. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . - in Jemtland, volun-teered to drive me in his carriage over to Mr. Fogelins home,five miles IF A HOME 70 IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. But first we must see Stockholm, and we drove northwardtwo miles along a ridge with fine farms on either hand. Allwas change from Acadia which I had left so recently—yetstrangely enough, I was among a people of the same strain ofblood as those whom I had left in the Aladawaska territor\, forboth were of Scandinavian origin : the Acadians of N
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . - in Jemtland, volun-teered to drive me in his carriage over to Mr. Fogelins home,five miles IF A HOME 70 IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. But first we must see Stockholm, and we drove northwardtwo miles along a ridge with fine farms on either hand. Allwas change from Acadia which I had left so recently—yetstrangely enough, I was among a people of the same strain ofblood as those whom I had left in the Aladawaska territor\, forboth were of Scandinavian origin : the Acadians of Norman-French stock being separated from the Swedes in consan-guinity than by the influence of a thousand j^ears residence inFrance and America. Here the people whom I met or saw inthe fields and houses, were larger of frame and more stalwartthan the Madawaskans ; the men brown-bearded and tall ; thewomen and children i^londe-haired and fair of face ; and all tak-ing life more seriously than do the light-hearted was everywhere a visible prosperity. At one housewhere we stayed to call, the mistress of the house was attired ina black, well-fitting gown as au}^ lady in a town might b
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