. In old Quebec and other sketches. nless you happen toenquire about it, he will perhaps never dreamof pointing out to you the site of the housewhere Montgomery was carried after he hadfallen when attempting to take the city, or theplace where stood that other house, of greaterinterest still, which witnessed the death of the])rave Montcalm. Cabby is almost certain toshow you the fine post-office building, but pro-bably will forget to direct your attention tothe Cliieii d Or which adorns its eastern facadeand will perhaps be unable to explain to youwhy it is virtually a memorial to him who mavb
. In old Quebec and other sketches. nless you happen toenquire about it, he will perhaps never dreamof pointing out to you the site of the housewhere Montgomery was carried after he hadfallen when attempting to take the city, or theplace where stood that other house, of greaterinterest still, which witnessed the death of the])rave Montcalm. Cabby is almost certain toshow you the fine post-office building, but pro-bably will forget to direct your attention tothe Cliieii d Or which adorns its eastern facadeand will perhaps be unable to explain to youwhy it is virtually a memorial to him who mavbe called the Hampden of Quebec. vShouldhe take you to be a Protestant—and he gene-rally makes a pretty shrewd guess in such amatter, almost as shrewd a guess as if he hailedfrom green Erin—he is sure to point out toyou St. Matthews church; but, poor fellow,how could he be expected to know that in thechurch-yard, perhaps within a few feet of whereyou are standing, there is a memorial of thebrother of the author of Waverly. Quite. AND OTHER SKETCHES Zo likely he will drive you along Champlain streetto show you the change made in the appear-ance of the precipice by the fatal landslide of1889, but if you are at all interested in theabortive attack made on the city by the Ame-ricans in 1775 make him take 3ou down underthe cliff so that you may see the only memorialQuebec possesses of the death of that ill-star-red Irish soldier and American Revolutionist,General Montgomery. However, as this article on Quebec is notmeant particularly for the benefit of those towhom the Ancient Capital is more or lessknown, but for the sake of others, it is desir-able to attempt such an account of the city andits neighborhood as may be interesting topeople in general, and shew them that thoughthey might spend a summer holiday where thegoddess of fashion is more wantonl}- worship-ped by her votaries—and where also theirexpenses would be much greater—they willhardly find a locality on the contin
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