Down North and Up Along 
what is more rare, even at midday. The 
mountains have a marvellous charm of com- 
position, the finest view being near the shore 
of the mainland, though from any point it can- 
not fail to give pleasure. 
There is an island at the mouth of the 
harbour which shuts it from the force of the sea, 
and upon which stands the inevitable light- 
house. 
We crossed the ferry to the cobblestone 
bar, where stood some fish-huts and a boat- 
landing, for the boat stops here on its way 
from Hahfax to Newfoundland. 
Beyond the bar was a beautiful beach pro- 
tected by a rocky point of land from the force 
of the sea, that otherwise would soon have 
covered it with cobblestones. We were told 
that the water here is as warm as that much 
farther south, and that the bathing in the 
summer months is delightful. 
There was a tent close to the house where 
we stayed, and here was a doctor, who, being 
in need of rest and a little fishing, had been 
spending the summer. It was to him we owed 
our introduction to the art of angling. 
It is true we had Mr. A.'s rod along, but it 
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