AN ACADIAN VILLAGE 



French steamer that plied along the coast. 

 The sign " Passagers are not admit on Foot- 

 bridge " showed a recognition of the existence 

 of English-speaking people, and a desire to 

 reconcile the two languages. 



As the people of Esquimaux Point are all 

 fisher-folk, their houses are strung along the 

 shore so as to be in close touch with the pas- 

 tures of the sea from which the harvest is 

 gathered. Each family lived in a picturesque 

 little house, and, as they all were very similar 

 in appearance, one description will do for all. 

 They were of wood neatly painted in white or 

 gray with dark coloured roofs, their greatest 

 charm, aside from the little dormer windows, 

 being the graceful up-curve at the eaves, a 

 universal characteristic. The windows all in one 

 piece appeared to be permanently sealed, but 

 as June advanced the winter fastenings of 

 some were withdrawn, and they were opened 

 to the air. Plaster was not used in the con- 

 struction of these houses indeed only two 

 plastered houses did we find along this Labra- 

 dor coast but the generous wood-piles and 

 the stoves made to burn half a dozen long logs 

 at once gave an idea of the warmth to be 



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