Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-10-08
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Plains of Abraham; thence we crossed
to the st. Foy road, on which we came
back to the city. At the Cover
nor's Garden we saw the monu
ment erected in 1927 to the memory o
Wolfe and Montcalm, the victor anG
the vanquisbed in that memorable
struggle of 1859, when the city was cap
tured by the British. On the st. Lou
is Street, a small one-story house il
pointed out as the place where the
brave Montgomery was laid after they
found him in the show on the night Of
that fatal last day of December, 1775
On the entrance to the Plains of AbIa.
ham a monument marks the place
where the gallant Wolfe fell. AS we
looked across the green expanse to-
ward the st. Dennis burn, where the
British troops struggled up through the
night to gain footing on the Plains,
we tried to imagine the scene on that
historic morning of Sept. 13, 1859 the
fierce onslaught of the French battal-
ions in their endeavor to drive the
British back to the river, and the
steady advance of those brave High
land and English regiments. Our
driver endeavOred to assist US, by
pointing out the position of the oppo-
sing forces, The had twice seen sham
battle where the troops were similarly
maneuveredD, but his talk became such
wretched drivel that we turned away
disgusted. Along the st. Foy road we
drove by a number of handsome coun-
try seats, and saw the castiron monu-
ment commemorative of the French
who fell in the second battle OF the
Plains on the 2Sth day of April, 1850.
1t is surmounted by beautiful bronze
statue of Bellona, the gift of Napoleon
Ill. On the third day after our arri-
val, in company with two of the young
ladies of the Consul's family, we visit
ed MOntmorenci Falls. They are eight
miles from Quebec, and are one Of the
wonders of the continent. We made
ample preparations for the drive, ia
king with US basket we'll filled with
and a full equipment for
trout fishing. We first paid our re-
spects to the Falls, which are very pic
turesque, and remarkable for their
great hight. They are 2S0 feet high,
and the volume of water is 80 small
that it is dashed into spray before it
reaches the bottom of its terrible de-
scent. They lack the grandeur of Nj
agara, and the great difference in the
hight of the two falls is not so noticible
as one would suppose. A short time
at the cataract satisfied us, and we
drove back short distance, and thro'
a gate, and out across the green level
fields, until our a0augon could 60 no
further, when we got out and pursued
DUR way on foot, until we came to q
path leading along the high rocky
shore of the Montimorenci river, which
we followed down to the Natural Steps.
Here the channel of the river is not
over thirty feet wide, and on either
side rise the strata of limestone, regu-
arly receding, and forming steps, by
which you can descend to the waters
edge. Spreading our lunch on the
.ocks, we enjoyed feast that would
please the palate of a an epicure. We
lid not linger long at the sylvan
board. There were rumors of trout in
he clear waters, and we were soon en-
,loyed in floating fly above the ed
lies far down the stream. We waited
IS only patient fisherman can for the
irst bite, and was abont giving it up in
lespair, when two small boys came by
with some angle worms. Exchanging
,ur fly for worm, Shades of Izaak
Walton forgive us!) we were soon ex-
llting over our first trout. We took
lome with US, as trophies of our excur-
ion, nine speckled beauties, which |
we're served up, of which we partook |
lext day at the consulate.
1 shall have to foreeo the pleasure of |
letailing at length many of our most
delightful experiences, and leave unde-
cribed many charming incidents of |
ur stay in Quebec. The Citadel, the
-esuit Barracks, the Churches, Cathe-
rails and Converts / must pass by. L
annot, however, forego the pleasure of
that we went to see the gar
en of the Ursuline Convent which Mr..
v. D. Howells has so charmingly ideal
zed in his story, "a Chance Acquain-
ance." Through the kindness of the
Iisses Lane, we were permitted to en-
er Kitty Ellison's room, and look from
he window where she watched the
uns in the story. The garden is sadly
hanged, and in Kitty's room some
airs of bifurated garments hanging on
egs in corner, a couple of highly col
red meerschaum pipes, and pair of
lippers, not of the Cinderella family,
ave token of another occupant than
Kitty. I think had vague consci-
usness of presence not unlike her, ,and
8 1 recall the personal attributes that
lr. Arbuton approved, ga low gentle
oice, tender long-lashed eyes; trick
+ dropping shoulders, and Of idle
ands fallen into the lap, one in the
theirs palm; a serene repose of face;
light and eager laugh" have a
Apply impression that the presence
'as Kitty herself, or that j have seen
er in a vision.
On Monday morning, August "a,
S74, we said regretful adieus to our
.iends at the consulate, and leaving
he Enchanted City and its joys behind,
anne by rail to Portland, Maine, and