Welsh Journals

first question was very simple in Belgium. The municipal services include everywhere the hospitals, asylums for the old and the blind, orphanages and other charitable institutions, so that there is thus an open market for the products of the labour of the pupils from the very moment they have passed a certain stage in their apprenticeship boots, clothes. tables, books, flowers, vegetables, etc. In Great Britain where the scheme of social organization is altogether different, other solutions of this problem may have to be devised. In any case the money which is obtained in this way is put into a common fund which is the property of the pupils, so that they receive the full amount of their labour and are able to contribute in some cases towards their own establishment when they leave the school. On the other side, the latter undertakes as far as possible the task of providing its pupils with suitable posts. Therefore, the organization of a registry- He rode full-armoured from the gate Nor paused to give good-bye, His face was strange and wondrous pale But calm as an evening sky He rode with his armour clattering And his sword-belt all awry. Across the heath he thundered down Where the yellow broom blows free, To right nor left he gazed nor swerved But galloped bridle-free It seemed so sad a madness fall'n On one of such degree. And when he reached the wild sea-shore He raced to the water's side And a glad cry rose at his coming From the rocks that the breakers hide, Then I spied her there in the milk-white foam- Sir Owen's spirit-bride. And over the dark, lone sea there came, As the deepening shadows grew, The echo of their voices blent In a song of wide adieu, And I knew them gone to the wonder-realm To live their lives anew. office is very advisable as an intermediate agent between the pupils and the employers. The latter must not necessarily intend to do a charitable action in making their offers, for it is understood that the school provides excellent workers who are only sent back into life again when they are in full possession of their trade and capable of forming themselves pupils if it should be necessary. The foundation of schools for disabled soldiers and sailors is very likely to be very soon proceeded with in Great Britain. Let me express the wish that when the thing will be done in industrial Wales, a certain number of these schools will-following the example of Belgium-be started with the inten- tion of keeping them going permanently for the sake of the disabled civilians, who, although less gloriously than their fellows on the battlefield, still become mutilated in the service of the community. J. Varendonck. THE BALLAD OF SIR OWEN She stood where the morning crowns the waves And Oh! her face was fair, As pure and bright as a harvest moon And like the sun her hair She seemed some Princess of the sea As she stood waiting there. Then came her voice on the drear night-wind Above the waves that played, A cry all tremulous with love And Owen paused nor stayed But spurred into the surging sea, And I stood there afraid. I saw him reach the trysting-place Through waves that rose and fell, I saw him kiss her tenderly And then, as in a spell, Methought I heard the mystic peal Of a magic Wedding-bell. A. Glyn Prys- Jones.