New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08

Mountains and the LauIentiau choin, "n~
stretches away across the country to the coast OF
Labrador We ran slcc.ss the bases OF head ands'
! Loco to l,5oq rect in hight, wild and DARK WIN
loa s,,sS clouds. cray with raio, or touched with
gold, transparency by the nsbiue-a alternating
belt, o, atmospheric effect which greatly Increased
their beauty Ii deed, oil of Is W. saw tie Lower
St. Lawrence f,r the fret time were surprised by
the imposing character OF its scenery.
The Isle aux Coudres which we next passed, Is
a beautiful pastoral mosaic, in the pale emerald
setting Of The river Here, am told, the nan" .aas
retain their ancient customs to greater extent
than in any other part of Lower Cans,da. Oue
nee not refer to History TO ascertain their Nor
man descent; it is sufficiently exhibited in their
fields, cottages aud gardens.
Murray Bay, shcrt distance beyond is the
Fashionable watering place on The north shore, as
Kskoupa (near our present stoppiDgplac is for
the southern. 1t ia a small cove, opening up into
a picturesque dell among the mountains. Access
TO IT is had by means of sn immense wooden
pier-a Government work, built by contract snd,
of course, put in the wrong place. III seems
| then. ~ | said TO the Cansdan gentleman who im-
parted to me this piece of information, that your
Government jobs are no better performed than
onrs." ooh much worse" was his aus yer. =" ls
it possible they be worse 7" L asked lncredu-
lously. 81 assure yon," said he, "our official cor
rupticn surpasses yours; but We have the English
reluctance to say much about such tbings. We
quietly cover up, or ignore what we cannot help;
whereas you, in the States, make an cutlery from
one end of the land to the other. The difference
is rot in the fact but in the proclamation of it,"
II this view be true it is consOlIg to US, but dis
couragiTg to humanity.
The wind blew violently from the west, and our
steamer pitched dangerously at the end of the
pier. The passengers were thrust up the plank,
or tumbled DOM it, to the great diversion of a
crowd of spectators, whose sppetites were whetted
by The pre- spect of an accident. l was much
amused by the timdity of three priests, who, when
the vessel gave mild lurch, sprang to some avn
ipg-ttanchiOns with every appearar &c OF extreme
terror. One of them, seeing no other support Uear
at hsnd, seized upon a lady, aud chung to her arm
rather longer than was necessary. They then
rushed collectively into the cabin, whence they did
not emerge sfterward, although the water became
smooth. This reminds me of the singular fact that
the most timorous class of persons at sea are
clergymeD. Why those who can cOurageou'ly face
dea b 10 other forms should exhibit this weakness,
am at loss to understand, but the fact is 50
patent as to have become sailor's prOyerb.
A jolly red giled, full-blooded Englishman, lying
at full length on narrow Intel abOvethe gangwsy,
was recOuntiDg his exploits in trout-fshing.
forget bow many hundred he had caught in the
mountain streams the day before. " How about
" tie bathing asked some one Capital
be exclaimed, 81 had bath to day." We were
wrapped in the thicbest shawls, and the bare idea
msdeus shudder but one look at the speaker, whose
frame contained latent carbon CROUCH 10 melt an
iceberg, explained to the mystery of bathing in
such waters. We, who are thin-blooded South
err ers, in comparison, would Lot have found it so
enjoy able
Leaving Murray Bay, we stood diagonally across
the st. Lawrence to RivieIe du Loup, which is on
the southern shore, nearly hundred miles below
Quebec. The river is here about twenty. five miles
wide, and presents clear sea-horizOn to the east
ward II was almost su set when we succeeded
ia making fast TO the long pier, aud the crowd of
habitans, with their rickettY one horse ealeches,
who had been patiently watching our battle with
the wind for an hour OF more, were enabled to
offer their services. Some of our passengers were
bound for KskOupa, six miles further down the
shore, and landed here; while those who had ship
ped for the entire trip were anxious to visit the
village, whose white houses, and tall gray church
GROWING the hill, glramed softly in tle last gold of
the sun. II was pleasant to fad hackmen who
could accCst you once, and once only, in an ordi
nary t. ne of voice, and whose first demands were
moderate enough to be accepted.
chose an honest fellow, whose face was Fog
lish though bis language and nature were decidedly
French, ard presently we were bouncing 10 his car
over rough road, around the deep cove which sep
ates the landing place from the village of Rivlere
du Loup. " VOitd du bon bic I" said he pointing
to some fields ofvery scanty oats, and his admiration
appeared go genuine that was compelled to ad
mire them also "|otre eherdL est bO,teu1, re-
marked, pointing to bis limpiog horse. 4" oh, par
don, monsieur ~ said he, "cest I'm jumtnt, rail-
lante, cigoUreuse! Get up, ma pareSssuse" and
with sD extra shake of the lines, away we dashed,
showerrg the mud on all sides, BY this time, the
,un had set, and the village appeared before US,
l eat, trim, and home-Bke, with quaint, Od-Word
air. Houses one-story high, scrupuously white
washed doors, raised above the average level
of the winter SHOWS, well kept gardens, and
clean gravel roads, were the principal features OF
The place. The river comes down wild glen III
two bold waterfalls and fnishes its course by dry-
Ing large hourmll. mile inaod is the termi-
nus of the st. Lawrence branch of the Grand Trunk