Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-16
Impressions OF Quebec.

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and medieval Europe at that. The
small boy-like house in rugged stone
Or stucco, each bedizened with the
owners favorite color, and those
quaint caleshes, peculiar TO the city
are the first, objects to attract at
tention.
Then up the steep, crooked streets
to the upper town. all the time get
ling further away from America and
things American, or even English.
The market place invariably attracts
the first steps OF the tourist and 1t is
q genuine bit of Europeanfsn. Stalls
and booths attended by old, wrinkled
French women with brown faces and
short petticoats and those immacu-
late white caps. are the last touch in
the charming picture.
In on the main plateau. after leav-
ing lower town. the party Will per-
haps be Of the mind of Henry Ward
Beecher. who described the city as
populated cliff. q mighty rock scrap
ed and graded and made TO hold
houses and castles which by all nat
ural laws ought to slide on ita back.
But there they stick. like bit OF his
tory perched upon rock and dried
for keeping In this northeast corner
Of America, a curiosity that has not
its equal In its kind or this side OF
the ocean.
The pride Of modrcn Quebec is the
Dufferin terrace. built 1t the instiga-
ton or the Earl OF Dufferin and
named for him.
The terrace is $500 feet long, 600
feet above The level Of the river. 1t
forms 4 part OF the Notifications OF
the town and occupies part Of tn"
site OF the old chateau OF ST. Louis
built by Champlain in 1920.
The promenade IS enchanting. High
above rcarG the citadel, below the
expanse oil the river dotted with ev-
cry sort of craft, from ocean liner
to Indian canoe: across the water Is
Lewis. with its three immense forts;
down the stream Is the beautiful Isle
! d'Orlcans and over all the calm Can
adian sky.
Az the Dufferin terrace IS built up
on an old site, so everything In the
city brings to mind some feat OF
bravery. some important epoch In
the history OF the nation.
Plains Of Abraham.
The plains OF Abraham back OF the
city was the scene Of the las. contest
between French and English for the
possession Of the rich country Of
canada. Standing on the plains aid
looking down the steep defile, where
Wolfe. half dead from fatigue and
disease, led handful Of men to VIC
tory, this great conflict is easily I'M
agincd.
A tall marble shaft now marks the
SPOT where Wolfe fell. bearing the IN
scription: Here died Wolfe victor
ious."
At the foot of the deflo Is Wolfe's
cove, the scene Of the landing, 100
wears ago, under cover Of darkness
and the noise OF the river, OF those
few English regiments which were-to
win the battle on the following day.
The afternoon in old Quebec over,
the party will again embark on the
Ionian for Scotland. In the long
summer day there will be light
enough lingering over the water to
make out the Falls OF Ilontmorency
on the north bank.
Montmorency Falls Seen.
These falls, were it not for their
proximity to Niagara, would attract
q great many more pilgrims than they
do. They are 100 feet higher than the
larger falls and of milky Wilderness.
A mile farther down are the natural
steps. carved in the cliff and leading
from the narrow shora TO the plains
above. These environs Of Quebec have
a beauty of their own and would be
visited II the time in the Canadian
city allowed.
Later, after darkness has closed
down over the river and the tired
party is recounting the sights ana
pleasures OF 4 day in the city on
rock, the steamer viii glide by that
desolate pile known as the Isle OF
Demons. Perhaps they will be able
10 hear tho bowling Of the beasts
that ragged around the hut OF Mar
guerite De Robcryal in the middle OF
the sixteenth century.