94 TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES we liked the better,—this, or the view from "." Both with their own magnificent splendour "gripped" us. From "The Stile" we beheld the and valley, with vast stretches of apple orchards, resplendent in the light of the sun. We saw the pretty village of ¬ pereau in all its pastoral loveliness, "And away to the northward Blomidon rose, and the forests old, and aloft on the mountains Sea-fogs pitched their tents, and mists from the mighty Looked on the happy valley, but ne'er from their station de¬ scended." T . TT —Longfellow From "The Stile" we proceeded to Acadia University, a splendid group of buildings. This year Acadia has an en¬ rolment of 800 students. On the way to Grand Pre we passed through Port Wil¬ liams, having seen many miles of dyked lands, that were reclaimed from the sea by the patient industry of the early settlers. Here the meadows yield great crops of hay, oats, barley and general crops. There is not as much dairying in this section as there should be. To our surprise we learned that three shipments of New Zealand butter had been made to Wolfville last winter. Some of the party went to the "Look Off" twelve miles from Wolfville to the north. From this elevation a won¬ derful view of the rich valleys of the Cornwallis and Annapolis, with their wealth of orchard and farm lands, was obtained, five counties having been seen. At length we all came to Grand Pre—"The Great Mea¬ dow," that charming little village made famous by Long¬ fellow in his "Evangeline.'' It still has a wonderful charm. Set in the midst of gently rolling hills, covered with mag¬ nificent orchards, and with its quaint church, built by Covenanters a century and a quarter ago, it is a never- ending delight to the visitor.