BARDSEY ISLANDERS'S DILEMMA.
STORMY WEATHER PREVENTS LANDING SUPPLIES.
The long prevailing stormy weather very nearly brought hunger to the inhabitants of Bardsey Island. No relief boat oould come from the mainland owing to the high sea. The "King" of the island - His Majesty King Love Pritchard was greatly concerned about the state of things in the sea-girt kingdom.The first pinch of want he felt was in connection with tobacco. The weed became so scarce that resort had to be made to tea leaves. But these soon became scarce, and the "King" had to take to the use of "Dail Cam yr Ebol," which, however, proved a bad substitute for the local article. Other things began to become short, and it was only a week ago that "His Majesty" succeeded in getting relef from Aberdaron.
He was seen at the village, and in rather a depressing mood he expressed the opinon that mundane affairs were becoming "worse and worse."
"You see," he said, "those schools you have are making people sillier and sillier every day. I never bother about education and get on all right. Of course, we give half a day of it to the youngsters - but it does them no good."
While the rest of the world is much concerned about the war the ruler of Bardsey Island complacently observed,
"We don't bother about the war. We are neutrals yonder. The inhabitants now only number 39."