A CHRISTMAS JAUNT 



ate, make but little public display in 

 greeting and parting. 



The new mare bore the brunt of the 

 drifts, in which at times she almost dis- 

 appeared, while Coq, gratefully accept- 

 ing the advantage of second place, may 

 have revolved in his philosophic mind 

 this new application of the adage, 

 " First in a bush, last in a bog." Past 

 Pousse-pioche, Crac-Crac, Main Sale 

 and Cache-toi-bien, along the Miscou- 

 time, through Chicago, La Chiguiere 

 and Tremblants, with the poor little cla- 

 chans of La Mort and La Misere just 

 distinguishable from the rocks to which 

 they cling ; nothing between us and the 

 boldest mountains of Charlevoix on the 

 other side of the Gouffre valley but 

 three leagues of icy air. Then, at the 

 last, down a thousand feet of hills to the 

 most hospitable of homes and the kind- 

 liest of welcomes. 



Would your town resources enable 

 you to prepare a repast of caribou steak, 



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