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Scalpel,'' in the Album de la Minerve, but lie finally devoted his talent 

 and his pen to the writing of short articles which were vivid with 

 actuality, and also of sprightly narratives and novelettes full of "quaint 

 humour. He delighted above all in singing of the humble and small 

 occurrences of life, of the charms and Joys of home. Among other 

 literary works of Dr. Legendre, mention may be made of: "Echos 

 de Québec,'' two volumes (18T6) ; "A mes enfants" (1876); "Les 

 Perce-neige," poems (1886); "Mélanges" (1887); "Nos Ecoles" 

 (1890) ; "La Langue française au Canada." 



To the Transactions of this Society he contributed some of its best 

 productions in the French language, among others : " La Province de 

 Québec et la langue française " (1884) ; " La race française en Amé- 

 rique " (1885); "La langue que nous parlons" (1887); "Réalistes 

 et Décadents" (1890); "A propos de notre littérature nationale" 

 (1895); "Frontenac" (1898). 



Dr. Legendre made a cuit of the French language, and endeavoured 

 at all times to fathom its depths so as to fully express its clearness and 

 purity. Thorouglily familiar with Canadian history and with the 

 European literary movement, he was a charming and interesting con- 

 versationalist, whose agreeable company was much sought by men of 

 letters. 



The last years of the life of this gentle, sympathetic scholar, were 

 condemned by sickness to a forced inactivity; but his artistic tem- 

 perament made him such a charming prose writer and sweet facile poet, 

 that his contributions to the literature of his country will doubtless 

 long remain to the adornment and honour of Canadian letters. 



Thomas Macfaelane (Contributed by Mr, A. McGill). 



It is with feelings of profound regret that we record the death 

 of Mr. Thomas Macfarlane, one of the original members of Section III. 

 His long connection with the Society, extending over twenty-five years, 

 and his ever active interest in its welfare, made him conspicuous, and 

 developed in his fellow members a confidence and a feeling of security, 

 as in one who would never fail us, when needed. A readiness to accept 

 responsibilities entailed through official relationship or through the 

 relationship of blood and friendship, was, indeed, a marked and a noble 

 characteristic of the deceased, and causes those who knew him, and 

 especially those who knew him intimately, to feel his loss very keenly. 



Mr. Macfarlane was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland, in March, 

 3 834. Nothing can better enable us to appreciate the indomitable 

 perseverance and the intellectual activity of the deceased than such facts 

 as the following: He left school at the age of eleven, to enter a lawyer's 



