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lover (M. Auguste Canot, ship's cook), and Columbine 
(Mr. Smith) exercised the same over the old man. 
Harlequin (Mr. Johnson), however, by the aid of a 
split-shingle wand and the charms of his " motley 
wear," secures the affections of Columbine, cajoles the 
old man, persecutes the forlorn lover, and carries off 
the prize of love ; the fair Columbine, who had been 
industriously chewing tobacco, and twirling on the 
heel of her boot to keep herself warm, giving him a 
sentimental kiss as she left the stage. A still more 
sentimental song, sung in seal-skin breeks and a ^'nor- 
wester,^^ and a potation all round of hot-spiced rum 
toddy, concluded the entertainments. 
The thermometer stood at -7°. 
THE RESCUE, IN LANCASTER SOUND. 
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