New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-07
TOURISTS IN MONTREAL.

things when they Monreal-the long stretch
Of splendid wharves and the great mountain against
which the city lies Mountains 500 feet high are not
common in large Cities and this one whose splendid
trees have repeated-after the language Of Lowelthe
green legend every Spring for centuries gives Montreal
a beauty and fascination all its own When jacques
Cartier arrived here from France in 1885, he found an
Indian village named Hochelaga He was received aIter
the of the Indian those early days with hosp
talty and kindness. But when he assembled TINS h1gh
mountain and the gulf and the rivers, and the wide
stretch OF fertile country, he could not resist,
after the manner Of the Christian, r0bbing the
heather Of his own and took possession OF mountain
and island in the name Of his King He called them
both Mont Royal These two words have since dropped
into Montreal century later when the French were
here in considerable numbers. they rechrstened the
town villa Marie, commencing it to the Queen OF the
Angels" Again. century and quarter later, Montreal
and all Canada fell into the hands of the English the
old story of disregard Of justice and OF the conquerng
and ruling by the stronger OF the weaker Ana mas no
by way this preponderance OF numbers and physca
strength been the origin at least anterior to the dde
Ages of what call noble families Now that war
has mostly abandoned for the more fruitful pur
suits peace, people acknowledge those noble who ny
their industry and intelligence, contribute best to
humanty's progress "' Here lies man who w0rkcd
is the best Of funeral orations" says NJ Houssaye
TIE wharves Of Montreal with their busy shipping and
their long line Of massive warehouses; arc surprise 10
those who come the great American seaport II IS
difficult believe that off the ocean track there should
be so much business and much connection with the
Old World But in fact the shortest searoute between
England and America is the Canadian The Allan
steamers from Quebec to MOvle traverse 244O miles
while from New-YOrk to Queenstown the distance Is
2777 miles. In 1850, Montreal, like the other Canadian
cities awoke 10 the necessity Of arousing from long
lethargy and Of making herself power In the world
One consequence is that there sail now from this
port 80 Allan steamers of the Temperey London
Line G OF the Dominion, and of the Beaver Line 10
Livcrpool and to Balrow-on- Furness. The pubic
buildings of Montreal really magnifcent thcre peas
granite in plenty on island Montreal Island is 30
miles long and 10 wide at the widest point, ana the
people have INDUCED in the generous use OF
it, Churches nunneries the City Hall, the banks, the
Post-Ofce and the Custom house all look az II tneV
might defy time and weather for ages As to the people,
thrceourhs OF the working classes are still French pre-
serving French habits and the French language One
meets repeatedly coacmen and tradesmen ana servants
who do not know English, or only struggle through
a few leading words of it. How this can
be- after all these 200 years and with little or no French
immigration, ia mystery have tired IN VAN 10 solve
IL lis as enigmatical and surprising as wouh ne 10
hear the descendants Of the honest burShcrs OF New
sterdan still speaking Dutch more marvellous still,
not speaking English In Pennsylvania and Newjersey
ono is often surprised hear German or Dutch spoken
still; but they have lived for century Or more in the
same remote country places and snriside ny me same
neon% v+5 in large English city, and sin proscryins
even the tone Of voice Of the Frenchman
th SH" haT@ Always @Ss" rfoced S tic
Maylower still don't think shond feel very hady as
vessel had come around by way Of Morcai aTd dr9Eca
and e ei EinGncss and hospitality about all high ana low,
and Il beauty and quetness Of city ana suDurp-Wlna
most s now ce the city is fn Of a IN
fair ana frail IneAmer1can tourists nu i q,
tourists on the whole believe am glad to have been
landed at Plymouth.
CITY OF BAD HOTELS.
be confessed that the Montreal hotels are very
bad For so much pretense they offer more abundant
harvest of miserics have experienced clsc
where went. arriving TO the hotel called fstcass
and found the dininSroOm unceanly, noisy sarihsy
light full Of flies, with solcd tabecloths and napkins
with untidy walters and presenting food unfit to eat
and the second first. so ouneyed with several OTTER
persons the secondass hotel to find 1t not iIs' bnt
forbearing could place it, there is an nnaitras
World p''if it is the tahe-dh0te bill Of fare
1t reads the same from Name TO- CaoTh1a
in ernTS gicfty dishes Of watcry vegetables and
avalanche Of unpalatabc pastry make lis sum- lint to
the houshtful and the economical there Is sIncthing
abaut American hotel tables even worse possible than
their unpalatabeness namely, their waste The loss OF
so much that has taken hard labor to produce makes
eycry righ,-indcd traveller miserable wish the Gov
| eminent would compel all American hotel-kecpers to
| hotelkcepng. No! reflection, Governments wither
everything they lay their miserable hands upon ana Trey
oud moi only make failure Of this, but mike fortune
our OF IT, So wish instead that every hotelkeeper i'm
pced y that best Of motors seliinerest would go nm
self 10 Switzerland and learn there the fine ART OF kec
| hotel; learn economy, with luXury ana pieh'; ;
comfort with grace and simplicity II II Is i'iposSIc
in hotels largely frcquened by travellers TO have dishes
passed 10 the other in attractive ana palaable
coUrscscourses which always pllaIaoe II only be
cause they are srprscs-it is not impossible to give
about a sixth of the variety hotels have now ana cook
II we'll II Thousand pitles that IN tnls counf'
where railway travelling is cheap and SO admirably
\ that
hotels unaractive anu %,,ndi so Gtar, ,s AZ ie
of them that quiet and comfort and Teisoryed pala
table food they must 20 TO the hotels o. the Continent ~
EurOpe Gllded elegance, without comfort, has proved
failure and hotel pOpictOrs are learning 70 their enr
row that the average American, though be admiIea
ates real comfort and that lie in reality
OF Justice. and an innate hatred OF cxtraya
There has been very large emigration TO Canada for
several past but among all me newly arrived per
that have particularly among the Irish.
find upconquerabe desire q get 10 tine United states
There they stin think, fortune can he had, almost for
man. clerk dry goods store and e told me II by
accident he was here, he had intended to land at New
SO Of course gave him ali NY sympathy. This porniue
saw him again, and found my hymmthy hal ffied hun
With the intention of being ulto.: To use his own
words he said his friends on the other side had
assured him he could get IN na,he,ica a'a0 ,a
| this sum would BIZ increased as his pupils him
proved. Now e IT 10 gn , 10 1e1 Womb , =, I ,.
possible hun TO teach IN the United States ana tax
moreover ket our boys ID schools aid tansh, ihsi
econIly for instance AT this he said little testify
thaf he was familiar with all branches. and though h.
| fnach It's "helc.t.nts." Poor fellow. let him i'm
pressed that his difficulty the same that herts so
many Others He has only mist .ken his calling, and Ii
scckny thc wrong rather than be night place-bciievos
/ he measure principles whe he can OH! mt"Suc
iIbboDe.