and mental poison, did the emigrants leave the old sod to face the untried hardships of "America" that land of which they had heard so much yet knew so little. Mr. Mann's estate was divided into farms of one hundred acres, these farms were long an narrow. extending on both sides of the road. right across the township. The owner or rather his agent. reserved every alternate farm telling the new tenants that if they conducted themselves well and gave satisfaction they should have preference over all new comers in the purchase of additional land. as soon as they would be in a position to add to their original holdings. The terms for these forms were. two years free. then twenty years at six pence currency per acfe. after that nine hundred and ninety nine years at one slilling an acre. The road to Charlottetown was then recently opened and the people had a further advantage in being near the old loyalist settlement of Bedqque, where they could easily obtain employment. and be paid for their work in young cattle. grain, seed. and such like. As time were on the Irish settlers gained the respect and .good will of Hon. Joseph Pope. Mr. nann's agent. who suggested to that gentle- man, that land should be given to his tenants on which they might erect a Catholic church. At first Mr. Mann received the proposal with scorn, saying that "the ignorant" Irish should have no land on which to build a Papist Church". Mr. Pope replied that such was not his opinion he knew the Irish and had reason to Judge them more favorably. Besides, the veny fact of their having a church would mace them more 00d fearing and better citizens, and also be the means of teaching them to pay their rent more conscientiously. At this new view of the case Mr. Mann said: -"Well, if you think so, let them have a few acres." He also permitted that they should Lew timber from his land with which to build their church. The Door tenants.who had hitherto been obliged to attend mass at

Soven Mile Fsv a mission several miles dist'nt hailed this concession with e I 9