Surprises 



Newfoundland offers much that is inter- 

 esting, unique and uncommon to its visitors. 

 The customs and beliefs of the early settlers 

 are followed religiously, even to minute de- 

 tails, at the present day. 



Stern and rugged natural backgrounds 

 make the picture, in its entirety, one of se- 

 verity rather than fascinating beauty. Giant 

 rocks frown down upon seething, foaming 

 masses of spray crashed by the billows of an 

 angry sea against their solid foundations. 



The coast is black and bare; stunted tree 

 growth dots the landscape that cries aloud 

 in its barren loneliness. Winds that shriek; 

 storms that terrify; dense fogs that veil 

 deeply are but appropriate framings. Huge 

 cliffs and immense sandbanks add a martial 

 aspect and tone. If on this very soil the War 

 God had once builded his castle, it would not 

 have been out of keeping. 



That its people who pass their existence on 

 this island have become reserved and silent 

 may depend much upon the unseen influences 

 always surrounding, always dominating 



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