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The boy plied his hoe in a listless manner, for his thoughts were
elsewhere. Several hundred yards to the right stood the forest,
glorious in its brilliant autumn hues. There among those trees the
wary partridges were feeding or perching temptingly upon bough,
fallen log or ragged stump. To the left the waters of the noble
River St. John rippled and sparkled beneath the glowing sun. Over
there amidst that long stretch of marshland, in many a cove and
reedy creek, the wild ducks were securely hidden. What connection
had a rugged, stirring lad with a brown sombre potato patch when
the strong insistent voice of the wild was calling him to fields
afar? There was no inspiration here - among these straggling rows.
Nothing to thrill a boy's heart, or to send the blood surging and
tingling through his body. But there - He sighed as he leaned upon
his hoe and looked yearningly around. Down on the shore; in a
sheltered cove among the trees, the Scud, a small boat, was idly
flapping her dirty patched sail.
Bishop William Carpenter Bompas was a difficult man, cantankerous,
stubborn, and more than a little eccentric. He carried on his
shoulders the deep spirituality of his own faith, the assumptions
of his background, and the cultural aggressiveness of the Victorian
age. He was a church leader who often disagreed with his church and
ignored its advice. Bompas's life in the North offers insights into
the compelling forces of religion and faith. In a new Introduction,
historians William Morrison and Ken Coates examine Bompas's career,
exploring themes central to the history of the church in Canada and
to aboriginal-newcomer relations.
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