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town on either side, and sea traditions equally glorious, During 
the French wars its galleys sailed far and wide, and won a repu- 
tation for heavy-handed dealing, both with friend and foe, To 
please a French king, Edward IV. confiscated their ships and 
even removed the chain which barred the entrance and ruined 
Fowey for ever. 
Lostwithiel is one of the few places in Cornwall where the 
disciple of Isaac Walton may enjoy sport. The proximity of 
Truro to the mining district makes it uninviting, and after a 
hasty visit to its unfinished Cathedral, boat is taken for a sail 
down the river Fal. The river flows through a series of land- 
locked lakes, backed by hills covered with dense woods, with 
here and there a quaint village or a lordly mansion coming into 
view, and finally we sail into the noble expanse of water known 
as Falmouth Harbour. For yachtsmen this is a perfect Paradise, 
and it is a most interesting sight to see the many trim vessels 
skimming about in this safe expanse of water. 
From Falmouth to Lizard Town one passes Porthoustock, 
Coverack Cagwith—all quaint, old-world fishing villages, each 
with its tales of great storms and its harvest of the dead. At 
the Lizard the great serpentine ciiffs, towering hundreds of feet 
above the sea, are seen to great advantage, especially in the 
neighbourhood of Kynance Cove, one of the most lovely coves on 
the whole of our coast. Pushing onwards through Helson, with 
its June “ Flora” and Marazion (or Market Jew), where it is said 
the Jews first held a tin market, we arrive at St. Michael’s 
Mount, ‘‘ both mainland and island twice a day.’’ Nowhere in 
ngland is to be found a place like this. Such a mingling of a 
medieval fortress and a modern residence, of antiquarian 
“treasures and every-day business. The Mount is about a mile 
in circumference at the base, and about 250 feet high, and can 
be reached at low water by a causeway. Its history goes back to 
the remote ages, and it is said to have been the home of Giant 
Cormorant, who was killed by that valiant Cornishman, the 
illustrious Jack. 
Penzance, in Edward III.’s reign a place of great importance, 
Sennen Cove for Lands End, St. Ives, Newlyn, of artist renown, 
were next described and illustrated by some beautiful slides. 


