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by the parents and any love-making had to be done after 
marriage. There are no theatres or music halls in the town 
and stranger still, no carriages or carts. The churches contain 
an immense number of valuable articles and relics, because 
when the Turks were troubling other cities of Europe, the 
latter sent such of their valuables as they wished to be pre- 
served to Ragusa, which was so strong as to be able to resist 
attack. 
Close by is the Isle of Lacroma with which the name of our 
monarch, Richard the Lion Hearted, is closely connected. 
Richard was wrecked on the island after one of his crusades. 
He promised the monks of the monastery there that he would 
build a church for them when he got back to England, and 
on his return here, he actually remembered this promise and 
raised money which he sent out to the monks who built a 
church with it. The cloisters of the church were very fine. 
The island is very well wooded. 
It may be mentioned, too, that it is claimed on behalf 
of the neighbouring island of Mehta, that St. Paul landed 
there and not at Malta. The Germans and Austrians are 
continually disputing this point. 
The last port in Dalmatia is Cattaro where the steamer 
is left for the land journey to Cettinje, the smallest capital 
in Europe. The journey is by a high road from Dalmatia 
into Montenegro, a glorious drive up the mountain side. 
The region is a limestone one and the cultivation is of the 
sparest description. Any piece of grass, even if only 3 feet 
square, is regarded as valuable and is a “ field.” We cannot 
appreciate how poor are the agricultural population of the 
district. 
Arriving at the ancient capital of the country, Cettinje, 
we find it different from any capital in Europe. The site is 
on the bed of an old lake and consists of a jumble of small 
houses, a theatre and a palace. The fortress is large, for in 
the population of about a quarter of a million, no less than 
30,000 are able-bodied soldiers, with gun and sword. Each 
man has also a revolver or two, and the country would put 
up a very fierce resistance to any invaders. The men have 
always been great fighters and in past times their wives 
and womenkind have helped their military exploits by follow- 
ing the men with food and at times taken a hand with the 
guns. The Turks have often attacked the country but have 
never yet conquered it. On one occasion they brought 
an army of 200,000 but had to retire defeated leaving 30,000 
dead behind them. The museums in the capital are full of 
relics captured from the Turks, including a number of the 
