. The North Devon coast. MODERN COMBE 91 clamour to be amused : hence the entertainmentsin the conservatory-hke structure, known officiallyas the Victoria Pavilion, and unofficially andshamefully as the Cucumber Frame ; andhence also the open-air concerts on the Monte-bello Lawn, and elsewhere : Montebello beinga name, the most unprejudiced must agree, aslittle characteristic of Devon as are the pierrots,who make alleged fun for the aimless crowd. Thedays are indeed past when we were have, instead, become more than a thought toocosmopolitan. Ods bodikins ! as Sir RichardGrenville mi
. The North Devon coast. MODERN COMBE 91 clamour to be amused : hence the entertainmentsin the conservatory-hke structure, known officiallyas the Victoria Pavilion, and unofficially andshamefully as the Cucumber Frame ; andhence also the open-air concerts on the Monte-bello Lawn, and elsewhere : Montebello beinga name, the most unprejudiced must agree, aslittle characteristic of Devon as are the pierrots,who make alleged fun for the aimless crowd. Thedays are indeed past when we were have, instead, become more than a thought toocosmopolitan. Ods bodikins ! as Sir RichardGrenville might have said, beshrew me, but thesethings like me not. The study of seaside holiday amusements,from the time when the sea and the countrysidethemselves palled, and the holiday-maker ceasedto be able to amuse himself, might form an inter-esting theme for the social philosopher. Here wecan but glance at the subject, and slightly tracethe first footsteps of the nigger-minstrel and thebarrel-organist, down to the German ban
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