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AND SALTED MEA TS You can depend upon - quality at reasoriable price when you buy meat from' 8 "| nated and its climate is charming. {heard them speak "about, "Ideal of i interest. | © |mine was just a "passing gli | enough to show me how great ity is and hcw impossible to see it in. shor time at. my disposal, 1 Back at "Clay Close" there ; air of peacefillness that the con be-| tveen city and country became even| more impressed tipon me. Wi stayed a week dt Westbury and then took a ip. into Devonshire. - This county'is situated in the 'Sout west of England and is 70 miles long. 65 miles wide and has a coast line £50 miles long. On the south it is washed by the English Channel and on the north by the | Bristol Channel. This coast lie is par- ticularly bold and rugged and has for its notable places a number of health re: sorts. They are extremely 'beautiful, for art has joined "vith nature in adding 'to their attractions, Devonshire is called the Switzerland of England. : In addition to the min r tin, lead, china, terra-cotta, coal and others - the county is very fertile.' "Clot. {ted crdam" and" Devonshire. butter ani cheese are speéial products. tures are very rich, and Canadian who have seen' all food 'scorched up their fields would scarcely credit the fer- tility of this county, One of the first places we visited was Lynton, on the north shore near Barn- staple. It was glorious ta watch the sea from the high cliff. Sometimes the water | would be mottled, parts being an emerald green and parts a pretty toraunisl hlue b | You coi amagpm@'thie Splendor of it when the siin was setting, adding the glamous of its subdued crimson "and gold. This place and Lynmouth (A twin. resort) are crowded with: American tourists and in some of the hatels the Stars and Stripes are fAyifig on one s'de; and the Union Jack on the other. One day we rodeout:io0 Doone: : avery pretty drive-over 'the hills whic! are so steep; that 'we had . thee horses to draw us. This was<the scene of Blackmore's famous novel, Loma Doan ;-Duning our {stay at" Lyaton we i boat for lifracombs a 'noted ' resort which 'has grown quite rapidly duning | the past few years. It is beautifully sits It is interesting to know that at the time" o; the seige of Calais this city (now having | t a population of about 9.005) Contributed six vessels. About fifty miles distant is Holsworibyl: a place where my father and mother uséd'|* to live when they were young. You may be sure that I visited: the places I had Yih a good Tne day we arrived was the first ¢ of St Peters Fair and the market attractions, The 'people appeared to of | be enjoying themselves to the fullest are used 0 it. you see. Myc cousins home is right on the mar ket square, 50 we had full benefit of al; that Fouts be Seen and i heard wheth mach' penny, las, i she said, "now we are ¢o- gaged we can ive plalily to each other, Would und not singing in') the cholr any ore? d "Why, what do. 'ec mean?" be ex. | ket ¢laimed in astonishment. "Not sing Pa the choir when I've sung there since 1 were ten?" "You'see, dear.'l want to make our | mis vholr nn special ove. I don't want any | but really good volces fn ft" © =" "Every one 'il 'tell 'ee as I've always | bad as fine a voice as nny herenbouts," he protested, "It may have Livd good once, Bob ? «hé sald gently, "but. it's certainly not good gow." He topk his arm from around ber Witlst and wat up stily. "1 certainly never speeted to nest from you, Hilda, that | can't sing! be sid, Don't be angry whe pleaded. The end of it Was a qtarrel-a ool, hot Cornish qt armel. An which _each wildy a much as elthier wean. in TIS NNsty 8 way is possible. Hida' 'father was undoubtedly he winding mam of Polpenny, since be was the owner of the fish facto i : The news that his daughter's engage: went to Boh Pengolly bag been dently broken Ht came a he on too mnch perturbe 4 attention A certain fishing mpany, ovning a nege steani feet, Waving A mint of pile lard, bud tele | Eraphed hin ior offer. Of 0 aro a Pomely jouw price. 1é hind hack his neceptiiies, and the was due to arrive from Plymouth Ahout Halt pat 100 And during break 'ast, while Td win tefl hoe. ad trying to protest: 1o bins and her- AIF that she dil not vare, his thoughts | were mainly oeeipiad wiih wonlering | "hat the Ushermen of Tolpenny wonld ha Ay and do when the steamer appeared They were alld lt nef tales ot Pot and the pilchurd cateh was | i] heir pring tpl jenn of Hyetthond, © A Hind senson meant a hed avinters | pinched cheeks for the othr, tight enetl belts for the fathers and no boots for the children The Nish factory wan thelr only miarket, Al thelr isl were | sold for cash to John Trove, If he bohght the: {ish he needed for his coy | tu lower price. | hut Wns to Lecome of tie Polpenny Hixhermen? atin Trevona drank. his coffee r that Mornific hie regretted that he' was full of candy stalls and all other fair | Boo the steam company's of 0 steamer hove in