Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-09-17
4 YANKEE ASTKAI-.
MONTREAL. Sept. p ls7,

MoSThRAL, Sept Il, 1871.
TO the Editor Of the journal
Yankees are everywhere, aud why not one here
About twenty-one hours from Keunebec, nclud-
Iug several long delays in what station masters
call waiting rooms" landed us in this beautiful
British Catholic city, should say more Catholic
han British though doubtless loyal 10 the Queen
well as to the Pope SO far as the two are not
Inconsistent. Yesterday happened to be an excut-
sion day from Lewiston and Auburn to Montreal
aud Quebec. Consequently, there was train of
dozen or more cars, some OF them pretty well
hled, and most oi tnem spriukled with French
Jauaulius from Name, gong 10 witt their friends
10 the Dominion. Inc jiOber of French among
.nem was perfectly overwhelming. 1t was anus.
Jug 10 listen to II though without understanding
sentence, 1t WAS so RAPID, So earnest and so EN-.
phatc. Aud then the numOer of babies aud chill
lien, at least a dozen in their mothers arms and
luuIutudes OF all ages and sizes. 10 do them ius-
zee, however, they were wonderfully well be-
uaved, especially the women aud children. The
patience aud iorutude with which the little ones
ubmllled TO "A long night III the cars and with
mh ed uppO tunltIes for sleep, would be a good
,ssOn to Yankee bobies and children, if thew
sould learn 1t. The whole multitude CHANGED
.ais at Island Pond, after a DELAY of An hour
mi a halt, aud a. X chmoud Junction, two hours
we're consumed IN making up the two trans, one
Ior Montreal aud tue otherioI Quebec. However
4l survived, and the Montreal ualu reached the
Iepot about two hours behind time.
Montreal is fine city, and iull of fine build
lugs. In church, especially, il exceeds most if
not all uf tue Yankee cities in architecture and
,Dagntceuce. Inc French Cathedral of Nptre
Dame, Is considered by some rs excelling all the
,tner beautiful structures, and in some respect, il
ices so, undoubtedly. Its broad frout with two
elegant towers, and It's Architectural beauty ia
,carctly equalied by any other. The Enkllsh ca
I'D Al i fine huiidiuy
nmost piercing the SKIES anu very nearly, If not
ute rivals tue French IN It's exterior Appearance
As to III. Interior, the Eagli h is much more to
taste than tue French. Tue French i, over
oaded with CHARACTERIZATION in every Conceivable
hape, elaborate and muluiorm in desIgu, gaudy
srh high cUlors, aud iestooned with hanrlpgs
he Eng IN Is sufficiently ornate, but much
more simple and tasteful. The Chulch
me Jesults is very fine structure
ana has IN tue most interesting and
Intst paintings OF any OF them. There is any
amber vi Catholic churche, ST. .Ianes' ~
ieoige's, st. Panlck's, std Ohm the Baptists. and
many mOiei anu To nj the complement they are
'uiding ne" cathedral, to be called ST. Peters.
S1ch Is modelled alter ST. Peters al Rome, and
intended to be the most magnificent chn,cb
1ull my IN Amcri a.. The ptesDyterians baoa
40 or three very handsome chutcats and tho
3dptIsts Two OF three, also the Methudl,ts one
Isl we saw, and all these sects have Others Thai
Se did not see. these churches are mo,tl, built
I limestone quarried few miles from the city
tue Iear of MOunt Roya. Indeed, stone IS the
,sual building material here, although there are
some doe btick buildings.
vi private residences, among the most elegant
We were Shown, were Hon. Nj. Buydges', sir
'lugh Allan's and that of b. other OF Sir Hugh,
Ne Mayor, Mr.. Worthley's, late Mayor, &c.
Most oil these fine houses were more or less tue
a@h ground near thu mountain, aud several
pretty well up the slope. They have parks,
splFss ana lawns, with iouYaiDs, &c. A lady
remarked that the city was net inclosed by walls,