Eastern Counties
Regional Library

ECRL In the
L'Ardoise CAP

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Holy Guardian Angels Parish

Rev. Barrett
Clare-Johnson
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Richmond Co. Municipal Services Newsletter
Reflections of Richmond
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A detailed map of
Richmond County
can be found here
L'Ardoise is nestled
on the south shore
of the County along
the Atlantic Ocean.

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Evangeline was a fair maid of old Acadia. She lived at Grand-Pré, where her
father was one of the pricipal men of the settlement. Evangeline had a sweetheart,whose name was Gabriel. The two young people had plighted their troth and looked forward to a happy married life.

Just at this time came Colonel Winslow to carry the Acadians away. All was
fear and confusion. Evangeline was put upon one ship, Gabriel upon another.
the two were carried to different parts of the Southern States. There was
no post office in those days; the exiles were poor and spoke no English; it
was very difficult for them to get news of one another.

Evangeline had a brave heart; she did not despair. As soon as she was free, she set out to find her lover Gabriel. For years she sought him, travelling
here and there through that strange land. She found him at last in a
hospital, dying. So the two faithful hearts were reunited.

It is a sad story but very pretty. The poet Longfellow having read of the
expulsion of the Acadians, thought it a good subject for a poem. He made
up the story of Evangeline and wrote it out in a long poem. The poem is
beautiful; the story describes faithfully many of the sufferings of the
Acadians; but one should remember that it is not a historical story.

-From the book In Pioneer Days

Evangeline
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
An electronic version of the book

Evangeline's Oddyssey
Evangeline Exhibit from
the Universite de Moncton