thanked him, and said I would go by it;
before leaving him I asked to what place the road led which I had been
following.

"To Pentre Castren," he replied. I struck across the fields and should
probably have tumbled half-a-dozen times over pales and the like, but for
the light of the Cefn furnaces before me which cast their red glow upon
my path. I debauched upon the Llangollen road near to the tramway
leading to the collieries. Two enormous sheets of flame shot up high
into the air from ovens, illumining two spectral chimneys as high as
steeples, also smoky buildings, and grimy figures moving about. There
was a clanging of engines, a noise of shovels and a falling of coals
truly horrible. The glare was so great that I could distinctly see the
minutest lines upon my hand. Advancing along the tramway I obtained a
nearer view of the hellish buildings, the chimneys, and the demoniac
figures. It was just such a scene as one of those described by Ellis
Wynn in his Vision of Hell. Feeling my eyes scorching I turned away, and
proceeded towards Llangollen, sometimes on the muddy road, sometimes on
the dangerous causeway. For three miles at least I met nobody. Near
Llangollen, as I was walking on the causeway, three men came swiftly
towards me. I kept the hedge, which was my right; the two first brushed
roughly past me, the third came full upon me and was tumbled into the
road. There was a laugh from the two first and a loud curse from the
last as he sprawled in the mire. I merely said "Nos Da'ki," and passed
on, and in about a quarter of an hour reached home, where I found my wife
awaiting me alone, Henrietta having gone to bed being slightly
indisposed. My wife received me with a cheerful smile. I looked at her
and the good wife of the Triad came to my mind.

"She is modest, void of deceit, and obedient.

"Pure of conscience, gracious of tongue, and true to her husband.

"Her heart not proud, her manners affable, and her bosom full of
compassion for the poor.

"Labouring to be tidy, skilful of hand, and fond of praying to God.

"Her conversation amiable, her dress decent, and her house orderly.

"Quick of hand, quick of eye, and quick of understanding.

"Her person shapely, her manners agreeable, and her heart innocent.

"Her face benignant, her head intelligent, and provident.

"Neighbourly, gentle, and of a liberal way of thinking.

"Able in directing, providing what is wanting, and a good mother to