THE NELSON EXECURSION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 4, 5 January 1876, Page 4

THE NELSON EXECURSION.

yi7y.y; iyAcNcw ZealanifTiimes ¥AA. ' v' 7 £lpPhe%^nod folk^of bave l^id^tbeiifeiramn^al^y friends -^fjChe^^plli Q^f^Q^^^Ml^J '^eHed'in'-'t^tw.o steamers. This'sud:7deh^i6oi l eale M population fairly startled "th^^^^^in^^t^^^at;; . Sbake7do,w,n;s^hbr|q and sofas wereat:^^^^ .60 per ; cbiit. ' in nnticipation of the . arri^ rap%ci,d.^appe|^ ,tjie neither 'bird^.eic^ pleasant;; ' •Spiiiifig^mlioC^i^^ and iflp e feather L oib the; .new yterritbrji'so ;|ttat|(!^.^nb7t^ Syarrty^ all the diggings ; itaken^upj^and- ; B6lVeswi^ ; TBengera ipoi'Makei 'iyrtftei* net^iso-forta- / nate jn7thjb >eatheri;.f6r ; though the sea , : ,to;;^is^ rßmpoth^iii^pW^ iMrizartediaet,;, .and;frpW;7the -STelsoh y;i.a,M^^dsypdriyi^g. alt >th» fair-flex . i^(ffii<*Tm, 'trndeir^the; lawß^oFcwiße ffan^Bfect,;; thr6vir M ii furth^ilampoyer : i-;'ihe;?j%prn Ay?og%iiri | y^^fialfrpßt 7^^,^n|ll_«^re t»gain;bn v :T .jß'agerly -looking . for A- Nelson .; thr^ghlth^.clondsi-of'"^ ' i^opjs*itt^SJM^ ; *^ace; ti|^-^Jo^as -, ' fi- the *LnieiAofi'£s : 9qce >to;ok charge* nnd feiny^ptfe^fiii^ us safely .^nooored the" wharf. -T^ Stampede forv the- town ;: took place. lO^mamy of . the w^wy ; .ttaxl^lßVs'-^ to the steamerßj; 1 ';*h^iba;foon.d ;thenayaelvss a placed, hii, a-, ;-.;-. similar^gogit/i? 1 -) i. t .?i*M > %" , B s jp|o*jse*. ; Mon7'\day'pbk*a^ ; weath^ : th^day^ i;^Thi^waß, rather^ lyfiv^fiej^rl^lie Regatta^ as it prey7ye^ted the ;^aJ.Kb^ijbg opjpreasiye. At ytKb!clpcki .'-pthV-'whaVveß^-beibg '.crowded; ; ? wit^^l^ure^Bee y'prihb'ip^r >i evbnt of > the day^a^ irin:;an.f^By]t^^pry| Nelßon'meni|j^Mi^^u^aiiy: unexpected by- thisir fSfett-^w^b.WnV^ the rejoicing :, "OT^ • If » the 7-7--;.--. „ P>tiKf'. : u*'i-;>::,-Up;^'.*-i?. JU- ..'■•,> '*''■''.■ : ;^or.ew.. v^o;paired*---in.- the winning boat ywiil|keepm^M ;^ib^N^^ialan33\to* t mbety ...-;• ThY- -piir-^ y diftridirWebwas gßiiipiyi a;: race amongst' /l^-W-Sllingtottvhpai.B, and Wery'un equally" A i.pfpge%j7&Qß^hatswing, and tha race :Hwas^fi,7Sgiiffr -7Jt^;themi; yThe amateur? v .whdleboat race, -wasj another victory . yjpojed to theiNeJsonlana.? and it caused i]v the^pije^ef.e^ A \ feol" off 7th(Bir chumps as the Ameri:^o>np<ii_Bi^»;;the.i jayous- huwahs -: 'i;, befati ng a^ [ppg'^t I. il Is ji p ;a; ma n ncr y^v^i^E^^ p^acht^raoe r *;the ?same way, A^^f^^^^i^&t^^i handled, '' ;:ib^atf?aUf.hel^;icpiope TbeV' only* ?:7eyen ( t;:i^ ;>;ceßsful;w^^^^^^^ . ;aMiff|lren^^til^if tli^ ; pN6lSs^|ci.e wiv b^ to . ytheiHbMl^ -wondqrfu^^ ;;ij£^^ .to, ait her A^Bte^Jyi>^^(f^Er?a^ number' of other' A local 'evgntßTthe*,'^ w'oii fid '; h : -^^ith^tfeHgi^^^jwle^ ; In many i; 7 feßpects th^ issQlS 9^ .bb,- ; - : : ;in pWr W*||w j|t^ ;y^e*^a^.»^j^ r Jtsi^ r the.^ !^wiH;{^BO\he. a char plessojit to; the- iWel- • ' J^ibgtoo^ io^ba bette^ prepared , l^whpfi^^he^Oiitfebd ? 'tb hef^' ' ||Frbm Beve^i^ij^ busy |£iiq'e>.e^^ '--r tender leave-;. y. takingß^hearty shakings of hands, in'^.yi^'iio'n^'n^bbtfi'.sTdefi' tb'future visits, 7^gP°d-bye old fellows "-^r-and we were |pwa^jC^ft i^Srei -clpsejyrfbllpwed -ByJ ;t;?tiie £ady t»ird. y OTniooount of. rain and capt ajn ywisely / went ; round _ Stephen% ; l'.iand; which being invisible 'il in: pfi^si ng 7 ti%Vtea aied in to .tha m i d(l le/ g^^th^§^^p3>ifyaUed; for, daylight. |';t ; ;Tbw^:;fc6'weyeri. brought no improvement, as we cSuldnotsee half a mile Ahej<&W^ breakfast 7 Ibimpaj^ . j passengers '-_ began ; to 7 ; ;_,hd-tf ;^ bf them ''lb'okbSing .yei'y ' woe o^^beg'bbe f from moil de mer. '^orj-;rf^M^r^:^ya y in rs.pu ts; i^t, *Vmuchly L '■ : ''itrb^eid^-tfit^''t^Ql;' Qh; niy l. qualms of ybbnacience^^rebellion on the part of f the bherir iea- being the;generarcbm plain t. and ;P.8.; tq . ale l^sn d^pr^^ *^^^'tr led , y and J «»» P7 . . » £ybelpve^7^ and: tobacco 'pouc|i;s.uu conß,1 l**ed. After' breakfast began to. imprpyej andthe , tj^;frolicß ; of i. r :7 ;o bi I<%p| - * Is I e,^ whose, tongue , l^iieemea n^er; weary — truly, -a. -Idis yeithei^fo^the;^ the stage, from -3; his; repertoire bf quotations. It would •Stie^ impossible; tp imy '„w hich of th^Be iyproffSa^ ; : VtilityayWaf^a^c^ .offer .to favor?, LL_ the ebinpahy with a duett on the big/ ij tfruifa^.c^uie^ and ;/when> allowed to, accompany the! band beat; them out of time ■ ■ . and^nto^pConvulsioaß. Long may he Ajpeisx)z(j his mu'sicaL talent. A -A : y : .