-63- SUNDAY OBSERVANCE

On the S&bbath Day, only such work as was absolutely unavoidable was performed; preparations for the day were begun on Saturday. The buggy and the express wagon were carefully scrubbed; the metal work and the driving . S rneus were polished. As part of the weekly cleaning routine, and also as a gesture toward the Sabvath, the house was scrubbed from top to bottom. The softwood floors were brought to the required degree of whiteness by the application of a fine white sand which it was one of my duties to .- bring from McManus's swamp. The woodbox was filled, and kindling laid at hand for lighting the Sunday morning fire. Pies and cakes were baked; meats were cooked, leaving only potatoes and vegetables to be prepared on Sunday.

After supper, I blackened and polished the shoes that would be worn by the family on the morrow -- a task that I cordially detested. Seldom did |. my work meet with official approval on the first inspection. And, as my final assignment of the day, I carried numerous pails of water from the well to be heated for the inescapable rits of the Saturday nicht bath in the back kitchen in the big zinc:: washtub..

In this period, practically’ everyone in our district went to church on * Sunday. Four churches served New Haven and a large portion of the | neighboring territory: The Clyde River Presbyterian; the Clyde River Baptist; the Church of Scotland -- we used to cull it the "Hill Church" -- and St. Anne's Catholic Church.

The "Hill Church," built in the middle 1800's, stands on the high ground that is a part of Churchill, and forms the central point for a view of the most beautiful scenery to be found in Prince Edward Island. From the. churchyard, one sees mile after winding mile of the West River until it loses itself in the haze overlying Charlottetown harbor. It is one of the

most frequently photographed spots of the Province.