SAM SLICK THE CLOCKMAKER SERIES

His shrewd observations and witty commentaries make up the 33 sketches of The Clockmaker. Sam Slick of Slickville is a clock-peddler who accompanies a visiting English gentleman on an unforgettable tour of early 19th-century Nova Scotia. In the last year the committee responsible for organizing the event used an image depicting a scene from the book’s chapter Slavery from The Clockmaker, which showed a Black man on his knees, crying out to Slick.

Most of our rooms still feature beautiful hand painted walls done by George Lyons in 1909, this room showcases his work well. In West Hants, Nova Scotia, they had held a summer festival known as Sam Slick Days from the 1970s until 2008. His 'sayings and doings' resonated with the times, addressing as they did such issues as race, the abolition of slavery, and colonialism. This bright room features a double bed and a separate, private bathroom, will allow you the luxury of looking up at the ceiling to view the hand painted border of the countryside roads.

He is credited with coining such phrases as 'the early bird gets the worm,' 'to get blood out of a stone,' 'to drink like a fish,' and 'it’s raining cats and dogs,' among others.

SAM SLICK THE CLOCKMAKER SERIES

Sam Slick first appeared in a series of sketches in the NovaScotian during 18 and proved so popular that they were published in book form with additional stories in 1838.

Sam slick the clockmaker