II SOMEONE HAS APTLY SAID THAT HISTORY IS THE FIRST COUSIN TO COMMON GOSSIP. ONE MIGHT GO FURTHER AND SAY THAT COMMON GOSSIP IS LOCAL HISTORY AND COMPLETE THE CIRCLE BY PROV¬ ING THAT LOCAL HISTORY IS THE VERY STUFF OF WHICH HISTORY ITSELF IS MADE. - DON HOOD (Ref: Door by Don Hood , Ryerson Press, 1958) Cover Photo A view of Souris Harbour taken from the home of John Knight . The barkentine sailed under Captain Angus MacDonald . This scene, hand colored, was used on postcards sold around the turn of the century. Courtesy of Mrs. dive Brace