Cape North 
We were soon soaked to the skin, but in spite 
of that we were thrilled and warmed by the 
beauty of the rain-clad mountains. There, 
wonderful to relate ! did the crisp moss on the 
trees in a moment fluff out into soft masses 
of delicious green ; did the stringy beards on 
the limbs of the spruces expand and become 
light and graceful, and able to sway in beautiful 
curves ; did the grim woods turn into fairy 
palaces with deep soft carpets of lovely moss 
and exquisite tapestry on every tree and rock. 
The road was new and lovely and in the 
sunshine must be a wonder-land of splendid 
mountain scenery, judging from the occasional 
glimpses we caught through the mists. 
Our dinner that day consisted of crackers 
and cheese and apples, which we sat in the 
waggon and ate, while Dan munched his oats 
as best he could standing in his tracks in the 
road. 
It was a wild storm, and the road seemed 
endless. We struggled along from early 
morning until almost nightfall, finally entering 
Baddeck chilled to the marrow and thoroughly 
miserable, while Dan seemed hardly able to take 
another step. 
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