Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-08-05
LETTER FROM SARATOGA.

lIOrTCSpOltleuCc OI lIlc IilcAaldiia 1aHi.i
SARATOGA, July 30.-I remained in Mon
treal until yesterday morning to see the il.
Illumination of the city, which was q very
fine one. There were splendid fireworks
on Dominion Square, and vast crowds of
people thronged that neighborhocd to see
them. A noticeable fact in connection with
the decoration of houses was that there
were fully twenty French flags to one Brit.
ish, which shows in very strong light, the
attachment of the French Canadian popula-
ton to their fatherland, especially since
more than 120 years have elapsed since
England conquered Canada, and the French
flag of to-day is different one to that un-
der which their fathers fought.
I came here by Rouse's Point, little be-
fore my arrival at which rough looking
man came to me in tho cars and enQuired if
l were going to "the States" On receiving
an affirmative reply, he asked to see my
baggage, but when opened my valse he
seemed entirely satisfied at once that was
not smuggler, and left me without
further investigation. Uncle Sam is, how
ever, more particular than the Cannucks,
for, on going into Canada, had no request
at all for examination, though l went on
British steamer. The journey along the
shores of Lake Champlain is we'll worth
taking. The New York side is very bold
and rocky, and we flew along some twenty
feet above the beautiful expanse of waters,
sometimes on tho edge Of the rocks, then
through short tunnels, then on trestle
work across little inlets, with the
many beautiful islands and the green
shores of Vermont in full view, and
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far distance, lifting mp their heads as
background. At one o'clock, after passing
Crown Point, we reached Ticonderoga,
famed in our colonial and revolutionary
history, and Gined on a steamer which
came down the lake with passengers from
New England The peaceful landscape
gives no sign of the warlike deeds which have
been done there. A hot ride of three hours
more brought us 10 Misplace. had not in.
tended to stop, for my ideas of Saratoga
were connected with fashion and expense
and my pocket.book had already collapsed
alarmingy; but the beauty of the place at
tracted me snd found that while mil
lionaire may lie at no loss to expend his
days income poor man can live comforta-
bly, and enjoy life too. The three great
hotels, Congress Hall, the United States and
the Grand Union arc certainly the most
magnificent as we'll as the largest l have
ever seen, and there are many superb pri-
vate residences. At night, attended a con.
cert at Congress Spring Park, and found a
fairy land, indeed, there. Thousands of
little colored lamps sparkled in the grass on
the hillsides, and thousands of Chinese Ian.
terms shone among the trees, while fireworks
of sort had never seen before, for they
appeared to rise from the little lake and to
be infamed by its waters, delighted the
throng of we'll dressed and we'll behaved
people who crowded its banks.
This morning, I resume my homeward
journey, down the beautiful Hudson from
Troy to New York, and by the next, shall
be back in my Office, hard at work to make
up for lost time. FIDELIs.