, 1874-10-25

$500 tens off iron. usod. Tveuty-fonr hugo
pers as.s! two abutmcnts support rss lergth OF
Illes. Under the centre arch ne pass without
lowering amoHo-stacks; and. ~ We turn
from our Retrospective look Ut the bridge.
MONTREAL
lies before us,-A gorgeous picture brilliantly
painted in relieve by the s:ttiny sun. Spread out
at tne 100; OF Mount i.oyai, MIA tro::: tho
wharf unsurpassed in architecture, the huge
dome OF Do:.aecouts Market IL tbs first to catch
the eye, while tho loitv towers OF Nosre Danlo,
and numerous sniree and tuTrs,'s OF the smaller
Churches. interpreted auon$ the soAo
the approaching t,Aveler At tho dock
wo nrs met By duIens OF Toc!f-
orouh iackmen. who swarm around ns Ike Eiea
Oh lunp of sugar. and prrsI utently cling to our
of sounds that ne are certain Bsdam Is let
1ooFe, auo, making sudden Tush, dee Tor dear
life into the fret eau cot1Ie to, thankful Tor
even th.n refuge. Nowhere IN the world arc thus
Het OF leeches 70 rcsn1d:es:' Ut the state ot one
feelings - in Montreal, a!sr1, once "caboy"
gets Ills eyo oo you. yours "A hopeless case un-
I'll some sort Ut terms are agreed upon. As We
urve toward the hotel, 'Ee most thoroughly
realize that NE arc out OF the United Stasea'-
seemingly cut of Amt r1ca. Theao NARROW
streets and low buildings. tth such bnan Win
d1ws, sloping roofs aud trout steps on which
arc str,ps of oilc1oth carefully lacked down,
takius the pses Ct ps,ns; sm,!ir.taH tue oaa odd
aud women who tcud them tho one-
horse cabs and two-whooied dray5. over all Of
which. even IL tie4r bus. EST seasnn, re!Sus HI
allaost Sunday stiffness, ,-.:ake US b+ck to DAYS
Of vole. The Iei.u1a n; n which these phe,,
matte people t,nvys in iae.r market-p:accs, tho
time il tales III to fill order ut table, their
deliberate losa:lotion. End lazy hanter. afl con-
t-a.t viviL!y with ou1 lus'a-not-a-nloment Eay Of
dui,1S !lA'lSs.
OF course, our frs: sightseeing ID directed to-
ward
TIE CELEBRATED CAJuEDRALd
and on oar way NC r,..ss ,a1uuga tho Victoria
Square, where We pa''se and give ocs hoassieit
syu:pathies to the Quc IL. whose statue Of bronze
looks foriornlv down rom lta high pedestal on
;Le one fouptaia and Sew sinai! trees which aro
The only orua1uentr ac' corded to Her Majesty IN
tie place. The Chrla Chu,ch Cathedral, on st.
Catherine street. Id IT, tuost perfect specimen OF
Gothic architecture ~, in Anerlcs - - grand
loue, black roban, who. for display
and 1mperimsnese, might rival " mo Lord the
Bishop" Here We l,stcu to = genuine Church
of-Eneland service, :the opening ceremonies Of
which are 20 n4uutest in length. folio" ed bt =
sermon OF just Is. TIE grand organ and cho-
1ue-chor are stu. ated ~ to be invisible to tho
audience; and the r;lTisliug strains Of music. is
suing from An unst en- qualteE, responsive IN its
nature, seem direct from Heaven. Tie service
over, we move down the narrow roadway. pasH-
ing nu,nbersess ssn lcr edifces Of Ill dcnomi-
nations, till ne reach the Jesuit Church, On
Bienry street. This is built in the form OF =
perfect Greek crnss, in the round Roman arch
sty!e Of architecture 1t will be impossible. i'll
limited time, tu give any detailed description
of the decorations for which this cathedral IL
far-famed. There are oil-frescocs. representing
passages in tie E4istory Of our Lord Ou1re in
dcsisn. they an iuo in execution, ind we'll
worth days stt:dy. In st. Patrick y. just AboVe
the Cnurrh OF the Jcsu, the gorgeous display OF
colo1s in the CHI zap decorations fairy daZz!es the
eyes Of the b*.holder, md We t:rn in relief
>u1r MIA
Damo, the larg est cathedral in America. This
huge building - eco feet long by 140 broaj,
and capable Of seating over 10000 people Two
masslye twin towers, tianktug tie front, r1se Z2u
feet; iu the left one OF which Is famous
chino OF bells. one of them weighing, Is tons:
from the rish. tower we get a splendid new OF
the city, the st. Lawrence, and surrounding
ecenery, aren AZ ta1 as tho Green Mountains Of
Vermont. ~ ontreal is indeed city OF churches,
nearly all Of which are worth Ut least call but
re miss the school buildings. 80 common III tho
Unned States, OF winch Canada is almost
destitute.
Second III. interest to tho cathcdra1a is she
delightful
DH.1yE AROUND TIE MOUNTAIN.
Entering u:e of those tasty little cabs, We arc
dr,veu dor.n the beautiful and mole moderu
Great s.. James street. past the Aechanlcs' !n-
etitute, Wesleyan Church. Post-Oflice, and tue
bank-bul ii2Ss; thence via AotTe-pane o P4st
cut-etou, in tho Ionic etyle,-back OF which
We hare u fins yics OF q military
parade <,1 the rcd-coats on the Champ de Mars.
On lhs, Winding road through the country,
anouudiug in beautiful yiers. Nc notice numer-
GUS a1.aer little French farm-housos in tho
midst ,f fertile fields; comfortable homesteads
costly !lebtled iu hinge parks. and surrounded BY
the IN cvitau1e high fence; while quaint luns,
bearu z so1ne fanclful sign Of e pair ot Snow
Shoes Great Bear" tic, meet us at every
turn. The tabe2u. Us Seen from the highest
point of Mount Royal, we'll Tcpnys Ms for o1lr
toll zap the roc ks ard. laden With relics. We
hasten down. aud, with tired hut satisfied feel
inc, Chamber out again ut the French Cemetery,
aud peek in at the door OF tue chapel, whence
we quickly retire as VIC como upon cluster OF
thir5j-five collins. mostly infants, hero awaiting
buritil service. We are informed, in answer to
not favor Sunday funerals. We take it they
do this business by the job; therefore
it n,l5t be dona On weekday to
bo Legal. TIC fantastic dress OF the
hear*c-nfve.s and pall-bearers deserve a de-
ec:71:ion. being ITO mel grotesque in the ex-
trc1nc They are at.ircd in knee brooches, long
White stockings, low shoes. shorl-sklrted coats,
Aad high hats. Their waists. hats, and arms. |
a-e encitcled by broad bnnd OF white Ct ape, tho
c1:ds OF rhlch nearly reach the groucd.
Our visit 10 the Cemetery Is appropriately fol- |
loved By IN inspection OF
THE GRAY SCySgRv.
and re feel infinitely more solemn in the latter
than ne did iu the former. as we silently tread !
Ill tle n4kc OF q pale-laceu, eau-eetu Nuu. III |
graz dress and blue checked apron. who guides
us through wo1k-rpom and dormtory, from. the |
o!d ladies' ward to the nursery, aud from kitchen
to chapel Everything Is 1crnpuiously neat and |
.4em:ngly comfortable but the entire lacK Of |
animation or chec,fulnees. the gloom, spreading |
like pail ov3r all. makes us fearful that the |
uuin tcutiona pressure OF our foot on some hid |
den spring will launch us into Purgarory, and We |
see lhe great doors close behiud us with relief
t1.s We are safely out.
Eonsecours Market must not be passed by. It
is fine building. in Doric style, surmounted by
the large dome before mentioned. On the ground
floor are the various stalls necessary to furulhh
the city with all catables. Adore are the city
offices. 4 fitting place for the Aiayor and his
satc1.cs to hold forth, with the odors OF corrup-
ton eyor ascending to their aristocratc nostr1ls
We must not leave Montreal before walking l.
down Not7e Dame street, looking through the
drv-goods establishments, and making some
purchases, On which We willing to run our
chances Us to duty; then we arc ready to embark
en- one OF those pal.tial Riche.ieu steamers, and
are of for
CuEnEc.
Tint which most intcresta U.s. on our WAY down
t1,n riyar il te f,1.re RATS Df tiJnIer nr.u1her