The Aberdare Leader

RHYS SIENCYN I WAN: Sef y Parch. R. J. Jones, M.A., Llywydd Cyntaf Cymrodorion Aberdar. (Englynion a ddarllenwycl yng Ngwledd Gwyl Ddewi.) Can loew i'n Cyn-Lywydd,—neu odlig Eneidlawn a chelfydd, Rown i ddel goroni ei ddydd Ar ei ben disglair beunydd. 06 ameu sy' am y Sant-Dewi hen, 0 dan dwf o Tamant,- Yn abl wr, mae un o'i blant Yn gwynu o'i ogoniant. Daioni ymysg dynion-a rodial Mewn glan wridog berson; Gwron bri sy' ger ein bron- Sant arall o swyn tirion. Ysgolor o ddysg helaetn,—tywysog Manteision gwybodaeth; Hylon wr! ail hwylio wnaeth Gamrau dewr Gymrodoriaeth. 0 dra iachus eclrychiad.a'i aeliau Heb gilwg yn wastad; Peraidd ei wen, heb bruddhad, Siriol ei wedd a'i siarad. Hyawdl a tbrwyadl athrawaidd—ei ddull A'i ddawn ysgolheigaidd; I Rhoddai'n lion gerbron ei btraidd Ei seigiau tywysogaidd. Cywir hoff wr., cawr ei :ffydd,-ynad coeth Yr Hen-dy-Cwrdd beunvdd; Am R. J. Jones mawr son sydd— Addfwynaf arch-ddifeinydd. • I'w gapel, nes gwynai'i gopa,-a'i farf Wen dan drwch o eira,— Ddeugain mIynedd" yn hedd ha3, -Gweithiai emog waith vma. Gem eilydd i Gamaliel,—dysgawdwr Dwys gododd ami angel; (yi enau fel diliau del Gair iachus y goruchel. Tawel goeth feirniad diwyr-a doethwr Gwyboclaethau trylwyr; Tin diswn a'i lon'd o synwyr, O'i lawn gell rhydd lai nag a wyr. Chwilia y ban uchelion,-a. myn log Goludog waelodion; Gwir! y gwir! ar dir, ar don, Ydyw gwaedd frwd y gwyddon. ProfFwyd i'w oes or praffaf,-a gwleidydd 0'1" gwelediad craffaf; Lienor o'r doniau llawnaf,— Dawn ffraeth yw'n dwyn ffrwythau haf. Dwfn ei barch, patriarchaidd,—gweinidog A henadur sanctaidd Yn bwrw o'i naws buraidd Bersawr iach, brisia ei wraidd. Ei seren liwyr fo'n siriol,—yn tywys Tua'r Salem nefol,— A'i lleuferau llifeiriol, Hyd swyn ahedd byd sy'n ol. AB HEVIN.

A WOMAN IN THE LEBANON. Lady Hester Stanhope, from whose life by I.t rs. Charles RouncleU (Murray), the following quotation is made, was an extraordinary woman. She travelled in the East in almost regal splendour, and when she settled on the Lebanon bore herself to the natives as if she were a. mighty ruler instead of a defenceless \v i But:. delight was in helping others, and she v ne away much Mmi In her later years 1 ill spare. r-'xl everyone who appealed to her for help, -sIio .apported those who were in need, and for some years the power and influence which she exercised in the Lebanon al- most amounted to sovereignty. Even the power- ful Prince of the Desert, Mohanna-el-Fadel, asked the aid of his dear sister, the S.yt (Lady) Hester," and sent- one of his chiefs to wait upon her, with an Arab cblt as a present, pr. Meryon says: "It was a fine sight to be- held tee B-eclouins come to seek the protection of a woman and a stranger." Yet Lady Hester never exceeded her powers. She was frequently appealed to by her Syrian neighbours to -save their' sons from conscription by taking them into her service, but she always replied that, al- though she knew the boys would be given to her as. a present by their commandant, she would never break the laws of the country in which 6he lived.

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Nodion. Hen Gymro dyddorol ydoedd y di- weddar Ddoctor Davies o Aberdar, yr hwn a hunodd yn ddiweddar wedi cyrhaedd oedran teg. Yr oedd y Doctor yn cono John Elias yn pregethu yn Nghapel Methodistaidd Carmel, Trecynon, yn 1829. Adeg I agoriad y capel ydoedd. Daeth y Doctor yno o Gwmsaerbren yn faban yn llaw ei fam. Hoffai yr hen frawd o Fryngolwg adrodd wrth ei gyfeillion gymaint ag a gofiai am yr odfa hono. Yr oedd Elias mewn hwyl yn Ngharmel, a'r tan yn dod i lawr yn ateb i'w weddi. Tebygol mai Carmel ydyw yr addoldy Methodistaidd hynaf yn Aberdar ar cylch. Yma yr addolai Syr Marchant Williams gyda'i rieni pan yn blentyn. Cafodd Dr Davies yntau ei feithrin mewn awyrgylch Fethodistaidd, ond nid ymddengys i Syr Marchant nac yntau gadw cvffes eu ffydd Fethodistaidd yn ddisigl hyd hwyrddydd oes. Dywedir cldarfod i'r cyfreitha yn nglyn a'r siop lyfrau ail-law yn Nghaerdydd, mewn cysylltiad a pha. un y bu Mr. Austin Jenkins ac Ifano yn 11 cd amlwg, gostio J6800. a Cytuna a'th wrthwynebwr ar frys," onide? Os na wneir, rhwng y cigfrain a'r cwn yr el yr eiddo, fel rheol. Dan yr enw "Draig Glas," y mae rhywun wedi cyhoeddi llyfr Seisnig yn 1 mha un yr ergydja yn ddidrugaredd ar y Cymro, yn arbenig y-Oymro Ymneilldunl. Gwelwn fod Syr Marchant Williams wedi cymeryd yr athrodwr mewn Haw, a bydd i'r Ynad wneyd byr waith ar y troseddwr Efallai y bydd i Syr Marchant ei dros- glwyddo i ofal ei gyfaill y Milwriad "Vaughan. Ni "bydd i'r diweddaf arbed y Draig Glas, na neb a ymesyd ar y Ddraig Goch.. Fel prawf o wladgarwch a llengarwch pobl Aberdar, cawn y ffaith fod yno ddwy Gymdeithas Gymreig flodeuog-y Cymro- dorion a'r Ddraig Goch; Wythnos Gwyl Dewi cafodd y Cymrodorion eu gwledd Rynyd-dol, a'r wythnos ddiweddaf mwyn- haodd caredigion y Ddraig eu swper.

iVIountain Ash Dog Show. A successful Show was held at the Drill Hall, Mountain Ash, on Easter Monday, under the auspices of the Mountain Ash and Aberdare Dog Show Society. This was the fourth annual show held under ,the auspices of the society, the president of which is Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P. The committee were: Messrs. H. Eynon (chairman), J. Mac Cormack, E. V. Ros- ser, A. G. Watkins, B. Herbert, Tom Jones, B. George, J. Philpin, F. Roberts, James Mac Cormack, and D. Harris. Hon. sec., Mr. S. Shipton, solicitor, Mountain Ash; secretary, Mr. Horace L. Wheatley, Mountain Ash, Mr. George Eaper, Leeds, was the judge. Mr. J. A. Martin's St. Bernard, a Whiteman" (Merthyr) gained nine lsts and 4 specials, including a silver cup for the best dog or bitch in the show. Mr. Martin's Corsette" won nine seconds. The following are the local winners:- Bull, dog or bitch, open: 2, Harry Meaton, Susie Budget, Ynysboeth; 8, Thomas J. Williams, Valetine of Aman, Aberaman. Spaniel or Springer: 2, H. Eynon, Mountain Ash, Rose of Glyn. Fox terrier, wire: 1, W. E. Morgan, Home Pride, Hirwain; 2, Edgar Sweet, Glebeland Reflection. Black and Tan terrie^: 3, A. G. Wat-' kins., Eversley Tiny, Aberdare. Any variety: 1, J. A. Whiteman, Whiteman. Yorkshire terrier: 3, Mrs. M. Deere, Netherton, Aberdare. Any variety: 2, W. E. Morgan, Home Pride. j Any variety, never won a first prize: 3, W. E. Morgan, Home Pride. Brood bitch: 2, A. J. Eaton, Miskin, Billesley Blouse; 3, Harry Meaton, Susie Budget. Collie, smooth (open): 1, James Davies, Rhondda Wanderer; 2, Gladstone Jones, Canute Pilot; 3, D. R.. John, Corrwg Gyp. Collie, rough or smooth: 1, A. J. Eaton, Billesley Blouse; 2, Gladstone Jones, Miskin, Canute Pilot. Fox terrier, wire, dog or bitch, open: 1, W. E. Morgan, Home Pride. Fox terrier, wire, dog or bitch, limit: 1, W. E. Morgan, Home Pride. Fox terrier, wire, dog or bitch, novice: 1, W. E. Morgan, Home Pride. Fox terrier, wire or smooth, dog or bitch, puppy: 2, W. E. Morgan, Home Pride. Black and Tan terrier, dog or bitch, limit: 3, A. G. Watkins, Eversley Tiny, Aberdare. Black and Tan terrier, dog or bitch, novice: 3, A. G. Watkins, Eversley Tiny. Pomeranians: 2, George Morgan, Black Bess. Cocker spaniel:" 2, H. Eynon, Rose of Glyn. Spaniel, any variety, novice: 2, Rhys Jones, Aberaman, Saucy Blue.

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j. BITS FROM BOOKS. LORD TWEEDMOUTH AND THE CANDI- DATE. "Edward Marjoribanks, Lord Tweedmouth: Notes and Recollections" (Constable) does not pretend to be in apy way a complete* biography of the famous Liberal Whip. But it contains many appreciations from friends as well as numerous good stories; lie had a sfcrone. even violent temper, which 1:" kept in good control.. On one occasion I was W, f,onewith 11 he was interviewing candidates for the pending General Election. There -entered one wh( had fought a con- r st in 1886 as a Home Ruler and had L: "i defeated, and who considered 'he had net- got from ilr. Marjoribanks the sup- port he thought himself entitled to. From complaining, th-8 unsuccessful o n e took to scolding, and then to violent personal abuse, at Mr. Marjoribanks' head. It is you, sir who are to blame for my defeat, you person- aiiv. you alone." Iii. smiled and smiled, and i, cd in oil and wine. It ended in the candi- date being pacified and they parted, shaking Kande and smiling amicably on .each other. But the moment the door closed and we were alop". there was a change. Mr. Marjoribanks gripped the tablecloth in his clenched hand, tore it off the table, clashed it to the ground, and out there was going to come when I said, How z,Jendidly you do keep your temper. I could not do it! Will you be quiet? he said, and we both burst out laughing, and I took up the tablecloth and spread it in its rightful place, and ™r>iaced the empty water-carafe and broken ■ WlrcQ ;f> :vcrl)="V ••

THE CUCKOO. Here is a charming parage from "The South Country," by Edward Thomas (J. M. Dent and Sons), which, like its context, suggests lure intimacy with Nature. There are whole nights when the cuckoo will not sleep, and the woods on either side oi a road twenty miles long emit the cry or these conquerors under the full moon and the wmte fé:rs of love. If you pau.?e it will appear that j r is not a silence that this song rui.e.s over; for v )at was a silence W?.:3 lull of sounds, as many sounds as there are ieayes, rounds of-creeping, gliding, pattering, rustling, slow wormlike con- tinuous noises and sudden sounds. And strangely j,; length is the glorious day reared high upon t-e ruins of this night, of which the survivors, slink away into the old forgotten roads, the dense woods, the chimneys of deserted houses. It is a jolly note only when the bird ie visible close at hand and the power oi his throat is felt. Often two or three will answer one another, or for half a day will loiter about a coomibe for the sake of an ec-o. It is one of tie richest sounds in nature when two sing togctner, the second note oy one being almost blended with the first of the other.

A RUN IN A MOTOR-CAR. There -are those to whom this is a supreme pleasure and there -are others like, Mr. E. V. Lucas, whom it leaves cold. The following quo- tation appears in hie One day and Another (Methu&n): OB<? is TIO enemy of ca.r & useful adjunct to twentieth century utilitarianism and P^o- to twentieth century utilitarianism and Fo- but for me that is its beginning and its end. 'Convenience is its only justification. I will business appointments in taxies, and Jy, driven to and from stations in the motor-cars of friends, with perfect resignation; but only from an incorrigible complaisance will i ever ago for what is called a run in a motor-car. Thev make me cold, they make me blind, they make me nervous (less for myself than for the people in the road), and they make me ashamed. They.,aggravate the insolence and success of tno rich and thev increase the failure (if it be a failure) and lowliness of the poor. It gives m", no satisfaction to dim with my dust sweet- williams and marigolds of tno cottage gardens; it does not interest or delight me in the least to see old countrymen, start-, and young children e&atter in terror from their play.

A FOURTEENTH-CENTURY WESLEY. In his "Studies in Mystical Religion" (Mac- miih.n). Dr. Rufus Jones refers to that great Dutch mystic of the fourteenth century, Gerard: i iiv 1 in 1379, with a spirit aflame and with an anomÜng from on high, Gerard went forth, lko George Fox in the English Commonwealth, hke Wesley in the spiritual drought of tl» eighteenth century, to preach to the people and to call them to a religion of following Christ. He was granted a permit by the Bishop of Utrecht to preacn anywhere within that diocese. He was dressed in 'the utmost simplicity, and in every way no showed his nearness to the people and his sym- pathy with them. His gospel, like his garb, was very simple. Scholastic subti.r.'ies seemed to 'him stones instead cf 'oread. He possessed a powerful eloquence, though the secret even of his eloquence was simplicity and directness. It was intensity of spirit, absolute conviction; as Thomas a Kempis well noted, it was the power- ful appeal of personal experience. He did what he said, and what he taught that he also lived. His message was decidedly a new Evant/elim-, and it worked powerfully. The people flocked to hear him as they had not done si "ce the. days of the great preacher of Assisi. Whole towns left their occupations and came to listen to Gerard's Every class and rank of society yielded to his spell, even meals were neglected.

THE AMAZING PLAY. There is an introduction by Mr. A. T. Quiller Couch to the beautiful edition of "The Mer- chant of Venice," illustrated by Sir J. D. Lin-, ton. R.I. (Hodder and Stoughton). In it he makes the following illuminating criticism: It is only by seeing" The Merchant of Venice" on the stage that we cam gauge the amazing skill of its workmanship; as the actual inhumanity, even lunacy, of the two stories composiag it can only perhaps be realised by one ^ho' has attempted to write out its argu- ment- .in plausible pro,;>o. It is past credence, when narrated in' prose, that any man, being a man or business, could ever have been fool enough to sign stich a bond as Antonio signed; any man bestial enough to exact such a penalty a--? Shvlock tried tb exact; any Court of Law so childish that it failed to nonsuit the plaintiff out of hand, or, failing that, so inexpressibly childish as to acquit upon such pleadings as Portia's. Again, and in of Shakespeare's glosing, Bessanio wins Portia. by mere luck— he has not been presented to us as a person likely tochocs.e lead before gold; his moral- isings upon -outward r-how and the rest of it strike us as beautifully .expressed humbug; or, if this be denied, it was a pure fluk £ that Morocco, for instance, did not choose the right casket before him; and luck, accident — what- ever we call if—is, as Aristotle rightly perceived and taught, the in-ost undrunatic thing in the world, being indeed -a "negation of Art and Intelligence, and of Nature as an organising force."

The Salvation Amy. j1 CHALK FARM BAND CONCERTS. The Chalk Farm Band, which is the largest Salvation Army Band in the d world, gave two concerts at Aberdare Market Hall on Good Friday. The or- gaiiisation is composed of a line body of men, and with one or two exceptions is drawn from the working classes. It numbers 43 players, one of whom is Master Bramwell Booth, son of Mr. Bramwell Booth, and grand-son of Gen- eral Booth. Master Booth, during his Aberdare visit, was the guest of Mr. J. Harris, Triumph Studio. Fairly large audiences attended at both the afternoon and evening concerts. In the former Col. Ottway, of the Salvation Army, presided. The Band, under the leadership of Bandmaster Punchard, went through a very fine programme of music, which in- cluded "Welsh Melodies," "Songs of Gladness," "Guide me, Greas Jehovah," "The Stilling of the Storm," "The Wondrous Cross"; trumpet quartette, "German War Song"; cornet solo, In- spiring Spirit," soloist, Bandmaster W. Punchard; trombone solo, "The song that reached my heart," soloist, Bands- man F. Monger"; euphonium solo, The happy land," Bandsman R. Ewers. Mr. W. Thomas, High Constable of Miskin Higher, presided over the evening meeting. Mr. Thomas, who was received with cheers, expressed his pleasure in oc- cupying the chair at a meeting of that nature. He was, and had always been, a great admirer of the work of General Booth and the Salvation Army. They bad done great and glorious work for humanity, and deserved the support of every one. Applause.) The Band went through a few exquisite selections, which were heartily appreci- ated. The Merthyr Tydvil Songsters (Salva- tion Army) gave a very sweet rendering of • a glee, and the Aberdare Salvation Army Band, under the leadership of Bandsmaster Brown, also gave two selec- tions. At the close the chairman was cordially thanked for his presence and support on the motion of Col. Ottway, seconded by Ensign Coates, Aberdare. The Chalk Farm Band were also warm- ly acknowledged for their services.