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of Prince Edward Island, and brought the settlers over.”

“ Did he ever redeem his Scottish estates?”

“No. But he did the next best thing. He divided his Tracadie estate into seven parts and called six of them after places in Scotland—Glenaladale, Donald— son, Castle Tioram, Arisaig, St. Martin’s and New Moidart. MacDonald did everything to the best of his ability. He furnished the settlers with subsistence for the voyage, clothing, implements, and a year’s provisions. He himself came out the second year, and he was busy importing provisions and helping the people to get comfortably settled. "

“I wonder what he was like personally. ”

“Fiery . . . energetic . . . impetuous. People were either his staunch friends or his bitter enemies. He was summoned to appear at the Bar of the House once, but he calmly refused to do so. He was independent and restless. ”

“ If he lived now, wouldn’t he be swell as a political heckler? He'd probably keep the columns of the local newspapers red hot with his scathing comments! Can’ t you just imagine his remarks on the roads the educational system . . . party jobs

“He’d make a grand cheer leader at a football game,” remarked Jean enthusiastically. “I can just see him . . . hopping up and down giving the college yell . .

He did his best for the colonists he brought out. He kept five hundred acres for himself at the head of Traeadie Bay. There he built a large house and really tried to fulfil the conditions of his grant.

Somehow, I imagine that in the evening he pulled his rocking—chair out on the front porch, and as he

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