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When his boy was born, he took him to the church to be christened Gruffyd, but every body called him "Gruff." In time several little sisters came to keep the boy company. WHEN HIS BOY WAS BORN HE TOOK HIM TO CHURCH TO BE CHRISTENED GRIFFID BUT EVERYBODY CALLED HIM GRUFF IN TIME SEVERAL LITTLE SISTERS CAME TO KEEP THE BOY COMPANY
ves. XI THE TREASURE STONE OF THE FAIRIES The Gruffyds were one of the largest of the Welsh tribes. To-day, it is said that in Britain one man in every forty has this, as either his first, middle, or last name. It means "hero" or "brave man," and as far back as the ninth century, the word is found in the Book of Saint Chad. The monks, who derived nearly every name from the Latin, insisted the word meant Great Faith. Another of the most common of Welsh personal names was William; which, when that of a father's son, was written Williams and was only the Latin for Gild Helm, or Golden Helmet. Long ago, when London was a village and Cardiff only a hamlet, there was a boy of this name, who tended sheep on the hill sides. His father was a hard working farmer, who every year tried to coax to grow out of the stony ground some oats, barley, leeks and cabbage. In summer, he worked hard, from the first croak of the raven to the last hoot of the owl, to provide food for his wife and baby daughter. AM ELIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER ELEVEN THE TREASURE STONE OF THE FAIRIES THE GRIFFITHS ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE WELSH TRIBES TO DAY IT IS SAID THAT IN BRITAIN ONE MAN IN EVERY FORTY HAS THIS EITHER AS HIS FIRST MIDDLE OR LAST NAME HE MEANS HERO OR BRAVE MAN IN AS FAR BACK AS THE NINTH CENTURY THE WORD IS FOUND IN THE BOOK OF SAINT JAD THE MONKS WHO DERIVED NEARLY EVERY NAME FROM THE LATIN INSISTED THAT THE WORD MEANT GREAT FAITH ANOTHER OF THE MOST COMMONWESH PERSONAL NAMES WAS WILLIAM WHICH WHEN THAT OF A FATHER'S SON WAS WRITTEN WILLIAMS AND WAS ONLY THE LATIN FOR GILD HELM OR GOLDEN HELMET LONG AGO WHEN LONDON WAS A VILLAGE AND CARDIFF ONLY A HAMLET THERE WAS A BOY OF THIS NAME WHO TENDERED SHEEP ON THE HILLSIDES HIS FATHER WAS A VERY HARD WORKING FARMER WHO EVERY YEAR TRIED TO COAX TO GROW OUT OF THE STONY GROUND SOME OATS BARLEY LEEKS AND CABBAGE IN THE SUMMER HE WORKED HARD FROM THE FIRST CROAK OF THE RAVEN TO THE LAST HOOT OF THE OWL TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR HIS WIFE AND BABY DAUGHTER
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