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all forts- of ladies work. The convent at a 

 diftance looks like a palace, and, as I am told, 

 was founded by a bifliop, who they fay is 

 buried in a part of the church. 



WE botanized till dinner-time in the 

 neighbouring meadows, and then returned 

 to the convent to dine with a venerable old 

 father recolet, who officiated here as a 

 prieft. The difhes were all prepared by 

 nuns, and as numerous and various as on the 

 tables of great men. There were likevvife 

 feveral forts of wine, and many preferves. 

 The revenues of this monaftery are faid to 

 be considerable. At the top of the build- 

 ing is a fmall fteeple with a bell. Con- 

 iidering the large tra&s of land which the 

 king has given in Canada to convents, 

 Jefuits, priefts, and feveral families of rank, 

 it ieems he has very little left for himfelf. 



! QJJR common rafp-berries, are fo plenti- 

 ful hereon the hills, near corn-fields, rivers 

 and brooks, that the branches look quite 

 red on account of the number of berries on 

 them. They are ripe about this time, and 

 eaten as a defert after dinner, both frefli 

 and preferved. 



THE Mountain <AJb, or Sorb-tree*' is 



pretty common in the woods 

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