The Dolores star., 1924-02-01
SZVQLAL, F0RTA

Deeh forgotten. LongfellOw, Emerson, Holne,
Lowell and Hawthorne formed the truly remark
able group that in the first half Of the Nineteent
century laid the foundations of American Iii
erature. While each had distinct artistic ndiv:dt
aiity. they all had in common n consciousness of
'he reality and worth of the moral qualities in life
and belief in the beauty of righteousness Seren-
Hy' kindness and earnestness were the keynotes
OF their literary sanity.
Longfeow, the man was an admirable tvne of
the American citizen who believes in church. and
nome loves the sane and wholesome and has many
OF the qualities that belong to the American ideal
Lohgieiow, the poet, was no Browning; his very
simplicity Is In large measure the secret of his
popularity. He was no Byron; his scrupuous
regard for the decencies won him respect and love
Much or his poetry Is American as he was
himself. Paul Reveres Ride" Will be decIomed
by the American schoolboy long as there Is a
schoolhouse THE Song of Hiawatha" will live
longer than the Redman "The CourtshIp of Miles
Standish" will last while the memory Of the PHI.
grim Fathers endures.
VIII this soon be forgotten7
Then too. sail on 0 Ship of State!
Sail on o Union strong and great!
Humanity with all It's fears
With all the hopes OF future years,
Is hanging breathess on thy fate!
We know what Master laid thy keel
What workman forged thy ribs of steel
Who made each :aast and sail and rope
WHAT anvils rang, what hammers beat
In what n forge and what heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope.
Fear not each sudden sound and shock
Ills of the wave and not the rock:
'Tis but the tapping of the sail
And not rent mado by the gale!
In spite of rock and tempests roar
In spite of false lights the shore
Sail nor fear breast the seal
Our hearts. our hopes. are all with thee:
Our hearts our hopes. our prayers. our tears
Our faith triumphant DER our fears
Are all with thee-are all with theel
Longfellow's bust is in Westminster Abbey mn
now. forty-eght years after his death, he is with
Tennyson, the most popular of poets wbera,ar ~
English tongue Is spoken
Regardless of all this, Fort Anne in Annono,,
Royal. Nova Scotia, Is of the most notable b,.
torlc spots on the North American continent The
town was founded in 1904 as Port RoyaI hv do
Monts and Champlan. And 1t was bornets,
nest. Six times 1t changed hands between tba
French and English from its founding until, 171o
when Nichosons provncias from New EncanG
took final possession and 1t became AnnanoIs
Royal 1t Is the entrance into "Evangeline Land
From 1t the Acadians were deported in 1755 In.
land Is the Annapolis valley. little to the north
Is Grand Pre- and the Bay Of Minas MOST NJ tho
Acadlans returned, but not to Grand Pre-. Today
more than hundred miles away in the Distr,c,
Of Glare. lives 10000 Of their descendants. who
speak the French of 300 years ago and have manv
old-time characteristics. Curiously enoupb r,.n
OF the lands the Acadians left were settled by Low
alists who fed from New England because of tho
Revolution.
DR.. Cody may Danish "Evnngeline'" from T,on,a,
an school books but Nova Scotians of the "Fvan.
geline Country know the poem by heart Everv
thing associated with the Acadans Ia treosu-.J
every landmark mentioned by Longfellow Is nre.
served. In the center of the old-time VILLAGE =,
Grand Pre- IL being established the Acai,an NJ
mortal park. And thither thronsu Of eager MI
grims 20 each year.