, 1908-09-09

thiag on his head from black bearskin to
scarlet pj.l-boxes--his spirits rose higher with
e. cry watt Of the soft rainy breeze that came
Town from the heights. And when he land
ed to ind himself further in the sweep of \
holiday crowd Of citizens, many of them in
gorgeous costume, all talking French as hard
us possible, and all Fastening up the gaily
bedeckel streets to the upper town. led by
the S0citte de JONES Gaus de Canada. to
!t"lg wreaths on the Champlain statue-why
IT, Spectator FASTENED along too and from
that moment for;h he never stopped helping
celebrate during the whole period Of his
stay. There was 50 much to celebrate-the
historic side Of Quebec, with its pageants
the military ANA naval side, With the Prince
of Wales as It's ghttering center; the social
and festival side, with the State ball in the
PlrliaMout House end numherless dinners,
fetoS, concerts, etc. ; ana the eeeleSias zeal
side. with all lis ponp aud solemnity. Ina
gino Hoy week IN Rome, the Carnival IN
New Orleans, the Hippodrome ballots, the
Wild West Show, and the London Jubilee,
AL MIXED up together IN miniature, and
poured out IN a quaint French walled city.
Throw in a fleet Of wisr-ships from three
nations, with a Royal Prince, the Vice-Presi-
deaf of the United States, aud Kipling's be
loved "Bols," with fifteen thousand gorge
Gus assorted troops, like Il boys dream Of
tin soldiers, MT his back and fireworks. re-
gatta illuminnt,ons, lacrosse matches, gym
kanas and professions al ill.,, and n faint
idea of the L rcentenary may be gained. But
only a faint idea-the reality is indescriba-
bic.
Quebcc was = f|airylanl fortress indeed.
Every marrow street, every quaint tim rooted
house, was gay with flags and streamers.
Oyrrhend, f.on wi dow to window, swung
red and 60 Il and blue banners across, with
an endless variety Of historic and patriotic
inscr ptons, Down every vista one could
study history, in this picturesque style.
Most of the notices were in French, and
throe-quarters o. the crowd, when the Spec
tator first arrived, were French. The out
side visitor had not yet come in any force,
bpt al Qlehc, was in the open ar, in holt
DAY trim. enjoying i,seIf and it's history.
TIE last rehearsal of he great paIeants was
At hand, ana up the wooden sidewalks, past
tne chateau, past the citadel, out 30 the
Pllius Of Abraham, tloopoi men, women,
and children, to taxi part themselves or to
applaud their friends. All the tickets for
thi, last grand reh r,1l had been sold long
ago to he town7peop'e. None were to be
had, the Spectator was toll, fov love OF mon
ey. Nevertheless, the SIP ctator went along,
for the crowd wa5 n thing to REQ &c in.
Here tFlItEGt q huron Inil9l IN IulI tOP-
perry the real thing, b tn Ind an aud tpg-
gerry, for tho tribe lives at Indian L1retto
no ten miles away. Here a courtio" OF Hon
ri Quatre elbowed q cotu or dc b0is, and a
Highlander, with di k and sporron, escorted
n couple of pretty peasant girls Of Frontc-
macs day. Sol,iers and sailors mingled
peacefully in. and the large French Canadian
fanny of some eight or ten children of as
sorted size, 10 lowed its parents III scatter
ing order everywhere. The Spectator helped
to reclaim one eutei prising small boy from
under the cars, an thereby made the &C
QuaintaLce OF his stout and yoIuble mother,
aud through her Of one OF the performers i'll
n purple cf,ak and a wig. Neither the mo-
ther, nor the boy, nor the rest of the family
nor the Spectator hal any tickle, nor the
hopes of one. "Iiens, that is nothing y the
performer assured them. He knew the door
keeper we'll at the side entrance whore the
actors in the pageant went in.Just a word and
they could all pass through. 1t was done
III = moment, sure enough. The doorkeeper
smiled, and was truly glad to let the friends
of monsieur of the purple cloak enter. AlosI
the next moment a man in office, Il Briton Of
uncompromising type, came fercely down
upon The conplaisant keeper of the gate. A
,vor IF words ensued but-tho StOut ladv