My Neighbors / Stories of the Welsh People

erts in his thirtieth year left over being a drapery

ry, the woman whom he had promised t

came to be that on a Thursday afternoon they two met at the mouth

o in will I and have words with the o

"Don't over-waggle your tongue

e tea packets and flour bags which were on the shelves. Presently a small, fat

ople say," the

" Evan returned in Wels

ee," the woman cr

on the sign. Shall I say

indeed

affairs thes

for you ask? Tra

for nothing,"

jealous other milkmen are of us.

ittle shop and big traf

k you

ias Tabernacle Str

the big meetings at

tain sure. Hundreds of pin

to believe him. A liar without shame is Twm.

ear. More thriving

e. But don't we d

joy. "Dear me to goodness," he exclaimed. "Ta

at his ear. "She is

rved Mrs. Jenkins. "Much tr

Evan. "Well-well. F

you are i

not know that I abide in Wand

retty sly you are. Come you

ed away his spittle with a foot he said: "Courting busine

uth where she i

is." He spoke this i

Mrs. Jenkins answer him:

fore Mary. "Like to find out more would I," he said. "Gu

to bare your mind,"

blockhead when there'

y to marry me. You know that things are

or I'll change my

an called at the

ple?" he cried o

was at the back of her, and called ou

way of the door, Dai greeted Evan

and," Eva

apel do

Green, d

ed Eynon Daviss the last Sabbath morn

night

, go you ought

," Evan agreed. "Perfo

ur round, perh

-no." Evan w

f your work. Craft

not anyth

will be my loss. The rent is only fifteen bob a week. And thirty gallons and more do

sit his wench," s

arried now ju

rousers is a male for a

pockets trousers is

d Mrs. Jenkins. "Rednes

red and c

d Mary. "Fancy do I to know more o

ded. "Already I feel pains,

purpose, and after she had proved her, she and Dai formed a plot whereby many little children and young youths and girls came into the shop. Mary numbered every one,

" replied Dai. "And not s

is. Great o

hop too have I in Petersham.

nd with a low voice: "Witless y

if you like t

one minute," Evan murmur

your head,

and a pram. Eighty I wan

d. "Thirty-five can I gi

o give back five pounds for luck cash on

for my eyes to

: "Hoity-toity! Not Welsh

d right and wrong is Evan Roberts. Books I should ha

en?" asked Evan. "No more we'

and related

Mary warned him. "And th

that is the fee

nseled, "and say you

foolish

to Evan all her money, which was almost twenty p

in you," Dai

er. I give you twenty down as earnest and twent

oman said: "A lawyer will do this"; the man said: "Splendi

work. Act you honestly by me. Did not mam carry me next my brother, who is a big pre

abounding. "Put you u

is. Wait until I'v

ents, and every evening she came to the shop to prepare food

lves were empty. Evan's anger was awful. He upbraided Mary, and he prayed to be shown how to worst Dai. His praye

trade,"

d four tins of job biscuits," rep

ood and faith

ch week he held a little money by fraud; and matches also

e eighth week Dai c

t?" he aske

: "Keep her will I, and give you the money as I ple

alue of what he saw: "Tea, three-pound-ten; biscuits, four-six; flour, four-five; firewood, five shillings; matches,

lfil my pledge w

on the back of the cart he hung a Chinese lantern which had in it a lighted candle.

the cart. "Mistake there is

r your stock and shop

nvoke His help. Removing the slabber which was gathered in his

" said Evan. "Com

chel, witness his roguery. Ste

arter, and which therefrom falls into Richmond town. At what time he was at the top he heard the sound of Dai and Rachel running to him, each screaming upon him to stop. Rachel seized the bridle of the horse, and Dai tri

thened his legs and stretched out his thin upper lip, and pulled at the reins, saying: "Wo, now." But the animal thrust up its head and on a sudden gallo