OLD MURRAY BAY 



with a serene air of goodwill and peace. 

 Memorable not alone for this catholicity, 

 the custom of two peoples and of two races 

 has been there to assemble upon solemn 

 occasions of rejoicing and mourning, — 

 occasions when the conviction of brother- 

 hood, common destiny and ultimate one- 

 ness of faith has surged above all the divid- 

 ing barriers. 



It was in 1866 also that a group or Mont- 

 real gentlemen bought land above the 

 wharf and began to put up cottages. Lum- 

 ber was of little account, and deals sold for 

 $3.50 the hundred, but even at that the 

 builder knew how to better the tally by 

 sending the schooner to the mills for a load 

 ballasted with a jar or two of whisky. In 

 those earlier houses the deals lie flat, one 

 upon the other — a construction that would 

 be ruinous to-day at an advance of 2000 per 

 cent, in cost of the material. Open fire- 

 places to burn wood were devices beyond 

 local experience, constructed only with 

 much head-shaking, at owner's risk. There 

 was no plumbing, for every household look- 

 ed to its own springs or wells for water. 

 The literal tub was conceded to the ladies 

 who would not dare the St. Lawrence, but 

 the males of all ages bathed in puris along 

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