. Jessie Grey; or, The discipline of life, a Canadian tale . ue St Lawrence waters sweep on towards the broad Atlantic just as 8 DA YS OF SUNSHIAE. they swept two hundred years ago, when the wigwamof an Iroquois chieftain stood where its white wallastand. The noble old river has witnessed many changes andbitter conflicts in the passing of these years. Thebeautiful hunting-grounds that the Indian then roamedover in unfettered freedom, have passed into the pos-session of civilised and Christian men; and the white-winged messengers of commerce and peace float wherehis bark canoe then glided. The
. Jessie Grey; or, The discipline of life, a Canadian tale . ue St Lawrence waters sweep on towards the broad Atlantic just as 8 DA YS OF SUNSHIAE. they swept two hundred years ago, when the wigwamof an Iroquois chieftain stood where its white wallastand. The noble old river has witnessed many changes andbitter conflicts in the passing of these years. Thebeautiful hunting-grounds that the Indian then roamedover in unfettered freedom, have passed into the pos-session of civilised and Christian men; and the white-winged messengers of commerce and peace float wherehis bark canoe then glided. The wild war-whoop hasgiven place to the shriek of the steam-engine, and thenoise of savage battle to the hum of busy , better than all else, true Christian hearts arelifted in prayer to a known and only God, instead ofblind worship paid to a mystical and dreaded with the heritage of this goodly land, are grantedto its inhabitants liberties and privileges enjoyed byvery few other nations. The lines are fallen unto usin pleasant places !. B
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