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THE LABRADOR JOURNAL 



439 



;d down ; two 

 le of them — 

 :rsey," and I, 

 ce offered to 

 the exchange 

 •n. Shattuck, 

 ten dinner was 

 dame named 

 change proved 

 ip ; we saw the 

 le in the coach, 

 cl by Professor 

 ruro. Towards 

 r, scattered vil- 

 Bay of Fundy. 

 :nt ran through 

 1 a few days of 

 el, or whatever 

 led, but as only 

 ; we went across 

 ugh came in and 

 \ssembly of this 

 ;s of snuff by the 

 to obtain a con- 

 instead of going 

 Professor McCul- 

 lel George Archi- 

 lo introduced me 

 rhter. I showed 

 letter from Mr. 

 ., and now we are 

 ;d to that place, 

 ■ds. It is situated 

 yr, of great extent 

 ;r this valley, and 

 expanse of which 



we see to the westward. The buildings, though principally 

 of wood, are good-looking, and as cleanly as those in our 

 pretty eastern villages, white, with green shutters. The 

 style of the people, be it loyal or otherwise, is extremely 

 genteel, and I was more than pleased with all those whom 

 I saw. The coach is at the door, the cover of my trunk is 

 gaping to receive this poor book, and therefore once more, 

 good-night. 



August 24, Wind due east, hauling to the northeast, 

 good for the " Ripley." We are now at Halifax in Nova 

 Scotia, but let me tell thee how and in what manner we 

 reached it. It was eleven last night when we seated our- 

 selves in the coach ; the night was beautiful, and the moon 

 shone brightly. We could only partially observe the 

 country until the morning broke; but the road we can 

 swear was hilly, and our horses lazy, or more probably 

 very poor. After riding twenty miles, we stopped a good 

 hour to change horses and warm ourselves. John went to 

 sleep, but the rest of us had some supper, served by a 

 very handsome country girl. At the call, " Coach ready ! " 

 we jumped in, and had advanced perhaps a mile and a half 

 when the linch-pin broke, and there we were at a stand- 

 still. Ingalls took charge of the horses, and responded 

 with great energy to the calls of the owls that came from 

 the depths of the woods, where they were engaged either 

 at praying to Diana or at calling to their parents, frien .^s, 

 and distant relations. John, Lincoln, and Shattuck, always 

 ready for a nap, made this night no exception ; Coolidgt 

 and I, not trusting altogether to Ingalls* wakefulness, kep' 

 awake and prayed to be shortly delivered from this mo. '■ 

 disagreeable of travelling experiences, detention — at all 

 times to be avoided if possibh d certainly to be dreaded 

 on a chilly night in this latitude. Looking up the road, the 

 vacillating glimmer of the flame intended to assist the coach- 

 man in the recovery of the lost linch-pin was all that could 

 be distinguished, for by this the time was what is called 



