Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
Correspondence of the Herald. l-.-S..
From Quebec.

LATE sEAsoN-HosTs OF yIsIToRS-
NEWS OF INTEREsT-RAILwAY-
QUEER OLD CITY, ETC, ETC.
QUEBEC, p. O., Sept 25, 1872.
At most every other summer resort, in
obedience to the stern mandate of cold
weather, the habitues have packed their
traps and departed for their winter
homes; but here at this old odd city the
rush still continues, until you wonder
where they all come from and why they
come here in preference to going else
where. I can tell you. IT'S because of
the many attractions of the place, the
beautiful drives and places of interest in
the immediate vicinity; and then cross
ing the line gives one such queer SEN
sation, similar to that of going into a
foreign country, while the fair sex like
to recuperate their wardrobes here where
materials are lower in price and of a
different style than the goods at the
States. One bevy of young ladies from
the West are here who have been distrib-
uting their greenbacks with a lavish
hand among the merchants at Montreal
and Quebec, and who, by calculation,
have saved quite a sum of money aside
from paying their travelling expenses by
buying their really extensive wardrobes
in the Dominion. One must buy heavy,
though, to do this. Such hosts of visi-
tors, though so late in the year, are an
unusual thing for Quebec, and from
&c 70 !, 1c
prOpitiOus, the carnival period will last
until early in the coming month of Oc-
tober.
The great Canadian Pacific railway is
rapidly being worked along from the
Quebec end of the Quebec and Montreal
DIVISION and, and Gen. Seymour of
New York, chief engineer of the road,
confidently expects to complete this sec
ton far ahead of the promised time AL
ready it is regarded as one of the safest
investments in North America, and men
and money are not wanting who will
prosecute this vast project to success
full completion.
The sensation here at present is
young maiden from New York city who
dresses in almost a style of perfection
and wears costly diamonds in prOfusion.
At tea last evening this maiden wore
diamonds valued at $1,000, one little
beauty of set of ear jewels alone cost |
ing $4,000, in Brazil. She is accompanied |
by her father, and they will remain for
another week at Quebec, while the young
lady adds further to her wardrobe, for, !
let me assure you, she is scattering her |
pas greenbacks among our Quebec mer-
chants with a lavish hand, and will
carry back to the States a good assOrt- |
ment of the choice fabrics of the Do
minion
Such a queer old city! Where can
one find its equal this side of the wa
tiers? Where is there another marble |
slab which marks the last resting place, |
or hands down to the next generation the
heroic deeds of two military command |
ers who fell COntending with each other
at the head of their respective forces,
0Where, tanning thought to human pride, |
The mighty chiefs lie side by side"
as that which here perpetuated the men,
DRY of the brave Wolfe and the heroic
Montcalm And, in fact, everything
around this place, where can you repro |
duce it? Nowhere on this continent,
and no one who in any way can, should |
fail to visit here at least once during a |
lifetime.
The air is cool and bracing, which |
brings the rosy color to the cheek and !
adds new life and vigor alike to mind |
and body. On the whole, it has been |
pleasant indeed the entire season.
Hon. Thomas McGreery, president of |
the st. Lawrence and Saginaw Steam
boat Company, will place two new adj
ditional boats on the route from here to |
Ha! Ha! Bay next season, when boat |
will leave Quebec each day for the Sag
inaw. The liberality and enterprise of
this sterling company will meet with a
hearty response from the public.
Yours, &c,
IIREP