Locating a Homestead 



of two stories, with a large living-room on the 

 ground floor, and this worthy Yorkshire couple 

 t, made a practice of putting up travellers and their 

 teams. Some paid, some didn't— perhaps could 

 not. The good woman, however, showed us 

 with pride some beautiful gifts which had been 

 presented to them on the occasion of their golden 

 wedding, and which served to show that at least 

 some of their guests appreciated their hosts' 

 kindness. 



The following morning was less fine, and there 

 was a flurry of snow driving before the wind ; 

 but as we hoped it was the last of winter, and 

 time was precious, we hitched up and made a 

 start. We soon passed a new railroad grade 

 which crossed our road, and a young man who 

 joined us for a lift, and who evidently recognized 

 the oxen, told us it ought to have been opened 

 years ago, and that people were tired waiting 

 for it. However, he thought it was only wait- 

 ing now for the steel, which was good news. He 

 also said he had been a Barnardo boy, was the 

 proud possessor of a hundred and sixty acres of 

 the soil now, but remarked that it had not been 

 much use to him yet. He also told us that he 



worked for a Mr. G , who, with his wife, lived 



on our line of route, that Mrs. G was a very 



kind woman, and would probably feed us if we 



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