CHARLOTTETOWN 87 Some days later they peered out to see if anything was left of Charlottetown . Still I linger ... So did another early Islander, Benjamin Chappell , the first postmaster. Not only was he the first postmaster, but he was also the post¬ master for the whole Island. His diary, which is still preserved in town, makes excellent historical reading: June 7. Four of our people sail for Narrowshack. Finding no master a-coming nor no provision nor no regular business but sowing and my mate Geddes leaving the island through want of provision I conclude to quit it likewise. June 8. My wife and self in great consternation about leaving the place. June 9. Conclude not to remove but trust God for food, and setting up in garden poles . . . He couldn't go. He, too, had wandered around the alluring waterfront. St. Paul's. What an Old World air this church has acquired. The interior is strangely mellow. Here on its register is the record of Margaret Gordon 's baptism. To this church and its predecessor came many of the early governors. Whenever I think of St. Paul's a picture of Governor Smith comes to my mind. He attended church clad in full uniform and never permitted the minister to commence the service until he was seated. When he had seated himself he nodded to the parson to begin. Naturally, every one kept one eye on the parson and the other on the governor. It is a wonder the congregation wasn't cross-eyed. The first Island minister was the Reverend John Caulfield . He held his position and drew his salary for four years—but stayed in England . His successor