230 OVER ON THE ISLAND
morrow’s bungalow; this aeroplane into a determined goat; a dog into an envelope.
The most interesting road to Tignish runs along the east coast of the Island. Somewhere along this route there is a little church. Alone it stands with a spruce wood at one side, stooks of grain and the sea behind it. Small and attractive it is. Some day I should like to come back to this little church by the sea and attend service—some day when the sun is shining, and the grain is stooked, and the sea behind it is smooth and glistening
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Tignish is the last town on Prince Edward Island, or the first, depending on the way one looks at it. From a distance, the town looks crowded together—— like a mediaval Village without its wall. The second impression is of red brick buildings. There are several streets—-quite a novelty for an Island town—and a large open square. Tignish reflects the philanthropy of Dalton. Dalton school stands as a memento of his generosity. And surprise of surprises, the town possesses a clock!
Tignish is the terminus of the railway or, in other words, it is the place where all the trainmen from the conductor to the newsie emit a thankful sigh, a deep yawn, and turn in. It is a long journey from Char— lottetown to Tignish, and naturally so, I think, for the contractors who undertook to build the railway were paid by the mile, and how could they help it if the road persisted in winding and winding, and went around obstacles instead of over them? For instance, the distance from Alma to Elmsdale by road is three miles. By train it is eleven! Summerside is eighteen