CRAPAUD VILLA'GE

I knew it in its early days, Joseph Stordy laid the corner stone. Elle was the first business man in it. He built a large house and shop on e corner.

Then James Newsome built a large shop on the west corner and a. saddler shop. Geo. Howatt moved over and rented the shop, and ran a big business. He kept six clerks and Joe Stordy ran a large store, and it has grown to be a rich village. It has a butter factory, a good flour mill, 3. post office, a telephone office, a church and a school.

Wood & Co. have in it one of the largest and best stores on the island for a country store, and keep almost everything, and that the versr est.

Crapaud has. a fine pond of clean water in the middle of the Village which makes a rink in the winter and boat sailing in the summer, but a dark sad cloud hangs over it. A boy in his boat, while sailing was drowned, and a woman and her little child were drowned together on a fine Sunday morning. I saw them in the afternoon laid out together, side by side, for burial. I will never forget the sweet smile on that fair baby’s face.

I love Crapaud. It is my birthplace. It is my land and resting place. It is my home and rest. It is my burying place, -— all in the dear Crapaud, this very day I love the best.

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A FAVORITE HYMN

A few more years shall roll,

A few more seasons. come,

And then we shall be with those that rest Asleep within the tomb.

A few more struggles for me here

A few more partings o’er,

A. few more toils, a few more tears,

And then I hope to weep no more.

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