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They declared they caught colds and sneezed oftener, than in the times gone by. The chimneys, they said, cost too much money, and were useless extravagances. They got along well enough, in the good old days, when the smoke had its own way of getting out. THEY DECLARED THEY CAUGHT COLDS AND SNEEZED OFTENER THAN IN THE TIMES GONE BY THE CHIMNEYS THEY SAID COST TOO MUCH MONEY AND WERE USELESS EXTRAVAGANCES THEY GOT ALONG WELL ENOUGH IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN THE SMOKE HAD ITS OWN WAY OF GETTING OUT
e house, which opened out into the garden. Then he made the path, on which to go in from the roadway to the threshold, around the corners and over a longer line of flagstones. Then he removed the fireplace and chimney to what had been the front side of the house, but was now the back. For the next thing, he had a copper doorsill nailed down, which his housemaid polished, until it shone as bright as gold. Yet long before this, his cows had got well, and they now gave more and richer milk than ever. He became the wealthiest man in the district. His children all grew up to be fine looking men and women. His grandsons were famous engineers and introduced paving and drainage in the towns so that to-day, for both man and beast, Wales is one of the healthiest of countries. XXII THE RED BANDITS OF MONTGOMERY When chimneys were first added to houses in Wales, and the style of house-building changed, from round to square, many old people found fault with the new fashion of letting the smoke out.  CHAPTER TWENTY TWO OF WELSH FAIRY TALES THIS IS A LIBER BOX RECORDING ALL LIBER FOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LABOUR FOX TOD ORG RECORDING THE CATHOLINE WELSH FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFITH THE RED BANDITS OF MONTGOMERY WHEN CHIMNEYS WERE FIRST ADDED TO HOUSES AND WALES AND THE STYLE OF HOUSE BUILDING CHANGED FROM ROUND TO SQUARE MANY OLD PEOPLE FOUND FAULT WITH THE NEW FASHION OF LETTING THE SMOKE OUT
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