St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-22

At Fredericton we spent the Sabbath,
attended the cathedral of the eStab-
lished church, and joined i'll the prayers
for Her Majesty the Queen. His Roy
al Highness. Albert Edward, the Prince
of Wales. and all the Royal family"
Notwithstanding its ancient appear
ance. Fredericton is quite ii pretty city.
There are five principal streets running
parallel to the river. crossed by Others
at right angles. and some of them are
beautifully shaded by elms and will
lows. Our
TICKETS FOR HOME
took us over the European and North
American Il. r.. and across the State
of Maine. What more we saw of New
Brunswick correspondent with our in
PRODUCTION to it. In seventeen miles
two huts made their appearance. the
intervening space being filled with
trees. thiStles and raspberry bushes.
Not far from the line. however. there
erS The 81. Croix is II small. muddy
stream. and good sized piece OF blot
ring-paper could almost wipe ont the
line between the United States and
Provinces but from what we had last
seen. we questioned the expedicncy.
At NancehOro the Custom House
,.l.,i,,,Al tl,,. r,,i,-ilnrra If.
lining our scauty wardrobe. and mean
while we enjoyed u dinner that could
he paid for with greenbacks. Ever
in Maine before ," asked friend.
Never" We'll. You're in by the
back door this time" We soon ap-
prcciated the remark and understood
the force of 1.-The Maine woods"
They are fast diminishing, however,
if one may judge from the vast quaint
ties of logs carried down by the Pc
uobscOt and Kennehec rivers. \ ride
Ivy rail does not give one very definite
impressions of the country through
which he is passing, and the fifteen
minutes for dinner - does not give
time for very extended observations.
Our halt-hOur's impression of Bangor
was of ships and lumber. At Water
vile we examined Colby University.
Found some very good buildings there,
and ample accommodations for more
than the fifty student they are accus-
toned to have. The three minutes
at Augusta are not worth speaking Of,
but BRUNSWICK, twenty five minutes -
to most of the passengers,-to us. din
ner and Bowdoin College. Seven min
utcs were given to the former, for we
were hungry, and the remaining eight
cen were devoted to the cause of edu-
cation. 1t was a partial course" to
be sure. and somewhat superficial"
but the sight of this famous college
well paid lis for the run.
Portland was i'll Il fog, and we recall
only visions of drizzle and horse cars
Thanks to the latter. however. our bod
les traversed the length, and our eyes
the width of some of the principal
streets that otherwise would have been
ignorant of our visit The best friend
we have in that city is the small boy
who replied to our inquiry for the St
Julian, just us it was beginning to rain.
Its Il mile off, and you're going in
just the wrong direction -
winding route, via. the Grand
Trunk. and Boston, Concord & Mon
treal railroads, through the rocks and
bills of Eastern Maine, with glimpses
of the White Mountains, now West.
now South, now East of us, brought us
again to familiar ground.
If the readers of the CaLedonian get
worn out with work, and wish for a
pleasant summer trip of three or four
weeks, the one to Provinces can hard
ly fail of giving the needed rest and
recreation. CAS-.