Gita . pienezza era andato. Appassiti,sgangherate, bandy gambe, come Thack-erays-canna sedia a fondo e il otherfurniture della sua camera ; ma, come theseworm-mangiato compagni di precedenti giorni,troppo, vengono richiamate per trattenere suchcharms come i palazzi non permettersi. Onu-piallato non verniciata e tavole di pino, theysay, possiede, dopo che essi sono stati esposti W. B. McMurrich, John Turner andArchibald Campbell, il sig. Alex. Nairn essere-ing aggiunto in dicembre. Sig. J, LamondSmith fu il primo presidente e Mr.Thos. McCraken il primo vice-presidente.per alcuni mesi il sig. Scarth agito assecretary-tesoriere; ma a dicembre

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Outing . fulness was gone. Withered, ramshackle, bandy legged, like Thack-erays cane-bottomed chair and the otherfurniture of his room ; but, like theseworm-eaten companions of earlier days, too, they are recalled for holding suchcharms as palaces do not afford. Un-planed and unpainted pine boards, theysay, possess, after they have been exposed W. B. McMurrich, John Turner andArchibald Campbell, Mr. Alex. Nairn be-ing added in December. Mr. J, LamondSmith was the first president, and Mr.Thos. McCraken the first vice-president.For some months Mr. Scarth acted assecretary-treasurer; but on December 21the office of secretary was detached fromthat of treasurer, and Mr. Wm. Davidson, barrister, was unanimously chosen secre-tary, Mr. Scarth retaining the position oftreasurer. The membership of the Granite Curl-ing Clvb was at this time thirty, and thelist as follows : Weir Anderson, Thos.Armstrong, Robert Bethune, ArchibaldCampbell, Robert Carrie, Alex. Boyd, Wm. Christie (of Christie, Brown & Co.), . THE TENNIS FIELD, TORONTO GRANITE CLUB. a proper while to wind and rain and shine, an attraction for the eye of the artist intheir irregular yellows and grays, theirmuddy weather stains. Quite other werethe attractions, however, possessed by thebygone premises for their frequenters.These gentlemen were not looking forbeauty of tint, but for the shimmer ofthe ice ; not listening for concerted har-monies, but for the sweet music of theenameled stones. To paraphrase thecurling song of John Douglas, in afteryears to be laureate of the club :The maist artistic pleasures are hardly worth a preenTae a lot of jolly curlers when the ice is keen ! The earliest members of committeewere Messrs. J. Lamond Smith, ThomasMcCraken, W. B. Scarth, Robert Carrie, Robert Cochran, W. F. Davison, Wm.Davidson, Remy Elmsley, J. D. Edgar, Andrew Green, Arthur Harvey, RobertJaffray, S. H. Janes, Thos. McCraken, John McCraken, W. E. McMurrich, Alex-ander Nairn, Stephen Nairn, John Palmer, Jr., John Patterson, W

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