The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-07
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Something Historical Of 81. Joha. n. D.
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rHE LAND OF rae BLUE NOSES.
Something Historical Of 81. Joha. n. D.
| -The DslIEhtfui Places Thsresbout.
ST. JOHN, n. B., Oct. 80, 1889.
DEAR JOURNAL:-As i sit this
sunny afternoon looking out upon
the sunlIt harbor Of st. John, am
reminded that / agreed to write an
occasional letter from this North
land, and In pursuance OF that agree
ment I will now indIts q few lines.
To m AXE up q proper estimate OF n
book and Its author, Il II Imperative
that the Dreface should be carefully
read. In like manner when q coun-
try or city 10 written about, some
thing Of It's early history should be
given. Therefore, predatory, TO my
observations about the province of
New Brunswick and its ancient sea-
port, . historical glimpse may not
lie out Of place.
saint John was founded In 1888,
by the loyaiIsts OF the American
Revolution who could not subscribe
readily to the doctrine that q
government OF the people, for the
people and by the people was the
best on earth. And today their
descendants are the chief people
who lnhabit this rock bound, mist
shrOuded coast. Benedict Arnold,
whose treachery has only been
equalled by Ephialtes, who led the
swarming Persians by . secret path
to the camp of the gallant 800 at
Thermopylae, lived In this city
about four years. He was q mer-
chant and traded by his vessels with
the Island Of Martinique. His
hOme-shaped In contour like the
house with the queer roof, Just
north Of the Salina jail. was stand
ing until q few years ago. His store
wae burned, but insured, and his
partner accused him Of crookedness
and completely In the burning.
Arnold removed finally to LOndon-l
there to finish his ingloTiOus life.
Two sons by his first wife have de-
scendants here-one Of them q lady,
whom | have met.
One hundred years before the
Tories landed there was q struggle
for supremacy in this harbor, and
for the great st. John river which |
mingles Its waters with those Of the |
Bay Of Fundy. IL was here that the |
chivalrous Lord Of La Tour, by COM |
mission OF the King Of France, took |
up his residence, his proprietary |
right being one-thlrd OF the grant Of |
Acadia. He built Fort La Tour lust |
across the harbor from where i sit
calamity defending his vested rights |
against his enemies all and singular.
Many were the sleges laid to this
stronghold, but the banner Of La
Tour still 1oated. The evil day
came at last. During her lords alb
senee, Madame La Tour. q heroine
whose name should be sounding
down the ages, commanded the
small garrisOn-as she had fire.
quently done before. In spite Of
her gallantry the post fell by the
treachery Of Swiss sentry. His
fidelity to The house Of La Tour was
not like that Of his famous country
men who fell bleeding In every vein
for the house OF Bourbon-that fidel-
ity to be pictured at last In Thor
walsden's noble sculpture Of the
wounded lion In the rock at Lueerne.
The Inflated garrison was massa-
cred In the presence OF Madame La
TouI. Her proud heart was broken
by the catastrophe, she died, and
her ashes now repose on yOnder
shore In an unmarked grave.
Looking back into the mists Of
tradition, st. John still possesses
further prestige. The divine Gloos-
cap once had his home here. Alb
sent on one occasion his attendants
were carried away by an evil magi-
clan to Grand Manan, Cape Breton
aud New Foundland. The great
GloOscap did not propose TO endure
this outrage to his house and started
In hot pursuit. He did not take
steerAge passage In the whales
belly like the humble Jonah, but
voyaged In state on q whales back,
where lie could look out upon the
grand old ocean, aud view the beau
teous scenery Of the noble shores
Arriving finally on the dark New
Foupdland coast, he took the stat
ure Of lofty giant, the clouds roll
ing about his head. Although
. giants strength he did
not use it like q lamb. He slaugh-
tered the magician and set his sub
jeets free. |,
Probably no place upon this
continent 10 the starting point for
30 many pleasant excursions for the !
tourist as st. John. In three hours
tlt C1u CEOta NuG OGl W Olkul Guo
thence pursue his way along the
the Acadians, TO the village Of )
q, and Pre-, the girlhood home Of
the "lonE lost" Eyangeline. Not Z
withstanding the idol smashers
allege that no such parsonage ~
ever existed, we are not
to be deferred from worshlplng NJ
her shrine set up In the besutlful
vale Of Nova Scotia. Let them al
lege, IL they wish, that after Long !
fellow wrote his beautiful story, the 4
local Pauis faithfully planted and /,
the local Appoilos rs faithfully
wstered the seed Of the charming
fiction for the pure purpose Of at
tracing tourists shekels to their
purses. We propose tobe . believer.
And we shall continue 10 believe
that Evangellne saw her home /
under the torch Of the In ,
vaders; beheld her Gabriel borne .
she knew not where, and that she !
entered upon that strange, will o.
the visit, Tabor OF love" search, In
forest aud on plain, for the idol Of ,
her heart, to Join him at last -aftef
al that sad following. In the cham
Der Of death. A magnificent story Of |,
woman's love, Of women's fidelity!
The tourist In q feN hours may
land In Cape Breton. witness Its
fine scenery and mingle with q peo-
pie famed Tor their simplicity and
So attractive 10
Breton that Americans begin 10 find I
their summer hOmes there. Jay Z
Gould, and George KEENAN,. the
writer, have each cottages I'm Breton.
A short ride brings the tourist TO .
Prince Edward Island-Fieh - q
country. though ice-bound
IN months OF the year. II possesses
great pastoral beauty.
Grand Man an, the paradise Of
irtists, where Sonnet has found the
richest food for his best paintings,
g but few hours away By sail on
he Bay 81 Fundy.. Ia
The lover Of the ''rod and linz
may dad . world % sport In salmea
lshsnE In the northern streams Of
he pfsyinee, bat will pap cot
- per day for the pleasure. Those
she geaid psnstrsss the "wilasF- .