a new class of j sub-assistant inspectors for coal nnues from the ranks of practical workmen, nor was ho prepared to create such a class. In claims of applicant- for tho posts of assistant inspectors, practical ex|>crieti>-u would always be considered in connection with the jKisses- sion of theoretical knowledge and necessary require- rnents. ,J r. P, A. Thomas reminded the i-iglit hon. j gentleman that the late Home Secretary did make a specific promise that such assistant inspectors should be appointed from the rrnk- of practical workm"u. The Home Secretary was not aware of such a pro- mirfo. His predecessor certainly did make appoint- rnents of two assistant inspectors of this class for metalliferous mines, but formed no iutention, "u far as I10 knew. to create a new class of sub-assistant inspectors such as was suTTgestt-d.

"SOWING THE \r[XI) A] TJIE THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. Amongst the wholesome moral dramatic plays which have caught and held public appreciation in recent years, "Sowing the Wind," by Mr. Sydney Grundy, occupies a deservedly prominent place, Being practically a sermon in character on the Soup- ) tur:U t't in Hosea viii. 7. its existence is to show tlnfc-the sower of the wind shall reap the whirlwind, that the sins of thL' fathers t-ball be visited upon the children, and so 011. Of this play the late Professor Blackie wrote; It is not merely uplay but a seriuou more striking and effectiv e than 1. am likely to hear from the pulpit. When plays are represented like' t'owing the Wind,' of a higuly ethical And purely Christian character, the clergy of the district should attend the representation, cither individually, or, better, in their official character." Appareutly acting on the Professor's hint, Air. Fletcher issued invita- tions to the locat clergy to isit the Theatre Royal, but tho resjionse was meagre. A few did, however, avail themselves of the opportunity, and probably they enjoyed the teaching of the play and the strong dramatic situations. "Sowing the Wind" will be b; reproduced at the Royal every evening this week.

IIARROUE LIGHTS" AT TIIE GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. Tho popular Adolphi drama, The Harl>oiir Light- by Air. G. R. Sims, and the late Air. Henry Pettitt, was'again lJUt !>eforo Cardiff play-goers at the Grand on Monday evening. This time it is re- produced by a company organised hy Mr. Frank Bateman, a'n Australian actor of high reputation, who has just opened his tour 111 England, and who has j staged this drama on a superior scale. The company include- besides Air. Bateman a large number of British artistes of note, amongst others, Ifr. Conway Wingfield, who appean; a" Lieutenant Kingsley, Aliss MeCulIoch as Dora Vatie, Miss Ida Millais as Lina Nelson, AIR. W. S. Hardyas Alark Helstoue, Air. H. Mead as F. Moriand (Squire of Rwlcliffe),Mr. Arthur B. Murray as Nicholas Moriand. AJr. Erie Hammond as Captain Hardy, Mr. Adam ai Captain Nel-on. Mis- Ethel Gordon as Miv. Helstoue, Ac. Air. Bateman gives a splendid representation of Tom Do'siter, the eccentric- warm-hearted sailor. He has brought with him special!v-paiuted scenery and mountings, and has also introduced the cutla-s'dnll, so as to reproduce tho "Har!<o:)r Lights" as originally brought out at the Adelplii. 011 Monday evening Air. Bateman and his company received a most- cordial welcome from a large audience, who also wero loud 111 their praise of the magnificent stage settings. This fine drama will hold the buards of the Grand during the present week, and tho unusually powerful tepresentation of it. JW given by the Bate- man Company, is ecrtainly worth seeing.

RtrTtKE. —Important Notico. — S. J. Shctman, Hernia Specialist, si ill remains at hi.'5 old addresses— bit Chancery-lane, London, and 26, King- .treet, Man- chester. Send for hi- uew book of full information, 7Ad. poit free.

I THE TICKET OF-LEAVE MAN, p.r JOHN K. LEYS. Author 9/ The Ih'lioit Square Tragtd> "A Bird 0$ -fy,' The Mi;s'.erif of l.ourfon L'atll* rfv, [ALL RIC.11T3 !t.K!MT<tT.] CHAPTER T. Till rain poured s'.eadilv down, turning the low lying p'orghed land into quagmire, the pasture into rast wet tpciig^ an 1 ibe lanes into canals of muddy water. The two tramps lurched heaTily onwards, the collar* JIf their ragged coats turned up to theirr ears, and "heir hands p:nnged info their trousers pockp's. care- 1el!ll, apparently, of the fact tliati 1 py were wet to the skin. The great patched boots they wore were sodden, aud the water came ou! of t'uein with ererr rep. as if their wearers had been walking in a brook. .As far «s they could see the road stretched before them, hefwesn bs Ies'.bss ijedges. empty and dreary. e«Tf-red with a layer of lijuid mud. And si ill Iris rain came down pitilessly, in a steady windless pour. What" C'rissn^ss "aid one of the tramps to his i fellow, without turning his bead. Wot a bloom in' r; merry Crissmiss you an' me's a 'avin", mtttr. f'h! Crisruiss be olowed, 1 says. J wisii there warn't no •:eh Ibing. It's a blarsted fraud—thai"s what it is. The beef ar.'turkey ain't for you an" me, Bill, nor the Crissmiss airpe i-t-, nntiier. All we're got to do %ith it is to look at the liiings in the shop-windows, and iissen t' the kid* V.Tiui'——" and t' the Lidt V.Tiui'——" And in a voice raucous wi ll chronic bronchitis and many potations, the ne'er-do-well began to screech ¡ out — ¡ AiA the 'erild angtrls »ing which soon degene- rated into a miserab.e parody of the Christmas liymn. His compaaion to.ik no notice of hini whaterer. f This steady refusal to he social at length at-oitled- not. unnaturally—the resent merit (,f the tramp who had teen singing, lie wa* a short, ihick-gf! man, ¡ with • rillainous type of countenance—a Tery ordi- nary specimen of his e'.ass. If erer Joe (itayton had done an honest <i*j s work in his life, outside a work- f hotise or a prison, it must iiave been a rery long time ago. "Call yersfcif a pal!" he exclaimed in a tone of deepest disgust » chap might as well le pal to an old tombstone Better, by for in that case you'd be stuck (1\0:1, in the churchyard—and that's where 1 wish you vras now But • he oilier man took just as little notice of the fe'iiow's alufe tie lie had done of hi" grumbling or of I¡;. ribtM singing. He stalked on without so mueh I as glancing at (he uuioreh little creature at his side; and presently the abuee died away into half articulate HHi'terir^, and finaily into silence. The f ramp who had rrot-Tefc»»poken was a taller th*n the other—a different, kind of man altogether, lie was tali, and walked wit h a stoop, and also with* certain drag of one Ie £ which his keen-sighted com- rade bad long since recognised. It was the gait 'earned from dragging a hea^y fetter—the mark of an «-contioC Yet his face was not of a debused type. It was thin, gaunt indeed, and of a curious grey pale- ( ness. Grey bait# showed at his temples, Wt a close observer could have told that the man was not nearly so old as he looked. Suffering, not time, had won. t%«*e deep lines on his forehead. His eyes were fixed steadfastly 011 ihe ground, and they burned with a light sucii as that one sometimes seas in the eyes of a patient dying of consumption. The only movement he made with his bands was that he occa- sionally a, bundle which he carried under his coat from one arm to the other. After a time the two men came in eight of a Til- luge tying in the Talley beneath them. Close to them was sk gse, opening into tnhort. ttTenue. which led to a larg*, comforiabie-looking dwelling, half manor- house. half farmhouse, which reared its old-world gables at a little distance. Look 'ere. Dummy," said tbe shorter of the tramps. 'tain't no nse our ca'lin'at that. there 'ouse together. I've got the price of a pint an* a bit o' bread an' cheese on me. I'm goin' ahead to the Red Lion, as should be somewhere 'ereabouts; and you ean go up to the farm, an' take yer chance of gettin. a dinner or being kicked off the prewisee, I'm off. You'il find me pi the Red Lion." He Ion, and he had not gone far when the loud Miking of a wlwlr pack of dogs told him that his comrade was wearing the house. A grin came over his dirty'features, aud he chuckled to himself as be walked on. He knew all about the (ioste-in ) fact.here was not a niembH or the (ramping fra- ternity who came that circuit who did not- know that tramps were not welcome at the Manor Farm. This was his expedient for paying out his companion for bis taciturnity, and a' the same time avoiding the necessity of sharing with him his noonday meal, for he knew that the tall man had not a pen»y in hit poekeb chap 1 The doge surrounded the tramp, snarling and growling at him, but-he took no notice of the, and, sirauge to say. they did not touch him. He gaTe one knock at the door, aloodolliere, a wretched object, the raindrops dripping steadily down from the hpim of his battered hat. The door opened and a gentleman-farmer appeared -"11. young man, stout, and well-to-do. Over his shoulder peered his wife, and behind her etood half- j a-doren friends, young men and girls, who were stay- ing at tlle Manor Farm for Christmas, and bad beea kept, indoora all day by tLe weather. AYeary of in- i action I hey were glad eTen of the diversion which the advent of lh- I rAil. p afforded lliern. Lome in oct of the rain, man 1" cried the farmer —some people called him farmer, and touie Squire, since he farmed Lis own land. Come in out of the rain. Down. Rover down, sir. Good heavens, man. how wet you are 1 It's no use a«king you to dry your- self. Yon inn ft be wet to the skin. How far have you come To.th.?" He named a town about a dozen miles off, and M he answered the little group drew a e'ep nearer. He did not speak with the whining voice of an ordinary beggar. 'There was even a note of pride in the man's quiet,measured tones. One of the guests, a merry girl of eighteen, whispered to the iady ef the house, who nodded, and in turn whispered to her husband. He laughed, and shook bis head, but said aloud T.ook here, my man, it's against my principles to relieve tramps, for my experience is that honest men rati always find wor" of one sort or another. How- ever. it'; a bad day to look for work in, no doubt, Ind l'iii wiiliug to mnke a bargain with you. The ladies say Ihev feel certain that- a man like you musts [ bare a story to tell, and if you will promise to tell lis how you come to fall info this wretched plight, I'll give you some dry things and a ^ood dinner, and j te&Te to sit by the kitchen lire while you eat it. ts it a bargai The (ramp did not answer at once. He turned his back upon the little party at the door, so that they could nol see his face, and seemed to be considering within himself what reply be should make. N t,, I ca ii'l tell you my own story," be said in a harsh voice, without I inning round, "an(i besides, it wouldn't be worth litit if 1 tell yon the historv of a man I had for 1.1)1\1 a short lime since, perhaps ituduax well. It's more interesting tban anything else I could teil you. vnd tlltn-tt. true. He turned eharp round as he spoke these last word»» and faced his audience half defiantly. "II" his own story lie means to tell tit." said the girl in an undertone. All right, my man," said the farmer. "Go round to tiie back of th* house, and fl] see that you are attended lo." An hour later the farmer and hit rriende entered the kitchen, where they fouud the tramp seated beside a blazing (ire. He rose and bowed- did not carry his hand to his forehead as an ordinary Hum of his class would have done. The farmer (old him to Bit down, wlJile the farmer's wife and his gnosis clustered round to listen, most IIf thein with an indifferent, half-amused air. as if it was preposterous to suppose that an outcast like J the man I hey saw before them could have any story. whether of hi; own or another's, that could be worth listening 10. Tn a few seconds the tramp began, staring into the tire a.5 he sat, and speaking in a low, clear foice. that tuadf them allliaten to bilu, whether they would or 110. "Id&reMy my pal wouldn't like me to give you hit name, though as likely as not he didn't go under hie true name. We'd best call him Markham. This Mari ham was born and brought up at a country village, and in that Tillage there lived a lad called Thomas Cudlip, and these two were friends. I ai wish you to take particular notice that these two were what yon njightcalt close friends. They went to school together, said their lessons together (for they were in the same class", got licked for the same scrapes, went fishing and birdnesling together, and when they grew up they went up to London and got taken on as clerke at the same house. I daresay Markham wouldn't like the name of that firm to be know ii- perliips he didn't give me the right name. Well call them, if you please, Rowbotham and Ross. They vtere both steady lads, and worked so as to give satisfaction. chap 1 "All went well till one Christmas, which they both S]->ent at home. Jt would have beeu a good thing if one or bolh of theiu bad died before he went down to — to Ciieriton that year. "Among the young folks at Cheriton there were two girls, watires of the place, who had left tome time before to learn to be schoolmistresses at some training college. Markham was in lore with one of them before she went awaT--aT, from the time she was seven or eight years old—so he told me. She was the younger of the two siaters. Her name was --I. think be said it was Winifred. Jane WM the elder, and a good girl she waa, and a pretty girl plough, but nuthing to compare with Winnie. Well, naturally, young Markham, seeing his old sweet- heart, as he thought her, come back more beautiful than before, fell deeper in lore with her than ever and perhaps it wrfSn't much to be wondered at that Tom Cudlip should fall in love with her as well. Only he should have remembered that the girl as good as belonged to another man. chap I Senr mind that. They were outwardly friends. Markham and Cudlip, but'at heart they were bitter rivals and a3 for Winnie, neither of them had dared to speak to her of what was in his heart, so maybe she was not to blame for cach of the young men thinking that she liked biro best. Thelf holiday was but a short one. too short for things to be set right then, and they had to go back to London with the question unsettled. For some time thev both feit that one of tbeui must so down before the other one would be happy, aud 'be other would have fo auffer —and tLe thought prevented them from feeling to each other in tl;e old wsy..But they were a great deal thrown together in business, and by degrees something like the o!rl friendly feeling came ti eiii, 1 1 can't speak for Cudlip, having the s-'oiy from M '.rkhnm. of Nfark- ham's duty to collect the money ow-'ng to the firm from their customers; and Cudlip also bad that kind of work to do FOiuetimes. Among the people Mark- ham had to collect from w: t a nwn called NTolon- Moxon Rnd T,ilp. he called himself. Mc-xon was a customer of Alarkham's employers. He used to pay monthly, but sometimes be would be a month or two in arrear, and Rowbotham and Ross didn't like that, for they had doubts as to bis solvency. [11 general Aloxon's monthly account would be about thirty or forty pounds; but one mouth it wa« more than usual, nearly sixty puur-df. and by the end of the month it. was still outstanding. I t was Markham'* duty lo collect the money, and he bad felt uncomfortable more llian once during the month when he thought of it. But Muion's place of business was a long way out of his round, and he found it next to impossible to call during business hour*. As the next best- tiling, lie nsked Cudiip. who had to pass near Moxon's office once a week, to call and try to collect the money. Suddenly Ollt day. Air. Rowbotham ordered an inspection of the clerks" accounts. It then came ont 'thILt Moxon', account vras outstanding, and payment was demanded from him. The answer was an indignant letter from Moxon, declaring that he had paid the amount by cheque sometime since, and that he held the flrtn'* receipt, as welias the cheque be had given, which bad been paid by his bankers. WltA'i' A (']J)'IST%IAS." ,All. (,-Ng ()Y Till TRA.Mil TO ins rF.r.r.ow. "There was an investigation, and Moxon produced the cheque he had signed, with itoii-br), I-, a it i's firin's sig- nature—forged of course—on the back of it. He also produced Ihe receipt, signed by Markham in the name ef the firm, and ceriainlv taken from the book of re- ceipt forms which was in Mnrkham's possession. It was as clear a case of embezzlement as everwa* heard of, and thai night Msrkham was arrested. "When the trial came on the case against Mark- ham was made yet stronger by fin 'I'Ipert'qulck would be a better name for them-who swerethat be Relieved the forged endorsement a-id the signature on the receipt were in the same handwriting, and that handwriting NlarklifLit,'F. Ani there was another bit of evidence. One of the banknote* which Moxon s bankers had paid over the counter to the person who cashed the cheque—it was an open cheque, and was cached by a stranger—one of the banknotes, I pay, was traced. And who do you think it waa traced to? To Markham's tailor. And the man swore that Markhaui had paid a bill of bis with a fire-pound note two or three day. before he had paid that note Uito kia awn bank, lie had not taken the number of it., tmt there certainly seemed a strong presumplio* that the note was the same that Markham had paid to him the d&Y before. In short, the case looked as black as possible against Markham. He Lad only one hope, and that was that- Cudlip would speak the truth, and acknow- ledge that Markham had begged him to call for the aioney. But it wa? too much to expect, for. you *ee, it Inv yf'irkhviii antI inHc/' hiiiittlf. One of the two must have got, the cheque from Moxon, cashed it, and kept the eizfv pounds. Yes one of the two and Moxon a cashier would not swear which of them he had given the cheque to. All lie would say was that Markham generally came to collect the ac- counts, and that if be had dealt with any one els*, be was sure lie would Lave remembered it. Markham couldn't help suspecting that: this cashier and Lie false friend Cudlip were in collusion. And yet. when Cudlip came into the wit- ness-box, Markham, poor devil, could not help thinking that surely bo would never send LIB old friend to penal servitude when word would laTe him! JJnt that. vv<rd was never spoken. When Cudlip was asked if Markham had not asked him to call for the money--wbic-h no guilty man could be supposed to do—he said lie had: but when be waa asked again whether this was not l-i'lre the date o. the receipt, be said be could not bemre. No; he could not be sure. But he wae sure that he had never called for the money. There lie lied, for be bad himself told Markham that lie had called, and that Moron was ou!. So bis evidence did Markham 110 good -rather it did him harm, for it made the jury think that the prisoner wag trying to throw the blame on his fellow-clerk. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the judge Ben, t!iiced ti iiii ti) seyeii eai-t, Pervitiide.' 'I,h:lnk of it jiipt i-f it To be half-starred, and vet forced to work under terror of the black hole. To herd with the lowest and the vilest of the earth, except when you arc shut up in a lonesome cell. To be dead to the world, and know that tbe world in dead to you—that y our nearest and dearest may be dead or dying and you know nothing of it —to know that, it vou ever live to come out you will be a marked man. a gaol-bird, a creature no honest man or decent woman will have anything to do with to have your life ruined, and vet be t.) lire it to be driven to wish for death every hour, aud fear death with voiir vi hole soul on account of the despair that is making a hell within you—that is penal *ervitnde. And if it is ali that and more—a hundred time* mor* —for Ihe guilty, think what it mu*t be for the innocent Yet! I -I always understood Markhaia to say that he was innocent. He told me it WHS not un! il after he had b*en con- demned. when lie vtm being led down below to begin tbe living (leutil that awaited him. thai, happening tt9 look round tho court, he caught sight of the white face of his friend, of Cudiip -.and then, for tbe first time, be understood tbe meaning of the whole thing. It wa* not the money Cudlip wanted when he stole the receipt form and the 'he^ue for sixty pounds or. at any rate, not that chielly-. Jt re 8,t Markham cut I'f'hh >1"(1, It was jealousy— cruel, bitter jealousy, that made him bet-ray his friend. "There was one thing thai proved tbi* to If ark- ham's mind when lie came to think over thematterillo j his cold and quiet cell. Who but Cudlip could have i known that the tailor who paid in one of the traced notes was Marklmm's tailor ? If Markham wa* not I guilt-v, if he did rot himself pass the note—and he assured me be did not—some one who meant to iin- plicate him, (liui vho knee fit had hit dot he* from iiiii%f li.,tve laid tl)at trtl) for Iiiii). And if I anything was wanting to complete the proef of Cud lip's" treachery it was that he succeeded in wln- i ning the <rl for whose sake he bad done tlli. foral crime. Ay Markham heard from an old aequaint- 1 ance, who wrote to him unce a year, that he bad been in Cheriton, and bad happened to bear their banns cried in church, i daresay, if he had known what suffering this bit of news caused his friend, he ] would have kept it to himself. But it was only what might have been expected. It would have been bard for°a man i-o sell his soul to the devil, and get nothing for it. w(.uJdrÙ it -There was silence for & moment or two. and then j someone ast.ed: "What did Markham do when br got out of prison ?" Oh. he didn't tell me exactly, but 1 can very well guess. J bavo no doubt he wandered up and down f.ir a time, trying to ge! work; and then, whenever he got a job, and thought, he vras going to linve some 1 res', the police, to whom lie b;»d to report kinitelf regularly, would iook in at his employer'* ejime day I and sav. Do vou know who that is you have work- ing for Jon ? He's a tiekel-of-leave man 1 That is shameful!" cried the mistres* of the bouw. ] But what 1 wonder is, whether he ever met hi* falaa i friend. Did be tell you whether he bid-*een bin* since bis release or not chip J "lie didn't mention it," said the tramp, quietly. I don't gupnose thev have- met. hat would yon do, sir r lie asked. suddenly turning to the farrntr- What would von do if jou were in that man place, and met liim face to face-the man who had con- demned vou to a torment of five vearg and more, and had not only ruined Tour life, but had robbed you of her vou bad loved uiore than life-what would yon do witli liit)i ?"* Well, supposing the story to be true, I thoulaa t like to (rust myself to meet that man," "Oil menn- T mean that T 1 hint it's more than likely that 1 would shoot him at sight.'1 Ali The mau's eye, shone with & steely light, and the lines about his unshaven Jjp. seemed suddenly to harden. "If Markhaui resembles you," said the youif wife to her husband. "I hope he and the man who did him that terrible injury will never meet." I do not think it is likely that they will," said tbe tramp. "If [ remember correctly, Markhap said be had made inquiries, and found that Cudlip bad left that part of the country." 1h t-.ow aiitl prepared to go. A* "e cro<M<< the threshold the girl who had first deeirtd to hsaf bis story followed him, andatiypad into his hand the result of a collection which she had been quietly making among the audience. The man gate her » gratefu] lcok4 aijd then, taking off hie old bat, wfcicil ( To ll < I'll til'VmJ.)

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ENGLISH AND WELSH SALES ATTENDED, J. LL. ATKINS, F.A.I., AUCTIONEER. VALUER, ACCOUNTANT, HJid GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. Offices; Gellyfaelojc Cottage and 20, Upix'r Union- Street, Dow lui, Agent for the Liver)KX)l, Tendon, and Gl"!>e Insnr- an> e Co., the L'Ilit.LNI Kingdom Temperauee and Provident Institution, and the Ocoan .Railway Acci- dent Co. Also fov the White Star Jnman, and American Steamship Companies. | LLANDOVERY COLLEGE. KSTIS.XXCK SCHOLARSHIPS, JAX., ISAI Two of £ 25 a year each. j Tii-o of 1;20 '„ Two of £ 15 Two of £ 10 Six of £ 8 8- The KXAMIXATTON will begin at 3 p.in. in the School Hall, on WEDNESDAY', Jan. 15th. Three i of papers will Ik; set-Senior, Intermediate, and Junior. The School Fees are 40 guinea* a year for board, j and £ 3 8. a year for tuition. The Distinction List- fur the year 1395 in- (•hides Six Scholarships and Exhibitions at Ox- fovd and CiUiibridpe, one being the First Mathe- matical Scholarship, £100 a year, at Hcrt- funI C\>llege, Oxford 21 Higher Certificates, j and 23 Distinct ions from the Oxford and Cam bridge School- Examination Board, bracketed in the- JOtii place in the number of Certificates, and 111 the 7th phicc in the n.mi!.>ev of Distinction-, in the 1st place in the ivnn'^r of Distinctions in Mathematics, i in lite 1-t placo in the number ot Distinctions in Alechanic. and in the ?trl place in the number of Di stinctions in En^liwh 6th place, with £ 10 pri/.e'in Honours, London Klatriculation. June, 1895. There are about J30 boys in school, of whom 130 are boarder;. The resident staff consists of 11 Graduates of Oxford and Cambridge. There are classical and modern sides in two distinct departments, boy. studies and reading-room, a large librarv, a laboratory, and a Kanitorunn. J'oys are prepared for the Uni- versities, for the professions, for the Civil Service, and for business. There are tluee fields for cricket and football, one covered and two open lives court-, and a gymnasium. Regular instruction is given to the wh" hchool in drill. j Next Term will begin on 1' RIDAA January 17th. j Boarder.- return prcviou day. For particular- apply to the Warden. College, Llandovery. To House and Property Uwners Generally. R. II. liUSCOMBE, 1'A INTER AND DECORATOR, 44, Victoria-street, Dowlais. i R.ILL. beg- to tliank hia cu;.turners for their lilieral I xipput; in the past year, and re-pcctfully drawa their | alien! ion to the large and choice stock of Papcrhang- | ings, Paints, Varnishes, &e., Ac., which he has. P,\r'Ki;ii.\MiiN'(;s. 30,000 piecesofChoiee Fapcrhang- ing for the coming season, comprising Pulps," from i Id. per piece to 2s. 6d.: Satin- from lOd. upwards Sanitaricd," from 3id. to 3s. 6d.: Golds, plain. from 7d.: oinbossetl, from b. hI. to 7-. 6d. per piece. If;¡, insr secured the "ole representation of one of the leading ENOIISII Manufacturers, I am able to give a Special Di-eount of 1-. in the £ on ail orders, over £ 1. PAINTS of the finest 'jualitv only, from 4A< 1. JV»r 1 pound. YAHNISHI'K. Copals." ''Ci y.-tais. Church Oak." "Hard Oak." Rody \"arni-.h, "(.'arriage Varnish. 4'Kla-tic," and '"Spirit Varnish," of tin; \¡e.4 lIIal,c. 1m I. I'AINTINi'i AMI !>K< OT'.ATL\(i. R.ll.L. gives personal attention "to all branelies fif the a!»ove trade. Sign Writing, Decoration-, amt j I'ilding: Glan- Euibo.sing. A staff of experienced j workmen kept. All orders receive prompt attention, | and general satisfaction guaranteed. Orders by Post promptly attended to. Agent jor "Seccotnie" for sticking everything, Cryptograph: Windsor and Newton's'' Artists' i Materials, Ac,, Ac. Choice selection of all things kept in stock. LADIES AND TIlElK AILMENTS, It, is fre(piently a subject of considerable debate in a Lady's mind as to what is the most effectual and Certain Remedy to Relieve and Correct all Irregularities of the System, especially as there are now so many unprincipled and reccntly- sprung-up Advertising^ Quacks, who have no medical experience whatever. I>ADIF.S: I)o tiot (It-lay aii,,] precious time and money on Worth- less Rubbish, but send stamped- addressed cm elope for particulars uf the OOLDEN aivl UK LLALLE Aled.ieiije which lias Relieved Thousands, to L-iUUiJiUid) A. DASMAM. (Sp'eialist) (ItQ years -of 30 rcar.i experience, and you vv ill secure j £ F:MEI and EN.IOV HKAI,Til,HAITI NKS-i, PK<>-S- rriiir^. slid FI;I:I A 1>ASM AIL, 11: Langd;.le. WALTHAMSTOW. TIIKHF. AUK FKW llovrs in whicli tlie preparation of the Christmas Pudding i- not as regular as the ,a\cut of Christ-mas it .-elf, and the notion anwlIg the I juvenile member- of the family that a vigorous stir at the compound means good fortune during the coming year, still holds its own. We think our ladv readers inay like an excellent, repipc for a Christmas Budding. and the!efore give the be-t wc know:- Take tliree- • luatters of a pound of four, two large teasjiooiiluli of 1 ;rw it.I; Ha1, i ng Powd-r. two uiuii'^ of bread ecuinl.'i. one and a half pounds of ,-uct. two |»ouuds of raisins, one pounds of currant; ten ouncc- of sugar. tvj ounce;, of Rlmolld;, onD pound of mived candied peel, salt and spice to taste. -Mix ingmlientu well together and add six eg^r, well beaten, and three- quarters of a [.'int of milk, divide in two and l«i .'yht IAm*.

}>OB VN DJ)WKN\I>. [GAN EI II.I. v RACIIAN II ANV. ] ANiv vi. Fos,Oti ehi'n eofio cymant o gwnijto mas, -tioit ;iri, s%- | Chevvcliehi ddini don bron I'gytuno mvvn dim. wath nizi IY,)!) lilt I: li'l I Ma -jyuiais a wedjis I yn ffraeo sha'u gilydd ac yu ewnu damaji- un ar y 1 null. Ma gwyr a gwraccdd yn ewmjx) ma- ac v u tnynu separashou ordar, ne ddifor Ma eglwvvi o bob euvvad yn eu tro yn anghytuno, ac yu starto capel s))lit. Ala Dafydd Morgan a Dafydd Domo- yn profoeo Mabon bothdi'r wyth awr, a ma Mabou yn | u profoeo nhwuta nol. Al a "Cymru Fydd" a'r "Federation" yn cicio un ar n»li, a ma'r papyra Cymrag u Sy.-«nag vo speito'u gilydd oi mhob tfoi d 1. >La iwuity wedi cilo o'r wlad, a m:i eonllla^arashons wodi dod yn u 10 fa, a'r piw-jalistie epidemic >n reino tn.r w'ad, a't hen cfwyddor flagardish "Treehaf- j troi-sied" wedi eal gafal yndo ni'i gyd. Os dieh chi yn moin dod i not is nawr, ibaid i ehi fynd yn (tbVll pawb a phobpath, a pido trio c d a neb. Yr | uuig genius y dyddia hyn yw y gailu i obstruct" a rhw-tro yn mhub dull" 'no.Id, ac yu uihob man trw I gylchodd nymdeithas, o gomit>ee'r gwaith lan i'r I llouse o' Common?. Y gailu hwn gwnodd Parnell i sylw fel aiweinvdd y blaid Wyddelig, a'r teinilad Rtwbwr a donciyidol hyn sy wedi dod a Rrumijam Joe i gal i gownto yn uji o'r pets politicaidd y dydd. Ala rhai o'r membars Cymrag liefyd wedi staito yn y 0, ) Joa i gal i gownto yn uji o'r pets politicaidd y dydd. Ala rbai (j'r membars Cymrag liefyd wedi staito yn y lein frtldo^aidd bvni, ta shvvd dwa nhw trwvddi. lpJ3. 11 wfil] geji i iddi nhw JOInJ gyta'u gilydd en bloc, i neid u gora dros i Gymm gal reits. j Oti'r Parlamant- hyn sy mwn ofti- na^vr dditn yn j gneid eymaut a phromisli dim i ni, ond falla ta gora- gyd yw hyny, a byddwn ni yn fwy tebyg o gal rhw- path gyta nhw vvath tysa nlnv yu promish chesa ni ddim, neb iddi nlnv acto'n ots nag arfadd. Di nhw I | ddiui vii cretu niwu eyfiawnubeth ma nhw'n bromuh. Golwg ddicon digalon yw g-weled eymant o wiihwrs clawd j n cerad o un man i'r nail heb dditn i neid, fel sy nawr trw'r wlad. Ma Merthyr a 'Byrdar yn wil- fi'wl o glawd. Ala sawl gwaith" glo wedi stojw, a chanodd wedi cai u towli i ben yr hewl hell ddim lie i gal y pcth sy isha i gatw corpb ac ened mwn undeb j a'u gilydd. Ala canodd wedi pwslio luivvn i'r gwitha ¡ cylchynel, ncs fod jvib JI« wedi cal i floco lan, a neb yn gallu enill ond y petli nesaf i ddim. Odd y Torica yn promish by.-a iii yn Eldoredo arno ni tysa nbvv yu eal mynd nnvrn amsar y lecshwn, ond w i yu i gweld hi yn lln-nù yn fwv Seiberiayddol o ddydd i ddydd, ddar pryd ma'l' whip yn u dvvylo nhw, ac os dim argol yto i'r teid I droi. 0 nhw yn brago ta I gyta'u boehor nhw odd y coin i gal i speciwleto, a fe l licswn i yn ddyehrynllyd iddi flhw rhoi efideus o hyny, wath cheso nhw ddim gvrell phawna ariod i ddangoa u cwalities (Ij-ugitrol na starto llefydd i ddynon gal lie i enill bara chaws, yu yr amsar elao preseuol, a fe gesa'u ddiolch^arwch ac hv.te' calonog (I ganodd o ulwydydd. le glywas i fod rliai o foneddwr- Al.;erdar yn son atu starto Clofa, Xant Melin, ac os yw hyny" yn wir, fo fydd yn blyf yn u L'apa n'uvv, a 0.1 dim dovvfc gen i na chotia'r gwithwrs am danynt yn ol Haw, pryd bydd angen yn galvv am hyny. Y mao yma foneddwrs idd n cal sy a dicon o fodd "vta nhw, ac a allant wneid i'r gwaith dalu'r ffordn oa g-all rhywun wncyd hyuv—Cymry pur «ydd wedi gvvneid enwa iddynt e i hunen yu v lein hyn ac yu cal u hystyried yn dywysogion uiasnachol ,an y wlad. Foaeddigion anwi, eytnerwe-h v peth ot eich hvstyriath, a bydd eco diolciiiadau eicti cydgcnedl x~n parha jjan fyddwch chi yn mhriddclla ocr y glyn. parha jjan fyddwch chi yn mhriddclla ocr y glyn. Ala Gardians enwog Atertlirr a wedi dewish Ixtchau i lanw He y Reieefin Ofti-ar sy wedi rtiynd ar i holiday, a ma'r go-ip.s yn gweid bydd a yrt arti i-lioi'r fsac iddo heb not! a'u serfo nhw'n reit fydd hyny. W i yn gobcithio, ac ynodu fed nlive wedi bodyn gallach yn u dewishiad y tro Uyu. Ala dymuniad y werin atu it- lieii uii (ldcyl tiol. a fo glywas rhw fachan yn canu yn y Lion rhwpath yn dcriig i hyn tyrd yu 411 ar uurhyw bryd, Os wyt am gal rcaepr-hon Ac fe ddaw gwyr 'Ryrdar i gyd nil g^.vrdd di yn i, etashon Fe IOJdaw y plant a thambaro us, 1 Hen get Is a thins bara, j A'r gwraeedd ddaw ac efergreens, I th ddreso'n smart dy wala. Cost desh'moniala sen y boys, ¡ Cyn i ti fynd oddyma Oncl uid yw rheiny ond fel toys, Wrth bath a gei di nosa r.^i -v" °'' fy niachan smart, Leth o ti yn moin cilo? G ;.lyrd yn (! daw'r plwyf a chart, i n b.uod i dy lusgo. 0 tyrd yn ol, paid mynd rhy I.,C,I, To?\ntaca!dijobn!. 1 y,. -vn "y sivvto di yn well j ro nesa, na Relifin o ,tyrd yn ol, m i'r plwyf i cyd, > n barocl i dy roeao Leth wyt-1; yn tnoin ar' s cyd bad mi ysgwd clwrlo. Wn i ddim ar bw\- diwn odd y bachan vn cauu y pisiitn. ond ma dieon o fechgyn yn y plwyf allant neid tiwua net i -sivvto pryd daw a nol, a fe gaiff Air. Dan Da vies ledo r cor trw fod a'n glyfar yn y lein viia, a w 1 yn cretu bydd a'n eitba bo o:i, wath bachan piwr yw Dan bach. I