Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-09

"ar Cssrrspssdeas Makes q Trip %
me ed eassafsn espss.I anA
Tells Wh2G she saw.

fefis Wh&a she saw.
Quzzzc, P. Q, June 5. Ises.
soss veek aeO. % = rarely bsAussfai
June morning, vs boarded the long
tfaio OF cars which was ready 20 starr
ous from the Boston stafion Of the
Boston and Lowell Railroad on in long
journey 70 the narth- There seems 70
Be- pscaliar satisfaction In even START
ine out on trip from this station,
which 10 80 broad and spacious, light.
eisan and airy, - 30 present q very
agreeable contrast 10 soms others. which
may perhaps - vel be nameIess. Pos
sIhiy, however, this feeling . partly ne
N my own ease 20 . very strong paytiai-
ity for this road above all sther north-
efn CT eastern spokes Of the Hubs great
circiinR wheel Of travel. for The country
through which it tracks are laid IL co
pseisiiy beautiful and Delightfully."- va
risd.
On this Riorious June day the country
vas IN iis Freshest, brightest dress, max
ing "a wonder a. ourselves fer having
uevsr Travelled much in ths earliess sum
rer. The daintiess, tenderesf tints of
green prevailed evervwhsre, with not a
hiut OF the burnt, parehed brsyns which
follow the later SIMMER sun; the only
browns visible being shcss OF newly
planted earth, vhich looked a. clean
and dainty - the fields themselves.
Then. instead Of the waving grass OF
July. 10 VS. short and veivesy smooth,
like carefully kept isxns- A varsity IN
coior vas given Dy the arays Of granite
rock which abound In northern Massa-
ehusetts and New Hampshire; bat even
oie4n as 70 suggest the suspicion that,
after finishing her spring cleaning in.
doors, the thr1fty New England house
wife had gone out and scrubbed the
miles Of stone wall which serve for
fences.
Approaching the Weirs, famed for
eampmeetinRs and bcautified BY cot
taRss OF the most approved ginger bread
desagns, eyer varying and ever delight
fai views Of the White Mountains rise
before M. From no possible point of
view are these mountains more exQzis-
iteiy beautiful. though admittedly more
grand, than when seen from Lake Win
nipesaukee; and this fact 10 ons among
many WHICH bring such Thousands of
sam0aer soiourners 20 the shores Of the
lake and has built up 30 many resorts"
thereon. The familiar littls steamer
Lady Of the Lake lay at her moorinQs
at the Weirs, bus she has been refitted
and refurnished throughout, even 90 a
new captain; the dsar old man whose
pride she was for forty years or more
having snoored his life bark In the eter-
mai haven.
Away from the Weirs, onward and
nofthward, ever swifter through the
New Hampshire hills, With the shifting
mountain views and the Fairgrounds OF
woods and helds and shimmeriae bits
Of lake and stream, with Substantial
handsome farmhosses here and there
and everywhere, dartina frequently into
thrifty villages and towns, and over all
and everything sue same indesoribable
sense prevailing Of eontsnted. cultivated
prosperity and extreme cleanliness. The
contrast between sush journey a. this
and one Of equal length ON any road In
the new western countries 10 80 remark
able a. 70 enable one Wis has seen both
% appreciate both 10 . degree NOS pos
eible for one 70 WHOM either 10 an
known. To be sure. shs oonsress only
results. personally, in stronger love
and admiration for the wonderful new
country. eth tts grandness Of SCENERY
and its pluck and Independence and rs
yonth. Bus 20 gain an idss Of the per-
fected. The completcd. In nature aud art,
shis neFthwsrd journey through beauti-
| fui New England u most satisfactory.
We do NOE tirs at all In travelling all
day. The ears srs perfectly easy and
the day 10 lovely. and tho viewa from
| the windows q constant delight.
A good inneh at plymouth and supper
| At NevpsFt, VI, kept us in good condi-
lion; the stop ~ Newport. of I've hours,
giving us an opportunity 70 ascend MI.
Pleasant and get the exquisite view of
Lake Msnphromagog, most beautiful
OF New England lakes, with its far
reaching CIRCLE Of mountains. No love-
her place 10 speRd tue Summer than at
Nsvport. Bn. everybody knows that,
and must hasten on.
Crossing the Canada line, We have Q
beautiful sunset Veg Of tvo hoors, and
then stop for the night nj the enterpris-
ing little town Of Sherbrooke, instead OF
travelling on.
Starting again at q comfortable hour
more on the Quebec Central Railway, In
which We feel q sort Of proprietorship,
from the faet that We travelled over tue |
e~&@<e4 = A0W IN<@Ao ~ - aIA - VS. AEcA
opened up, and saw wild forests and
log houses for the nrst time In our lives. |
Not 90 many log houses now. and many
more frame ones, and the people are NOT |
% wondefstruok at sight Of the train, |
though they stlli gather Of tbs neat sta
tions - watch il. The southern part of
the road runs through pretty wild
ooantry still, with lakes and brooks |
where trout are abundant and hunters
scarce; bus the northern part 10 finely
cultivated and very prosperous. 10 10 Q
remarkably interesting oountry. inhab-
ited by French, 10 vhom the Enelish
language and customs are almost un-
known. The passengers in the ear are
priests, all shAvsn and shorn,n With
long black gowns all buttoned down
before" and Iooped no behind like 3
poionaiss; French peasants In their bess
clsshss and English huntors in eook hel-
msta and shooting suits.
Late In tho afternoon We arrive at
Psint Levi, and eress the 81. Laurence
by ferry 10 spiendia cid Qnsbso, with is
covering haftlsmcntsd cliff and lbs tin
roofs al aelow bezeath she slaasinR rays
af the declining sun.
Nowhers in America 10 there such q
city. Onee IN Qnetso. 10 10 e. though
TIE Atta1tles 0ao be1u oro81od and one
were In thu old countries. Essn in
Enrape there IA no more interesting
pisce. Neither French nor English, bas
bosh. TIE 9overnm8ns and much so
oissy which 10 naturally brines 10 Esg
llsa, bas nearly all the nne old families
and tho entire mass az common people
are French. vhs preserve intaet their
own language, eastoass and laws. In,
| dssd, that was the only eondifion on
which the Ea3iish gained control ef the
provinces, and the waschword ok the
l osople. " Our instisufislas, our language
and Cur iAws." with the beaver and thu
maple Leaf. makes no their coat Of
aru8.
Ths ersassss isAloasy 10 shown By the
peopls, rich and poor, hiRh and Low, IN
maintaining thsss privileges intssf. An
| ieQai business 10 transaused at great en-
pense, In both knelish aud Erench; nos
only al pagers being written In beth,
/ baf every sofd thai Il uttered in Coz
duessn2 case, before judge % Jury, By
wstaes, lawyer os iadea. being promptly
translated tnso fEench Or into Eneiisn,
Al ana casa nav b.