150 YEAR OH) LETTERS- Found among the papers of the late Mrs. C. H. Rob ¬ inson, Charlottetown , were some old letters of historic interest, including the following two, written in 1822, by- James D. Haszard from Providence , Rhode Island , to his younger brother George, in this province. Mr. Haszard returned in the following year, to establish the Prince Edward Island Register, the Island's first newspaper, bring¬ ing with him the type which he purchased in New England . Rhodes Gardiner, referred to in the letter was the grand¬ father of Mr. Charles Gardiner . Providence , July 26, 1822. Dear Brothers Rhodes Gardiner returns to the Island, by whom I take this opportunity of writing. You will perceive in a letter to Mr. Davies , which I write with this, many little things which I here omit for the sake of brevity. 1 hope you are now capable of indicting and writ¬ ing me a letter. If you are not, I am really ashamed for you, but I trust any suspicions that I may entertain on that subject, may be ungrounded. George, let me entreat you, above all things, to acquire knowledge and learning; read history, and make yourself acquainted with the customs, man¬ ners, government, etc. of the people of the world, of which Prince Edward Island forms so small a part. Conceive what a pleasure it would be to me to say "my brother is a prudent, steady, active, intelligent, young man, whose desires and chief aim are that of maintaining an unsullied name and character, and suppose I said it to a young lady, would she not desire to be acquainted with this character? Miss Abby Watson, a second cousin, I told her I intended to recommend her to you; she is fourteen and handsome, and will have a good fortune. There are so many advantages to be gained by qualifying yourself for advancement, spare no pains. I hope that everything is taken care of; for it is your interest as well as mine? see that the ground is not