Fallen from the Nest

Martin was only 7 years old when he arrived in Canada in 1892 with a contingent of young British orphans. Not only did the young boy just lose his father but this death had brought about the dismantling of his whole family and when he emigrated to another country this enhanced his feeling of being a bird fallen from the nest. His adoptive parents Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Vzina of Ste Genevive de Batiscan were warm-hearted and they did all they could to recreate for him a happy home which greatly helped the young immigrant to slip into his new life. But so many obstacles strew his path! First he had to learn French and then be accepted by his schoolmates some of whom considered the arrival of this newcomer as a threat. And this was just the beginning!