But, Led By
The True Instinct Of Natural Affection, They Were Speedily Recognised By
Those Of Their Relatives Who Were On The Wharf, And Many A Joyful Meeting
Followed Which Must Amply Have Compensated For The Dreary Separation Of
Years.
It was in an old-English looking, red brick mansion, encircled by
plantations of thriving firs - warmly welcomed by
Relations whom I had
never seen, for the sake of those who had been my long-tried friends -
surrounded by hearts rejoicing in the blessings of unexpected re-union,
and by faces radiant with affection and happiness - that I spent my first
evening in the "Garden of British America."
CHAPTER III.
Popular ignorance - The garden island - Summer and winter contrasted - A
wooden capital - Island politics, and their consequences - Gossip - "Blowin-
time" - Religion and the clergy - The servant nuisance - Colonial society - An
evening party - An island premier - Agrarian outrage - A visit to the
Indians - The pipe of peace - An Indian coquette - Country hospitality - A
missionary - A novel mode of lobster-fishing - Uncivilised life - Far away in
the woods - Starvation and dishonesty - An old Highlander and a Highland
welcome - Hopes for the future.
I was showing a collection of autographs to a gentleman at a party in a
well-known Canadian city, when the volume opened upon the majestic
signature of Cromwell. I paused as I pointed to it, expecting a burst of
enthusiasm. "Who is Cromwell?" he asked; an ignorance which I should
have believed counterfeit had it not been too painfully and obviously
genuine.
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