The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-16

go up INTO Tue ODseTNaIoIy anu
while 1 am looking with the field
glasses the guide book may talk:
The natural scenery of the ,icin-
ity as viewed from the eminences of
the Mount Royal Park is very beau.
tiful and varied. The st. Lawrence
and Ottawa Rivers on either hand
bounding the Island of Montreal,
ST. Helen's Island, opposite the city,
fortified military post and public
park, in the distance are the Beloeil
Mountains and the Adirondacks,
while the white from the Lachine
Rapids can be distinctly seen to-
wards the west. Mount Royal it.
self clothed with frs, pines, naples
and decked with flowees end ferns
has so far taken on but few of the
artificial adorninents of park. yet
its natural sylvan beauty is une-
qualcd by any other city park on
the continent and the panorama of
Montreal at its brse suddenly reveal
ed during the summit drive Tor
walk) and as suddenly hidden by
the dense woods, is in striking con-
trast to the river and mountain
scenery, stretching away to the ho-
riZon"
The expansion scene is grand.
The city appears so near that you
feel as if you could cast n stone into
any back yard in the city. The
large buildings of the city can all be
seen. These are the most impor-
tant: The city hail, the new court
house, McGill college, jesuit
church, Grey nunnerv. French ca
thedral, English cathedral, Hoche,
laga convent. We can not speak
particularly concerning each. We
visited all of them and could write
pages in telling Of any one of them
The Jesuit church Is an immense
building Of unassuming exterior.
The interior is painted in subdued
colors and has none of that glitter
and t;nsel of the ordinary Catholic
church. The interior has a triple
arch divided into large panels, in
each of which is large and, to my
taste. exquisite picture OF scenes in
the life OF our Savior. These pie
lures so pleased Inc that | remained
too long in looking at them and 50
was requested, along with many 9th
ers, by young priest with a l.u re
bunch of keys, to please depart a
the closing time vas at hand.
next went to see the grea, Victo-
ria Bridge which spans the st. Law
renee at this place. | have no data
respecting this structure, but can
say it is immense. 1t has 19 spans,
according to my counting, and is
sufficiently high TO allow the largest
boats to pass under it.
Victoria square is beautiful plot
of trees and grass in the heart Of
the city. A large statue of Her
Majesty gives name to the place.
Here my stopping place was a mon
ument erected blythe citizens Of Mon
treal in eighteen hundred and ever
so few to Lord Nelson. 1t shows
age and the Lord himself looks tire I
and dirty. The statue was once
very fine.
The French Cathedral is worth a
whole days attention. 1t is a stu
pendous building of stone, having
Two immense towers in front, one on
either side. These towers are 227
feet high and an elegant, comma
dious and most safe hydraulic ele-
vator" takes the visitor to half the
height Of the western tower for
2j cents). At the landing of the el
evatnr is an enormous bell, said to
be among the largest in the world
1t weighs 24.7S0 pounds, is six feet
| high and at its mouth measures s
feet and 7 inches in diameter. II
was cast in lS47. being the present
of Pope Plus lX. After examining
this monster you pass along a wild,
platform TO the other tower, where
there is chime of ten large bells
The smallest weighs sos pounds and
its tone is high mi. The. largest
weighs COLL pounds; it, tone is low
do. Returning to the western tow
rr You ascead by stairs snd finally
sand 2s7 feet above the street BE-
low. Men in tie street are of fingel
length, Mount Royal diminishe:
and Victoria Bridge is a black line