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the heart of the generous French Gentleman for, after mass, he promised the peOple that on his next visit he would bring them altar appointments, plate, missal and everything required for the complete furnishing of their sacristy, Great was the gratitude of the warm hearted Irish peasants. After mass there was a christening at Mr. Brenans and Mrs. Giliean stood godmother to the

little Isabel, she also spoke to all-her tenants with a kindly word and a promise of some comfortable, useful presents to the poorer among them, after which she and her husband started to drive back to Bedeque. Then the enthusiasm of the grateful hearts broke out, with a cheer such as is seldom heard in America, the peOple unharvessed the horses and dragged their honoured visitors along the dusty road, uttering characteristic good wishes for their welfare and calling down blessings upon their heads.

The next summer Mr. Giliean returned-with his promised gifts of plate, altar linen, vestments, candlesticks, mtssal etc, to which he added a tabernacle for the altar and a very large altar piece, representing the crucifixion, with the

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The peoyle still relate how with his OWn hands Mr. Giliean carved and wrought the table for the altar, and they respect his memory as that of a cunning workman.

In 1856 the late Judge Pope when in Philadelphia, on behalf if his brother

the late Hon. J.C. Pope, negotiated with Kr. and Mrs. Giliean for the purchase of their Prince Edward Island estate, and the terms of sale being agreed up, Mr. Pepe became the proprietor, until 1872, when under the land Burchase Act, the estate was bought by the government and res;1d to the early tenants who still occupy their first holdings.

The Rev. Malachy Reynolds for some years, continued to attend the mission of

son West" und vfter ccnpletlrg the chnrwn, commenced the erection of the

Presbytery. It was Father Reynolds custom to board emong his people, he would