The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-07
WALKS IN THE WALLED CITY
THE STRsNGEST FALL TOWNS IN THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
a Drive to he Buiit In the tiouds-An Old
Norman Gate TO he Rebuilt The Scene Of
the Historic Fight Of Woifc aud NJ ontcaim.

the Historic Fight Of woifc and N ortcaim.
QUEBEC, Aug. IA walled city with gates
I've been to San Antonio. Texas. san Angus
line. Florida. Santa Fc New Mexico. and to the
Chinese quarter in San Francisco; but Quebec
IL the strangcst and quaintcst city of them all.
1t is an American city where all the people talk
French. II is in the New World; but the
houses are two and three hundred yours old.
and look as If they had Just come from the
south france. The arms of GeorRius Rex ana
Victoria Regina are cmblnzonod everywhere.
There is no army but the city is one great for
iress with a thousand guns rusting in tho rain.
or half concealed in weeds and grass. 1t il
commercial city inside Of great fortrcss-a
queer quaint. strange gathering of nuns and
guns.
As you sail MP the st. Lawrence. Quebec looks
like a great rock in the middle Of the river.
Drowned with stone castles and converts spcck
ed with giit"ring tin roofs and in-cad stecplcs.
The rocky promontory on which Quebec IL
built is about 400 feet high. and 1t hangs over
the water like the highest Paisade over the
Hudson. Straight back. or southwest Of the
city. few hundred yards, begin Il, famed
plains II Abraham, where Wolfe and Montcalm
both fell when the English took Quebec in 1853.
=, Around high Quebec. aud separating Il from
tho plains Of Abraham and from low Quebec. Is
q high granite wall full Of antique luopholes and
bristling with rusty columbiads. II ~ the only
only city in which Revolutionary and ante
Revolutionary fortresscs ana cmbattomcnts are
preserved intact Through the interest Of Lord
Dufcrin, who wishes tp make Quebec the sum.
mcr residence Of the Govrrnor-Gcneral. all Of
The old gates are to be rebuilt with old Norman
turrcts. and the top OF the stone rampant around
the city Is To- be cleared of for public drive. Ii
will hc n road up in the skies. 800 feet above the
phiupiug-one Of the xrnndrst drives on this or
any other continent. One gate is to Dee rebuilt
by Queen Victoria. and named Kent gate. after
her father. the Duke of Kent. who used to live
Quebec is the show town" of America. In it
you see strange religious ceremonies. iortiilca-
tons as curious as the Alamo Of san Antonio.
Rnd II mongrel French people as strange rs the
Chinese residents OF san Francisco. To all this
ndd the falls II Montmursnei. Lorettc. and ChHu-
dicre. each within atwo-hours drive OF the city.
and "A view from the rnmparts down the st. Law
renee. A. grand rs II" view from lnspira,ion
Point down into the Yosemite. and think how
Cueh"c must inspire the tourist A little below
Cueb,c r. the gloomy gorgr 81 the Sagucnhy.
with lis towering cliffs aud sullcn depths Of
Who first settled Quebec?
Tho father of Quebec was Jacques Cartier.
who sailed from Brittany in n little l2O-ton vrs
sci, about the size Of Mr. As,or'- now yacht. in
1885, Jalues-CHrter went up the 81. Lawrence
10 Montreal tltochelagal, then caine back 10
Quebec. which he named Cape Diamond stole
a few Quebec Indians. including the chef Don
hands with Charles Y. In 1911. Cartier. re-
turned To- Quebec. told the Indians that their
captured hrnthcrs had all married into the first
families of France and become Lords. when in
fact they were dead. The result was the In
dianS kept away from post trader Cartier and
his friends. and let them live ON boiled roots
and whale oil TIL they were glad 10 70 back to
France.
In zoos samuel dc Chnmplain landed at Que
fec. ii made gardens. Swindlcd the Indians
hung one % his men for mutiny, then sailed on
np the ~. Lawrence 10 Monireal. and marched
down nud discovered and named Lake Cham
plain.
Queher remained u French town till 1852
when tho Young English General. Wolff" aged
only %. an the French General. Muntralm
were both killed on the plains of Abraham. II
seems tina, Wolfe and MOntcalm were both glad
Wolf was struck with the fatal bullet. he heard
Som. on. say, They fy."
Who fly Z: asked Wolfe
The enemy" replied the attendant.
Then die happy. SAID Wolfe, and he died
with a sniil on his face
When NI"ntHlm was hit he turned to the sur
Keon and asked
How long can survive?'
Ten or twelve hours. perhaps less" an
Bwered thr surgeon
Tho sooner the b'tter." said Montcalm. " for
then cilunut -" IN" surrender of Quebec"
There ~ now conlOint Wolfe and Montcam
monument to the two rival heroes on the Place
d Arin"s in Quebec On this marble monOllth
j. long inscription concentrating their
heroism and patriotism. Two hundred years
from now II Will DE no stranger To- see Gen.
Gruni an Gen. Lee lolnlng IN On" monumcnt
than 10 &c the conloint monument to Wolfe and
Mnnt'hlm IA tgn"hcc.
There r. another monument 10 Wolfe. erected
on the Plains 81 Abraham. hut IL il looked upon
ps monumental joke. IL IL u good deal Ike
MIR. MoOdys name in big letters ON the monu-
ment ~ Bliss. The Inscription on this mOnu-
Ment reads thus: