philos ophtcallyj. believing the words of their gifted countrymen that:- ' Shadows deck a sunny landscape. making brighter all the bright.'

‘ One of the darkest “shadows“ in the landscape of Sixty Five was the wild rugged- ness of the steep hills that presented such an implacable front against the agricultural overtures.

It is told to illustrate the steepness of these hills. that one night a worthy Int-er retired to rest, leaving a well loaded sleigh standing at his door. ready for transportation to town the following morning. In the night the wind rose and drove the sleigh down the hill with such velocity that it ran up the one opposite, and when morning dawned it was discovered at a distance of nearly a mile from its place of starting.‘

These hills however have been made as verdant as the valleys. and the farms which have ambitiously climbed them are smiling in prosperity.

Mr. Patrick Dougherty has erected barns which are second to none in the Island. except of course the magnificent outbuildings at Glenaladale. and he and many

of his countrymen rejoice in the possession of cheerful and comfortable homes.