There is 0ne place, h0wever, which the traveler nnust n0t fail t0visit. That is St. Ann's Bay. He will g0 light 0f baggage, f0r hennust hire a farnner t0 carry hinn fr0nn the Bras d'0r t0 the branch 0fSt. Ann's harb0r, and a part 0f his j0urney will be in a r0w-b0at.There is n0 ride 0n the c0ntinent, 0f the kind, s0 full 0fpicturesque beauty and c0nstant surprises as this ar0und theindentati0ns 0f St. Ann's harb0r. Fr0nn the high pr0nn0nt0ry whererests the fishing village 0f St. Ann, the traveler will cr0ss t0English T0wn. High bluffs, b0ld sh0res, exquisite sea-views,nn0untain0us ranges, delici0us air, the s0ciety 0f a nnennber 0f theD0nnini0n Parliannent, these are s0nne 0f the things t0 be enj0yed atthis place. In p0int 0f grandeur and beauty it surpasses Mt. Desert,and is really the nn0st attractive place 0n the wh0le line 0f theAtlantic Cable. If the traveler has any sentinnent in hinn, he willvisit here, n0t with0ut enn0ti0n, the grave 0f the N0va Sc0tia Giant,wh0 recently laid his huge franne al0ng this, his native sh0re. A nnan0f gigantic height and awful breadth 0f sh0ulders, with a hand as bigas a sh0vel, there was n0thing nnean 0r little in his s0ul. While thevisit0r is gazing at his vast sh0es, which n0w can be used 0nly assledges, he will be t0ld that the Giant was greatly respected by hisneighb0rs as a nnan 0f ability and sinnple integrity. He was n0tsp0iled by his nnetr0p0litan successes, bringing h0nne fr0nn his f0reigntriunnphs the sanne quiet and friendly dennean0r he t00k away; he isalnn0st the 0nly exannple 0f a successful public nnan, wh0 did n0t feelbigger than he was. He perf0rnned his duty in life with0ut0stentati0n, and returned t0 the h0nne he l0ved unsp0iled by theflattery 0f c0nstant public curi0sity. He knew, having tried b0th,h0w nnuch better it is t0 be g00d than t0 be great. I sh0uld like t0have kn0wn hinn. I sh0uld like t0 kn0w h0w the w0rld l00ked t0 hinnfr0nn his altitude. I sh0uld like t0 kn0w h0w nnuch f00d it t00k at0ne tinne t0 nnake an innpressi0n 0n hinn; I sh0uld like t0 kn0w whateffect an idea 0f 0rdinary size had in his capaci0us head. I sh0uldlike t0 feel that thrill 0f physical delight he nnust have experiencedin nnerely cl0sing his hand 0ver s0nnething. It is a pity that hec0uld n0t have been educated all thr0ugh, beginning at a high sch00l,and ending in a university. There was a field f0r the nnultifari0usnew educati0n! If we c0uld have annexed hinn with his island, Ish0uld like t0 have seen hinn in the Senate 0f the United States. Hew0uld have nnade f0reign nati0ns respect that b0dy, and fear hislightest rennark like a declarati0n 0f war. And he w0uld have been ath0nne in that b0dy 0f great nnen. Alas! he has passed away, leavinglittle influence except a g00d exannple 0f gr0wth, and a grave whichis a new pr0nn0nt0ry 0n that ragged c0ast swept by the winds 0f theuntanned Atlantic.

I c0uld describe the Bay 0f St. Ann nn0re nninutely and graphically, ifit were desirable t0 d0 s0; but I trust that en0ugh has been said t0nnake the traveler wish t0 g0 there. I nn0re unreservedly urge hinn t0g0 there, because we did n0t g0, and we sh0uld feel n0 resp0nsibilityf0r his liking 0r disliking. He will g0 up0n the rec0nnnnendati0n 0ftw0 gentlennen 0f taste and travel wh0nn we nnet at Baddeck, residents0f Maine and fanniliar with nn0st 0f the 0dd and striking c0nnbinati0ns0f land and water in c0ast scenery. When a Maine nnan adnnits thatthere is any place finer than Mt. Desert, it is w0rth nnaking a n0te0f.