Still stands the forest primeval; but far away from its shadow, Side by side, in their nameless graves, the lovers are sleeping. Under the humble walls of the little Catholic churchyard, In the heart of the city, they lie, unknown and unnoticed. Daily the tides of life go ebbing and flowing beside them. 1385 Thousands of throbbing hearts, where theirs are at rest and for ever, Thousands of aching brains, where theirs no longer are busy, Thousands of toiling hands, where theirs have ceased from their labours, Thousands of weary feet, where theirs have completed their journey! Still stands the forest primeval; but under the shade of its branches 1390 Dwells another race, with other customs and language. Only along the shore of the mournful and misty Atlantic Linger a few Acadian peasants, whose fathers from exile Wandered back to their native land to die in its bosom. In the fisherman's cot the wheel and the loom are still busy; 1395 Maidens still wear their Norman caps and their kirtles of homespun, And by the evening fire repeat Evangeline's story, While from its rocky caverns the deep-voiced, neighbouring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest. T. H. BEST PRINTING CO. LIMITED, TORONTO * * * * * Transcriber's note: Missing punctuation has been added and obvious punctuation errors have been corrected. Archaic words and misspellings have been retained with the exception of those listed below. Inconsistent hyphenation has been retained. Page 9: le => Le (Among the later arrivals were the Le Blancs). Page 10: menitoned => mentioned (Forebear of the sculptor mentioned previously). Page 49: pevailed => prevailed (There disorder prevailed). Page 53: gods => goods (Bearing a nation, with all its household goods). Page 84: throbing => throbbing (Thousands of throbbing hearts).