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Title: The story of the Dominion : four hundred years in the annals of half a continent ; a history of Canada from its early discovery and settlement to the present time ; embracing its growth, progress and achievements in the pursuits of peace and war
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell), 1864-1923
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Publisher: Philadelphia : J. C. Winston
Contributing Library: University of British Columbia Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of British Columbia Library

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of his favour at Court, fair of word and arrangement withNew England, reaping riches from the fur-trade, successful in crush-ing his only remaining rival—Nicholas Denys, who had been hisfriend and schoolmate, but had become rich and strong in CapeBreton Island—this traitor and perjured murderer seemed well con-tent with his fortune and fate and devoted a good deal of time to theChristianizing of the Indians. Suddenly, in 1650, as if in mockeryof his fair future hopes and the brightness of his prospects, he fellinto the little river at Port Royal and was drowned like a rat. De laTour, meanwhile, had been treated with the respect he deserved inthe parts of New England and the continent in which he had spent ^v^years of a wandering life, and was now able to go to France, refute thefalsehoods of his enemy and receive every reparation which the Kingcould give. He was made Governor of Acadie, the fur-trade monopoly wasplaced in his hands and, to ensure the permanence of his fortune, he
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THE LAND OF EVANGELINE 99 cut another knot of difficulty by marrying Charnisays widow andtakine tlie children of his crreat rival into his hands and under hisprotection. But it is easy to believe that nothing, to a man of hissensibilities and character, could compensate for the shattered homeof his earlier happiness, or the death of the brave men who hadhelped to make and keep his earlier fortunes. Another turn of thewheel of fate was in store, however, for both the French Governorand the governed. England was now in the stern and successfulhands of Cromwell and a large expedition, which had been sent tocapture the Dutch settlements on the Hudson, was turned suddenlyand without notice upon Acadie, through peace being patched upbetween England and Holland. De la Tour was easily overpoweredunder such circumstances and Acadie over-run. Boston and NewEngland were at the back of the new move ; Cromwell, who seemsto have understood the great issues turning upon the apparently pettystruggles

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