Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-05
DAILY SENTINEL
TUESDAY MORNING. sEPTEMBER5.


Of gold has gone down, the tide 81 travel begins
again TO set towards the Canadss. 10 has been
anything bat pleasant TO visit these scenes dur
iug the prevalence of the rebellion. But once
moro Americans can hold up their heads, and
have no fear OF insults from rebel agents or rebel
synasthirsrs Again. therefore, the ST. Lswrencs
came into our calculations for q summer trip
had an engagement 70 fulfill At the commence
msnt OF the University Of Vermont so We left
the White Mountains for Canada via Burlington.
The whole journey is one succession Of natural
beauties. We took OGr seats on the top OF the
stage as We left Franconia, that We might keep
in sight "a long possible TIA. glorious range OF
mountains 70 which ue we're bidding adies
Again and again. as We seemed TO have lost sight
Of them. would they resppear from the crest Of
some hill, and we turned TO catch one more view.
and sighed 20 think ne we're leaving so much
beauty behind rs Bat the WALLER Of the Con
necticut has its compensation for what is lost in
leaving Frsncona. remember when travelling
IN Europe. few yssrs since how often this val
lsy came into remembrance for mparison or e1-
eeptor, when looking upon soms lovely scene
which seemed the very perfection Of natural
beauty. IL looks as loys;y as ever. The river
g'des by 10 undimmed bssuty-the swelling hills
are as rich IN their purple robes or their crowns Of
cloud and forests--the broad meadows are as
laxufiant in yerdure, and smiling valleys and
haralets and villages tell the same story of in
dustrv and thrift. and plenty and comfort And
then, as ve turn aside 70 follow the course OF
the White River. as il winds its way through
valleys and plains from the Green Mountains Of
Vermont. the scene il still one OF wondrous
beauty. The eye never wearies Of il. There is
something new a. every turn. Nor does the IA
tsrest cease when Burlington il reached. and we
sit down at the window Of the hotel and look out
upon that broad lake and the distant hills beyond
u, and see the sun set in bed OF gold and pur
5 pie and blue, and watch the changing tints Of
the evening sky, and see the waters ripple in the
moonlight or coque,ting with the shadows that
ever and anon ding themselves outward upon
that fair and ever changing scene. And then
what glorious view may be obtained from the
dome of the University, especially in the early
morning The panorama IL almost unequsled
and that stretches away on every hand West
ward and north1ard and southwark are seen the
quiet waters Of Lake Champlain. now glimmerng
In the clear sunlight. now hiding themselves in
the shadow OF some we'll wooded island, now
stretching out into deep bay. and then narrow
ing into line Of clear light thrown out in relief
by the hills and forests, behind which they at
length sink away and are lost
And then, beyond all this. the glorious
peaks OF Adirondack sixty miles distant, rich in
THEFT tints OF white. and purple, and blue, and
showing in the clear light Of the morning the
long and deep shadows OF those vast clefte and
passes whose savage wildness and beauty can
never be forgotten
And then, turning eastward, We see the sum
mits OF Cancels Rump and Mansfield, standing
up sharp and clear against the sky, and the long
ranges Of the Green Mountains, nellowed in the
distance, and shadOving away amid the clouds
aud the horizon. We pass downward from tina
time, and linger awhile on that hill crowded
with elegant and tasteful mansions. and are then
rhirled away through fields and forests, catching
L.. ~. L a
lake, behind which the sun goes down in glory.
We look GU. upon St Albans, and think of tho
memorials IL bears Of British neutrality" We
hurry on through the rude settlements of the
border; VIC hear long. dull and heavy roar as
We whirl through the Victoria Bridge, and are
soon taking tea at the Ottowa, in Montreal. The
hotel has is full share OF guests. and needs n o
notice OF ours and yet II deserves It, il for moth
ing else than the staunch loyalty of its host to
Cur cause during all these weary years of civil
war.
Americans have found friends here. while at
other hotels secessionists aud their sympathizers
have carried on their plots against the Govern
ment, asd offered sheir insults 10 It's friends
Now that peace has returned, the Ottawa should
be remembered, especially with its pleasant
rooms and its excellent fare. Montreal is a
beautiful city, and growing more attractive every
year. What contrast 90 its clean streets, its
and trees and flowers its broad quays lining the
river. and is noble Bonsecours Market, present
10 tbs sights which must meet Us as We reach the
streets Of the Metropolis, reekng with filth and
redoIent with miasmAtic odors!
We always like to drop into the GREY Nunnery
about noon, and look at the varied objects oil
that great charity. aud hear the sisters as they
come through the long corridors, and enter the
chapel for their devotions. One beautiful face
VII haV her far nd oh
worthy he pencil OF Raphael, was gone now
7 ear after year as / have entered this chapel
with friends, that face, radiant with an almost
celestial sweetness. has been turned upward
towards the altar at which the sister, have
kneeed. Last year | saw her playing with
the poor children OF the founding hospital. She
looEed older and somewhat faded, but the sweet
ness OF those eyes and the glory OF that brow
and face still remained. l locked for her now
amid that crowd OF nuns, aud as | passed
through the wards of the hospital, but she was
gone. like beautiful dreame. l should hav &c
liked 10 ask what had become OF her, bat knew
that my questions would be IN vain, aud So
thought OF her fading in nj! her beauty and
grace, and gently clasping to her heart the ~ N
Dol OF her faith. passing away from the sorross
and dreams of life
have not much respect for monastic institu
tons and think Hamlet did cruel thing when
be said to Ophelia. "GeJ thee to a nGnneryi
And yet when / see those oil men and women 90
comfortably cared for, aud those orphan children
provided with such home, ans those sick and
dying ones so faithfully attended, | have sin
regard for these grey sisters. even though
they mutfe themselves in unsghtly dresses and
wear crosses and beads, snd nope that many OF
them may hear from the lips OF Him whose grace
alone can save. whose intercessIOn alone il pre-.
valent, the words - lnasmuch as We have done il
unto one OF the least Of these my brethren. ys
have done il unto me
The public buildings many Of them " rare
architectural beauty. The English Cathedral
would be ornament to the city OF Nsx York
and so would maEY other of the churches. VIII CT
have been erected IN the new portions Of the
town The drive around the mountain presents
Us also with view OF many delightful villas
which with their surroundings Of shrubbery and
fountains are very models OF domestic arehtec
ture. And speaking Of riding. It is a pleasure TO
jump into one Of these single carriages and bs
carried shout the city a, Just one third the rate
one mGst par for hack al home. Why car
We never adopt good custom, and a real in
proyement. because il comes from abroadg As
the people OF Montreal have adopted our system
of railroads We could hardly DO less than copy
frsm them their plan OF single bsrouehes for out
rides through the Park and over the eitv Aud
then, what saving might De Effected, 10 all our
households. were per nItted. as they are here
TO come into direct contact with the farmers and
producers, IN our purchase Of household neces
saries l. pleasant thing 10 walk through the