Duncan (Tailor) MacDonald f I "^he MacDonald family was quite large and the fa¬ ther was a tailor; hence they were all called "Tailor" \~ and one never heard anything other than Duncan and Jimmie 'Tailor." Duncan lived on the home farm and was married to a Smith woman from Hopefield . They had no children and she died when she was young. I never knew her because she had died before my time. Duncan never married again. Duncan was always well liked by all his neighbours. He had many stories of the past and when he visited our home, two or three times a week, many of his stories were told in Gaelic. All the visitors, who seemed to gather at our home, would have a good laugh. I would listen to the stories until the good parts which always ended in "He said," and that would be in Gaelic. He also sang many little songs which were part of the stories. He was one of the good entertainers, and we always liked to see him come. He was always good to us children. I recall one night, many years ago, when my father found out I was being put up on the teacher's desk, where I had to sing for punishment. All the girls in school would have a great laugh. Mostly Leonard MacLean and I would have those times for the amusement of the oth¬ ers. Leonard always had a good sense of humour, along with a good singing voice. My father told me that night 43