successfully laboured for seven years. Whatever the cause he certainly departed

to another sphere of usefulness. VHe appears to have been a man of much energy and 'force of character who had a happy knack of management, by which he induced his people to fall in with his ideas and assist in carrying out his plans. He was remarkably friendly with Protestants of all denominations and often received very substantial proof of their regard in the shape of subscriptions, towards any parochial enterprise he might have on hand. As an instance of this. one of his subscription lists was headed by £10, a large sum in those days. which was given to him by Mr. Palmer. the father of our honoured chief justice. Father Fitzgerald was quick tempered and very unceremonious and peremptory in his dealings with his own flock, and many laughable stories are handed down to us of scenes in the first St. Dunstan's when he reigned there as mission priest. His mode of catechising was surprising if not systematic; for instance, in the saddle of a sermon he would stop, short, fix his piercing eye on some young girl who might chance to be kneeling near the pulpit and would insist on her repeating the Lord's Prayer aloud 3 He waged a violent warfare against curls. ornamental plaits, etc. sometimes going so far as.to cut off those offending decorations in the face of the assembled congregation. A lady who was present during the occurrence relates how one morning at Mass Father Fitzgerald espied a young damsel whose locks, of a fiery auburn. hung in bunches of corkscrew curls at each side of her rosy visage. At the close of the sermon the congregation was startled to hear the priest say:- ”Let Ellen Farmer come up to the sanctuary railing at the end of mass." At the appointed time. poor Ellen. blushing and trembling. obeyed. "What do you mean by wearing these curls?“ said the priest. "I flash to improve a very ordinary countenance your reverence,“ said the damsel. I'How do you know it improves your appearance ?" asked the priest. "I've tried both ways your reverencelfl “Do you expect to get married Ellen?“

'Faix. it won't be RV feult if I don't your reverence."