186J.] NOTICE OF WILLIAM WILLIAMS. 309 



had resided at Llanberis nearly thirty years, and had ascended 

 Snowdon occasionally three times in the course of the same 

 day. 



" I always found him straight-forward, truth-telling, and 

 honest. A different impression of his character from this might 

 be left on the minds of some, who may have read a communica- 

 tion from Mr. John Barton, in the ' Phy tologist ' of January, 

 1857. But this may be easily explained. Mr. Williams was 

 jealous about the rarer Ferns: not from any mercenary motive; 

 he was jealous for the character of the locality, and did not like 

 it to be robbed of what proved a great attraction to inany visi- 

 tors. To persons whom he knew, he never hesitated to show 

 the habitats of the rarer plants. 



" He was always ready to assist a poor neighbour, and very 

 charitable. I don't think he could refuse, if it was in his power, 

 to relieve a fellow-creature in distress. On the last Sunday 

 of his life, he attended the night service at the Independent 

 Chapel. A collection was made for a poor widow, and when the 

 plate was handed to W. Williams, he put down a half-crown 

 and a penny. The holder of the plate, thinking that he had 

 made a mistake, called his attention to the money he had de- 

 posited. Williams however said it was all right. It appeared 

 afterwards that he had given all the money he had in the 

 world. 



" He was also an affectionate and dutiful son. He visited 

 his aged parents every winter. Somehow or other he was 

 prevented last winter from going to see his mother (his father 

 died about three years ago), but he was very anxious to do so 

 before the busy part of the season commenced. He could not 

 for some time before his death mention her name without shed- 

 ding tears, and had his life been spared him another week, 

 the last fond wish of his heart would have been gratified. But 

 an all- wise Providence overruled it otherwise. He met with his 

 death by falling from Clogwyn y Garnedd, and his remains were 

 interred close by those of Mr. Frodsham, who was killed by 

 falling from Clogwyn ddu yr Arddu, August, 1859.'' 



