Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-16

did not. don't Ie'eivc. the little
strangers, though they have been in
Canada q long TIM. have learned
bow 10 migrate. Ike the ,a;ive
hiris. It IL q won'ler to me that
they survive the ecvere winters.
AMI Keep g" chcorfnl. The jolly
Gan o1ians Themselves. consider such
weith ~ "a this. a;m,iv invignra'j1g
"iuSt tho thing 10 brace Won rD
yon know and they enjoy their
out-door games with more g.s'o
even than We do our delightful sum.
NOR excursions. Na1rlv every
night. ono or other Of the different
SNOW shoe cluhs. is out on q "tr; mn"
IN their picturesque blanket uni.
forms One Of the prattipa. | hsvo
seen Is Of white hlanket,ng. white
doe skin mo.ca-ina AMI lcrgings. 81
red aash rouHd the waist. white cap.
or togue It j. ca'lci. with lrng
point AMI rel tassel Tacho one
usually carries q torch. " il il not
moonlight, and sometimes they
take a hand along with thc,N. TINS
making the dark nights both gay
and m"lo iiols They vii, tramp
fonr or 6"r miles across country To
Soma good inn, have a bot supper
~ ! than hon, again. Ihtva hear
that there were a!sp on" or two
sometimes challenge their rivals
10 race. fiast week par' iamsrt
opened with great flourish Of
t"umpets. gold larn, glttering
swords. etc. etc. LADIES in full
iress. silks. satins. nnl veivets Of
the richest guilty. ami every YER
ietv of shade. a most gorgeous di'-
p'av. Long court trairs. and low
nerks being dc rigeur There was II
| hnwi'derpg show nf rornI. white
fhroats. md dazzling shoulders. II
the truth must lie told there were
| r'so sotne that were Mother. Int
NJ, f1"y'.. 10 is nsver necessary
| To tel the truth in new -r.rcr.
| All the 'ins wara vonrg. p'nnr
eni fair. The gran c"ctt of the
vear womb no io1b., ha:3 "a sci
! ~ with ~ u,uGl e,'r. h"t tht
something unrrere icnte an mos,
scriuus occurred, which tcmpurar-
ilv thrc y into confusion tho angus,
ccscnIu:.ies I gec:ns. ., the lav
was most .v:iiiy Old. Ia Excel
| lencv the Gnrnrnnr Gcneral was
''"sirora of gr:',Nc from hs reg =
dcnrc, Z ica IA, 80 to Par
itmcrt Tni,iircs. in as short q
time rs rn- ,i,,r. !THtic c''.lr arrived
with his escort ton ~ fi'tron min
nt"s TOO situ. an the Usher of the
| Blurn ). u WAS no; ready for him
I hc'eivc h wss ontsi!n, LAYING il
nm scme title ramIns. don't know
what the Usher Of the Black Rod
| ought 10 ayo been rea,lv to.io. and
| have i.Gi hren ahlo to find out; hnl
no mater; he has salary givcr
him every year, 10 do n certiar
snrcthia~ with lis black rod or
,hat particular day, at the par'ic
nlar moment when His Exccllency
arrives. ani it is very particular
ceremony. The Governor General
and his escort, and the cavalry, and
tho irfaniry. and all the rest ~
them la | 10 wait, until the Usher
of the Black Rod WINS called ir
from his, ifnot So dignificd, proba
lily quite so useful occupation o
cbas,ising small boys, 10 attend TO
the representatives of royalty.
Fort unately for that black rod man
he lives in the reign of COOL
Queen Victoria" instead Of COOL
Queen Bess." or hs certainly
wnul hav" been minus his head be.
fore night. The sun has come out
not cloud to he seen any where
Allis bright an | gay again. ! must
take my daily walk. An revoir