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Oh, judge not by the outer man The heart within is beating!

For oft with lives that seem so cold-

' .(Continusd.)

Anumber of enquiries have been re*

ceived with reference to the voyage of the iii-ig Fanny-most of these relate to the persona who took passage on the ship for California. It may perhapsbe as well to preface this instalment cf the account of his Fannin vovm bv' Rivias the alms of those who were aboard of her during her eventful trill. The! W°l'°f'°'

Edward Buxton, attorney.

Gee Moore. Geo- QFQP. e°°°““'»“'-°-

Edward Maw. balm- ~

_ Ai-mines Davison. Douglas Davison, lilaclrsmlthl. »

George Holman, James Hancock, butch-

PPE.

Jabez Barnard, builder. Barnabas S. Hodgson, Lauchlln Mc- Lsiiii, William Mooi-e.'ci¢rks-

.tulip Hawkins, Charles Biatch. carpen-

ters. 5|; ` '

.iolin Pldwslli cordwelncr. .min _Nci~te_n,fBtep_hen Bovyer. Isaac Ruler, Peter M'oKinnon,‘ farmers. _ Christopher Smith, Thomas Susigrove. Richard Smith. Wm. Nenkivel. i°i_“°P°-

.iohn Putman, lims~bumg\‘. _ Tliecphilus Chappelle, lumber surveyor, ,lamps Howard, Charles Wright, miliers. .ianies Connell, plastercr. Robert Boyle, Malcolm MoGougan, seo-

l`llCl`l» ' .lohn H. Gates, jr., .lohn McDonald,

sadillers. ~ _ Stephen McCallum, John 011'. Shill-

wrights.

James Pope, ship builder. Edward Love, ThnmasKeating, William

Banett, tanuers.

James Milner, tinsmith.

Robert Percival, wheelwrlght. The above gentlemen comprised The California Association. In addition to them there w,e_re,tli_\'c_9_ 0i~\\°1' Dl¥l3¢“K°’°“ James Gardiner, Eillllillld Wllii/°» T.holl\5B Poole. The brig was commtnded by Captain A. Campbell Irving; mate,

William Smith; second mute.'F\`°d°i'|°k great fires burning; ws stood off.

Compton. All the seamen were natives of Prince Edward Island.

To reeum Mr. Iio\'e‘s diary,- .lan'y. l. Tuesday, this is the ilrst of

i.he year. We have a light breeze and simply. Iwish I was at home this day to see you all but I am far away from my friends. I should like to ses mY little boy but it is no use to complain.

2. Fnirwiud. Set studding sails for

first time since we left the Gulf of Canso.

fi, Very fine; some of the company get ant tiis iioiit to try thi’ wrrants found it running north-west three quarters of ainile. We areiu latitude8,30N., going one knot. '~

4. Early one _of the men cried “sail ahead." We lll°\¥° her: “iw P‘°°v°d in 1... his Laila Booklist Loiidaii ii-ow sy.iiisy_ N. s. W.. "°““‘* w London. as .Joys ont. _oar captain _sad _ave of the company weni\$ ili.il,°"':.¢f'l_'d "°°k. somcletierl. 6 _Wl_lh~'i’»il0\H-‘i»°` "°P°"i' .is eiit any-two nays. our time _wi Wifi .ilil not agree bfii?.v\il°¢'-s3l‘°= W" “"7 lsairy,oiakiag 15 set of water svefy 24 |,,,,,,.,,_ wa rgsciyed some onions from moi... Seeing them out as ie $905 §P""-° after beinglike lone wahderers on the sea solong without aselnK i\ll1i3\\i\1il "ei" “Ri

ii. Sunday. Not very fine- Ti‘°\`°

came a school of dolphins about the ship's

bows and we caught some of them: B150 ii shai-lr,_ 7 feet long, and they soon Lkilled mm: but |y, mg¢|_¢_ a had feeling for so prcfanlng the Sabbath. Blessed be the Nurne of the`I¢owi from this time f°\`l»|\ for evermure. `

7. This dayit_ dead chim- p_ yinaami _ t;makiug a south ccurie about _e _ _ *Nm i»l‘° ““°' rssmmliksio n had ~°°ld°\=¢ *° Milner today. Islas Rider brollilht a Rl-‘D loade'd_on deck aldlll lout iD. Wi ° °*‘P on it`§rlie'ii off it wiiut and the chari¢¢ within one inch of '¥il!lo\"l '"9' "h°"°' upon the company slid W0 limi-\i'i. “W ‘l°°' any _uus loaded) _*iii* °l\l°P °i_f¢l'“‘ ‘ Itudgiwe lihve to God. _ _ io."'riiii iiioriiiiie saw s .spool or beans \yhg\g|` li I ull! Vlll |l¥‘ Neptune _ 'lm$iI'D&‘5 "'¢"iifl\»i<ili ,, ' "" `tps ofthe com'

' " N hl_et_=:_,he came _to ni. ; iz' _j ii. iysiiii min.- :at ____ _ ijgisinpp i$i___._

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heavy swell About 11 we saw land win

ahead which proved to be a hundred miles we h _

s coiled it. '

nigh, the weather line and bright. lock

la Ata o'clock tacked ship again and running in toPeruarnbuco. Astcambcat

stood in to the land after standing out came part ofthe night our course being S E by . const.

E. Aboutiln in land made its appear 27

in for the land. I have nothing worth’fcur writing about I am trying to content my- man

self the best way I oau. We had singing apprentice mason. I returned it him. lie reading and prayer. I hope the Lord will smiled and saluted me. We kept in com-

make it a blessing to me. pany with them for sometime and then LWB bird-Sons 'IMDK the \‘\lHi1¢l.

14 It blew hard this morning with parted, our ship being a better sailer on a

d. It did our liearls good to think that _

A star, though hid by dark swrnrcloudsi

westward of Cape St. Roque we run into as w shoal water. We kept the lead going all 20. the time till we had only six fathoms, cf th then tacked and slocd north two hours Peru and then put about again, and stood with southeast along the land. It looked very quan

ingschooner, I think she isaslaver

ace again We thought it was the Cape. Wate

got to leeward, and was beating for

e Stephen. We could see Ulinda and amliuoo. They are fine looking places

r is very smooth and wind free. Saw

There is a true heart beating!

weeks io windward. I saw a young

A true, a warm, a noble heart,

on board make the sign of an entered

In which the soul-life gushes,-

ln which Lcve's song is clear and

As through the air it gushes.

ad not been alone in our misfortune'

Is still a star, bright shining;

S"""‘“`d“Y~ VUW fine' 0"* °f 5l8hi" And since it may not llgbton earth

The clouds with silver lining,

We may not see it shining.

very high',bu|ldiugs and a great _

l f hi . P ed ak ` Myo ' Wing us a me y Yetssy uotthatthexe is no star,

Because it now is hidden;

It soon on us will brightly smile,- When by its Maker biddcn,- The star which now is hidden.

out of Olinda and ran along the

Sunday. Beautiful morning. The

sweet,

'way from St. Eleanors to Mlsceuchs.

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I EADERS of this article will kind-

ly _follow the writer over the road travelled in a former sketch

until we reach the Ramsay Bridge on the

Afterreaching the centre of this bridge you will notice an embankment. This is the remains of a dam raised by the first 'French settlers, as I am informed by the

Rainsays who were early comers to this iJl\'i_-'bf_ the country. A mill was here _erectedand operated by the French.

In the year 1804 the French were setiled

in Lot lil,aa well as along the shores of Richmond Bay. Their little church stood at this time at Rcynor's Creek. Lot lil; It was 'afterward moved to the Pavilion

Colonel Conipton, I will here describe. Before leaving England, .iii the neces-

sary fittings for a comfortable dwelling were prepared by Mr. Compton, and these were brought out and the house was erected about the year Iwo. The house stood on a beautiful site overlooking the waigrs of Richmond Bay, within a short walk of the shore. It was quite a land- mark for many years and was demolished about the year 1844.

The first lease granted by the proprietor

was in the year 1807.

In this document were the names of

twenty-three cf the old settlers of French or Acadian origin. the well~known cog' nomens of Arsenesu_ Gallant, Pcrier.

west. Wejudged it right to look at our bread and found it getting mculdy but

a l Ward of it. We ran in close then tucked fine DIKIICS in lllyllio ifhfi |1100!! Hl\°¥l0l HU and stood out all night. hrlgh

18. This morning wo are 2 degrees il Brent

miles south of the line running south by mercies to “S-

lut before night found out we were west two brlgs at a distance. I never sau such - __ .

Farm, near the Emmics Spring. round

which the congregation used tc seat them-

F01’ °fi5 Wiifh “V95 ibn "Um 5° wid- 'selvesto eat their lunches and drink of its

Then judge not by the outer man

t. In latitude 10. 1 mile. We have /Tm’ h°‘“`° beneath “7 beating!

cause for gratitude to God for his

Liksflowers and snowflakes meeting.- 'lhere is a true heart beatlugi

(To be continued.)

waters. The Pavilion, the family home of

think we will save most of it till we get to

lifornia. Our water is getting short.

We made a calculation and found we had

gallons or upwards.

I9. This morning fine: standing in for he land. I am completely tired of every- thing; we are disappointed day after day they were discouraged because of the ,

SLAVERY oN 1>B.r»_NcE EDWARD ISLAND isoz _

ii? ll P9 oquel, and I see no end of it; but it may

[ time re uired to weather Ca St. R b

sail for the best. Let us trust in the rd.

20. Sunday. Very flue with a good

breeze standing iri, saw a brig going westward with all sails set. Latitude 4. At half past nine a. ni. we had singing and prayer. Our ship is very tight; sho leaked none at nli.` All hands well. 21. Saw land ahead buts long way oft tothe west of the Capo. We thought we were`llke th'e Flying Dutchman left' for a mark for sillnavlgatofrs in future to warn them not to come this way. Coming near the land saw it was low and sandy with

ce Edward Island. The following s this to have been the case without

Prin show any mentioned was a prominent Loyelist who

.from Rhode Island-during the Revo-

lutionary period and took up land in this

d; he was the grandfather of Hon. F. asnard and of Horace Hasxard of

CQUJB

Islan L. H

Charlottetown: -

“Know all men by these presents that I

Thomas Hassard, Esq., of Charlottetown, In the County of Queens County and Colony of Prince Edward Island for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds, Halifax currency to me in band, paid ut or before the Sealing and .De- livery hcreoLlix..JlLi1liahi.H.word - of Int 40 aforesaid Merchant; the receipt whcre~ of I do hereby acknowledge, and ourselves therewith Fully and Entirely satisfied have bargained and sold, Set over and

EFERENCE was made last week

wtlio fact of slaves having once been owned and disposed of in

q“es,_|an_ The Thomas Hasmrd In wltnesswhereof Ihave hereunto

.tnsyser_1B0&" \- ~.-.. ~

Sealed and Delivered in The presence of T. Douglass. `

Delivered unto the said William Hasaa accrtsin Mulatto Boy of three years age Called Simon unto the said Will Hassard his hsirsExecutore_and|Assign to his own proper use and behoof fore against any claim or demand whatsoe

my hand and seal the day of Novembe

Tues. Hassan

Registered his mst, october, 1

B. Land in sight all day. At twelve

o'clook were twelve miles north of Cape

ue. The land locks beautiful, all hills

and hollows, with white sand. There is ii. large schooner beating along the const for the Cape. Saw ii great many bouts sall- lng about. This night not the wind more fair so that we could lay along the land finely. Passed s bnrque and a iopsail

schooner. 1

24. Early in the morning we got- round

the Cape and are running along the South side ofthe Brazil const. It has a very line appearance with mountains very high, and tall trees. \Ve are getting our boats ln, painting them ready for use. Saw a steanibcat;slie ciimc oil' from the shore and ehc run up hcr colors and we return ed the compliment. We also spoke a catamaran, what they c_alla bout. It is nothing but six or seven long sticks fast- _ aged together-_ with n rail rgisnd the top nf hcr-(the funniest thing ever Isaw. It went flyingcver the water with two Or three men on it going fishing. This night passed a brig steering west. All hands

well.. - _

us standing on the same course and an» other at the same time passing us in an opposite direction. It was sn' American bnrque. We exchanged signals with her. We are in latitude 7,2 miles. In the afternoon spoke the barquc we saw in the morning. She was from St. Androws- New Brunswick Capt. I-Iill. lJ0\“1d f°l`

' l3. Sunday, very fine, we are standing and

ill)

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I PAY. ’

long

Within thy social sphere,

Begin the day with ioy and song,

Avoiding words severe.

One bittcr word oft clouds the day That else had been most bright;

It drives all nheerfulness away,

And leaves it out of sight.

Then guard against ill-naturcd speech

At every opening day;

Be kind to all within thy reach,

And it will always pav-

25. This morning saw a vessel ahead cf' aides

Lltt

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Mol’

orde

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Henrietta Josephine McRae, age 12, the daughter of the last mentioned.

he abovelllusutration depicts fourgeueratlons, each representative being the tmember oi her particular family. The eldest is Mrs. Murdock McPhee, of _ le Sands agc85(her maiden name was Flora McDonald.Pi»~ Prim?) Thi’ l°°°“d

\ ‘ ,

rs Joiinn Moneod orMe1vi1i¢,Loi00. ose62 iher maiden Mm° W” -l"Si° "

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hee Little Sands) and she isa daughter of th first mentioned. The next in ».

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|5 hu- duughfm->1Mrs Roland McRae,Pt. Prim, aged 35, aurl the fourth is " _

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IT WILL ALWAY

Wouldst thou havc sunshine all i

Bernard, and Richard being to the fore.

The time worn lense is before. the writer

as he pens these tines. Later on the French settlers purchased lands in the neighboring district named Mieocucbe. 'nity wok iiisir niiipsi wiui tiism, iiiia out of the material of which it was forrn'- ed they built a residence for their devoted priest. This house still stands in a good state of preservation, but on another site.

I must not emit tc mention the rentnls

paid by these twenty-three families, for I think your readers will iind the lense to be interestinirz-

“First _ten bushels good dry marketable

wheat, and one good fat wether sheep, and cue pound two shillings and nine pence of lawful money of the Province. And also each and every of the said tenants shall yearly do or cause to be done by an able mea. ewgood-day‘»\ labour, with one other day's work with two able men and a sufficient team of

oxen In every year; so long as the said I tenant shall occupy either of the above named farms, and the said tenants are restrained from erecting, or suffering to be erected any corn or grist mill on any part of their farms, but shall at all tiuics cause thcirgrists to bo ground nt the uiill» of their 'l‘ownsh|p,and no other, neither shall they suffer to be kept any shop, store or tavern on. any part of their respective farms.

“'i‘hc said Harry Compton rcscrvcs to

himself the right of chase on and over thc said farms at pleasure."

Colonel Compton, by which name he

was best known, was born lu the parish of Marylebone, In the County of Middle- sex,Englaud, and in the year 1700 mar» ried Charlotte Newman, aunt of the well known Canlinnl Newman.

Mrs. Ccmpton's death was prcniaturc,

leaving three children mctherless before she had attained her 28th year. Tha elder son died at an early age on board

was acting in the capacity of Assistant Surgeon. Mr. Compwn remained ln England until l.o0f for the sake nCeducaQ_ ,lug blscther two remaining children. On lsavlhg the Island, which he did in IBM, he emigrated to Brittany, France, with. this daughter Lisle. The two elder brothers ss_iledto'France some years later where they were educated by my grand-

father. One ofth_epn, Alfred. eubseqlicntf

Ely returned to ihe Island, and settled on a,

flue property in North St. Eieauoia afinr. which he married a daughter of George jrnnion, no wliii_nai._ niiiiirs at the nina.. of Captain liisccx in Bodeque Bay in IBM.. Mrs. Albert Duchemlu of Charlotteown,

and the Mayor of Summer-side, as well aa Mrs. George \Vclilier of Summerslde are ~ children cf the above named Harry Alfred : Compton. Mrs. Nelson Alward of Sum- merside is a niece of the writer.

The mill ot the township, referred to in . the old lease, was at thpt date run by JohnLinkletter,grandfathei1of the||u'°eiient ‘ owner of this mill. lie was I. very worthy Christian man, and his good wife s superior woman.

The writer can remember these good people when he was but a child. Mr. Llnkietter passed our house on his way. to and rioiii his iiiiii and anon oai-i`-isa

grist to his mill for my father. __ ,_ _

Our family lived near where the _Broad noiiss, which was orbiick, owed; 'a cas house was built on this soma silo by la) fathcr,_ and dnished completely. lt was bumed on the 5th. of November fa mom~ orable date, was it not) _la the year 1833 or I 1834. '

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c¢¢¢u.»|u.a _ ,usoeseneme

, ailment; are quion; rolilveflvy Cresciena tablemteaiaenlaperbcr. Alldruufeh

Tl-IE LATE CYRUS SHAW used infra-

late a story of New l'erth early in the last century, when the children of the set' tlement wcre brought to Charlottetown inte one autuiiin to be baptized. It must have been before proper roads were ca- tablislieil, for on the return trip the wcntlicr was severe and the children suffered much. It may be that some - readers of The Magazine Guardian can communicate the facts of this adventure tothe editcrwho will be very glad to

have them.

'”'.li1i“i*ré‘.l"r"‘ 25é.

M - i lill

' is lar to the diseased'

¥_=n»_l»y nienr. - sm uw “ilu in

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ir# sig 5°: :__ ss

one of His Maiesty's ships on which he ‘

toulsh you, the style and make

is si l __

Get ii suit of Huinphrey's Moncton Tweed for this srriug.

It makes a splendid suit for business. the wear in it w ll as-

wlll lease ou' THE ADV

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California, sixty days Gilt. i1W°¥ii-Y'fi"° passengers. The shlp’s name was the Stephen. When the captain said “b0\1\‘ld for California" sucha burst of cheers came from all of us that we mode thc ship ring again. Then they returned the comllii' ment and we cheered lBlill~ The Ulliidlill said he crossed the line in thirty \‘l°K1'°°

for Family Colds

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know, Y 8 ' . msn it is such a “nasty mun " to wash and scrape the room when you want to do it over again.

,A'lYaa°3'r}'sn. omni information if you vrlie- ~

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Yo ore

If you see the LITTLE

cuuacn ou the label of

` the package of Alabastipe _ you buy then you are -safe-it la genuine. We evil the real article-

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lAiclmslinc

-because it doesn't pay ua to fry lo fool our customers with liallouilllel Khli decay on the walls and ceilings of your roomsl It is so ann5¥l“¥ 1°" i

when ihe be in lo rub and scale off as they will in time; and :

W advise on to buy ALAIABTINB because ii will save time trouble and eI~ -=` 1' '".‘.E:' L‘:.'.a'::.* .¥::" ";’.:~..if.‘::'.° *ssc* ':;".:‘:.“‘.‘:':.';.:‘.:.".:“:;1i :

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Spring iSpring i liesu- '

tlful spring

Biids and poets be~

gin to slug.

Boys with their marbles t\\e side walks clog. '

Others are playing at

leap the frog

Trees commence to

put forth bud Charlcttctowu’a streets are deep in flood.

Ladies are looking In-

to the stores

For Easter hais for their

pompedours.

Truly this is the beau~

tlful spring

When the fearless poet

begins to sing.

“CUT” POETRY.

c. o. M.

v P ‘st ~ ' ' L ' will be proud of you and you will pat yourself an the beek when you remember that you only paid for s' well trimmed and stylish suit MADE 'I`O~_ORDER ~

$12.00. $13.00,; $14.00, $15.00 01’ $l'8.il0

Patterns in great variety, all cloths and tweedii our own

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