The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03

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which she make the sign of the cross, that
Is inharmonious. The young girl with her
gives a coquettish little dump. and plances
out OF the corners of her eyes while making
the sign. to see ifanyone is observing her the
stout old gentleman looks glum as an owl.
as ne ducks his head, and makes a motion
which Is evidently intended to deceive Won
into the belief that he merely wanted to push
bis hair back; while the devotional spirit of
the young man awaits the LAYING of his ham
kerchief on the stool before him, then, and
then only does he rest his chin on the pew
In front, stroke his moustache, and gaze
around at the audience. Far be it from me to
say that these are characteristics of them all.
ior nowhere Is there sho " n a more outwardly
devotional spirit than can be seen in the
Cotholic churches In Canada; there is here
everything to bring this spirit out; there's
the most powerful and the wealthiest church;
they labor to throw into their religion every-
thing that can exalt and impress. In this
tney are 1ndefatigable. Their churches fill
you with a sense OF awe, their service en-
presses you with its forms and ceremonies:
all thought of its hollowness is lost sight
of in the
INTENSE FEELING OF IT'S REALITY
hat is exhibited. In their service there is
something for every one. Do fine paintings
please you? They are everywhere about
you. Are you pleased with rich coloring
and glittering ornament9 Then feast your
eyes on the high altar. Do impressive cere-
monies interest you? Here are many and
new forms. Love you music? Then listen to
the deep rich tones of the organ, blending
with the choir of boy voices, rolling through
the high-arched naves and filling the church
With melody, and tell me if YOU do not
think there are other forms of worship as
deep and lofty as your own. You need not
listen TO the sermon, If you are so inclined.
for it is delivered in French. and the fair
young priest is plentifully splicing it with al
lusions to that region distasteful to ears Do
lite; you will find a truer sermon in what
you see about you. You need not hurry out
at the close of the service, there is plenty
OF time to get to the English cathedral.
where the service commences at IL o'clock.
This Is 1t, a more cheerful looking church
outwardly. You somehow do not
eel o as free here as you did in
you, it will be impolite; ifyour sight is good
you can amuse yourself by making out the
names on the memorial tablets on the walls:
or, you may puzzle your brain about those
torn battle flags hanging over the bishops
chair; there will be no danger in looking
for a moment at the seats for royalty in the
gallery on your left, those red covered seats
fenced in with a silver railing, are the ones:
no, sir! you mustn't stare at those pretty girls
in the gallery. What will be pardoned in
those good looking naval officers, would be
impertinentin you. Remember it is vulgarto
stare in church; don't do it even as YOU pass
out, but be sure and remark to your COM
penions that it was a good sermon and the
music was so nice; then if you are dressed
we'll you will have the pleasing conscious
ness OF knowing that they think you
a very proper young man. In the afternoon,
probably by your mornings ex-
perience, you will again go to church, and this
you will seek one less p~retentious.
Again you are struck by the extreme devo-
tional spirit that is shown. 1 do not know
that among the poorer class this spirit is
more strongly manifested, for / am in
clined to think that it takes more Chris
to kneel down on a stone floor, or sit
on a hard bench, with just the true para
p~hernalia of your religion before you, than
it does to sit comfortably and have a lot of
gorgeous ct ceteras to feast your eyes upon.
Now you will probably devote the rest of
the afternoon to seeing the city, and in the
first place you will observe how quiet and
the natives are; by natives 1 do not
mean that party of sailors who just went by
n a calash, carrying five where there was
)nly room for four, and making the vehicle |
ook like a steam engine, from the volumes
IF smoke they are putting forth; those stolid,
common looking men are the natives,
THE REAL CANADIAN FRENCH,
md if you were to address one in what
Tou think is French, be will be
Ipt to reply in very good Anglo
'thst he doesn't speak English and
rom this confusion of sense you can only
urn sadly away from one who evidently
Doesn't want TO be the father of his country.
you are wise, you will ask on of the boys
# LIE Petit S~eminaire; there is one, i'll the
rim blue uniform with the green sash about
lis waist; he will be only too glad to show
he does not belong to the common bour-
leois. am verv much mistaken if you do
after passing the st. Johns gate. clam
yer up onto the ramparts, for the view is a
inc one, and there is a pleasurable little ex-
.itement in hopping over the embrasures.
You need not be afraid of outraging the
of the people by so doing, for the
Tery fact of your being there is sufficient in
that you are a party of those amer
cans who see and do everything. We will
down at where the st. Louis gate used to
,e, and go up this mysterious looking lane,
where the little black doors are sug-
'estive of what might happen if
Va were ENEMIES. How much bolder
seems the deed OF the men who at
smpted tire bravest exploit of the revolu-
ionary war, than when read in the calm
.ght of history. You almost forgive the
and Montgomery now lives in your |
lemory with Montcslm and Wolfe. .
Here we are at the gate of the citadel, 7
highlands dignity is represented by a 4,
outh whose bear-skin shake is almost hall G
) large as he is. The guiding power OF a a
is given us 10 show the usual Q
,petition of a fortress-oficers' quarters, {
arracks. huee cannon and pyramids OF a
alls. Yes, but here is a view from the q
norlherly corner that is finer than a
we nave ever seen. You might 8
re a dictionary of adjectives out of the v
uge Armstrong gun, and then not express r
There is Durham terrace below us, and "
rther down the town those little ants, u
awling about in the streets, aie-fatal con- n
OF the Darwinian theory-men Il
no will in time get to where we are; those n
on the water, ships of war, and that n
,ider leaving the side of one of them, per- q
bps an eight-oared barge; ycnder is Point Il
svi, while above, below US, and around q
g a perfect scene OF beauty. Let US 90 and fc
ak Durham terrace and view the town that d.
gathered there. I believe that we will 81
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