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CHAPTER XIX
The Vicar and his Family ´ Evan Evans ´ Foaming Ale ´ Llam y
Lleidyr ´ Baptism ´ Joost Van Vondel ´ Over to Rome ´ The Miller's
Man ´ Welsh and English。
WE had received a call from the Vicar of Llangollen and his lady�察�
we had returned it�察�and they had done us the kindness to invite us
to take tea with them。 On the appointed evening we went�察�myself�察�
wife�察�and Henrietta�察�and took tea with the vicar and his wife�察�
their sons and daughters�察�all delightful and amiable beings ´ the
eldest son a fine intelligent young man from Oxford�察�lately
admitted into the Church�察�and now assisting his father in his
sacred office。 A delightful residence was the vicarage�察�situated
amongst trees in the neighbourhood of the Dee。 A large open window
in the room�察�in which our party sat�察�afforded us a view of a green
plat on the top of a bank running down to the Dee�察�part of the
river�察�the steep farther bank covered with umbrageous trees�察�and a
high mountain beyond�察�even that of Pen y Coed clad with wood。
During tea Mr E。 and I had a great deal of discourse。 I found him
to be a first´rate Greek and Latin scholar�察�and also a proficient
in the poetical literature of his own country。 In the course of
discourse he repeated some noble lines of Evan Evans�察�the
unfortunate and eccentric Prydydd Hir�察�or tall poet�察�the friend and
correspondent of Gray�察�for whom he made literal translations from
the Welsh�察�which the great English genius afterwards wrought into
immortal verse。
;I have a great regard for poor Evan Evans�察─�said Mr E。�察�after he
had finished repeating the lines�察 �for two reasons�此 �first�察�because
he was an illustrious genius�察�and second�察�because he was a South´
Wallian like myself。;
;And I�察─�I replied�察 �because he was a great poet�察�and like myself
fond of a glass of cwrw da。;
Some time after tea the younger Mr E。 and myself took a walk in an
eastern direction along a path cut in the bank�察�just above the
stream。 After proceeding a little way amongst most romantic
scenery�察�I asked my companion if he had ever heard of the pool of
Catherine Lingo ´ the deep pool�察�as the reader will please to
remember�察�of which John Jones had spoken。
;Oh yes�察─�said young Mr E。�此 �my brothers and myself are in the
habit of bathing there almost every morning。 We will go to it if
you please。;
We proceeded�察�and soon came to the pool。 The pool is a beautiful
sheet of water�察�seemingly about one hundred and fifty yards in
length�察�by about seventy in width。 It is bounded on the east by a
low ridge of rocks forming a weir。 The banks on both sides are
high and precipitous�察�and covered with trees�察�some of which shoot
their arms for some way above the face of the pool。 This is said
to be the deepest pool in the whole course of the Dee�察�varying in
depth from twenty to thirty feet。 Enormous pike�察�called in Welsh
penhwiaid�察�or ducks´heads�察�from the similarity which the head of a
pike bears to that of a duck�察�are said to be tenants of this pool。
We returned to the vicarage�察�and at about ten we all sat down to
supper。 On the supper´table was a mighty pitcher full of foaming
ale。
;There�察─�said my excellent host�察�as he poured me out a glass�察�
;there is a glass of cwrw�察�which Evan Evans himself might have
drunk。;
One evening my wife�察�Henrietta�察�and myself�察�attended by John Jones�察�
went upon the Berwyn�察�a little to the east of the Geraint or
Barber's Hill�察�to botanize。 Here we found a fern which John Jones
called Coed llus y Bran�察�or the plant of the Crow's berry。 There
was a hard kind of berry upon it�察�of which he said the crows were
exceedingly fond。 We also discovered two or three other strange
plants�察�the Welsh names of which our guide told us�察�and which were
curious and descriptive enough。 He took us home by a romantic path
which we had never before seen�察�and on our way pointed out to us a
small house in which he said he was born。
The day after�察�finding myself on the banks of the Dee in the upper
part of the valley�察�I determined to examine the Llam Lleidyr or
Robber's Leap�察�which I had heard spoken of on a former occasion。 A
man passing near me with a cart I asked him where the Robber's Leap
was。 I spoke in English�察�and with a shake of his head he replied
;Dim Saesneg。; On my putting the question to him in Welsh�察�
however�察�his countenance brightened up。
;Dyna Llam Lleidyr�察�sir� ─�said he�察�pointing to a very narrow part
of the stream a little way down。
;And did the thief take it from this side�拭─�I demanded。
;Yes�察�sir�察�from this side�察─�replied the man。
I thanked him�察�and passing over the dry part of the river's bed�察�
came to the Llam Lleidyr。 The whole water of the Dee in the dry
season gurgles here through a passage not more than four feet
across�察�which�察�however�察�is evidently profoundly deep�察�as the water
is as dark as pitch。 If the thief ever took the leap he must have
taken it in the dry season�察�for in the wet the Dee is a wide and
roaring torrent。 Yet even in the dry season it is difficult to
conceive how anybody could take this leap�察�for on the other side is
a rock rising high above the dark gurgling stream。 On observing
the opposite side�察�however�察�narrowly�察�I perceived that there was a
small hole a little way up the rock�察�in which it seemed possible to
rest one's foot for a moment。 So I supposed that if the leap was
ever taken�察�the individual who took it darted the tip of his foot
into the hole�察�then springing up seized the top of the rock with
his hands�察�and scrambled up。 From either side the leap must have
been a highly dangerous one ´ from the farther side the leaper
would incur the almost certain risk of breaking his legs on a ledge
of hard rock�察�from this of falling back into the deep horrible
stream�察�which would probably suck him down in a moment。
From the Llam y Lleidyr I went to the canal and walked along it
till I came to the house of the old man who sold coals�察�and who had
put me in mind of Smollett's Morgan�察�he was now standing in his
little coal´yard�察�leaning over the pales。 I had spoken to him on
two or three occasions subsequent to the one on which I made his
acquaintance�察�and had been every time more and more struck with the
resemblance which his ways and manners bore to those of Smollett's
character�察�on which account I shall call him Morgan�察�though such
was not his name。 He now told me that he expected that I should
build a villa and settle down in the neighbourhood�察�as I seemed so
fond of it。 After a little discourse�察�induced either by my
questions or from a desire to talk about himself�察�he related to me
his history�察�which�察�though not one of the most wonderful�察�I shall
repeat。 He was born near Aberdarron in Caernarvonshire�察�and in
order to make me understand the position of the place�察�and its
bearing with regard to some other places�察�he drew marks in the
coal´dust on the earth。 His father was a Baptist minister�察�who
when Morgan was about six years of age�察�went to live at Canol Lyn�察�
a place at some little distance from Port Heli。 With his father he
continued till he was old enough to gain his own maintenance�察�when
he went to serve a farmer in the neighbourhood。 Having saved some
money young Morgan departed to the foundries at Cefn Mawr�察�at which
he worked thirty years with an interval of four�察�which he had
passed partly in working in slate quarries�察�and partly upon the
canal。 About four years before the present time he came to where
he now lived�察�where he commenced selling coals�察�at first on his own
account and subsequently for some other person。 He concluded his
narration by saying that he was now sixty´two years of age�察�was
afflicted with various disorders�察�and believed that he was breaking
up。
Such was Morgan's history�察�certainly not a very remarkable one。
Yet Morgan was a most remarkable individual�察�as I shall presently
make appear。
Rather affected at the bad account he gave me of his health I asked
him if he felt easy in his mind�拭 �He replied perfectly so�察�and when
I inquired how he came to feel so comfortable�察�he said that his
feeling so was owing to his baptism into the faith of Christ Jesus。
On my telling him that I too had been baptized�察�he asked me if I
had been dipped�察�and on learning that I had not�察�but only been
sprinkled�察�according to the practice of my church�察�he gave me to
understand that my baptism was not worth three halfpence。 Feeling
rather nettled at hearing the baptism of my church so undervalued�察�
I stood up for it�察�and we were soon in a dispute�察�in which I got
rather the worst�察�for though he spuffled and sputtered in a most
extraordinary manner�察�and spoke in a dialect which was neither
Welsh�察�English nor Cheshire�察�but a mixture of all three�察�he said
two or three things rather difficult to be got over。 Finding that
he had nearly silenced me�察�he observed that he did not deny that I
had a good deal of book learning�察�but that in matters of baptism I
was as ignoran
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