The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . belonged, if only it wasProtestant. One question, and one alone, themother had asked me about myself. Youre not a Catholic, I guess? she saidwith a sharp look. Of course I knew she meantRoman Catholic, and simply said No. Well, Im glad of that, she replied, becauseI wouldnt like to have a child of mine done by aCatholic. Thats right, joined in her husband, aslong as youre not a Catholic, its all one to mewhat you belong to. This rather depressing broad-mindedness istypical of Western religious life. There are
The land of open doors; being letters from western CanadaWith foreword by Earl Grey . belonged, if only it wasProtestant. One question, and one alone, themother had asked me about myself. Youre not a Catholic, I guess? she saidwith a sharp look. Of course I knew she meantRoman Catholic, and simply said No. Well, Im glad of that, she replied, becauseI wouldnt like to have a child of mine done by aCatholic. Thats right, joined in her husband, aslong as youre not a Catholic, its all one to mewhat you belong to. This rather depressing broad-mindedness istypical of Western religious life. There are a great number of Norwegians andSwedes homesteading through the North-Westcountry. The Teutonic element, namely, German,Danish, Dutch, and Scandinavian is a valuableasset to Canada. They are excellent settlersand generally fine axemen, being used to thewoods. That night I slept with a funny old man whohad red underclothing, over which—it being acold night—he put his white nightshirt. In thisgarb he knelt down and said his prayers—it wasrather nice, but looked very queer. 64. A stopping-place and its proprietors
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