On Prince Edward Island fact that they had been married by a magistrate and expressed a wish that he would marry them properly. He asked them to stand up before him, and, while not performing the marriage ceremony, he spoke to them on their mutual duties and obliga¬ tions, prayed with them and expressed the hope that hereafter they would live together in peace and har¬ mony, and tradition says that during the remainder of their days they enjoyed a fair share of connubial felicity. Another incident, the truth of which is authenti¬ cated by the grandchildren of the principal parties concerned, illustrates the primitive simplicity of the manners and habits of the early settlers of the coun¬ try. The narrative as told to the writer by one of the grandsons, an intelligent and highly respected young man, in the western part of the island, follows, only the names being changed: "On a cold win¬ ter's night Sandy McLure hitched his team to Mal¬ colm McRae's gate and went in to warm himself before crossing the Bay, a distance of nine miles. McRae put up and fed the oxen, for the team con¬ sisted of a yoke of oxen and a sled. He then at¬ tended to the wants of the driver, supplying him with a good stiff glass of Scotch. Under the ex¬ hilarating influences of the draught Sandy became very communicative, and in a great secret told his host that he was on his way to B . to marry Jean Brown . After another drink or two Malcolm per¬ suaded this prospective groom to lie down and rest and start early in the morning. No sooner had II