Telegram-herald., 1889-05-28

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~ yoITh AID ta-aaty ! IlsyeF san - nsw =
clfy wlth - n1lsAed a. ssyszraaoS- Ia
streets are bTo4d aud cle - e. sheE~ are
pretty. aDd is pgbAAe bglsilas. ar distln-
guishsi - handsome architecture Nhea Il
@@s snoNn solne years Ago that tne Os-pa1lAn
F2clhc lnle ~as . ts n~ds thregge iAls tArt
II AAultoha toers ~s great ts'oEn m reAi -
tate Tor uaans raises ero0ua " inaitsg, ~hlch
szs CSrTloo 60 s0ch Elic1 that Ieectlon sst
Ia. frQal ~A-ca the young CAY ls 81 W si-Ifer-
lng, out oJWlt4st4nalng tals dTa~tAek
II Is making god progress ana n sliI fas
largest wheat market IA TIE pro- ince VITA
the obsect Il s-slug tie agricultural csIS@oll-
iriee u TIE przlEts. drove o1ae Gay VITA some
friends q distance u more tnaD siXts nl4leS,
from one line of railway 10 another Start
fng from q village c4lllet Killarney drove
thiough Milford 10 Brandon, which l. an
other aoarisAlng town Ia tue midst II a " heat
growing country We stopped on the way
at Pelican lake, where q second contingent II
Scotch crofter farmers has reoently been set
tied Aad WAS particularly struck Ia every
part u tbs counIry Will the almost universal
richness of tie soI
The prairit, TOO, Is more varied ia confs
uration than had been lei 10 suppose from
the descriptions Of some writers. Though
devoid Of tirpber, except where one finds here
and there pstches Of bush or stuEted oak, II
is diversified by low rolling hills, which are
cuitiyabie ali over, and nndulatlng stretches
OF luxurlant pasture which are very pleas-
ing ana restful 10 the eye The adv Vantages
| and Disadvantages OF settlement Ia Manitoba
and the northwest have been frequently de-
bated ia the British parliament, where the
advocates and the opponents of enlgra-
| tiun are pretty equally divided. l was
anxious 10 see for myself what was
the actual condition OF the settlers who had
been ssnt out 10 the prairie from the old
country. / saw two different settlements,
one composed OF immigrants from White
chapel. the poorest part OF the east end Of
| London, and the other from the highlands
and islands Of Scotland Two of the Lon
doners whose farms | visited told me that
they had no knowledge OF farming when they
arrived ont few years ago. They are now
settled on hornesteads of loo acres each, with
horses and cattle and poultry, and in a fair
way 10 commence the repayment OF the sum
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starting. inc uired particularly as TO their ex-
perience Of the climate and they told me that
notwithstanding the severity OF the winter
| when the thermometer Is sometimes 40 below
zero, they found the climate, taking it all the
year round healthier and more endurable
| than that of England, statement which the
healthy looks of their wives and children
seemed to confirm In the neighboring town
! of Moosemin we met some Of the crofters who
had come in to sell wheat which they had
kept over from last year. They entered
freely into conversation about their condition
and prospects. They were content, they said,
and would on no inducement return home TO
live their former lives of hardship and fruit
less toll On our way To the settlement we
met others who told us a similar story, varied
only by the expression Of many wishes indi-
eating a natural desire 10 improve their po-
sition and breathing a spirit of earnest, man
full aspiration.
But it WAS only on reaching the settlement
itself that we had an opportunity of minutely
Investigating the short and simple history OF
their labors and struggles as settlers III new
| country. One intelligent man gave me a
graphic account of his own experience. In
the four years which had passed since his ar
rival he had changed his dwelling three
times, and with an eye TO dramatic effect, be
insisted that | should begin my torr Of the
farm at dwelling number one As / .alked
beside him | expected that | was being
brought TO look at something III the shape OF
house, however humble IL might be,
but when | reached the spot, and he ex-
claimed, Here it isl" | had some difficulty
In recognizing anything; on looking, how
ever, at tho exact place indicated by him, |
saw circular mound OF earth on which he
told me he had erected tho small canvas tent,
which served himself and his family for a
house during their first ten days and nights
on the prairie He then took me TO the sec
ond house. which proved 10 be only another
mound, somewhat larger than the first, being
the remains Of the mud cabin IN which he
lived until he found means 10 buy the timber
which enabled him TO build the substantial
and comfortable frame house which he now
occupies "The first night came here, said
Donald. for that his Christian name
II felt mighty lonely. / had no notion OF
where was or how far | might be from the
others. but peered across the low hills, and
when | caught glimpse of the tent which
nv neighbor yonder first put up knew that
was not 70 be alone, and my heart leapec
for iov. We were all settled within a shor
distance Of one another, as you see, and wheI
anv Of my neighbors came near me | used tC
get excited was so glad to see them and e
talk with them about one thing or another
Donald gave Us a full account. too, Of tn
work on the farm "The first year" saic
he IL turned over small part of tb
land with the plow, and put IL
a few potatoes and some barley.
didn't sow any wheat the first year. O
/ 10 lonI 70 10 1
ready for cropping in the following year, anC
had no trouble about that. for the soil her
needs 40 clearing or preparation Of any kin'
for the plow then built my mud cabin. AM
worked along from one thing TO another unit
I got the stable. the granary, the farm in
Elements and finally the house in which
live now. II We get few good seasons
snail be able 70 free the place from debt, an
once out q debt" =" ne added, I'D ba as happ
as the queen OF England As We had dIive
far and were very hungry, we bad no hes
! tation u accepting Donald's profered hos
pitaliry.
His wife could not speak English, bat bi
daughter made Us welcome ia that tongue
and N q few minutes after Our entrance int
! the hou-e We were enjoying some delioiou
tea With bread AMI butter - s. fire quait
J - p make os,e doubt eTbether the eating &
4 fosh meat Is not somewhat barbarous praC
I tic, One q our rartv, an Englishman, r.
s marked that the q - collie dog. which pa
. rs considerable attention, could Dot under
stand ANYTHING ssii % him IN English, wher'
! iron q cIofter nsiyhbor of Dousid's. who hs
dropped ia. saii Nth fine huuor: 'Oh. 70
can make him & away fast enough j
, En-iish but i YOU want him 20 come 20
must tax Gaelic" .. G. T.