C O N T E N T S CHAPTER I Page Discovery and Settlement by the French - ~ - - - - 17 p 7 CHAPTER II British OCCupation——Division of the Land and The ’Proprietor‘y System - - - — - - .. .. .. .. .. - 24

CHAPTER III

The Struggle for Responsible Government. - — - - - - 37 CHAPTER IV . . Free Education for the Children of the People - - - - 51 CHAPTER V-

Labors, Pleasures, Privations and Progress of Early Settlers 48

CHAPTER VI _ Union of Prince Edward Island and Canada - - - - — 60

CHAPTER VII Settlement of The Land Question '- - - 4 - - - - - 75

CHAPTER VIII Communication by Telegraph .- - - - - - - - - — 80

CHAPTER IX

Evil of Intemperance—éHow Minimized - ' - - - - - - 86

, CHAPTER X The Press of Prince Edward Island - — - - - - - - 91*