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Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
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many do atodd times. In the spring, actual want issometimes felt by many families untilfishing begins and the cows give milk oncemore. But the island is generally freefrom paupers. We were off again early in the morn-ing over the hills. The valley of north-east Margaree was a lake of snow-whitemists, half in the shadow of the easternhills; the Sugar Loaf Mountain rose aboveit all as a dark blue island. The freshnessof the morning seemed to have entered the-people, for the road was alive with advan-cinggroups, all decked in theirsombre best,some on horseback, many walking withelastic steps. They all talked in Gaelic,in rather low but cheerful voices; and a CAPE BRETON FOLK. 617 certain dignity prevailed even among the athletic games, two small platforms forboys. It seemed that the country folk dancing, and a booth for the sale of spruce-were on their way to the Gathering of beer, crackers, and cheese. The averagethe Clans, a rare national picnic. When picnic here offers this programme:
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AT THE WELL. we arrived on the shores of beautiful Lake 1. 8 oclock a.m.—Drive along the road Ainslie, a large concourse of people had to the ground. already met in an open field marked by 2. 9 oclock.—Talking, swinging, and two flags, a space inclosed by a rope for waiting to swing. 618 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 3. 12 M.—Cold temperance lunch. 4. 1 P.M.—Second part of talking, swing-ing, and waiting to swing. 5. 8 P.M.—Drive along the road home-ward. But this Gathering of the Clans, al-though a private speculation for collect-ing money wherewith to build a house,was a more important event. It was ad-vertised that a noted professional wrestlerwould contend with an equally ableyoung man of the lake, and that the af-fair would present many other attractions.From 9 A.M. until 3 P.M. the entertain-ment consisted of dancing and waitingfor the professional wrestler. Each of theplatforms had about it a large crowd look-ing at the reels and jigs and the piper.The dancing went on

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