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49. THE ANGELUS was a bell which called people to prayer. What do you know
of the painting called "The Angelus?"
57. Real misery was wholly unknown, and benevolence anticipated the demands
of poverty. Every misfortune was relieved, as it were, before it could be
felt, without ostentation on the one hand and without meanness on the other.
It was in short, a society of brethren. ABBE REYNAL.
72. HYSSOP, a plant. A branch of it could be used like a sponge. It was a
symbol of purification from sin.
74. CHAPLET OF BEADS, a string of beads used in praying. MISSAL, a prayer
book.
96. See Luke XXII, 60, 61.
111. A PATRON SAINT was a Saint who was supposed to exercise a special care
over the people of a town or district.
115. Lajeunesse (l�-zh�-n[)e]s�).
144. There was a saying among the people that "If the sun shines on St.
Eulalie's day there will be a good crop of apples." It was February 12th.
II.
149. THE SCORPION is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The sun enters
this sign in late October.
153. For the reference to Jacob, see Gen. XXXII, 24-30.
159. THE SUMMER OF ALL-SAINTS corresponds to our Indian Summer. All-Saints
day is Nov. 1st.
170. PLANE TREE, a species of sycamore. Xerxes, a Persian, admired one of
them so much he put a mantle upon it and adorned it with jewels.
209. BURGUNDY is a section of eastern France famous for its fine wines.
238. THE GASPEREAU is a river that flows into the Basin of Minas, east of
Grand Pre.
242. GLEBE, soil.
249. LOUISBURG, BEAUSEJOUR (b[=o] s[=e]� zh[=o][=o]r,) and PORT ROYAL were
towns which had been taken from the French by the British.
259. THE CONTRACT was considered almost as binding as a marriage. Remember
this.
260-2. As soon as a young man arrived at the proper age, the community
built him a house, broke the land about it, and supplied him with all the
necessaries of life for twelve months. Then he received the partner whom he
had chosen, and who brought him her portion in flocks. ABBE REYNAL.
III.
280. LOUP GAROU ( l[=o][=o]-ga-r[=o][=o] ) means man-wolf. There was a
tradition that a man had the power to change himself into a wolf to devour
children.
282. LETICHE (l[=a]-t[=e]sh�).
293. IN SOOTH, in truth.
307. A figure with scales in the left hand and a sword in the right is
sometimes used to represent Justice.
354. THE CURFEW was a bell tolled in the evening as a signal to put out the
fires and go to bed.
381. See Gen. XXI, 14.
IV.
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