Middletown transcript., 1872-10-05

that the children for day shall have their
rule ws shall end them setting up house,
keeping here. These odd looking struc-
lures have been the result Of the building
Of several generations. Each generation.
like new set Of coral insects, has added
on fantastic shapes Of their own. II there
should happen to this city such an utter
destruction as came upon Chicago. how
would people 80 long accustomed to its
sinuostics and oddities ever build II up ?
Turning from this interesting quarter We
passed up by the splendid Court House.
Nelson's Monument aud the Bon Sc Cour
MarkM to the magnificent quays These
wharves are unsurpassed by anything Of
their kind on this continent, they are
built Of granite and meeting with the
locks and cut stone Of the Lachinc canal.
they present for several miles display Of
continuous wharfage which has few par
nllils. unlike the lcvces Of the Ohio and
Mississippi no unsightly warehouses dis:
figure the river side. A broad terrace
faced with grey limestone, hs.'parapets
Of which are suruounted with substantial
iron ratings. divides the city from, the
river throughout its whole extent, no
noise aud din Of passing drays and carts
annoy the sight seer.
There is one pcculiarity about Montreal,
which was very striking to an American.
you never see ladies on the street except
in carriages nor in your strolls about
the city do you find them sitting on the
steps aud porticos in warm weather as in
the cities aud towns Of the United States,
they seem to bc kept as close indoors as
are those OF the Turkish Harcms; Of
course. you see females. but they seem
mostly servants and lower class women.
Montreal is capital place to purchase
anything you need. Suits of clothes,
made to order by first class tailors and Of
the very best material can be had for ten
or fifteen dollars; shoes can be bough,
for three and four dollars, which cost al
home, nine or ten dollars. In the article
of furs il is marvellous for fifty dollars
you can get such an article us will make
the heart Of any lady jump with happi.
ness, which could not be purchased in
New York or Philadelphia Tor two hun.
drci dollars; and so on through the list
The cause being no duty to pay aht
cheaper labor.
, 1t would hardly seem proper to leav,
Montreal without saying something Of til,
, hotels at which visitors are likely 10 stop
St James on Victoria Square, and grca
St James Street is to my mind far thf
r best. In front you have the square Gle,
with choice trees. flowers aud ilowinl
fountains on the other the beautiful stree
!. of treat st. James. with all its architee
tural beauty. You surely can get cnnugl
{ TO eat, as thdt goes on almost pcrpctuail,
from morning till near midnight, fou
regular meals being served the only diff
ference saw in their cooking from ours
in meat alone /; lit was rather a little o
the ra,hcrest.' all the rest was A. No. |
With great reluctance we left Montrea
|, after two days stay, on Monday morn
ing at g. A NJ by the grand Trunl
; Railway. passing through the Great Vic
toria Bridge to Rouse's Point, What
grand name the railroad has and ye, tn,
Delaware Railroad when it was frs, bull
and the cars were the leaving of o,he
roads, were far nicer than those Of thi
Grand Trunk Railway The cars wer
second-clas aud dirty in the bargain, AM
. it was with pleasure in four hours rid
We found ourselves AT Rou.e's Point, a
. the head Of Lake Gbamplain, where "
A were transferred to the largest and mos
magnificent steamboat | had ever seen
n II was new boa, and called the Vermont
. Two magnificent saloon decks. upholster
/, ed in the most expensive style. the cabin
consisting Of walnut and rosewood willis
4 luxurious arm-chairs. velvet carpets an
splendid mirrors fairly dazzled the he
4 holder She moved as swiftly aud smooth
ly through the water ms duck As "
, were to breakfast on board We took de
i light in imagining how our hungr
r stomach would be as fully gra,iiicd as ou
n sight and senses; nor were We dsnppoini
q ed. Three long tables in the saloon cal
I in were soon filed and everything III
q heart could wish was there and to be ha
freely aud in profusion. The only draw
). back was in our cigar aftcrward Failn
q TO bring supply with us, We had tc rel
!. on purchasing on the route. and a deu
=. bargain it was; ; on the boat % cts eac
e was asked for de,estblc article, whic
,e spu,tcrcd on one side cha2zcd up the OIL
IS cr and finally went out half smoked.
is The ride down the lake was most d.
&c lightful At FIRST the water was as blac
y as ink bu. perfectly clear. then obangin
,. to greenish black and the usual riy,
T. color. 1t was peculiarly smooth; not I'll
j. slightest wave or ripple, looking like
in sheet Of melted glass The lake is n,
ii much wider,if any than the Delaware Ri,
ID or above Now Castle. whilst on each sic
st could be very distinctly seen the Gree
y Mountains Of Vermont, and the Catskil
Ill on TIE other; high peaks way up abo,
" the clouds. gave wild and wicrd loot
~ off to the right lay the town Of Plattsbnr
to and opposite on the lake was the scene
the Great Land aud Naval Battles Of Il
h. Revolution. 1t was here Commodore NJ
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