On their first arrival they were like to perish with hunger, as the few settlers who were before them had little enough for themselves; and they could not all have lived, had not a number of them got over to Pictou, and obtained relief there from the old settlers." The intercourse with these people was peculiarly pleasant, as they were from the neighbourhood of his native parish. This itself afforded the means of much interesting and pleasing conference particularly as the instances were very few, after his arrival in this country, where he met with any such. But in addition, he met with some who were acquainted with his relatives. We have seen a spinning-wheel which was one of a number brought out by them, made by an uncle of his, and which though now about a century old is still fit for service. "The people of Cove Head and St. Peter's were not without knowledge, for they had good books, which they lent to one another, and the roads to Charlotte Town being tolerable, they had oppor- tunities at times of hearing Mr. DesBrisay. Nevertheless, they rejoiced greatly in the

visit of a Presbyterian minister, and heard the gospel with every appearance of delight. More- over, proximity to Princetown had a personal significance to the rector, for his wife was the daughter of Chief Justice Steward, one of the proprietors. So he settled in this secluded spot, busying himself with the cares of his household, attending to his religious duties

and falling back for companionship upon his books. He moved to Charlottetown in 1800, and dies 1823 age sixty-nine and buried in the old cemetery on Elm Ave." 1

1. Rev. George Patterson, Memoirs of the Rev. James MacGregorz D. D..

Philadelphia, 1859.

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