chimney and took the nails right out of the man's shoes. "Fish and Point" was an expression that he liked to use at the dinner-table. When a youngster asked him what that meant, he would say, "Once upon a time, there was a family who had only one piece of fish; so, they would nail the morsel on the wall, and when they took a bite of potatoes, they would point to the wall; hence, the term, "Fish and Point." "Potato and Drag," was another story that the children enjoyed hearing him tell. This story was about another poor family that had only one piece of meat. Each member was given one bite with a string attached. With each bite of potato they would retrieve the bite that they had swallowed to add to the next bite of potatoes. One winter, Peter went to a card-play in New Zealand , and won two chickens that were very thin and scrawny. On the way home, he threw them into the woods. His companion asked him why he did that and he replied, "There was nothing on them but the running gear, anyway." Peter never missed an opportunity to play tricks on his neighbours. Once, he and his neighbour went shooting rabbits. Knowing that his friend liked the sport, he went back the previous morning and placed a dead rabbit in a snow bank. The next day they went hunting, and his friend saw the rabbit ears sticking out of the mound of snow. He crawled on hands-and-knees through the deep snow, and aimed at, and shot the rabbit. It never rolled over, since it was frozen solid. He knew what had happened when he heard Peter's chuckle. Although Peter is not with us today, you can drive along any road in the area and you will see the houses, barns, and cottages that are a legacy of the many talents that this man possessed. Celia, wife of Peter, lived in Bear River North and often talked 57