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6/4/1944 - Saint Hyacinthe by Marine Leland

FOR PUBLICATION_ Hotel C1arendon Quebec June Saint Hyacinthe Dear Mr Rogers Helen Powell I afternoon returned slong ramparts outside Citadelle famous Dufferin Terrace It perfectly beautiful sight sunset which amusingly enough I never taken which Helen tourist On stopped Acadian wonsn where I metthrough Wade Very house Whi I thought Helen might Te received oroverbial Acadian hospitality stayed until after eleven I Abb Tessier registered hotel I shall tomorrow whether there Ve interesting St Hyacinthe although chonged atmosphere quiet little extent I scarcely recognized The place filled N Wrens Instead quiet restful hotel which I Helen expect spent hours trying place St Hacinthe population about Northampton something seventy indus tries Ssturday morning visit factory which French Csnadian family about sixty years It church orgsn ctory thoroughly under guida delightful Englishman reminded Dickens character rather startling St Hyacinthe From point getting inter esting light women industry morning rather wasted other struck interesting ienoe From Casvant factor agricultural school which visited rapidly It school titular Canada province extremely proud There growing interest nufacturing Canadian cheeses imitating European types All chefs school United States postgraduate course One enthusiasm agricultural school Ames Iowa June We lunch editor Conservative paper St Hyacinthe Harry Bernard Last through United States grant Rockefeller Foundation purpose getting documentation listory Americn regionalist novel which writing I invited Berns_rd Smitl United States touchingly eager appreciation which received there He whole drove village Richelieu River StY ladeleine which I eager Helen It those villages where organized Department Agriculture Through receive instruction weaving tapestry makin ensbled their small regular income The village known technical iency workers there We first called young woman cripple sbout doing tapest She French Canadian scenes which usually copies either postsl cards better known paintings Her spoken consented What after mskingus promise would I rather pleased promise I found disappointing The workmanship oerfect colors Primitive French Canadian srtists usually excel violent clashing colors Thi owing verypoor advice which received lmost entirely pastel shades It great We women weaving They order could hsndle their reception spotlessness their whole tmosphere absolutely French Canadian I delighted Helen should introduction general ubject Harry Bernsrd insisted taking dinner after driving through orchard country along roads andthenhe fmily His mother lived years Boston delighted chance their English We St HyaCinthe_ afternoon Halifax Express horrible train which always seems It landed Lvis ferry across As slight breakfast uebec slighter lunch entitled dinner Clsredon wonderful slices roast I I I going whatever I cannot loser Sincerely yours arine Lela