. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . the wayside, a provision inculcated b\ the goodSaint Francis, who loved both man and beast. But the farms. RICH MKADliW LAND AM) KOLLINt; HILLS grew better, the buildings improved in aj)pearance and the popu-lation became denser as we drew nearer Fort Kent, and from IN FAIR AROOSTOOK, 39 Wallagrass, with its handsome church and convent, the remain-ing six miles into Fort Kent lay through an unbroken line ofthe farms, some of them with good hous.^s and capacious barns,of the thriftier c
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . the wayside, a provision inculcated b\ the goodSaint Francis, who loved both man and beast. But the farms. RICH MKADliW LAND AM) KOLLINt; HILLS grew better, the buildings improved in aj)pearance and the popu-lation became denser as we drew nearer Fort Kent, and from IN FAIR AROOSTOOK, 39 Wallagrass, with its handsome church and convent, the remain-ing six miles into Fort Kent lay through an unbroken line ofthe farms, some of them with good hous.^s and capacious barns,of the thriftier class of Acadians. Near Wallagrass we turned from the liiglnvay and went downa farm road to the shore of Soldier Iond where Mr. Burpee hadoccasion to visit a point of theextension work, at whichthere was a camp of Italiangraders. A frame barracksmade tight with a tarred papersheathing accom m odat etlabout half of the gang of fift>-men. The others had builtfor themselves little huts ofboards and saphng trunks andhad covered them completely,walls and roof, with abodes were fitted with-in with one or two bunks andlittle else and were occupiedby two, and in some cases, three or four workmen. Theenti
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