The same reasons induced Jacques and Annette also to become their fellow-passengers; they were wearied of the toil and uncertainty inseparable from a new settlement, and sighed for the humble pleasures they had once enjoyed among the gay peasantry of France.
Every thing thus satisfactorily explained and arranged, no obstacle remained to delay the marriage of Stanhope and Lucie.

The ceremony was accordingly performed by Mr.Broadhead; and they immediately bade a last farewell to the wild regions of Acadia.

Clear skies and favorable gales, present enjoyment, and the bright hopes of futurity, rendered their short voyage delightful, and seemed the happy presage of a calm and prosperous life.

Stanhope, with the fond pride of gratified affection, presented his bride to his expecting parents; and never was a daughter received with more cordiality and tenderness.

They had known and loved her, in the pleasant abode of their native land; and their maturer judgments sanctioned his youthful choice.