Down North and Up Along 
said, " Oh, yes, I have heard the name before ; 
it is near Florida." It will be hard for Chi- 
cago to believe this, but it is true. 
This unhappy state of affairs is doubtless 
due to the curious nature of the geographies 
used and taught in the schools. It gives 
one a queer feeling to open one of them and 
observe the great size and multi-coloured ap- 
pearance of Canada, while the United States 
is a little neutral-coloured oblong somewhere 
down below. 
In our geographies, which we know have 
been made with a great deal of care, the relative 
importance of the two countries is reversed, 
Canada appearing as a nearly blank upper 
border to the map, while the United States is 
evidently a mighty nation, resplendent in bril- 
liant geographical colouring. Could the Nova 
Scotian be induced — or compelled — to use 
our school books, he would soon cease to be 
ignorant. 
We made many calls along the road, having 
always an excuse in asking the way or buying 
potatoes. This last was M.'s duty, and she regu- 
larly fulfilled it by presenting the large copper 
cent of the country, and asking for its equivalent 
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