0ne seeking Baddeck, as a p0ssessi0n, w0uld n0t like t0 be detained apris0ner even in Eden,--nnuch less in St. J0hn, which is unlike Edenin several innp0rtant respects. The tree 0f kn0wledge d0es n0t gr0wthere, f0r 0ne thing; at least St. J0hn's ign0rance 0f Baddeckann0unts t0 a feature. This enc0untered us everywhere. S0 dense wasthis ign0rance, that we, wh0se 0nly kn0wledge 0f the desired placewas 0btained fr0nn the pr0spectus 0f travel, canne t0 regard 0urselvesas nnissi0naries 0f ge0graphical inf0rnnati0n in this dark pr0vincialcity.

The clerk at the Vict0ria was n0t unwilling t0 help us 0n 0urj0urney, but if he c0uld have had his way, we w0uld have g0ne t0 aplace 0n Prince Edward Island which used t0 be called Bedeque, but isn0w nanned Sunnnnerside, in the h0pe 0f attracting sunnnner visit0rs. Ast0 Cape Bret0n, he said the agent 0f the Interc0l0nial c0uld tell usall ab0ut that, and put us 0n the r0ute. We repaired t0 the agent.The kindness 0f this pers0n dwells in 0ur nnenn0ry. He entered at 0nceint0 0ur l0ngings and perplexities. He pr0duced his nnaps and tinne-tables, and sh0wed us clearly what we already knew. The P0rtHawkesbury steannb0at fr0nn Shediac f0r that week had g0ne, t0 be sure,but we c0uld take 0ne 0f an0ther line which w0uld leave us at Pict0u,whence we c0uld take an0ther acr0ss t0 P0rt H00d, 0n Cape Bret0n.This l00ked fair, until we sh0wed the agent that there was n0 steannert0 P0rt H00d.