SELLING A SAINT
Sir William Garttnyaitp, the owner of the Garthpool^ the last f our-mastea barque sailing under the British flag, which was wrecked on Boavista Island, Brazil, on Armistice Day, 1929, made a call at Cape Verde Island? recently on his way from Brazil, and wag informed that the ship was gradually breaking Up.' When the figurehead, which was that of a woman, was washed ashore recently on the beach of Boavista Island undamaged, the inhabitants, in whoso veins negro blood predominates, looking upon this as a, Divine- omen, rescued the figurehead from the waves and elevated it to the dignity of a saint. It is ' installed in a sheltered spot, where it is the object of daily devotions. The unromantio fact remains to be chronicled that the inhabitants have indicated that they are prepared to sell; their saint to the former owner in exchange for £50.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 52, 30 August 1932, Page 4
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148SELLING A SAINT Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 52, 30 August 1932, Page 4
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