The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-02-08

Lavr nee river vi b = 70 untaln OF lin
I,ck co Shicb tie csthsdssi, ipns.ry n
ciuichts are ball, also mans Zoe, n sIden
Gee scme Of hem Of the native stops, Will
belos lsIs the city built 10 foreign ,sty 10
The houses have steep roofs, the caves to
wards the street, the narrow streets In wir
ter become often 10 to Is feet deep 10 spos
that slides on these sttep roofs snd 10 som,
csses the snow 10 carted out onto the rive
forming huge snow piles.l Tbs Toe palac,
aud winter carnival, Nth the tobogaf
slide, the horse racing on the Ice and shai,
Ing rink On the river which often fres sss
three to four feet thick, all mske gay and
happy scene. Every body, rich and poor,
sre dressed 10 furs and IL 10 no uncommon
thing to see lady and gentleman pass you
vi b three or four thousand dollars worth
Of furs CD, long closts and coats Of fines
seal and other expensive skins, while over
10 the French quarters oil wear turs from
Persian lamb to Galway and other cheap
out warm clothes. The population 10 .
cong Generation Of oil nstionaltles but the
T. Rlish and Scotch think they are the BON
ton Of the earth and r0undly curse the Can
adam French who 10 turn hate the Eng
sh and Scotch and retain their French
language and surpass our "Teddy's" Wild.
est dream Of large families, usually healthy
And long lived. The surplus flows over the
border and whole colonies In our factory
owns scarcely speak a word OF English.
Between these two classes there is another
made up Of France French, Irish ard Anne :
cans who feel above both the English and
french. The are the money get ers OF
dontreal and are the great middle class,
sithou the whims Of the aristocrscy o,
he ignorant pedigrees Of the lower class
To this class Captain Bin and Mary Ann
belonged and 10 her class che was quite
.ader, having good education and being
good musician, with enough money to
atisfv every want and within, she fully en-
Eyed life In that border city where the To-
ian ard half breeds with snow shoes,
locassin and rifles mixed with traders,
lnbermeI and land survey ors who came
I'd vent single and In squads; where dis
'or de flashed and silts rustled, grand mix
ire Of sll classes, kinds and description OF
orthern life. When the spring opened
I'd old Sol got hot and fierce and melted
70 Ice out Of river and lake the first tow
ut came up the Richelieu into Lake
hamplsin contained Captain Bill's new
at the GER" with Mary Ann and the
rsnch cook 'Delia" on board. About 40
'ats came up lowed by small tug boats
ID formed neet In the lake being attach.
to the tug boats by long hawsers and
Q notilla started up the lake. The boats
Ing lashed together one conld walk oil
er the feet and such chance for visit.
: seldom ever 10 seen. There were plenty
women aboard, both old and young, and
quad Of children, many good singers and
ucers, who having nothing 10 particular
do while on the lake, Ganvtd, saDg and
ssiped away the hours. Mary Ann va.
. telie Of the feet snd many handsome
plain tryed to win her heart and hand
she was considered quite catch, II only
oh Can, but the smiled on them all ,play.
her banjo. violin and cornet and still
pit her heart whole and enjoyed life, per-
pc better that sumner than EVER 10 aftel
IRE when her talents and fortune made
circle OF fIieuds larger. The boat,
'sed through the canal and down IN
dson to New York and lack ~ often .,
y could 20 carrying full GARAGES Oh
ny trip. Times we're lively oil along th,
e, canal and river At this time. The sof
forges along the west shore OF Oh mp
q were In full blast makitg flames arc
bs Of soft iron, THAR nres showed ra
bright At Light aud could b. seen from
lake. At Port Henry were high pIie,
ron ore that came down from AiUevilh
sre the wstherbee q we're pa, log - g
. day to miners. Burlington sas VI.
I'd city for lumber ir AmeTics, Whit.
At the head OF the lake was . roug
tumble town, Bid mountAin Inn
IL lots OF freight, ard Burdens 1t Tro,
J 10 iuli blast ~ was also tie rSiirc. d
mile, stove foundries ard hundreds OF !
er concerns. Tue railroad Tn the IVES :
Of Lake Champlain was n vet com.
ed and the bosts old paying summer
I. Mary Ann stayed with her IL her
'unmer ana that winter ths fset stayed
be Erie Basia In Brooklyn, ~ old Cap. 4
Bill Asd Mary Ann 81 CLONE
EAST RUPERT
.Xr Schuy Ter has been On the sick let o
I few days.
Him DsnDison has bsen Waiting Der sis.
nri. Chas. P.rtips.
Mis- Louise Clemens 10 'petdips . few =
} With MRS. Chss. Tosslee.
Nn. Richard Store has been visiting
sister aud brothers 10 town.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Robinson spent
FAY vi b Mr.. and Mr.. " &. Tossiey. =,
John Roberts spd Henry Lucia spepi an
osys lAst weak with friends . d ria.
J In Peru. "a.
Mr. G. s Gray has rsiurted to Der 90
= 10 Boston, sfer spending about Ave ,ro
lbs with her sister, Mr.. z. A Frost.