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Charlottetown is a .delightful little city. The spacious squares are a pleasant surprise in such a tiny capital. The streets are wide and generally lined with prim rows of trees. The city is divided into a front and back lawn. The front lawn extends as far as Euston Street since that was as far as the town was laid out in 1768. Behind that outstanding line, the city developed on its own, helter skelter. The result is that the streets from the waterfront to Euston are well laid off and impress one with their regularity and their width; the streets above Euston present a vivid contrast. They ramble northwards——narrow and not quite straight.

Undoubtedly, Charlottetown is regal. If ever a city was determined to do honour to royalty—and succeeded—that city was Charlottetown. The city is called after a queen—Charlotte, wife of George III. The principal street is Great George Street—after George III. Queen Street is on its left and Prince Street on its right. Then there are squares—Queen’s and King’s. The town also has a generous land royalty.

One of Charlottetown’s early visitors was quite

frank about the capital. “In a few moments," he said, “I found Charlottetown to be wicked enough fora far larger town.” Perhaps it was then. At that

time Parson Desbrisay considered it such a wicked place that he preferred to live at Covehead, and came in on Sunday to preach. What a change these two eminent divines would find in the city now. It seems to be a city of churches, particularly on Sunday mornings. And as the bells chime out their age-old invitation, the people literally pour out of their houses. One never realizes how many people there