▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Card iff ▁in ▁Wales , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁C ule . ▁His ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Card iff ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Custom s ▁exc ise ▁officer . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁C ule ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁at ▁ 6 3 ▁G lam organ ▁Street , ▁Card iff , ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁gro cer . ▁The ▁family ▁were ▁dev out ▁Bapt ists ▁and ▁C ule ▁was ▁a ▁committed ▁Christian ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁later ▁becoming ▁a ▁Sunday ▁school ▁teacher . ▁ ▁C ule ▁began ▁writing ▁in ▁his ▁te ens , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁literary ▁success es ▁was ▁an ▁e isted df od ▁prize ▁for ▁a ▁poem , ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁pre acher ▁poet ▁E van ▁G urn os ▁Jones . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁won ▁an ▁e isted df od ▁prize ▁for ▁his ▁poem ▁" V io lets ". ▁Other ▁po ems ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Barry ▁D ock ▁News ▁included ▁" The ▁Du ett ▁End eth ", ▁" Ver ge ▁of ▁Night : ▁A ▁Fragment "," Spring ▁Vis itors : ▁A ▁Ball ad ▁of ▁Two ▁Ch est n uts " ▁ ▁and ▁" L ear ning ▁to ▁Sk ate : ▁In ▁Seven ▁Chap ters ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁prize ▁of ▁a ▁gu inea ▁for ▁a ▁poem ▁“ True ▁Bra very ” ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Boys ’ ▁O wn ▁P aper .