Cannon Field 
Bluenose." But her daughter explained, look- 
ing askance at us, as though to make sure we 
were serious in our desire for information, 
" You ought to see us in November ! " 
It seems there is a " Flying Yankee " train 
on the " American " side ; and Nova Scotia, not 
to be outdone by " them Yanks," started the 
" Flying Bluenose " on her side, which was not 
strictly original, though it is considered com- 
mendable, as the " Flying Bluenose " is a very 
good express train, running all the way from 
Yarmouth, on the western point of Nova Scotia, 
to Halifax, a couple of hundred miles away as 
the road runs. 
Next to originality is the power to know a 
good thing when it is seen, and then to imi- 
tate it. 
The " Flying Bluenose " crossed the high 
bridge just out of Digby and bore us toward 
one of the most interesting historic spots in 
North America. 
It is the spot where the two French ships 
came to anchor, bringing the first white settlers 
to a new world. The place is called Annapolis 
now, though at its founding in 1605 it bore 
the name of Port Royal, and is, as every one 
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