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Page 65
... English captive at an undisclosed seaport in France . ' The Eagle ' , meanwhile , continued on her course down the Meditteranean . Some years later he had visited the Isle of St. John , in hope of finding some trace of the treasure he ...
... English captive at an undisclosed seaport in France . ' The Eagle ' , meanwhile , continued on her course down the Meditteranean . Some years later he had visited the Isle of St. John , in hope of finding some trace of the treasure he ...
Page 92
... English superstitions and most probab- ly originated with English settlers on the Island . In the original version an apple was cut into nine segments and each segment was held on the point of a knife and held over the left shoulder ...
... English superstitions and most probab- ly originated with English settlers on the Island . In the original version an apple was cut into nine segments and each segment was held on the point of a knife and held over the left shoulder ...
Page 117
... English and French without . Nothing compared with the esteem in which a successful warrior was held by his tribe . When Lord Rollo in 1758 invaded and took the Island of St. John from the French , he saw in the fort at La Joie , and in ...
... English and French without . Nothing compared with the esteem in which a successful warrior was held by his tribe . When Lord Rollo in 1758 invaded and took the Island of St. John from the French , he saw in the fort at La Joie , and in ...
Contents
GHOSTS SPIRITS AND APPARITIONS | 23 |
Publication of this book | 29 |
PIRATE GOLD AND GHOSTLY GUARDIANS | 47 |
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1817 LIBRARIES Abel's Cape Acadians apparition appeared Barlow Road belief Ben Horne Binnstead Blue's Cove Brudenell Island buccaneer buried treasure captain century Charlottetown Harbour CHIGAN claim cloven hoof coffin dance dark Devil's Punchbowl disappeared Donald MacDougall door Dreamer fact fantastic farm feet figure forerunner ghost ship ghostly gone Grant's Brook Halloween hand haunted house heard Holland Cove Hollow River Hurrah Indians innumerable Kidd's known land later Legend light lived look MacLean MICHIGAN Micmac miles Miniota Miss MacDonald monster Murray Harbour mysterious never night Northumberland Strait Oak Island once originally passed Phantom Ship phenomenon pits Point Prince Edward Island residents returned sailing schooners Sea Guns seemed seen sight South Shore spirit stood story strange suddenly Summerside superstitions tale tell things Tignish tion told took tradition treasure seekers tree turned UNIV vessel walk woman