. The North Devon coast. LUNDY OFFERED AT AUCTION 119 back for the steamers return. The owners ofthe excursion steamers are devoutly hoping thewreck may last another season. They are not likethe wicked old wreckers of the Cornish coast,who often went so impiously far as to pray : 0Lord, send us a good wreck ! but they perhapshope that, if any more naval commanders are aboutto pile up their ships on the rocks, they may do ithereabouts, so that, at any rate, some honestfolk may profit. The ^^ear 1906 also witnessed the attemptedsale of Lundy. It was offered by auction, atTokenhouse Yard, on Sept
. The North Devon coast. LUNDY OFFERED AT AUCTION 119 back for the steamers return. The owners ofthe excursion steamers are devoutly hoping thewreck may last another season. They are not likethe wicked old wreckers of the Cornish coast,who often went so impiously far as to pray : 0Lord, send us a good wreck ! but they perhapshope that, if any more naval commanders are aboutto pile up their ships on the rocks, they may do ithereabouts, so that, at any rate, some honestfolk may profit. The ^^ear 1906 also witnessed the attemptedsale of Lundy. It was offered by auction, atTokenhouse Yard, on September 25th. The auc-tioneer was equal to the occasion. He enlargedupon the unique position of any one fortunateenough to become possessed of this little kingdomfor a little king, an empire for a little very little emperor, be it said. He exclaimed : no rates, no taxes, no motor-dust, and narratedhow there was no licensing authority, and in short,complete freedom from the ills the harassed rate-payer of the unha
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