(“ape Breton was originally called L‘Isle Royale by the 
     
     French in the time of the Grand Monarch, Louis XIV. Its history 
     
     is an eventful one. 
     
    

    
     At Louisbourg on the east coast, once known as the Dunkirk 
     
     of America, titanic conflicts have taken place. Its fortifications 
     
     erected there in the early part of the eighteenth century, from plans 
     
     by Vauban the celebrated military engineer, took over twenty years 
     
     in construction. Citadel, massive stone bastions, a protective moat 
     
     and huge gun batteries once existed there; and powerful fleets have 
     
     battled in front of it for New-\Vorld supremacy. 
     
    

    
     As in other parts of the Maritime Provinces, the New England 
     
     Colonials have left their impress on the history of Cape Breton. 
     
     Here, too, are many Acadian settlements, made up of the descendants 
     
     of those who fled from the mainland while this land of refuge was 
     
     still a French possession. 
     
    

    
     It would be difficult to find a summer climate more agreeable 
     
     than that of Cape Breton. The days are bright and sunny, tem- 
     
     pered by cool and refreshing sea-breezes. There is no scorching 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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