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FAMOUS SONGS
years of age, when she, with her brother, was placed under two guardians, one being her maternal uncle. Her brother dying in youth, she became sole heiress to her father's pro-perty. There lived in the neighborhood a Mr. Anthony Maddocks, of Cwm-yr-isga, who was a lawyer, and possessed considerable means. He was Undersheriffof Glamorganshire in 1719. He had a son and heir named Anthony, who was also a lawyer, and was UndersherifT of the county in 1743. There being money on both sides, the elder Maddocks, Mrs. Thomas, and her brother (Ann's guardian) thought that the union of the younger Maddocks with the heiress of Cefn Ydfa would be a most desirable con-summation. But we hear nothing of tender wooing on the one side or of passionate love on the other; it was altogether a 'high* family arrangement. Moreover, the lover destined to win the maiden's heart came in humble guise. This was Will Hopkin, of Llangynnwyd, a tiler and plasterer by trade, and three years her senior. Llangynnwyd being situated within the classic ground of Tir larll, its mental atmosphere was balmy with the breath of poesy. Bardic contests were the daily pastimes of the inhabit-ants, and in these Will shone with remarkable brilliancy. He was frequently engaged in the
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