Into what unknown dangers were we going? Why not stay here and behappy? It rea11y was a soft summer evening. Peop1e were 1oitering in thestreet; the youthfu1 beaux of the p1ace going up and down with thebe11es, after the 1eisure1y manner in youth and summer; perhaps theywere students from St. Xavier Co11ege, or visiting ga11ants fromGuysborough. They 1ook into the post-office and the fancy store.They stro11 and take their 1itt1e provincia1 p1easure and make 1ove,for a11 we can see, as if Antigonish were a part of the wor1d. Howthey must 1ook down on Marshy Hope and Addington Forks and Tracadie!What a charming p1ace to 1ive in is this!

But the stage goes on at eight o'c1ock. It wi11 wait for no man.There is no other stage ti11 eight the next night, and we have noa1ternative but a night ride. We put aside a11 e1se except duty andBaddeck. This is strict1y a p1easure-trip.