New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09


given to u.s. and were cordially invited 20 stay; 50 we
sat down in tie moonlight and listened Tie principal
singers were two Young girls ard yUn0g man Win
1ne tenor voice. They sang for cong after song al
ways ccnciu ling the last po with ETcScs Ia speaking
it 80 quickly after the last word OF the song that II
seemed part of 1T. Their accompaniment was played
bl young habttant, who sat upon the edge Of tine
gallery with his feet the ground, and 10
he played he beat time with them 30 perfectly
that the sonnd seemed part OF the music The girls sing
in high, shr vOhes, that they "dime te baf te od,
and shortly prove the truth Of their words lay executing
of tneir cOulry dances in tine style IL was sone
time before they began. however. AS they said tho
priests only allowed them to daDce OF weddings. But
their native poteness forbade tdem refusing our re-
Icated requests; and finally couple took the fooror
rather tine ground-an1 gave spiritedjg, the man
with the violin keeping time vigorously tkat pc er-
ally danced sitting down. After the jg they gave us
" ribbon" dance whica Ia quite pretty enough TO DO
added TO the German.
This was not our last openar concert by any means
and my friends aud Will soon forget bow VIC sat at
the FARMHOUSE by the popars, and listened 70 tie farmer
and his two singing, With Iull. rlch voices LII
MaTseIlase, the gay, roens tunes PLAY ed for rs
at the cottage by the river side while The moou ehone
down upon u.s. and the SHINING stream danced In tune
bencati us sllvery rays.
One day our dleness turned MP the mountain side
for rambe and after many stops - enjoy the view we
reached the top whore found farmhouse poroed In
solitary state Being In tEt state Of chronic tFStn when
ramblers always find themselves, We KNOCKED nc the
door, which opened by an old man. who gave US a
warm we come and equally warm drink from barrel
which stood outsie the door, where IL had been hled
from the spIng We sat down 20 please toe old Fellow,
who seemed OF a very sOciabe uin and he soOn began
70 tell ne an about himself ne nearly 30 years OF
age he said and was the father Of - children ofthese,
som arc mlrlied arc dead
aud The oh aHs din blue eyes nad Win tears rs he
ii. NJ
SON. " no owned tire farm aal with hs Nife, work
ing IN bayfield, near by Some Of his boys aud girls
had ne into the United States, where they ad pros
poed and grown rich Then tbs old fellow was reminded
70 tell us how lie had fcugn against tie Americans, 80
many years ago. when lie was but I'D Aud he brought
out large silver medal which had been gvon him by
the English After giving Il 70 to examine ho proudly
put IL OF and wore during the rest OF visit. The
muller aud cane DO very good friends. and found
him both interesting and Intelligent. BE had once
worried In the United St!Cs, ls tod me- and Sas duog
wen there when he bad o. return TO Canada His COM
parsOn % getting ON IN the two countries was GER
tainy very nat,erius the former. asked him how
the people aDagcd dispose Of tho long Winter with
out work or occupation, and to my question as 10
whether ne was fond Of reading be replied "iss only II
makes mo sad"
"w yf7 asked.
ooh hate to read ~ people and places different
tom me and my place the World greatly
bit,0n.
few days before leaving Bale St. Panl were stsu J.
ing upon the uppr gallery, when were attracted 10
the street by the tnklmg OF bell aud locng down saw
n novel sight some CIu IN the vIgo was dying. and
over the bridge priest, waking AMI baroheAded
c1rrying the HOs IN frGut ~ him walked an acoytc
swinging and ringing the bc'L The priest WAS
Fastening ~ tae bedside 81 Tho departing TO adm sSer
the Inent n tbs Church As they passed along
every one kuei wherever the priest met Them along t
dusty road - tEUr houses M companions were al
good Ca-hotC, hey knal; IN reytrenta- group DuI
Thick no one more III rrSsad by u thdu :.
After lcilYHs thc Etiit village where nHd spent snrh
nurt but pleasant nCn b. went down nnd atEns@ Jnc
river 10 C.cUina. The must fashionable waCring Tlan
until tus season, when Murray Bay has believe car
ried tiT the pal1J IN CrIidg ~ IL bnilt upon low
Alr n on toe south shore Of the ST. Lawrence hiny OF
Ilc houses az large and handsome, making fhgGtu
Summer residence. The JtthiuL Is Que, me watcrat
This rnnt bring sat Even ~ 0ttsh weather tne
AR is rendered c0o and deicou- by tie ors from the
ga 4 great many AmerCals summer here hhdlng
good accom- nipdHtiCns e tie hotels NY letier his
already grown to iOrg for 20 hazard description
OF lie AZ CaCuua. ban fancy lite " nueh I've rime a,
all tsShivua DC wav"Tpg aces, 80 II vi! nor ne mlse
Of cOur-c ey sryboty ~ the lndanS Who camp
here duying tio season. and vino make baskets IRON
wood ana moucy their Cucsts found them
dirty lot Twin IN bafuts and hal'gywams. The men
se ic and lounge uis.do, while mo women sit within
weaving bssl., - and mlgug boxes and crrOes iron
bfrCn hIA. fJie al tncT wares arc sery pretty owe
fee ayrr.4 10 having anything to 40 VIII thcn inei
Wrte dirty au' unpleasant UOug besides Jtng AKIN 10
Sitting Bun aid hls bl,O, cor rsirs.