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Rock Donda stands before us like a nut-brown maid, quietly holding herself aloof from the waters that have paid her homage all these years.

Many men, and women, too, have smothered sorrow and disappointment in the daily grind of a hustling, bustling life, either business or social, while others have turned their backs to the world and all it offered and found peace amid Nature's kindly offerings.

It is a noticeable fact that a man who makes the latter decision almost invariably goes to a lake-shore retreat. There he finds the solitude his wounded spirit craves and at the same time an allurement that tends to hold him to his decision...

Balance Rock is a famous boulder situated on Long (formerly Manitou) Island in the middle of Lake Memphremagog.

Lake Memphremagog is located partly in Canada and partly in the United States.

The Council fire cast weird shadows amongst the trees and the waters of the river reflected its glow.

Belgium, Nov 10th [1915]

Dear Carl,

I often think of you all especially when the full moon floats over head and wish I might drop in and see you all—

Upper Canada felt the sting in the opening days of the War of 1812. But for many residents of Lower Canada life continued as usual.