Thanks Kat;
Actually that last song/story Cathryn posted would be great for any mudcat playrights out there. It real is classic Gilbert and Sullivan stuff. The eloped lovers sailing from Canada to the US, the pursuer Drake, who also wanted to marry the lovely daughter--the irate father who could easily lead the Hudson Bay Company Chorus-- the distressed mother, the upset "cultured" Victoria colonials and the seocnd marriage that made alll right with the word. Of course, in reality, the life of bliss did not last but 10 years when they were divorced. Tsk tsk.
Just goes to show life hasn't changed over 150 years.
Richard