The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-10
A PROVINCIAL TOUR.
Worcester Man Tells Tan
talizing Tales About
the Great Country.

Kingsport, N. s., Aug Tt is quite
a long look from Yarmouth to this cosy
corner-counted by miles it is 81 to
Digby 81 to Annapolis, 1O6 to Paradise
Zone train did not stop there), 146 to
Kentville, where we changed cars for
the Valley road that crosses the coun-
try to the sea, and got off the train of
one car and smoker at Centreville, five
miles. 1t is IA miles from Kentville to
Kingsport.
We left Yarmouth on the Flying Blue
nose" of the Imperial Purple service
of the Dominion Atlantic Railway in a
car upholstered in old gold and pro-
tected by a linen cover. There was no
smoke or dust, and the ride was most
comfortable.
The Worcester party on board made
it seem like home. The party left
at Digby, where there was stop of ten
minutes for refreshments-a proper
name for the victuals furnished at this
noted watering place. Very few stops
are made on this trip. At Kentville
there is a wait for dinner.
When we got to Centreville we found
great improvements had been made
during the year. A boy on bike took
the mail bag over to post office instead
of the usual walk over. The general
grocery store had been raised and
spread and steel ceiling put in. The
little BURBERRY patch enclosing the sta
ton was just loaded with berries. The
weather was as usual and could not be
improved. Reuben's boy carried US
around to the Eaton Che was no rube)
farm. Ward and Earl were away to
the mountain, but Gertrude was there
to welcome us. We were greatly
shocked to learn that Maggie" after
25 years of faithful service had gone to
the equine paradise; but were glad to
hear that the young horse (Mattle, aged
21) would not tread the track alone for
running mate DAISY, with a white
face) had been purchased. A new Jer-
sey COW had been added to the herd
and newer bossy calf to the clover
patch under the maple trees.
Two stunning doors had been added
to the barn that will stand any blow,
and many tons of new hay to the loft
The old tortoise shell cat has added
new dignities to her already dignified
mein, and puts new frills on every time
she brings in dead bird. The cherries
are all gone-the robins got the largest
share, and there are no bilberries; but
the little trout brook in Griffin's mead
ow still holds its own in furnishing de-
icious pan fish for native and visitors
alike The meadow looks more pleas
ing than ever, and the water runs
cleaner and tinkles and gurgles more
| merrily now that the Griffins are at
home again after two years in the
States"
There is no more water in the well
than of yore, but it tastes sweeter and
cooler over at the Mansions there is a
new baby that smiled and said GOO
at us, and new barn that will hold rs
tons, of hay in it's capacious bays, and
garden with bachelor buttons and
holly-hocks and other things Oats and
potatoes and an orchard that | will tell
you about later.
In the Eaton house we have a years
gossip to swap, so we will skip over
that and get back to the station and
Kingsport, where we started in under
the date.
The run here from Kentville occupies
Just % minutes, including all the stops.
This is the terminal of the road, and
the rails run down on the pier, that
has a lighthouse on the end. Just op-
posite, across the water. lies Evange-
line beach and stretch Of land way
out to the left, where white sails and
puf11ng little tugs seem to pop out of
the red banks, skim over the narrow
streak Of water and presently hide be-
hind the hills on this side. All along
the smooth red sand there are countless
peeps" bobbing and peeking, and Just
where sand and waves meet there are
great fiocks of the same turning up
their white wings to the light, and then
dropping down add to the numbers on
the sand. Away up on one side of the
beach white figures are bobbing up and
down in the water. These are the
bathers
Alongside the lighthouse pier-this is
the Evangelne's wharf the little
steamer that runs down by Blomidon
to Parrsboro-a big four-sticker is w.
ing; The captains wife, her mother
and niece are on board. The young la
dy knows Worcester well, having taken
a course in cooking at the Dread. She
halls from Michigan.
There are two other ships In port. re-
pairing. There is also a Congrega-
Istional church that needs repairing. The