AN ACADIAN VILLAGE 



after a short service, the host was raised and 

 the prostrate people blessed. Again the journey 

 was continued over a little bridge to another 

 repository, where the same service was re- 

 peated. Again the church bells jangled forth, 

 and the procession slowly wound its way to the 

 bridge by the church, and so on into the sacred 

 edifice. Here the services were completed 

 with much burning of incense and music. 



To even think of photographing such a holy 

 procession seemed sacrilegious, but on inquiring 

 beforehand, I had learned that the good father 

 would consider it a privilege if some photographs 

 could be obtained of such an event, as cameras 

 were unknown in the village. So from time to 

 time my friend and I slipped from the ranks of 

 worshippers and endeavoured to fasten on the 

 photographic films some records, however im- 

 perfect, which might remotely suggest the 

 simple piety and beauty of the scene. 



It was with regret that I left this little Aca- 

 dian village with its simple, peaceful life. One 

 of the first settlers who had brought his family 

 from the Magdalen Islands is reported to have 

 said in reply to a question by Abbe" Ferland 

 as to his reasons for leaving long-settled regions 



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