minimalism alledthe'AetofUnbn'repaledBythisActthelrlshhad lostthelrrhhttohavetheirown parliament. Instead, theywereuoelecta nunber of MJ’Js to represent their views in the British Parliament. This mrententspreadtothe eoloniesinchrdingPrlnceEdwardlshnd.Acomplete listofthoseinattendanceatthatmeetingnnybefoundinmlslaud Handle, Spring/Summer 1987.

Williamlaeey,Maryret’sbrother,wasalaborerwboalsodabbledinother things. He wasappointed a constable forCharlottetown and Royalty in the year 1839 and he also acted as agent for a Mr. John Carmichael, who sold gravestones. It is quite possible that the gravestone for his father Piery. and brotherlawrenee—still standing in l992—was placed there during his tenure inmisbminessJ'hefollowingadapparedlntheCobnialeldabal newspapaonjuly 29, 1843.

Head Stones Theatbsa‘ibaoﬁrrsforsaleafewmodhadstones,whiehwlﬂbesold

and lettered cheap for prompt payment For further particulars, apply to the subscriber, at Mr. W. laeey's, King St. or to Mr. K. MacKenzie,

Charlottetown, bywhom all orders will be promptly attended to.John Carmichael.

InDeeenberofthatyur,Williamlaeey.died.Theloalnewspaperofthe time reported it this way.

Died.0n1'hmsdaymninglast,Mr.Williamlaeey.ofthistownaged

27years. Deservedlyregretted His funeralwilltalre place on Sunday next at 2 o'clock pm. where friends and aquaintences are requested

to attend. at: Islander Dec. 6,1843)

This would have necessitated another trip to town. a tough trip in more waysthanonewith the riverprobablynotyet sufﬁciently frozen fortravel. William was only twemyseven when he died. just before Christmas, on Deeernber19. 1843. He had lived on the south side of King Street on the astemmostblodeThewalrewasprobablyheldinhishome. At that time, the bodywouldhavebeenwashedand laidout by the older-women in the family, hisrnotherCatherine, andprobablyhissisterMargaret. To some thismaysecm agruesunetask,butitanalsobedmghtofasaﬁnal,veryaﬁng,gesture performed fora loved one. “Most of the cofﬁns were made right at home. They were madeofpine boards eoveredwith black cloth (orwhite cloth ifitwere a yumgperson).'(MacDonald 25) Awakeattlnttimewasagrut social occasion, withbuofbodarrddrirtk'lherewould perhaps beclaypipes passedaround to the men alter the meal, an Irish tradition. Mrs. Rita Walsh told me of wakes onP.E.l.wheresuchmstomswere arriedon, the pipes costinga pennyapiece. It was a custom to have homemade liquor called poteen, available during a wake in Ireland; but imported liquor, readily available on P. E.l. at that time, probably ﬁlled the local need. Young people were known to sneak pepper into the tobacco and snuff. They would then hide and wait for the results.