The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-27


they began sounding the boss. on the
subject One, or two at a time and then
larger groups approached him. Whom
did he want them 10 vote for?" Re told
them TO do as they pleased, but they in
sisted that he had raised their wages
and they wanted 10 vote for his man.
In referring TO their loyalty, the leader
used so many gestures and became 50
enthusiastic that his effort was akin to
spell binding. The employer assured
them that if they felt so inclined. he
would appreciate their support. SO il
was settled When the count 1T that
precinct was completed Sir WilfreG had
COS of the 6ll French votes. Within a
week after the election at least 100 OF
those foxy miners slyly approached the
boss. one al a time as the occasion Of
fered. 10 assure him upon their sacred
word of honor that they had been one
of the six WIG voted with him
Stronghold of the Church.
If the French-Canadisn is loyal 10
his OWN I'm politics ne is even more de-
voted TO the support Of his religion.
The priest is a great mar in every par
ish. The ambition OF every habitant is
10 have one Of his boys become
priest and another a lawyer, after that
the rest may De Sbantymen Of they
choose. No country district in Quebec
Is too poor TO afford its stone church.
Montreal is noted for the number and
excellence of its houses of worship.
Ia the immediate vicinity of the Wind
sOr hotel there are nine splendid edi-
fees. These are grouped i'm such proX-
unity that a small boy could stand ora
a given corner and almost throw
stone against the tower Of each One
of them is built after the pattern OF
ST Peters in Rome, being One-fourth
its size Farther away there is One
that has $4,000 worth of gold leaf in
the ceiling.
In the downtown locality in what
might be called the financial district.
where Office buildings abound and
where real estate is very valuable,
priests may be seen hOeing vegetables
upon land. one front foot OF which
would bring more than all the garden
truck they can produce i'm several
years. If the church authorities cared
10 sell il. When Mark Twain was i'm
Montreal he twittcd the inhabitants
upon the number OF their churches in =
good-natured Interview. At that time
a discussion was taking place concern
ing the location Of a new structure
which was about to De erected There
was difficulty in securing a site. The
humorist came out i'm the paper WITH
one Of his novel suggestions. why
not save space he said. by building
ono on ton Of another. and using ele-
vatOrs to get into the second stories -
Old Folklore Tales.
The church has always been such <
factor in the lives Of the French-Cana-
dams that their folklore tales and ira
ditions abound with religious morals.
One Of these called the '-LUup- Gar
on" According 10 this old story. the
man who neglects TO go to confession
for seven years may Be punished for
his sins in a most terrible manner. Fall
ing a prey TO the Internal powers, he is
transformed into the shape of a wolf
and forced TO roam AT night, in accord
ance with the instincts Of the beast.
linstead of securing the natural rest
that comes to gOldly folk The. only
way he can be released from his pun
ishment is TO receive a bloody wound
during his prowlings.
Another popular tradition is the one
relating to La Chasse- Galerie." This
tells how the shaatymen snowbound in
the northern woods. used TO make A
contract with the devil 10 take them
home in the night for brief visit 10
their wives and sweethearts. These
trips We're made in the air In bark ca
noes. The arrangement was a desper-
ate one such as no pious shautyman
would enter into. Only profane and
sacrilegioUs characters would venture
TO take such a risk. The devil gave
them the power to navigate the cir for
that one night. With the understanding
that if the name of God was mentioned.
or church steeple was touched during
the flight. that he should have their
souls for torture. There is many an
old-timer who viii sOlemnly affirm
that he has seen the canoes passing
overhead and that he has heard the
reckless. dsredevils bandying each 9TH
er as they piled their paddles in the air.