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in the place is a rude Catholic church, which is said to 

 have been built by Jesuit missionaries upwards of one 

 hundred years ago." 



"If it was built by Jesuits," said the Captain, "the 

 Yankee ought to have called it a, Roman Catholic church." 



t( Don't interrupt me," replied the Priest, " or I'll leave 

 you to read the book for yourself." 



" ( In the belfry of this venerable church hangs a clear- 

 toned bell, with an inscription upon it which the learning of 

 Canada, with all its learned and unnumbered priests, has 

 not yet been able to translate or expound. 



" ' About ten miles south of Chicoutamie, there recedes 

 from the west bank of the Saguenay, to the distance of ten 

 miles, a beautiful expanse of water called Grand Bay. The 

 original name of this bay was, " Ha Ha," descriptive of 

 the surprise which the French experienced when they first 

 entered it, supposing that it was the Saguenay, until their 

 shalops grounded on the north-western shore. The tides 

 of the ocean are observable as far north as Chicoutamie, 

 and this entire section of the river is navigable for ships of 

 the largest class. 



" 'That portion of the Saguenay extending from Grand 

 Bay to the St. Lawrence, a distance of sixty miles, is greatly 

 distinguished for its wild and picturesque scenery. I know 

 not that I can better portray to my reader's mind the 

 peculiarity of this river than by the following method. 

 Imagine for a moment, an extensive country of rocky and 



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