Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-14
New Britain and spent the afternoon in

New Britain and spent the afternoon il
hurriedly looking through the works of tn,
Russell & Irwin Manufacturing Company
and Landers, Frary & Clark, both hardwar
and table cutlery, and the Stanley Rnl'
and Level Company. We saw IN some o
these factories goods made to or
der for London dealers. The fv,
firms named above each employ
from 300 to 600 people, large number o
them being lads and lasses," and more
intelligent-lookingl lot of nice young peopl,
cannot be found in any department Of in
dustrial or social life in this country. The
same evening we went to Boston. passing
the splendid town of Hartford, where We
saw the State Capitol building, one of the
handsomest public buildings we have seen
anywhere 1t is said that this is the only
capitol building in this country that was
erected within the original estimates made
by the architect. We presume the State
gave all who directed its construction bass.
wood headboards for their graves. The
next day was spent in studying Greek from.
the 'blocks made by the clean streets OF
Boston These streets were surveyed by
a Scotchman, an Irishman and Dutch
man, who mixed their drinks, and our
compass is useless. From Bunker Hill
Monument
WE SAW BOSTON HARBoR,
The White Mountains and Boston's sur
rounding villages and the neighboring
landscapes. We repeated the view again
from the top of the Equitable Life Insur.
ance building. The nine stories and top
are resched by an elevator, and from this
place Boston can best be seen. We also
visited the 'Old South Church." now,
Yankee. like, sold with all it's memories TO
a preservation society for S400, 600. Blessed
history Il is half @aid for harry along
the other 5000, 900, so it can be loaned by
the new church. We also visited the Bos-
ton Museum, and closed the afternoon by
seeing the play of % Jennie Dean.
Taking the Vermont Central Saturday
evening, we passed along the Merrimac
through the busy towns of Manchester aud
Concord. TIE hills and valleys of Vermont
were more or less covered withsnow. Sunday
morning early brought us up to and across
the great Victoria iron and stone bridge,
one and three. fourths miles from abutment
to abutment, which crosses the st. Law.
renee at Montreal. During the morning we
saw considerable snow, but the river is yet
frozen and April 10Th shows US but one
little spot of water-it is ice IN every
direction. During the night and morning
we have come some $50 miles, over a
smooth road. Sunday was spent
IN MONTREAL
In viewing this substantially built city of
some 10, 000population, two thirds French.
Here we found many elegant residences
and fine churches. During the day we
visited the Notre Dame Church, which mas
an immense room, with medium and
upper gallery. It has capacity to seat
10 coo people. Two years ago the sum of
$40, coo was spent in gliding and frescoing
the inside, and lighted with many wax
candles it has a grand appearance. They
have been now but twelve years at work
on ST. Peters Church. counterpart of its
namesake at Rome, but it is not inclosed
vet. We attended two other fine churches
here.
The pride of Montreal is the Windsor
Hotel. 1t is splendid, and need not be
second to any. It Is six stories and man
sard, is of gray stone walls outside all
around and flied in with brick, and covers
an entire lot 300x230 feet. 1t is most
tastefully furnished and cost, all complete,
one million dollars. There are some 500
rooms, all in keeping. But we pass the great
office, with its rotunda, to what we believe
to be the dining-roorh of all yet seen by
us. The size of this room is l20 by so
feet, and the ceiling is 80 feet above, with
heavy cornice feet below it. It is fn-
ished in concave, and the walls divided be-
tween the windows so as to hold six
teen paintings of foreign views. The
corners have fruit pieces, pictures
about 81 by feet each. The ends of
the dining room have four mirrors 8 by II
feet. A band gallery OF orchestra is at the
further end OF the room and over the
mirrors. The cornice pictures here are
movable. The room has three rotundas,
from which hang the gas chandeliers. 1t
was in this room the Princess Louise and
her Marquis gave their reception when
they first arrived to accept the Dominion
some two years ago. TIE architect was
Mr.. Boyington, of Chicago, who also
planned the Windsor, at Denver. Taking
the Grand Trunk Railroad, it was a long
days journey to
TORONTO,
And amidst many fields cut into small lots
by the old pioneer split-rail and "stake-and.
rider fence, with much worn, small, plain
houses, and now and then the little barn.
The woods have nearly gone, and, unlike
prairie views, the eye can rest on elevations
and not weary. On the right the north
shows points of snow and varied but life
less plain, and on the south, the States
now and then draw up so near that rife
ball could leave It's mark, and then they
sweep away until the blue black line is
lost against the clouds. The ice bound
river and the green-faced lake join hands
and keep the boundary line. Much
of the soil looks dark, but weak,
while again some of it can rival
New England acres, where cobbles grow,
enough to annually wall each one. We
pass by many small and few larger
towns. The last hundred miles east of
Toronto show better farms and more cred
table buildings. Toronto is we'll built
city, quiet, plodding, but of steady and
permanent growth. 1t was few miles
back of this city that the writer visited
the " first farm" or his birthplace but as
the production of the soil did not keep
pace with the wants of growing family,
he was taken when young to a Western
home However, near by was found,
in the corner Of country church.
yard acre, white headstone that marked
a place also seen for the first time in life
my mothers grave. GA face you never
saw" says memory. No picture of her
not even a dream has left q shadow on the
mind. | would that this March-born wind
would drive yon ragged clouds away anc
shake these tall and leahess weeds. Yea
toss this tumbling churchyard in wild con
fusion. Perchance t'would raise her face
that might see it.
III steal her ashes from this cherries spot,
And place them on the bosom OF yon green,
Where care of kindred tires not
The living, but filia love rules queen.
It's gratitude that bids thee hasten from
this sacred wild, and go to yonder distan
prairie. house and press the brow OF he
who nigh forty years ago there took the
to " the other room, and said in anxiou