The postman brought a letter
'Twas postmarked P.E.I.,
My historic native province
Under an eastern sky.It told of friends and kin folk,
Of the weather that was fair,
Of the annual summer picnic
And the tourists that were there. Bessie wrote that the old school house
That crested the Red Point hill
Had been moved from its foundation
Now ever its ghost was still. They moved it in the springtime
South and eastward down the lane.
It will not grace the hilltop
As a landmark there again. | Sixty years ago a teacher young
I taught the children there
Fond memories of those youngsters
I'll ever with you share.Memories of the wood stove
That the older boys did stoke
The outdoor privy, the double desks,
And the chalk that always broke. The school is gone upon the hill
I'll wipe a tear away
But smile for the old memories
Of wonderful kids it brings to me today.  - Mabel (Grant) Braidwood, was
born in Charlottetown. Her
roots were in Lakeville. She
died in Subury, Ontario in 1998.
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