320 WINTER. 



steamer of the season containing supplies of all sorts. On 

 that occasion men meet at the wharf who have not seen 

 each other for a year before, and will not perhaps see 

 each other again for another year. It is the first day of 

 a new little life ; kind words are exchanged, hatchets are 

 buried, cheering drinks are in demand, and the new 

 year commences. 



