The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800 . Vq ^^. To conclude, the Frencli who constituted the settlement atAsylum consisted of 4 different classes of people; some of theNobility, and Gentlemen of the Court of Louis 16—several ofthe Clergy, a few Mechanics and a number of the Labouringclass, all of whom were entirely ignorant of the customs of thecountry, of the method of clearing and cultivating the soil, ofkeeping or working cattle, of Building houses, of makingroads, and in fact of everything relating to the settlement of anew country. Also ignorant of our language wh
The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800 . Vq ^^. To conclude, the Frencli who constituted the settlement atAsylum consisted of 4 different classes of people; some of theNobility, and Gentlemen of the Court of Louis 16—several ofthe Clergy, a few Mechanics and a number of the Labouringclass, all of whom were entirely ignorant of the customs of thecountry, of the method of clearing and cultivating the soil, ofkeeping or working cattle, of Building houses, of makingroads, and in fact of everything relating to the settlement of anew country. Also ignorant of our language which preventedthem from obtaining information, and many labouring peopleof the country took advantage of ignorance and want of ex-perience, and charged twice and in some instances 4 times thevalue of the labour. None of the colonists were fitted to be settlersin a forest. Mr. Craft says: In chopping atree they cut on all sides while one watched tosee where it would fall, that they might escapebeing struck. Nevertheless they began numer-ous clearings or choppings as t
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