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Edith V. Eldershaw., Printed by Williams & Crue Ltd.; Summerside, P.E.I., Contains "stories", poems, and photographs,, Ocean of joy -- The call of the sea -- Calling old salt -- The little boats that sailed away -- The cruel sea -- Fishermen work for change -- The lighthouse -- Uncoiling the past -- Springtime memories -- Memories remain -- Sons become fishermen -- Shanty of love -- Cookhouse days -- The lady with the pipe -- Cookies with love -- Lobster box -- Moments to remember -- Father's grin -- Black-Eyed Susans -- Childhood days -- Final farewell -- Uncle Ben -- Memories of home -- Spud Island potatoes -- Wartime mission benefits fishermen -- The little settlements disappear -- Old weather tunes -- Night sky -- Weather patterns -- Leaves from Dawson's Grove -- A tribute to Grandma -- Granddaughter's lament -- Home born -- An angel with a bakeboard -- Early health care -- Recalling past ways -- The phantom era -- By lantern light -- The haunted road -- North Cape, a different past -- A journey to Fox Hill -- A country hick to a village slick -- The old barber shop -- Gone but not forgotten -- A goose of a story -- Friendly rat -- A chapter in school history -- Pages from school - Knitting time -- School days of long ago -- One room school of 1800's -- Your number please -- The old iron horse -- The war years brought change -- Department of National Defense -- Recalling nuclear precautions -- Sports in the village -- Igniting a spark -- Blueberry picking time -- Office rules of 1852 -- A visit to Tignish after 50 years -- Coming home.