The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24

gray enough, n solid stone citadel trnecd with
huge black cannon. A little wRy down, In the
centre ~ the hnrbor, u bald. compact island,
crowned with another gray fortin"ation. ard
further down. on the opposite mainland. moro
forts md more cnnnon. Altogether n grim
pnro enough for Lori Lotnc and HE gentle
coneort IT, come into Bnt u inc snn snine we
swell proudly under their stately burdens. and
The green fringe Of pines along the eastern
shore will radialea certain ilyousnees: nnd u
thr sun dofs not ahinr. ain will Crimy Old Hail.
fax look Immensely natural and picturesque,
and her gray cltn'iul Will flame aud thunder
Going along tho strcc's YOU come now md
then upon archcs. cunsiru hd 81 pine and
ditferent forms: some are simple. othors nre
executed IN more splendtl fashion. IN Trout
OF the Goyernmgnt House. nearly. the
sroet u croescd bv pine wool Temple
Bar. To-day .wOrkmen .were ovorlaying II
with evcigreenst ns all me OILERS are
said. n pipcr Is tn wv placed who ia tn send
down music " the HIGHLANDS as the Marquis
passes beneath. The drmnnd for eNcrgre.ns
and pine poles for nagstnif-, hy tho WAY. has
opened NJ n livnly trade. which IL supplied by
the negroes and the Indians. Their" Is = good
the wnr " 1912. numbers of Virginia negroes
nude their eecapc, ! nm told, upon British
ships o. war hitler. and these are their descend-
ants. who have n dwelling quarter oi their own
in the northern purt Of the town. IL the market
square all day long they sit, srunws and
negrcsscs. In long line, behind hugo
stacks NJ tho new wnrcs which the approaching
Mnruuia has created The suunwS nrp singular
N that thcy hnv" proncness universal among
smoke clay pipes without exception or in
lermission during tho whole period OF business
hours. and do not appear to be concerned In
amy measure about the rain which stranger
fenls ought profoundly to concern nnyhOdv. \
lttls below tho Some OF this tram :. to FOLLOW
still further the suggestions NAL. hv II. nmid
the srOr,s OF poles from which British Hugs
futter there Ia one. rs straight and proud ~
tho best OF tho others. with an American ing
upon IT, Judge Jackson. tho American Consul
hure over whose Office II il. snys that he always
keefa il living; and undoubtedly hn Hoes for
the fiIu Is weather beaten and Old; and mora
over. the venerable Consul has Other nmiHble
traits and habits. which would warrant anV-
body in surprising that he WIS also given to
thls. ho TOOK mo, oNrr; tuls niWrnn9n,
to the Provincial building. IN which
performed-t 7O.ycar-old stone house with fine
stone lion and unitrrn above the door. aud ~
council chamber us biz md M hrlviy rprn'rd
~ an apartment in the lhlnc' ni versailles; ln
this chamber Lord Lorne Will he installed. 4
throne and cunopy nre already being con-
strurtod Tor his reception B.iind him In
Charlotte To his right he may glance Mt GeorgH
ii. ind Queen Carolnea oppo~ e. 20 viii TO
who was in Halifax before him nni nj HE rft
he may regard Judge Halliburton tSan Slick.
!irn. DOVE; Gem Fenries W lliams. ne hero Of
tice. Lord Lorne. Doubtless. also, viii eNperi-
"ncc some part % the 9 remonY Of nis instia-
popular body VI Nova Scotia Province meets.
and there he may see Judge Johnston. OF whom
Nova scotians are proud joseph How Chiei
and white periwig. md another colonial Justice
In n rob" ~ red and y pcriwig MS white.
The streets Of Halifax nre not full. md nj
though the hotels nrc comfortably full. they
are not crowded. The green arches will b.
very handsome. The three regiments ~ rcgu-
lars here quHrtcrcd viii not march In the pro-
crSslon. but in accordance with. | believe. Eug.
lish methods. will line the route on either side.
One OF these regiments u Just from Cyprus,
amt has Lost "A number nf it, m n from typhoid
! fewer. Toy which u WINS attacked on the passage.
| A huudled Dipers, It "a eHd-if So many can be-
| gathered In all Canada arc TO be brought e.
| HALIFAX. and ~ ono enthusiastic citiTrn said
irt loose all nj once" should have said that
| tor days the papers II St John nnd Nom ton
| huvc ben telling ui marvellous tuilrttcs which
| th. ladies OF those several towns have ordered
| ani ARE TO wear NJ the drawing room Ia hs
! given IN Government House. Thoso are mat
| tors II which know nothing, and would not
! through Ignorant comment. be betrayed into 4
! hGniliHiiug error. such ns that made by the
! gllsh cores ppndrnt. who declared that al
| tho Nova Scotia women were splay- looted.