DIARY OF M. V. MORRIS' TRIP

ENGLAND AND WALES.

1913.

Landed in Liverpool on June 21, 1913 (Saturday), at 10.30 A. M., and was met by my dear cousins, Nellie Weeks and Agnes Bush. Took the 12 M. train from Bertin Head to my Uncle Tom and Aunt Margaret Parson's at Shrewsbury, arriving at 2.30 P. M., and stayed at Shrewsbury one week.

June 22 (Sunday): Went to Church of England with Uncle Tom and Aunt Margaret Parson.

June 23: Took in the town of Shrewsbury.

June 24: Went on a motor trip through the country and visited the ruins of Haumount Abbey. This abbey is over 1100 years old and the old monks used to worship at this place. In looking through the ruins I found a piece of the old tile floor, which is very valuable, and which I put in my trunk to take to America. The same day I went and saw the tree in which George III hid from the enemy when they were trying to catch him to kill him; the same day I also went to see the spot where Prince of Wales, David III, was executed‑beheaded, quartered and drawn for treason. This occurred on October 3rd, 1283. He was tried for high treason by the first Parliament in which the Commonwealth was represented; London and twenty other boroughs and cities being represented. He was sentenced on September 30, 1283. This was in Shrewsbury Town where now stands the Lloyd Bank of England. After arriving back at my Aunt's residence we had tea and then went to the Cinma to pass the evening.

June 25: Went around the town of Shrewsbury and called at the tailor shop of Mr. Davis and ordered a suit of clothes. In the evening took a walk along the River Severn for about three miles. It was a most beautiful walk, after which we went home and went to bed.

June 26: My cousin, Nellie Weeks, went home to Bryn Mawr, and I went to Liverpool to extend my ticket from August 21st to September 18 in order to return home on the "Baltic." Took train at 2.30 from Bertin Head, arriving at Shrewsbury at 8 P. M.

June 27: Went to Mr. Davis, the tailor, to have my suit fitted, and then went around Shrewsbury and passing the church, went in and found a Marriage, all by accident.

June 28: Started on our way to Bryn Mawr. Stopped off at Hearerfort for four hours, which is a beautiful city. While there we went to the Hearerfort Cathedral, which is one of the most ancient places in England. We took the train in the afternoon and landed in Bryn Mawr, where several of my cousins were waiting for us and we had a splendid night. My cousin, Tom Alden, from Llanelly hill, was waiting at Bryn Mawr and came to my cousin's, Nellie Weeks, to see me.

June 29 ( Sunday ) : Spent the day with cousin Nellie Weeks. Went to the Reaboth Church and heard Cruys Williams preach. A beautiful sermon text drawn from the 18th Chapter of Isaiah‑Depths of Awful Sin. This church was built in 1820 A. D., and the same church where my wife's father went to (Richard Sharpless) in the year 1852, and where he went before going to America. After church spent the evening with cousin Tom Bush and wife.

June 30: Stayed around Bryn Mawr, taking in the town.

July 1: Went to Abergavenny. Mrs. Morris, Cousin Nellie Weeks and myself spent the day in this town and went through Abergavenny Castle. This is a beautiful valley. Returned home to Bryn Mawr after enjoying beautiful clay in this ancient town.

July 2: Went to Brecon Town, 22 Miles from Bryn Mawr, in a motor car with Cousin Tom Bush and Agnes, his wife. Stopped on our way down at the Unicorn Inn, my Grandfather's place and which is owned at present by my Aunt Margaret. I took a bottle of Bass' Ale in this place the first in three and one‑half years. After we arrived in Brecon Town, we went to my second‑cousin's house, Harold Morris, the chemist at Brecon. He, my cousin Tom Bush and myself took a walk to one of the inns and had a few Bass and a glass of home‑brewed ale. Then we went to my mother's cousin's, John Morris, the chemist, the father of Harold Morris, and had dinner with him and his two daughters. After dinner went to see a pack of foxhounds, about 40

in number; a fine lot of hounds. Started back for Bryn Mawr at 8 P. M., and arrived home about 9.30 P. M. I forgot to say that I stopped in at the Vine Tree Inn, at Creekhowell, to see a Mrs. Watkins who keeps this Inn.

July 3: Went around Bryn Mawr and called to see Mrs. Graton who keeps the Collier's Arms and who is the mother of Deta Graton, a nurse at the Hill Side Home at Clark's Summit, Pa., and the same day went to see Mrs. Price, the mother of Arthur Bynon and sister of Arthur Davis, Hill Street, Scranton, Pa. Also went to see Arthur Davis' father, who is a very old man. and used to run around with B. Hughes.

July 4: Went to see Mrs. Arthur Davis ' sister and delivered some presents to her daughter, which were sent by said Mrs. Davis; also called on my mother's cousin, Mrs. Bowen (Lizie Vaughan); had tea with her and her husband also called on Mr. John Rhydderch and met Mr. and Mrs. Martin, from Minersville, Pa., and had tea with them.

July 5: Went to Llanelly Hill. I walked down the old Tram Road with Cousin Agnes and Mrs. Morris (wife) and Cousin Maggie Is, daughter of Tom Alden. Took the train to Wane Avon, the highest station in South Wales, 1400 feet above sea level. I walked over the Devil's bridge on my way over to Llanelly Hill and up the Big Hill at Clydach Glen to Ben Petheroe's Inn, called the Collier's Arms (Cousin of Armit Thomas, mail carrier); then went up to the Ivy Cottage, where my mother was raised and my cousin Tom Alden now lives. The old building is in excellent condition and is kept in splendid shape; had tea with Cousin Tom and family. After tea we went down the Hill to Ben Petheroe's Inn and stopped over night with Mr. and Mrs. Petheroe and had breakfast with them in the morning (Sunday). They showed us a very nice time; both Mr. and Mrs. Petheroe are very fine people.

July 6 (Sunday): Went up to the Ivy Cottage, to my Cousin Tom Alden and had dinner and supper with them. After dinner I went to the old house that my father owned and .had lived in at the time he was married to my mother. This is the house that he sold when he went to America. I had a smoke n this old house, and I then went to the place my mother was married from; it is an old farm house and is called the Peny Fullen Farm, near Abergavenny on Llanelly Hill. This house is over 500 years old and is in good condition at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. George Watkins live in it at the present time. I had a long smoke in this old house and a drink of

Pop, which was very good. The people in this house were very kind to me. After supper we went to the Baptist Church on Llanelly Hill, where my father used to lead the singing, and the old church is in good condition. It was erected in 1838, and called the Bethesda Chapel in Darrafellen near Llanelly Hill. After church we walked home to Bryn Maw r and called at my cousin's, Tom Bush, and had tea, and which we left at 11.30 for my cousin's Nellie Weeks, where we made our home while in Wales.

July 7: Cousin Frank Weeks and myself went to Ebervale to look up William Mason, father of Wm. Mason who works for Barnard McGreevey at Chinchilla,' and we found him living in the Tenby House, and also met his grandfather who was very old. They were very glad to hear from his son and had some fine ale. Returned to Bryn Mawr in the afternoon, landing back safe enjoyed the evening in Bryn Mawr.

July 8: Cousin Frank Weeks and myself went to New Bridge to see Tom George's mother and brother. Met his mother at her house and his brother in the Beaufort Arms, of which he is the proprietor. Enjoyed ourselves at both places and had some Bass ale which was very good. Returned home in the afternoon to Bryn Mawr. Spent the evening in Bryn Mawr. Had tea at Cousin Tom Bush's. Went to the Gray Hound Inn and had a very nice time with my cousin Arthur Bush who is a butcher and works for a Mr. Watkins on Beaufort Street, Bryn Mawr.

July 9 : Cousin's Tom and Arthur Bush and myself went to Creekhowell ; called on a Mrs. Watkins Vine Tree Inn; had a message for her from her son in Edwardsville, Pa. She was sick in bed so I went up and had a talk with her. Then we went to Langatege and to the Bethlehem Chapel, where my grandfather, Thomas Morris, and my grandmother, Ann Morris, are buried, and my great grandfather and great grandmother. My grandfather died December 31, 1885 ; he was 78 years of age. Grandmother died November 14, 1881 age 69 years. We then went to the Kelle Farm, not far from the Chapel, where my mother was born, and the farmhouse is one of the finest houses that I have seen in Wales. My great grandmother was also born in this same house. Mr. Roger Howells lives in it at the present and has lived there for forty years. Mr. and Mrs. Howells are very fine people and treated us very fine; we had some home‑brewed ale at their expense. The Duke of Beaufort owns the house at present. At 6 P. M. we started home to Bryn Mawr and arrived home safe. My cousins walked up the hill, while I drove the Welsh pony. We had a fine day of it and a few bottles of Bass' ale on the side.

July 10: Mrs. Morris and myself went to Tredager to see Aunt Ann Lewis and her sister, Mrs. Jane Jones. We had supper at Aunt Jane Jones' house. She keeps a butcher shop. After supper we went for a walk through the Park, which is one of the finest parks I have seen in Wales. It lies close to the town and the old men and women do not have to walk very far to get a fine resting place. We viewed the great big piece of coal that was dug out of one of the mines for the purpose of sending it to the World's Fair, but they had an accident in getting it out‑a piece of one of the corners breaking off, so they decided not to send it. After going through the park, we went to the cinema to see the picture show: After the show we went back to my aunt’s and had a cup of tea and then went to bed at 11:30 P.M. We had a beautiful bed to sleep in; the day was spend with pleasure.

July 11: Cousin Arthur Jones and myself started out to find Mr. Clark, Mr. Davis and Mr. Lush, the father of William Lush of Depot Street, Scranton, and found him at the School House, where he is the janitor. He was very glad to see us and to hear from his son. He cried when I told him that his son "Bill" asked me to call and see him. After seeing Mr. Lush we started to look for Cousin Gomer Games' Aunt, Mrs. John Dobbs. We walked to Ebervale and all around the town all day but failed to find her. We ate dinner in a Coffee Tavern. I met a Miss Mason, sister of Wm. Mason of Chinchilla, and then we walked back to Sirhowey and then back to Tredager, landing back home at 10.30 P. DZ. This was one good day's walk.

July 12: Aunt Ann Lewis, of Plymouth, Pa., started for Sirhowy to look for this same Mrs. Dobbs, and we walked for one hour and found her living in the Step Row in Sirhowey. She and her husband was in the house, so we sat down and talked with them for an hour and she gave me a walking stick, which she had in the bureau drawer and I promised to call and see her again. We started back to Tredager (walked it). Got back to Aunt Jane Jones' and dinner was already for us, and we were ready for our dinner. After dinner, Mrs. Morris and myself went to the station and took a train for Bryn Mawr. We got into a carriage called the "smoker," so I had a fine smoke out of the old American corn cobb and Franklin tobacco which I bought in Tredager, and I want to mention that Tredager is a fine little town and that everybody used us fine. Landed back in Bryn Mawr at my cousin Nellie Weeks', where she was waiting for us with all the welcome that could be shown anybody; that ended this clay's traveling.

July 13 (Sunday): We went to cousin Tom Bush's and had dinner and supper, after which we went to the Calvary Baptist Chapel. Mr. Smith, from London, preached a fine sermon; he preached on baptizing. After church we went back to Tom Bush's and had tea; went home to cousin Nellie Week's at 11 P. M.

July 14: I had the honor of sitting on the Bench in the Bryn Mawr Court with five Magistrates; sat there from 11 A. M. until 1.30 P. M.; enjoyed hearing a case against one Mr. Perry; he was charged with keeping open house after 11 P. M. (closing time). The evidence showed that he had kept a man in the hotel five minutes after closing time and he was fined 30‑5 and costs. The evidence was not very strong and I did not think he was guilty, but the magistrates looked at it in a different light; they were a little partial to the police officers. Went to Nanty Glo to see a Mrs. Morgans, who was an old friend of the Morris family, after seeing her we went to Nellie Weeks and enjoyed the Sunday School Walk. There were nine Sunday Schools represented in the walk and about 2500 children and men in all, and the singing was beautiful. This was in Bryn Mawr.

July 15: Cousin Tom Bush and myself went to Abergavenny to meet my cousin Harold Morris, the chemist from Brecon. We drove down with cousin Tom's horse and trap, and I called on Mr. J. Edwards, who keeps a shop in Govilon, near Abergavenny, and who is a cousin of Gomer Games. She was very glad to hear from him, and her daughter is a nice looking young woman. We landed in Abergavenny at 1 P. M. and met my cousin and his wife and child. We all went to the Inn and had lunch. Cousin Tom and Harold's wife drove to Bryn Mawr, while myself and cousin Harold had a ride in an auto car, owned by the Water Company. The driver was Mr. Hennessey and we had one good old time on our way, stopped at every Inn on the road, and landed back in the Castle Hotel in Bryn Mawr at 9 P. M. Abergavenny is a nice little town and a great deal of business is clone in this town. They have a very nice Market House and a very large yard where the farmers bring their sheep for sale on every Thursday. The butchers for miles around come to this place and buy there sheep for the week, and every butcher does his own killing, and for that reason we get fresh lamb every week, and the best lamb that I have ever eaten; this country has America beaten for lamb.

July 16: We took a brake and went to Creekhowell. In the brake was Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morris, of Brecon; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bush, Mrs. Nellie Weeks, Mrs. Arthur Bush.

We went to the Kelle Farm where my mother was born, and then we all went to the little town of Creekhowell and had dinner in the hotel called the "Cambrian Arms;" we had a very nice time at this hotel. We all went outside and had our picture taken, then we went and saw the old Langattock Church and a very nice church it is. We then went to the old farmhouse where my grandfather, Thomas Morris, was born; it is used now as the Police Station; went all through this place and was used very fine by Sergeant Evans; then went to the Bridge End Inn and had a luncheon. After luncheon we started back up the hill for Bryn Mawr. The women rode in the brake, while the men folks walked until we got to the top of the hill, near Bryn Mawr. Near Bryn Mawr we had a foot race on the road; I was the fastest runner of the three; we had several Bass' ales on the way back. One thing I have forgotten to mention, and that is the beauty of Creekhowell. It is one of the nicest and cleanest little towns I have seen in Wales, and the Llangattock Mountains all the way down from Bryn Mawr through Black Rock to Creekhowell are very beautiful, and from there down along the old Tram Road and along the brook and down to the Wells; one called Pont Harry Isaac, and then down to the Devil's Bridge. This bridge is noted as the saying went years ago, for a ghost seen on the bridge in different forms, and the old folks at Llanelly and my Aunt Margaret say that my mother saw this ghost in the form of a big black dog and she started to sing one of her favorite hymns as she stood on the bridge, so that all the people on Llanelly Hill heard her, and when she had finished the ghost had disappeared and was never seen afterwards. Well we all got back to Bryn Mawr safe and we did not see any ghosts that night, but we were a little nervous in the morning, that is, Cousin Harold Morris and myself.

July 17 : We visited my cousin and his wife all day, that is Mrs. Morris visited Mrs. Morris at Tom Bush's on Factory Street and Harold and I took in Bryn Mawr; called in at the Castle Hotel, Comrow Inn and Gray Hound Inn and then up at King Street at Mrs. Graton's, who keeps the Gold Digger's Arms, well we did not dig for gold but we did find some good Worthington Ale; returned home to cousin Tom Bush's about 11 P. M., with Harold, then Mrs. Morris and myself went over to our stopping place at Nellie Weeks' and went to bed at 12 o'clock, midnight.

July I8: Went to Newport and put our time in sight‑seeing. We first went up and saw the docks and it was a very nice sight for us as the tide was out and to see those big boats standing 200 feet out of the water on the shore, as it looked to us. Then we went up to see

the Navigation Bridge, which crosses the bay. This bridge carries the passengers across in basket shaped carriages. The bridge is built about 200 feet above the level of the road and the carriages are carried across by wires hanging down from this bridge attached to the baskets. It is a wonderful piece of engineering and is used a great deal. After seeing this bridge, we walked back to the center of town and had dinner in a German Cafe. We had chicken for dinner and it was fine; we enjoyed it very much, but one thing they don't do in this country, and that is to put water on the table as we do in America. After dinner we went for a trolley ride; we got on a double‑decker and went from one end of the town to the other end of the road, about three miles. This was a very nice ride and about two miles of it was through the outskirts of the town and it was a very pretty place. The people in this town were getting things ready for Market Day, which was the next day, and it was a very nice sight to see from 25 to 100 working in the gardens and bunching up the produce for market. After we got back to town it was time for supper, so we went back to our little German Cafe and had a very nice supper. After supper we took the train for Bryn Mawr, about 25 miles from Newport; it took 21/4 hours to get this distance‑Oh! what a slow ride. We got back to Bryn Mawr at 9 P. M., and then went to cousin Tom Bush's and had a cup of tea and a kipper, which was very nice and tasty ; at 11 P. M. we went to our stopping place.

July 19: We went to Blanevon to see Mr. Sam West, cousin of Mrs. Wells, of Providence; we found them and had a short visit with them. Then we walked all through the town, up along King Street and back. We went into the Collier's Arms. I had a Bass and Mrs. Morris had a Stone Ginger, which was very nice. Then we took the train back for Wainavon to my cousin Tom Alden at Llanelly Hill at the Ivy Cottage; had dinner and supper with him and his wife, Mary, who is a nice woman, and she did everything to make our visit pleasant, and Cousin Tom is the historian of the family, he is well posted about mother's relations; he was brought up by my grandfather. After supper we walked back to Bryn Mawr; called at Tom Bush's and had tea; we were ready for it, after our walk through the beautiful fields between the mountains and right above the old Grosha Bailey's tram road. At 11.30 P. M. we got back to our stopping place; went to bed at 1 A. M.; after sitting up with Frank Weeks talking about the different valleys.

July 20: Went down to Nanty Glo to Mrs. Morris' cousin William Price for dinner and supper. After supper Mr. Price and myself took a walk through the fields and on top of the mountain, called Grouse

Mountain, and then over to the old Grouse Inn, which is used as a dwelling place at present. We then walked over the hill to Wainavon Station and then back on the other side of the hill, or mountain to a Spring, and had a drink of the best water I have tasted in Wales, excepting Bass'. After supper Mrs. Morris went to the Reaboth Chapel with her cousin. I went to Cousin Tom Bush's house and waited for Mrs. Morris to come from Chapel. Her cousin brought her down to this house at 10 P. M. and we had a cup of tea and some nice lamb. Went to our stopping place at 11.30 P. M. You would naturally think that these were late hours to keep, but the people are on the streets just as if it was only 7 P. M. The cause for this is the twilight as you can read a paper as late as 9.30 without a light.

July 21: Mrs. Morris, Cousin Agnes Bush and myself, went to Cardiff; had dinner and then went to Barry Dock to try and find David Davis, a brother to my step‑father, Isaac Davis, and an uncle to my sister Edith and Annetta. Well, after arriving at Barry Dock the first place I inquired for him was at a Coffee Tavern; he used to keep a Coffee Tavern, but they did not know anything about him. Then we went to a butcher shop; they advised us to go up to the end of the town to a fish shop; they did not know anything about him. Then we went to a real estate man by the name of Davis, but he did not know anything about him, but advised us to go up to the Police Station and inquire of Capt. Morris, that he would be able to tell us, so we went up to the station house and I saw Capt. Morris, he used me very nice and told me that he did not remember any man by the name of David Davis that kept a Coffee Tavern, except those that were in business to‑day, but he said if you will go down to Mr. Jones, the undertaker, that he would be able to tell you something about him. Well, we went down to Mr. Jones and after a long talk, his wife happened to come in and she told him that David Davis who kept the Coffee Tavern had moved to Barry Island, then Mr. Jones remembered about him, and he telephoned to somebody and they got his address for us. Well, we started for Barry Island; got a ride out to the island on a brake; went to No. 4 Crescent Place, Barry Island and after reaching this house, found that his daughter lived there a short time back but had moved away, but here the angle from next door came out and told us that he lived up at No. 4 Amherst Street, so we went up to this street and sure enough we found David Davis. Went into the house and sat down and talked with him for half an hour and then started back for Barry Dock; tried to get a brake or a trap to get us back to the station so we could get back to Cardiff. We reached the station 2 minutes late for the train so we were obliged to wait one hour for a train. Got back to

Cardiff; had supper in the Castle Hotel; could not get rooms to sleep so we went to the Railway Hotel, a temperance house, and got two nice rooms, Nos. 15 and 32, one for Mrs. Bush and the other for Mrs. Morris and myself. This is one of the best hotels in Cardiff and very reasonable. Well we slept good and sound that night after the long chase we had after David Davis.

July 22: Had breakfast at the Railway Hotel and then started out to see Cardiff. Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Bush went to see the Welsh Industrial Assn. Co., and I went around to see the hotels, and we all went up to No. 13 Fairfield Street to look for a setter dog that I had seen advertised for sale, but when we arrived at the house the owner was at school‑he was a school teacher. So we went to the school house to see him and found that he had just sold the dog, so we had a trolley ride back to Cardiff and had supper in the Railway Hotel and occupied the same rooms that night.

July 23: Had breakfast in the Railway Hotel at Cardiff and at 9.30 A. M. took the boat for Ilfracomb, arriving at 1.30 P. M.; was met at the dock by my uncle and aunt Tom Parson and Margaret Parson, then we hired a trap and went to our boarding house, at No. 12 Station Road and kept by a Mrs. L. M. Millman, who is a very fine woman. She kept a fine boarding house and an excellent cook and made it very pleasant for us. After dinner we went down to the Promenade and walked along the seashore and watched the tide coming in. This is a fine summer resort and there was lots of singing and amusements, such as bathing and fishing, free concerts every night and afternoons. We walked up to the top of Tars Hill and Capston Walk, about 500 feet above the sea, after this walk we event back to our boarding house and we did not need a rocking chair to go sleep that night.

July 24: Walked around Ilfracomb and through the Arcade and down on the Promenade up to the Light House; this is where the old natives used to go to church and it is about 500 feet above the sea, and a beautiful walk to the top and you can see from the top for miles out on the sea; we walked around this beautiful spot all day and took in the concert in the evening.

July 25: After eating a good breakfast we took an auto car and went to a place called Combemartin, about. 7 miles of a ride, to see Mrs. Danvers' sister; we found her all right and had to sit down with her and her husband. Started back to Ilfracomb at 1 P. M. and had a fine ride; the roads along this valley are something great, and in excellent

condition. After dinner we got a trap and took a ride for about 16 miles to a place called Derry Nebora. This was one of the greatest trips that I have ever taken with a team of horses. We went down some hills on which we were obliged to use the chains on the wheels besides the brake; you would actually think you were going to fall over the horses. Well, we landed at Derry Nebora all right. We went and saw the old Derry Neborah Church, an old ancient church about 1100 years old and then we went to the Globe Inn, the only Public House in the village and we had tea and some fine cherry cake; of course, I went into the bar and saw the bar maids. This house was kept by two sisters, old maids, they showed me all through the house and it is very old fashioned, but clean as it could be and the Bass' Ale was something fine. After dinner we started back to Ilfracomb, but on a different route, we took a short cut around the hills to our home. We passed the castle of Lord Roberts and the Castle Water Meets, this is just outside of the Bay water meets and everything was very beautiful. Landed back all right and went to the show at night and it was rotten. After the show went to our boarding house and had a cup of tea and a kipper fish and I tell you they were good; went to bed and slept all night.

July 26: Went to a place called Linton, about 18 miles from Ilfracomb; we hired a motor car and rode to this place, and this is one of the greatest valleys that I have ever seen. In my opinion it is somewhat better than the valleys in Wales. We landed on the top of the mountain at the edge of the town at the Royal Castle Hotel. This hotel is 600 feet above the sea level and one of the greatest sights I ever seen and a beautiful hotel. We had a good dinner and after which we hired a trap and a little boy to drive and took a ride down to the Valley of Rocks, when we got down there we walked up on top of them and could see for miles out in the ocean. Mrs. Morris gathered some scotch heather and brought it back to Bryn Mawr with her. Well, we started back for Ilfracomb and reached there about 7 P. M., and had supper at our boarding house. After supper Mrs. Morris, Uncle Tom and Aunt Margaret Parsons, Cousin Agnes Bush and myself all went down town and walked around the town that evening, but Uncle Tom and I went into some of the Hotels for a Bass.

July 27 : Aunt Margaret, Annie and Cousin Agnes went to Chapel. Uncle Tom and l went for a walk, The hotels open at 12 o'clock, noon, in this place and it looked very funny to me to see the folks coming out of church and the hotel doors wide open, but I did not see any drunkenness in this town on Sunday, or any other day. After church we went home and had a cup of tea and then went to bed.

July 28: Walked around Ilfracomb and then took the boat for Swansea at 5.30 P. M., landing in Swansea at 8 P. M. Went to the Makeworth Hotel, got supper and registered for our room. Mrs. Morris stayed in her room while I walked around the town and took in some hotels. I must say that I saw more drunkards in this town in the short time I was there than I have seen in any other place. I put Swansea down as a dirty place and got out first thing in the morning.

July 29: Took the train for Guenos ystalyfera to see David Samuels, brother of Harry Samuels. We arrived at his house at 12 o'clock and had dinner with him and his family. After dinner we hired an auto and tool. a ride to those different places that on the road to Craig y nos; Madam Patti's castle, Ystalyfra, Ystradgnlais, Jefferys Hill, Penrhose, Abercavave, Vesidence, stopped at the Gwyn Arms Inn. We reached the castle and got into the yard and looked around. This is a very pretty place and we walked around her farms and saw rabbits running around by the scores, and then we went into her stables; the caretaker was very nice to us and he gave me a stone which comes from the land of Madam Patti. I have it in my trunk at the present time and intend taking it to America with me. Well, we are on our way back to Ystalyfera and the first stop we made was at Gwyn Arms Inn and Mr. Samuels and myself had a glass of Bass' Ale. Then we went to see Mr. Harry Samuels' sister, Mrs. King at Ystradgrnlais and she was very much disappointed with our short stay, she expected that we would stay for a week and she had prepared for us, but we could not stay only long enough to set down in her house and then we had to go on another street to see Lewis Watkins' mother. We met his mother and father, they were very glad to see us and to hear from their son, at Philadelphia, Pa., and then we started back to the station and caught the 4.20 P. M. train to Bryn Amami. We stayed at this place one hour and then went up to Glanaman to see Morgan Leonard's brother who keeps the John Leouards. We reached Glanaman about 7 P. M. and I went to the Bridge End Inn Hotel and tried to get a room for the night. This is the biggest hotel in this little town. I could not get a room so I started up the street to find Mr. Leonards place. On my way up about 100 yards from the station I met Llew. Llewellyn, an old friend of mine when lie was in America, it was about 16 years since I had met him; lie was sitting down on the walk. I looked at him and he said, My God, Morris, where did you come from, he did not know what to do with himself. He was so glad to see me and Mrs. Morris and lie took me up to Mr. Leonards and Mr. Leonards received us with all the welcome

that a man could, and I asked him if he could furnish us with a room and he said I will take care of you while you are here, and it won't cost you a penny. Mrs. Leonard was out at the time, but she arrived home about 8.30 P. M. and then we had supper. Mr. Leonard has a family of six children, 5 girls and one boy, and a very fine family they are, everyone of them talks Welsh entirely, but can talk English, but they would rather converse in Welsh. They are one of the finest families I have seen in a long time. Every one of them was only too glad to do something for us. I sat in the drinking room all evening and enjoyed myself with Llew. Llewellyn and some of Morgan Leonard's friends that used to know him, when he was living in this place and they all spoke well of him. I took a walk out on one of the streets and went into a candy shop, which was filled with little children about 7 to 12 years of age and it was amusing to hear them talk. Everyone of them was talking in Welsh, not a word of English was spoken, and I did enjoy myself listening to those youngsters talking and quarreling in Welsh. Well, we had a good night's rest in Mr. Leonard's bed and Llew did not know how to go home and leave me for the night.

July 30: Got up at 8 A. M. and had breakfast; had some ham and eggs and cooked in elegant shape and Llew was around before we had our breakfast finished. Well, we had our breakfast and then started for the station and on our way met Mr. Leonard's son from across the hill from the inn. This is another brother's son of Morgan Leonard. Well, he said my father would like to see you and he ran home and told him that a man was there from America and he knows your brother Morgan. He came down to the station to see us before the train left and he wanted us to come back to his house and stay for another day. But we did not have the time so we started for Dave Llewellyn's at Cilfynydd, near Ponty Pridd. We arrived at Ponty Priced about 2.30 P. M. and took the tram car for Cilfynydd. We found Dave's house but he was at work, so we waited until he came home. His wife was very kind and insisted upon Mrs. Morris having a cup of tea. I waited for Dave and when he came into the house I walked up to him and said, "Well, David, how are you," he looked at me and could not place me, he did not know me, but when I asked him if he ever knew M. V. Morris of Scranton, Pa., then he knew me and said, "Well, well, Morris," he grabbed me by the hand and did not let go for five minutes, and the first thing he asked me was how is your dear sister Annie, the one I boarded with, and when I told him that she was dead he let loose of my hand and we set down to supper, but he was a tickled man to see me. We had not seen each other for 26 years and he wanted to know how Evan Simms‑was getting along. Well after supper we started for

Mountain Ash to find Nellie Phillips, a girl that used to work for us in Scranton. Mr. Llewellyn and his brother came with us. We stopped at Ponty Pridd and went into David Williams' Hotel, The Grey Hound, and then left there to see the White Heart, the hotel where Dan Thomas kept (Dan Ponty Pridd the Fighting Man in his days). Well we took the 7 P. M. train for Mountain Ash and arrived there all right. Started out too look for Nellie Phillips. We hunted until 11 P. M., and then found her mother who told us that Nellie lived in Neath.

We went to the Dyfrey Hotel, kept by Mr. Fletcher, where we enjoyed a good night's sleep.

July 31: We left Mountain Ash about 10 A. M. Started for Neath and reached there about 11.30 A. M. Got a cab and went to the house of Nellie Silverston; used to be Nellie Phillips. We found her all right. I knocked at the door and she answered. I asked her if she would take a couple of boarders; that we wanted boarding for a week or two in Neath. She said she did not take boarders. I looked at her and said, "Well, Nellie, how are you?" She looked at me for a few minutes and then I said "Don't you know me?" and she said, "Well, I guess I do." Just then Mrs. Morris came out of the cab and Nellie recognized her at once, and said "Oh, Mrs. Morris and where did you come from; come into the house." We went into the house and Nellie started to cry. I went for a walk and left her and Mrs. Morris talking. She could not do enough for us. She has a very nice family, but I felt sorry for her and her three children, as she has been disappointed in life. Well, while I was out for a walk I stopped in at Cross Keys Inn and met two men and had a little talk with them. They asked me if I knew a man by the name of Jack Llewelyn and the same Jack is a friend of mine. He lives at Edwardsville at present. "Well, well, they said and we were boys together and his brother lives close by." I went to see his brother and he was very glad to see me and hear from his brother. The other two men's names were Dick Jones and Joe. Gilbert. I got to Nellie Phillips and she and Mrs. Morris were enjoying themselves drinking a cup of tea and of course I was obliged to join in and devour a cup of good old tea and a little thin bread and butter. Well, at 4 P. M. we went to the station to get a train for Bryn Mawr. Got a train for Newport and had an hour at Newport, then we got a train for Bryn Mawr. Reached there at 10.30 P. M. and landed in the house of Cousin Nellie Weeks, our stopping place; had a cup of tea and then went to bed.

August 1: Stayed around Bryn Mawr resting up and getting ready for the sheep dog trial.

August 2: We did not go any place; stayed in the house studying up the timetable and the railroad map.

August 3: Went to Reaboth Chapel with Mrs. Morris and Cousin Nellie Weeks. Cruse Williams was the preacher. After chapel we went down to Cousin Tom Bush's and had tea. Got back to our stopping place at 11 P. M.

August 4: This is called Bank Holiday and this is a week of no work in the shops and stores and everybody is idle. This is the first day of the eisteddfod; it is called Paget‑day; at Abergavenny. Mrs. Morris attended. I went to a field at Eber vaile to see the sheep dog trial. This was one of the greatest treats that I have ever seen. The dog is let go by the owner, about 1000 yards away, and a man is on the top of the hill and he lets three sheep loose which he has shut up in a stile, and then the dog will go around the field until he sees the sheep and then he goes after them and drives them down the field to where his owner is waiting for him, then the owner and the dog drive the three sheep down the field and through a stile which is built for the purpose, and then into a pen. They have ten minutes in which to do this, and the dog that does it in the shortest time wins the cup. There were fifty‑two dogs entered in this meet and I saw them all work. They are certainly broke well to their work.

August 5: We took the 10 A. M. train for Abergavenny to attend the Eisteddifod. Reached the Barrieks and paid 10 schillings for our seats. The first thing I knew was to feel a man's hand oh my shoulder and looking around found it was my old friend David Johns, and then I was obliged to go over and shake hands with Col. Rhys Phillips and Prof. John T. Watkins. We had a long chat and enjoyed the morning session very much. They did not stop the eisteddfod for dinner or supper, but it is one continuous meeting until about 7 P. M. About 3 o'clock I was sitting down watching the chairman and singers, and everybody else, to see if I could see some one that I knew, and the first one I spied coming up the aisle was my old friend Tom Powell, from Ferndale at present. He used to keep the Luerne House, next door to me on North Main Avenue, Scranton, Pa. He was also a fire boss in the Cayuga mines. Well, when I walked up to him and said, "Well, Tom how are yon," he looked at me and then gave one loud yell and almost fell over in a faint. He could not believe his eyes, so he went over to Mrs. Morris and shook hands with her and asked her to excuse me for a few minutes. Then we went out for a walk and stopped in at a hotel and had a bottle of Bass Ale. Tom had been temperance for

a year, but he said he must have one drink with me, and then we returned to the eisteddfod and we sat together and had a good long chat about olden times. We separated about 7 P. M. I had to promise him I would call and see him before I returned to America. After the eisteddfod we went to Mr. Davis' Coffee House and had some home cured ham and old country Welsh cakes; everything was home‑made in this house. This man is a tailor and he turned his house into a Coffee House during the week of the Eisteddfod. The eating in this house was certainly fine and had the hotel beat by a mile. A little girl, about nine years old, waited on Mrs. Morris and myself. After we had finished our meal I gave her a tip of three pence and she did not know what to do with herself. She went downstairs and told her mother what a nice gentleman was upstairs and he gave her three pence for waiting on them, "so nice." When we were going out the old lady called Mrs. Morris back and made her go out into her yard with her and get a fine bouquet of sweet peas; they were very nice. From there we went over to the station to get a train to Bryn Mawr. We arrived at the station at about 7.30 but were not able to get into a car until 8.30 and started for Bryn Mawr, nine miles away. The crowd was so great that they could not handle them and it took us one hour and forty‑five minutes to run nine miles. We arrived home all right and got to Cousin Tom Bush's at 12 o'clock and had a cup of tea and a kipper; it was very fine, and then we went to bed.

August 6: Mrs. Morris and myself attended a Sheep Dog Trial in a field above King Street, and it was a fine trial. The only fault I had to find with it was that the weather was a little cold and Mrs. Morris and Cousins Agnes Bush and Nellie Weeks were obliged to go home.

August 8: Took the 10 A. M. train for Abergavenny to attend the Eisteddfod, and reached there at 10.45 A. M.; met Col. Phillips, David Johns and John T. Watkins. They were dressed to the Queen's taste. They all had full‑dress suits on and high silk hats; and they all looked fine. About 12 o'clock we were all called to the platform; all the visitors from America and other countries as well. The singing on this day was very fine. There were 18 male parties that sang this day and they were fine. The eisteddfod was dismissed at 6.30 o'clock. There were 22,000 in attendance. The crowd was very orderly and everything went fine. We had supper at Mr. Davis' Coffee House and caught the 9 P. M. train for Bryn Mawr.

August 9: We stayed in Bryn Mawr all day. At night, Jack Davis, Naha Lewis from Lanelly Hill, and myself, hired a auto‑car and

went for a ride through Beaufort, and Dowlaise to Murtha, to see a fight which was pulled off in the drill hall in Murtha. There were four bouts and all good ones. The first bout was between Dan Sullivan, of Dowlais, and Maining Chambers, of Ton Pntrie ( six round bout‑a draw). The second bout was between Bill Eynon, of Murtha, and Young Jennings, of Dowlais; the referee was the Editor of the Evening Express‑Mr. Barren (six rounds‑a draw). The third bout was between two negroes, William Hill, of Cardiff, and Ed. Muffall, of the same place. They fought a good hard battle; a draw. There was also .another ‑bout between Arthur Evans, of Turphill, and Di Roberts, of Mastag. This was a good hard battle and went 15 rounds and was won by Roberts by a small margin. Landed back in Bryn Mawr at 11.30 P.M.

August 10: Went down to Nanty Glo for the day to a Mr. Hughes who is married to a cousin of Mrs. Morris. We had dinner and supper with them. After dinner, Mr. Hughes and myself went for a walk. We walked down around old Crawhay Bailey farm and we also went into his old mansion, which has not been occupied for years; there is an eight‑foot wall around this place. We managed to climb over the wall, but when we were ready to come out we had a hard time of it to get back, as the wall was so high and had a lot of bale wire along the wall. I tried to get through the wire fence on the inside of the wall, but I could not do it and tore my coat trying, but at last we succeeded in getting out; we found a place where part of the wall had fallen down, and the next thing was threatened with a summons for trespassing, but we escaped that and got home all right. I brought a relic out of this mansion. Mrs. Morris went to the Reaboth Chapel in the evening. I went down to Cousin Tom Bush's and waited for Mrs. Morris; my coat was so torn that I could not go to chapel. After chapel we had a cup of tea and went home at 11 P. M. I must say that we had a very nice time at Mrs. Morris' cousin's. They are very nice people and treated us fine.

August 11: We took in the Horse Show at Bryn Mawr, and it was a very good show. Mrs. Morris and myself were taken in the pictures for the cinema; this is what we call nickelette in America. These pictures were shown in Bryn Mawr and our pictures showed very prominently and everybody was talking about it in Bryn Mawr. We left the field at 7 P. M. and went to Cousin Tom Bush's and had supper with him. We stayed there until 11 P. M., and then went home to our stopping place, and had a cup of tea with Cousin Nellie Weeks. Went to bed at 12 o'clock.

August 12: We went to Cousin Tom Bush's. I spent the day writing. About 11.30 P. M. we went home to our stopping place.

August 13: Went to Pont Llanfraith to see Mr. Francis Carwardine, a brother of Thos. Carwardine of Scranton, Pa. He lives in the house called "Bryna View," and it is one of the finest houses for a working man that I have seen in Wales. They have the most beautiful flower garden that I have seen in a long time. Mr. and Mrs. Carwardine are a fine old couple, and their daughter Martha, who is an old maid in years, but not an old maid in actions, is a fine jolly girl and good company. We had dinner with them, and after dinner, Mr. Carwardine got his horse and trap and drove Mrs. Morris and myself, and Martha, to Carephilly. We went through Maisy ewmmer, Llanbradach, then Carephilly to the station inn, to a Mr. Tom Richards, Mr. Carwardine's son‑in‑law. We had supper in this inn, and after going all through the Carephilly Castle we returned to Pont Llanfraith to the station, but we missed the train and were obliged to go back with Mr. Carwardine and stay all night with him. Mr. Carwardine and Mrs. Morris drove back to the house, and Martha and myself walked back, and a fine walk it was. When we reached the house tea was waiting for us. We sat up and talked until 12 o'clock, and then went to bed and had a good night's sleep on a good feather bed.

August 14: Mr. Carwardine drove us to New Bridge about six miles to get to the 11 A. M. train for Abertillery. We drove through Pentry n Mawr, cummnd House to New Bridge. Mrs. Morris called on a Mrs. Liza Morgans, aunt to Kate Corwine. We arrived at New Bridge at 10.30 A. M., and went to the Beaufort Inn to see Tom Georges' brother, who keeps this inn. We got a train for Abertillery and reached there at 11.30, and my cousin Tom Jones was waiting with his horse and trap for us. We got in the trap and drove to Cwmtillery to the Cock and Chick Inn and had dinner with him and his family. I went with Tom to the Crown Inn, a new place that he is just fixing up. Slept in the Cock and Chick on a good feather down bed.

August 15 : We had breakfast and after that walled to Abertillery and saw a fine setter dog. Went back to the Cock and Chick Inn and had dinner, and then drove to Bryn Mawyr; arrived there at 8 P. M., and had tea with my cousin Nellie Weeks; went to bed at 11 P. M.

August 16: Mrs. Morris, Nellie Weeks and myself went down to Tom Bush's for supper. After supper, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Waide of

Liverpool, Mr. McEwan and myself, went to the cinema and saw the pictures, and we had the pleasure of seeing ourselves in the pictures of the Horse Show. After the show we went home to our stopping place and had tea and then went to bed, about 11.30 P. M.

August 17: Had breakfast and then went for a walk down the old tram‑road to Black Rock. Saw the wells, the water of which is supposed to be the best for drinking in Wales. Got back to Bush's at 2 P. M., and dinner was on the table waiting for us, and we had a fine appetite and enjoyed the dinner very much. After dinner we all took a nap until about 4.30 P. M. At 6 P. M. Mrs. Morris, Margaret Alden and myself went to the Taboa Baptist Chapel and heard Mr. Jones preach a very good sermon. He drew his text from the 163rd Psalm; First verse (unity). After chapel went back to Agnes Bush's and had supper. After supper went back to our stopping place and went to bed at 11.30 P. M.

August 18: Mrs. Morris, Nellie Weeks and Mrs. Waide went to Cardiff on the 8.30 A. M. train to do some shopping. Frank Weeks and I took a drive to Crickhowell by the way of the old Llanelly Road to the old Llanelly Church, Brecon Shire, which was built in 1200. It has six bells, and part of those bells were fought for by two factions, and the Llanelly people of Black Rock won the battle. The first bell was erected in 1445; two bells in 1626; two in 1715 and the last one in 1908. The church is about 1200 years old. The old communion table was built in 1624 and the date is carved in it, and it is in hood condition to‑day, and the church is also in good condition and services are held there every Sunday. The first person buried in the churchyard was in 1600, by the name of Evans; this is the oldest dates on the tombstones, but there were other persons buried there before this date but the tombstones have no dates on them. We then drove to Crickhowell and had dinner at the Cambrian Inn. After dinner we drove to Howll's farm, called the Kelle farm, in Llangattag, and this is the farm where my mother was born. I had a photo of this farm taken. After dinner we left the farm and drove back home, going through Langrenery, Gilwern, Clyrach and Black Rock, reaching home at 5.30 P. M. Mrs. Morris got back home at 1.0.30 P. M.

August 19: We had everything ready to take the 8.45 train for London, when the mail‑man came with a postal‑card from David Johns saying that lie would call and see us on this date. We gave up the trip to London for this day and waited for our old friend Dave. He arrived at 10 A. M., with his cousin, Mrs. Jones, from Llanarthney. He

and I walked around the town for a couple of hours and then went to the Griffin Hotel and had dinner. After dinner, Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Davis went to Agnes Bush's, and Dave and I went, down after them and had supper and took them to the station where they got a train for Cardiff at 6.20 P. M. Mrs. Morris and myself spent the rest of the evening in the house writing and getting ready to go to London in the morning.

August 20: Got the 9 A. M. train from Bryn Mawr to New Port. Took the London Express at New Port at 10.20 A. M. and arrived in London at 1 P. M. Mr. W. L. Samuels was at the station waiting for us. We took the taxicab and went to the Westminster Palace Hotel. Had dinner at the Hotel and after dinner went to the Westminister Abbey and the Art Gallery. It was a very fine place and the paintings were fine. Took lunch at Lyon's restaurant and after supper we went to the Lyceum Theatre and saw "Within the Law" and it was very good. After the show we went to the Hotel and went to bed.

August 21: Had breakfast at 9 A. M. after which we met a Mr. Burn, a guide, and he took us to the Abbey and then the Ste. Martins Westmount, where all the notable marriages take place; then to the old hotel called "Ye Old Chesshire Cheese;" had dinner at this old hotel; sat in the old chair that old man Jackson used to sit in; (he wrote the first dictionary) before Webster's. After dinner went to the Three Nun's Hotel in Algate High Street, to Petticoat Lane, to inquire about a setter dog. Went to Houndsditch, where the Houndsditch murder took place on December 16, 1910. We passed through Leaden Hall Street. Passed the Royal Academy of Music, and the old St. Spuldahre Church, where they toll the bells when the execution is over, after the hanging of every person. Then went to Piccadilly circus where all the famous clubs are situated; Hyde Park, then to Buckingham Palace Gardens, on the way to Victoria Station, thence to our hotel. Went to bed at 11.30 P. M.

August 22 : Got up at 8.30 A. M., and had breakfast at 9.30. After breakfast we met our guide and started. for Piccadilly Arcade; bought two spoons in this arcade. It is the longest arcade in London. Then we went to the fountain Piccadilly. Then to the Royal Academy of Hearts. Then went to see the great Middle Temple ground and the fountain. Walked over the platform where Shakespeare played his "Twelve Nights," before the Queen Elizabeth; it was held for the law society, but now the building is kept for the Shields. Such as the coat of arms. We went to the Edinburgh on Mufford Lane, 198 of the Strain W. C., one of the oldest Scotch hotels in London, and the room that we

sat in is paneled with scotch flannel of all colors. Then we took the under ground railway to Market Lane Station. Went to the Berkynge Allhollows; Barkin by the Tower. Saw the stone erected in honor of William Penn, which has his name engraved on the bowl in which he was baptized on October 23, 1644. This bronze table and baptism bowl was erected in this church on July 13, 1911; this church was built in the 11th century. We were at the church at 2.30 P. M. We touched the christening fountain where Wm. Penn was baptized. From there we went to Trenton Hill Square, known as Tower Hill, where the twenty monks were beheaded, from Westminster by King Edward the First, for breaking into his treasures. Then we went and had lunch at the Lyons restaurant on Tower Hill. After lunch we went to Market Lane Station (underground railway) to King's Cross Station, then we got a motor car and went to Madam Tussaud's Wax Works. On our way up to this place we passed the King's Cross Great Nation Station, Middlen station and the London Uston station, and also saw part of Regent Park. Went through the Tower of London, which covers 22 acres of ground; saw the traitors’ gates and the Bloody Towe and the Weakfield Tower where the Crown Jewels are kept. Saw the execution block in this tower. After going through the tower we took the tube railway (underground) to Trafalgar Square, then took a buss for the hotel; arrived at the hotel at 8.30 P. M. At 8.45 P. M. we went to the London Opera House and saw the play "Come Over Here;" got back at the hotel at 11.30 P. M.

August 23: Got up at 9 A. M. and had breakfast at 9.45 A. M. After breakfast we went to Westminster Road Station and from there to Hampton Court; going through Wimbledon (14 miles of a ride on a tram car); crossed Westminster Bridge over the River Thames, going to Georg Corning to Briston; to Ichworth; to Clapharu Commons; Wandsworth Town and returned at 8.30 P. M. Before taking this trip in the morning we went through the House of Parliament and the House of Commons. This was a delightful ride and the day was fine. We got along without a guide and we did enjoy the day traveling through London by ourselves.

August 24: We took a walk through Hyde Park (London) and heard Mrs. Disport and Mrs. Lena O'Boyle speak on "Women's Rights." We walked through Bird's Cage Walk to Trafalgar Square. This is the place where all free speeches are made and where the suffragettes hold their meetings. We had dinner in the Gold Cross Hotel. After dinner we took a train for Black Heath, to see Rev. Sirhowey Jones, who at one time had charge of the Puritan Church in

North Scranton. When we arrived at his house, he and Mrs. Jones had left for Wales. Got back to London at 6 P. M., and had tea in a Coffy House. After tea, Mrs. Morris attended the Westminster Abby Church; at 9 P.M. we took a walk around town and got back to our hotel at 11 P. M.

August 26: Had breakfast at 8 A. M., after which we went to the station and got the 11.05 train for Birmingham. Went there to see my cousin, Wm. W. Morris, and arrived at 1 o'clock P. M. Found my cousin at 4 P. M., and had tea with he and his family. He and I started out to look for a Mrs. Stokes, a cousin of Gomer Games. We found her at No. 9 Mary Avenue‑Avenue Road, Birmingham. We returned to my cousin's at 8 P. M., and got back to the Royal Hotel, where we stayed for the night. We did enjoy the ride from London to Birmingham. It was a through train and took just two hours to make the run. The city of Birmingham is a fine city.

August 27: Had our breakfast at 8.30 A. M. and 10 A. M. took a train for Bryn Mawd and arrived there at 5 P. M. Went to my cousin's Nellie Weeks, where we made our home while in Wales, and they were all delighted to see us return. Had supper, and afterward went to my cousin's Agnes Bush and spent the evening with her. Had kippers for tea at 10 P. M., and 11.30 P. M. went home.

August 28 : Stayed at Bryn Mawr all day.

August 30: Went to Llanelly Hill, to my cousin's Tom Alden, and had supper. Mrs. Morris stayed with cousin Mary Alden and Tom and I went down the hill to the Collier's Arms Inn, where we spent the evening with Ben Pothered, cousin to Armpit Thomas. We went back to the Ivy Cottage, on Lamely Hill, at 11.30, after having a very nice time at Portiere’s Inn. We went to bed in the old Ivy Cottage and slept in the old bed‑room where my dear old mother slept when she was a child and a dear old place it is (right on the top of the Hill, where you can look down and see all over Black Rock and Clyde.

August 31: Got up at 9 A. M., and had breakfast at 9.30 A. M. After breakfast, Cousin Tom and myself went for a walk to see a Mr. Jos. Lewis, a cousin of Sam Lewis, of Providence, Pa., and a friend of my mother and father. When we got up to his old stone house on top of the hill, he bad gone to chapel. We returned to Ivy cottage and had tea with Tom Alden and his family. While eating dinner, Mr. Joseph Lewis come to see us and he sat down and had dinner with us.

He told me that he remembered my mother and father, and he remembered when my uncle John lived in the old house under the hill at the Gan and he sold ale. He had a license in that house. Then he gave up selling ale; he did not like the business, but he would not sell out his business and simply let the license drop. We talked for three hours about my Uncle David Solomon, and Uncle John, and father's uncle William, and he also talked about my dear mother, whom he knew very well and said, he "did court" my aunt Margaret once upon a time and she was such a pretty young woman that no man could help but like her. Well, at 3.30 P. M., the old man went home, and Mrs. Morris, Cousin Tom and myself, all lay down and took a nap. We woke up at 5 P. M., and had tea and then took a walk down to see Mr. Protheroe and his wife. We walked down the big hill to the Pullth y cwn bridge, called the "Devil's Bridge," where my mother used to sit and sing, and the people used to come on both sides of the hill and listen to her, father, uncles William and John, sing. This bridge was named Pullth y cun, because occasionally a dog would fall over the bank and drown (he could not get out of this hole). It is a beautiful valley and the echo is so strong that you really would imagine that some person was mocking you. Well, we walked over the bridge after Mrs. Morris had rested, to the Tram Road, that Gr osha Bailey built and we walked along it to Bryn Mawr to my cousin Tom and Agnes Bush's. We arrived at their house at 8 P. M. and had some tea and some fine Welsh lamb; called at Nellie Weeks' and then went back to Bush's and stayed for a week with them. I forgot to say that while we were at the Ivy cottage cousin Tom Alden went out in the field and gathered enough mushrooms fox Mrs. Morris' breakfast, and I also met my father's first cousin, Rachel Davis, daughter of Tom Morgan Lishon.

Sept. l: Spent the clay in Bryn Mawr.

Sept. 4: We went down to Nanty Glo to see my cousin Joe Morris. Spent the day with him.

Sept. 5 : Spent the day in Bryn Mawr.

Sept. 6: Spent the day in Bryn Mawr; had dinner with my cousin Tom Bush and supper with Cousin Nellie Weeks.

Continuation of Sept. 3: Mrs. Morris, Cousins Frank and Nellie Weeks and myself, went for an auto ride through the Wye Valley (93 miles of a ride). We stopped at the Tinten Abbey, one of the old

ruins it was erected in 1131. We crossed over Chares Bridge, over the Usk River, on New Port Road. Went into Chepstow Town, Landag, Red Brook, Monmouth Town, where King Henry Fifth was born on August 9, 1387; Stewart Raddles and saw the monument erected in his memory. He was the son of Lord and Lady Llangattock, and was the first man to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane. We went through the Borough of Troy and saw the old stocks where the officers used to keep the enemy, or prisoners, and the stocks are in very good condition to‑day. Passed the Raglan Castle, in Raglan; then went to Wern‑y Court Village; then to the following towns: Abergavenny, Llanfoast, Covellie, Gilwerm, Black Rock, Clydich and then back to Bryn Mawr; arriving home at 8 P. M. We went to Bush's and had tea and spent the rest of the evening with them in their house.

Sept. 7: Left Bryn Mawr at 2 P. M., and went to Aunt Margaret Parsons in Shrewsbury, England, and spent our Thirtieth Anniversary with Uncle Thomas Parson and Aunt Margaret. This was on September 8th, and we stayed in Shrewsbury until September 15th.

Sept. 15: We left Shrewsbury at 1 P. M., and arrived in Berken Head at 2.30 P. M., and went to the Queen's Hotel, where we secured rooms. We had very nice rooms‑a bedroom and a setting‑room combined. After arranging for our rooms, we went over to Liverpool, by ferry‑boat. Walked around Liverpool and had supper at the King's Restaurant. Those with us were, Aunt Margaret Parsons, Cousin Nellie Weeks, Agnes Bush and a friend, Mrs. Barrel. We all enjoyed the supper and had a fine time. The day was fine; we found Liverpool the best place for shopping. Took the ferry back to Berken Head and arrived at our hotel at 9 P. M. Aunt Margaret and Mrs. Morris had a cup of tea brought up to their room and sat talking, while I enjoyed myself downstairs in the smoking room. We all went to bed at 11.30.

Sept. 16: Got up at 8.30 A. M. and had ham and eggs for breakfast. We afterward took a walk through the park‑a very beautiful park. This park is a natural park and has two natural lakes. At 10 A. M., Cousins Nellie Weeks and Agnes Bush met us and we all took the ferry for Liverpool to spend the day, and had dinner at the King's restaurant (we were eating at the King's and sleeping at the Queen's). After dinner, we all went to Southport, a beautiful little town, about 30 miles from Liverpool. This is the prettiest little town that I have ever seen. The sidewalks are fourteen feet wide and they have a ten-foot reservation inside the walk. The reservation is covered

with a corrugated glass roof for a half‑mile along the street and it makes it very pleasant. It is only one and one‑half blocks from the sea. Left Southport at 7.20 P. M., and arrived in Liverpool at 8.30 P. M., and then took the tube‑railway under the sea to Birken Head; arrived at our hotel at 9.15 P. M. Mrs. Morris and the rest of our party went to call on friend of ours, Mrs. Wads. I stayed at the hotel. Went to bed at 11.30 P. M.

Sept. 17: Got up at 9 A. M., and had breakfast at 9.30. Mrs. Morris, Cousin Nellie Weeks and Agnes Bush, Mrs. Barrel and Aunt Margaret went across on the ferry to Liverpool to do some shopping and sight‑seeing. Had dinner at the King's and afterward went to St. George's Hall‑a very nice building. Then Aunt Margaret and myself went to Lime Street Station to meet Aunt Ann E. Lewis, from Plymouth, Pa., she was coming from Tredager to Liverpool to take the Baltic for America, which was to sail September 18th, at 5 P. M. We met her and her nephew, Arthur Janes, at 2.15 P. M., and took them up to the King's restaurant for dinner. After dinner we walked around the town of Liverpool and then took the underground railway for Berkens Head at 8 P. M., and we all had a cup of tea at the Queen's Hotel, and we all enjoyed ourselves until 11.30 P. M., for this was the last night for us in dear, old England and we were beginning to think of parting from my aunt and cousins. Went to bed at 12 midnight.

Sept. 18: Got up at 8 A. M. and had breakfast at 8.30. I hired a taxi‑cab to take Aunt Margaret, Aunt Ann, Cousins Nellie Weeks and Agnes Bush, and Mrs. Barrel to the ferryboat, and we all went across to Liverpool. Took our luggage to a Mr. Simpson's Luggage Office at the pier and at 11 A. M. went to the King's restaurant for dinner. After dinner I went to the White Star Office to get six passes for those of our party, who were not going across, to come on the boat with us, which they did, and I showed them all through the boat. At 3.30, they were obliged to leave, and they all stood on the stage landing until the boat left at 5 P. M. Everybody was crying and it was a hard parting, as it was very hard for us to leave our cousins and my dear aunt, who is 74 years of age, and it was the first time for me to see them, and we were wondering if it was the parting forever, but we had to part to meet those who are so dear to us in dear old America; my dear daughters and children and brother and sisters and old friends who are waiting for us with tears in their eyes, and our eyes as well, when we think of the meeting in New York and at home in Scranton. We had supper on the Baltic and went to bed at 11 P. M.

Sept. 19: Got up at 7 A. M., and had breakfast at 7.30. Got into Queenstown at 12 noon. Took on about 500 passengers and left about 1 P. M. Had dinner at 1.30 and supper at 5.30. We were now under way for New York, and everybody was happy, but all at once news came from below that there was a fire in the galley and that caused some commotion on board, however, the firemen soon had six streams of water on the fire and soon had it under control. After it was out everybody was happy and back in their normal state at 8.30. No damage was done and only a lot of old grease was burnt up. Mrs. Morris, Aunt Ann and myself are feeling fine, but there are a few that are sea‑sick. Went to bed at 10.30 P. M. '

Sept. 20 : Got up at 6.30 A. M.; had a good sleep. Had a good breakfast at 7.30 A. M. Had high winds during the night. All are feeling well. Mrs. Morris and Aunt Ann sat on deck nearly all day. Had dinner at 12 noon. We have traveled 351 miles up to noon today. Had supper at 6 P. M., and went to bed at 10 P. M.

Sept. 21: Got up at 6.30 and had breakfast at 7.30 A. M. Mrs. Morris and myself are well. Aunt Ann does not feel as good as she did. The weather is fine, but we had some high winds during the night. We traveled 376 miles from noon yesterday up to noon today. Everybody is feeling good to‑day, except a few that are sea‑sick. Mrs. Morris and myself went to church to‑day and the service was very good. Had supper at 5 P. M. More high winds and rough see 911 day. Went to bed at 10 P. M.

Sept. 22: Got up at 6.30 A. M. Had high winds and a rough sea during the night, but we slept very good, and Mrs. Morris is holding out well. Had breakfast at 7.30. Aunt Ann could not get up for breakfast, she is a little seasick, and quite a few others were missing at the breakfast table. It was so windy that we could not sit on deck. Had dinner at 12 O'clock. Aunt Ann was up for dinner. Have traveled 388 miles since noon yesterday. The high winds are keeping up right along and they make the old Baltic rock a little. There are quite a few seasick, but outside of that everything is well. Had supper at 5 P. M., but did not eat very much as we are a little seasick but are trying to keep up. The weather is very bad; high winds and rough sea all day. Went to bed at 1.0 P. M. We had a hard windstorm during the night; made the boat rock like a cradle. I was afraid that I would have to get down from my upper berth and get into the lower one. Every once and awhile I would call to Annie to "hang on" and then I would laugh, and, and she would say, "It is nothing to laugh about."

Sept 23: Got up at 6.30 A. M. We all felt better than when we went to bed. The wind has dropped and the morning is fine; everybody is delighted with the change. The sea is beautiful and the weather is very charming. Had breakfast at 7.30 A. M. After breakfast we had a walk on deck for an hour (a good hard walk) and then went on the upper deck and sat down and talked about landing; everybody hoped to land on Friday. We traveled 390 miles from noon yesterday until noon to‑day. We all ate dinner to‑day and certainly did enjoy it, and all are feeling fine. Had supper at 5.30 P. M. The sea is very calm and the evening is very fine and everybody is enjoying it, all but three passengers who are sick in the hospital. Went to bed at 10 P.M.

Sept. 24: Got up at 6.30. We had a very quiet night and slept well. The sea is very calm and the boat is making good time. She is running at full speed. I had a salt-water bath at 6.30 and did enjoy it; it made me so dry that I had to have the waiter bring me a cup of coffee before I could eat any breakfast. Had breakfast at 7.30 A. M. Everybody is in fine condition, except the hospital patients. It is reported that a baby died during the night. The sea is fine to‑day and we are all enjoying ourselves, and are in hopes of landing Friday. The report went around that the boat would not land until Saturday and everybody is down in the mouth. We had dinner at 12 o'clock. Mrs. Morris and Aunt Ann are in the pink of condition. We have traveled 490 miles since noon yesterday. There is another report that we will land on Friday, between 5 and 6 P. M., and everybody is in the best of humor and singing songs of all kinds. It started to rain at 3 P. M., and a little fog came up with it. We passed the Banks of Newfoundland this morning, so we are in the Gulf Stream by this time. I made a bet with Mr. Hughes, of England, that Ireland would not be free or have "home rule" within the next two years; the bet was a new hat, over or under one pound. Had supper at 5.30 P. M. Had a very nice day although a little cloudy. Went to bed at 11 P. M.

Sept. 25: Got up at 6 A. M. Had another salt bath, after which I had breakfast at 7.30 A. M. Everybody was at the table this morning. The weather is fine. The women are all out on deck without hats or coats; it is a real summer day. We saw the first bird this morning. The third class people are playing all kinds of games and they are having a good time. The second-class passengers collected £6 lsb., 10 schillings for the musicians. We lead dinner at 12 noon. Traveled 421 miles since noon yesterday. Everybody is feeling fine and in good

WINDSOR AND ETON EXPRESS.

Taken from the WINDSOR AND ETON EXPRESS Paper, England.

Saturday, May 20, 1871.

SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. W. MORRIS ‑ On Sunday afternoon Mr. William Morris, the respected Clerk of the Works to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, was sitting in a room with his niece at his residence, King's‑road, and about half‑past 6 was observed to fall from his chair, and though Dr. Fairbank speedily came, his services were of no avail, as life was extinct. Mr. Morris, who was in his 53rd year, was sergeant of the Great Park Volunteers. He succeeded the late Mr. Whitman in his office 15 years ago, and was much esteemed by all who were associated with him in the duties of his office, and by a large circle of friends. He was born at Crickhowells, in Breconshire, and was engaged at Somerset House for several years prior to his receiving his appointment at Windsor. We learn her Majesty expressed deep regret on hearing of his death. The funeral will take place this afternoon at Old Windsor churchyard, and will be attended by the members of the Great Park Volunteer Corps.

Saturday, May 27, 1871.

THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. MORRIS. The funeral of the late Mr. Morris, whose sudden death we announced last week, took place at Old Windsor churchyard on Saturday afternoon last. The funeral cortege left the late residence of the deceased in the King's Road about half‑past 4 o'clock. The mourning coaches contained the three brothers of the late Mr. Morris and two nieces, and Messrs. Brebner, Miles, W. Tait, Simmonds, T. Ingram, H. King, Nixon and W. Bainbridge, followed in carriages and on foot by several other friends. On arriving at the church the Great Park volunteers formed on one side of the road, and all the employees in the Park on the other, showing the respect in which the deceased was held. The church was entirely filled, and from 300 to 400 persons assembled in the churchyard. The service was impressively read by the Rev. St. J. Blunt. Messrs. Overton, Gravett, and Busher, were also present. The brick vault was built by the Park men, and the coin was made by them also.

Abercavave, 12

Abergavenny, 2, 3, 6, 15, 16, 24

Agnes Bush, 9, 11, 16, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 30

Bush, 1

Alden, 19, 22

Ann Lewis, 5

Ann Morris, 4

Arthur Bush, 4, 6

Arthur Bynon, 3

Arthur Davis, 3

Arthur Jones, 5

Baltic, 2, 25, 26

Barnard McGreevey, 4

Barry Island, 9

Bertin Head, 1, 2

Bethesda Chapel, 4

Bethlehem Chapel, 4

Birmingham, 22

Black Rock, 7, 19, 22, 24

Blanevon, 8

Bridge End Inn, 7, 12

Calvary Baptist Chapel, 6

Cambrian Arms, 7

Capston Walk, 10

Cardiff, 9, 10, 17, 19, 20

Carwardine, 18

Castle Hotel, 6, 7, 10, 11

Cock and Chick Inn, 18

Collier's Arms, 3, 8, 22

Combemartin, 10

Comrow Inn, 7

Craig y nos, 12

Creekhowell, 3, 4, 6, 7

Crickhowell, 19

Cross Keys Inn, 14

Cruys Williams, 2

Danvers, 10

David Davis, 9, 10

David Johns, 15, 16, 19

David Solomon, 23

Derry Nebora, 11

Derry Neborah Church, 11

Deta Graton, 3

Devil's Bridge, 7, 23

Duke of Beaufort, 4

Dyfrey Hotel, 14

Eber vaile, 15

Ebervale, 4, 5

Edwards, 6

Edwardsville, 4, 14

eisteddfod, 15, 16

Eisteddifod, 15

Frank Weeks, 4, 8, 19

Gold Cross Hotel, 21

Gold Digger's Arms, 7

Gomer Games, 5, 6, 22

Govilon, 6

Graton, 3, 7

Gray Hound Inn, 4, 7

Grey Hound, 14

Grosha Bailey's tram road, 8

Grouse Inn, 9

Guenos ystalyfera, 12

Gwyn Arms Inn, 12

Harold Morris, 2, 6, 7

Harry Samuels, 12

Haumount Abbey, 1

Hearerfort, 2

Hill Side Home, 3

Hughes, 3, 17, 27

Ilfracomb, 10, 11, 12

Isaac Davis, 9

Ivy Cottage, 3, 8, 22

Jane Jones, 5

Jefferys Hill, 12

John Morris, 2

JOHN MORRIS, 31

John Rhydderch, 3

Kelle Farm, 4, 7

Langatege, 4

Langattock, 7

Leonard, 12, 13

Linton, 11

Lizie Vaughan, 3

Llanelly, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 19, 22, 31

Llanelly Hill, 3, 4, 7, 8, 22

Llewellyn, 12, 13, 14

Llewelyn, 14

Madam Patti, 12

Madam Patti's castle, 12

Makeworth Hotel, 12

Margaret Parson

Parson, 1, 10

Margaret Parsons, 11, 24

MARGARET PARSONS, 30

McEwan, 19

Millman, 10

Mountain Ash, 14

Nanty Glo, 6, 8, 17, 23

Navigation Bridge, 8

Nellie Weeks

Weeks, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25

New Bridge, 4, 18

North Main Avenue, 15

Penrhose, 12

Peny Fullen Farm, 3

Phillips, 14, 15, 16

Plymouth, Pa, 5, 25

Pont Harry Isaac, 7

Pont Llanfraith, 18

Protheroe, 23

Rachel Davis, 23

Reaboth Chapel, 9, 15, 17

Richard Sharpless

Sharpless, 2

Richards, 18

Roger Howells, 4

Sam Lewis, 22

Sam West, 8

Samuels, 12, 20

Silverston, 14

Simms, 13

Sirhowey, 5, 21

Sirhowy, 5

Swansea, 12

Tars Hill, 10

Tenby House, 4

Thomas Morris, 4, 7

Tom Alden

Alden, 2, 3, 8, 22, 23

Tom Bush, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23

Tom George, 4

Tom Morgan Lishon, 23

Tom Parson, 10

Tredager, 5, 25

Vesidence, 12

Vine Tree Inn, 3, 4

Wainavon, 8, 9

Wane Avon, 3

Watkins, 3, 4, 12, 15, 16

WILLIAM J. MORRIS, 31

William Lush, 5

William Mason, 4

William Morris, 29

Ystalyfera, 12

Ystalyfra, 12

Ystradgnlais, 12

Ystradgrnlais, 12