Malcolm MacNeill

alcolm MacNeill was the next farmer. His par— Ments seemed to have died before my time; at

least, I cannot recall even their names. Malcolm lived alone. He spent so much time in other endeavours, such as church and the political Conservative Party that he was not considered much of a farmer, although he had a big farm. That farm is now owned by Laurie Blue, who has an annual Fall Fair there to demonstrate the old ways of farming, such as cutting with the binder. He keeps three big horses. I imagine they are the only horses in Little Sands, where there used to be from 1-3 horses on every farm.

When I was teaching in Little Sands the Conservative Committee wanted to go to the nominating meeting in Cardigan. As I had a car, I was invited as the fifth can- didate. I can say I was on a Conservative committee for part of one day. In fact, I did not have a vote in Kings County. When we got there, I was waiting to cast my Vote when one man got up and said, “I nominate John MacDonald,” a former member, and someone else got up and said, “I move the nominations cease," and that was my political experience. Many years later some pressure Was put on me, when I was a doctor in Eldon, to run as a Conservative member. I refused, as I did not feel then, and still do not believe, that any doctor who has a busy practice has time for politics.

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