New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-07
DOMINION NOTES.
ASIAN INTIMATE FRIEND.


PIE WHO SELL THEM-sCENEs AT THE cArHE-
ORAL
lfRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNtl
QUEBEC. Sept. 3.-As Winter comes upon
u.s. as Sumner travel ceases. and friends from the
States begin to turn their faces and thoughts toward the
South pleasant Southern cities, fancy we shall teei
a triie Misunderstanding one docs when Suing
down in dentists chair In close proximity 10 par Oh
forcep and the friend who has volunteered TO accom-
pany one withdraws, saying Perhaps you VIII fee'
less nervous If leave the room" OF course the near
future of Winter, with five feet level. Ia not
cheerful except In a sleighridng and snow shoeing
point Of view. But at present-whie summer dresses
andIace hats are desrableI fear there may be touch
OF superiority n my toward tourists. who come
in on the morning boat, hire carriage, ana MT ABOUT
for q day or two. and then are gone
They only have bowling acquaintance IL may eA-
press 1t So while I-weIl, go TO market know all the
odd streets and short cuts and feel competent TO tell
which are the best shops. even-to very new Corners
can point out and shrug my shoulders over the SNORT
comines OF Quebec and 10 short love 1t and laugh atts
faults lust as one does at the fobles OF an intimate
friend.
About going to market: OF course 1t never pleasant
to get up early but II ANYTHING will reconcile me 10 IT,
1t is taking servant and basket and trudging on 70
market People who como to Quebec buy fouroutton
gloves and stay at the st. Louis know nothing OF THIS
pleasure do not to insnuate that iour-Vu'eoh
gloves IN themselves should destroy the hope OF happ
ness IN the human soul even In this directon' anu
only speak of them the insignia OF class whcn
wears white muslin breakfast robes. trimmed with
yalencennes and ell that quite different irom tnae
prowng class made up of artists, newspaper men and
women and intelligent travellers generally, who are
given 10 making early birds OF themselves ana search'
ing for bugs the shape OF paatabe Vhat Is not meant
for q pnn) sketches for pencil or pen
All visitors know that the Upper Town marketplace
il bounded on one side by the Jesuit Barracks and on
the other by the French Cathedral 30 IL you are OF
retrospective turn you muse upon tho past WINE
buyne your 1t would be the very paradise
Of a market-pace to that history loving . IA whom
Mr.. Warner encountered on his way home from Bad
deck.
But as Ifr Warner says "people are more interesting
than places aud forego history and give my unai-
yided attention to the habans who sit IN their carts
SURROUNDED by early vegetables lafpcked ehieSehs'
lars Of cream and pats OF butter. The butter! eue
most fascinating butter ina gnable done up IN quarter
of.a-poupd pats, with sheaf OF wheat Imprinted
thereon not particle OF salt in 1t, and LAID upon h'te
squares of birch bark, which give 1t an espeeiiiy rustic
look But cannot speak In unbounded praise ol 'uc
chickens they are brought in i'll hafprepared state'
with only such feathers picked of, as the. vendor
can make use OF. the wing end tail feathers
beuc left on Then the head Is tucked under
one wing and legs curled over the back and he
in place By string that securely wraps the WHOLE
These balls are laid in rOwsat the end OF tue cart
CONFIDENT ask as / touch the most PROMISING
torrent OF sous shllings cOppers, ana pence ges III
response this query venture an opinion as 10 ther
ages but it resented by the man as promptly as ne
were young lady and the remari had been personal,
and he tells me IN French how nice they are It does
not sound very wicked when he beautifully sprinkies
HIS Grafton with All Gel! and Mon Dfeu, but when as
delicate compliment to my nationality ne translates
and says Oh, my God; If you would only believe
what beautiful tender chickens these are :! hurry OH
shocked at his profanity.
But the berry where sure to be wrecked
for bueberry-cart one side and raspberry on
the other form a perfect 5cylla and Charybdls The
women who sell have fixed principles-as regards
honesty-or prices 1 am weak enough to be so enter
tanned by fact that the bueberres come IRON Gaspe
Bay that never think to dispute the price asked TOT
Them Then to the fragrant red raspberres ana
ask the price OF certain quantity put up In birch
bark measure There is stupidity somewhere In the
rausaction, for we-the woman and I-cannot under
stand each other. kind, Englishspeaking Frenchman
and interprets the price, then turns
to me ard says Have nothing to do with her, she is
asking YOU prices" thank him. but wait until he
il out OF sight buy them all the same for she says
she has brought them 20 miles, and remembering some
berry excursions of my own, where came back with
more scratches than berries have good deal of sym
patty for her.
Then-If it happens to be Friday morning-there are
the fish stalls At this they present an attrac
tive display to those who for fish, The trout are
BY far the bandsomest and are put up In tiers with
lay er of fresh maple leaves between each Great guam
Titles them caught in Charlesbough Lake, aud
are offered while yet looking as fresh, when drawn by
dozens from the green leaves, as when drawn olngly
the green water, showing all the beauty OF lines
ana pink spots along their ses. These are sold only
by country people aud cost from 40 cents to IS cents
dozen. Further along the head OF tho row OF carts
halt Ia cd
that they always Interesting and the other morning
I witnessed little scene between one aud a beggar
which was very funny. The woman came along with
her basket asking for charity and stopped at the ns
stall please give me fish," she begged. The woman
looked over her stock and selected fair specimen.
dropped her basket, with Now, then, pray for
me" and turning back to waiting customer she re-
marked with an odd mixture Of noDchalance and pety.
:" need it, you know. Now, Sir, what will you have"
But I'm afraid it Ia rather common taste which causes
me to finger long in market-place. will repent at
once send my basket home, with instructions to have
the trout for breakfast and turn into the French
Cathedral.
1t does the deserted air that our churches at
home wear during the week. Here kneels pious
laborer, who Is beginning his day with "a prayer He
looks around 1t is true you enter and does not seem
greatly absorbed still he has Obeyed good impulse In
coming, aud you bestOw upon him all kinds or good
wishes. woman in deep mourning glides noselessly
over the stone floor dips her white fingers into the holy
water then sinks down upon her knees. The sex
ton softly sweeping with an alert eye for business as
well as dust and puts away his brush and offers list
of the paintings While am looking these, tourist
enters and also takes list but being man who wishes
to understand things he goes beckons the sexton
to him. But alas poor man. he is thwarted in his thirst
for knowledge for he does not speak French and the
sexton does not speak English. The tourist tries to
overcome this slight barrier to conversation by speaking
very slowly and distinctly, These -are-ony-copies-
I-fancy" But the sexton smiles as II he would under
stand II he could and replies sadly "Je eomprends
pas" long refer the tourist to guidebook for the
desired information. Offer him my stock OF intelli