. The Yankee in Quebec. of the writer are oflittle help. At Riviere de Loup a number of people cameon board who had been spending the summerat St. Lawrence Hall, CACOTJNA, five miles down the River, called on ac-count of its beautiful situation and fashion,the Newport of the St. Lawrence, oneof the most charming resorts of Canada. Thereis found everything that goes to make up anideal summers pleasure, boating, fishing, tennis,golf—all of them. It is becoming the greatresort for Americans, who are each year learningmore of this wonderful country. At Murray Bay, another resort of fasiiion, 205 T
. The Yankee in Quebec. of the writer are oflittle help. At Riviere de Loup a number of people cameon board who had been spending the summerat St. Lawrence Hall, CACOTJNA, five miles down the River, called on ac-count of its beautiful situation and fashion,the Newport of the St. Lawrence, oneof the most charming resorts of Canada. Thereis found everything that goes to make up anideal summers pleasure, boating, fishing, tennis,golf—all of them. It is becoming the greatresort for Americans, who are each year learningmore of this wonderful country. At Murray Bay, another resort of fasiiion, 205 The Yankee in Quebec. more people came on board. The season wasover and they were returning home. Amongthe number was one of our own great men,Justice of the Supreme Court Judge Harlan, andhis family. The Judge spends his summers atMurray Bay, where he is shortly to build a mag-nificent cottage. Miss Lee, daughter of that noble oldgeneral, Robett E. Lee, also came on Thurnau and she soon found that they had. mutual friends and our little party was added Lee is possibly better known by Europesnobility than any other American. She is aclever woman, and well fitted to carry Americascredit into any land. We reached Quebec next morning—and so ends a trip I shall never cease enjoying as long as memory is vouchsafed me. I shall go again and again, and am sure I will ever find new 206 The Yankee in Quebec. pleasures—as on this outing, I saw but the out-lines of what can be seen and enjoyed inswinging round the circle from Quebec toQuebec. WHERE A CHANCE ACQUAINTANCEWAS WRITTEN. On the way down the Saguenay, Cook (Idcall him Mr. but Cooks not that sort, hes toogood a fellow to Mister) and I were talking ofWni. Dean Howells beautiful story, A ChanceAcquaintance, which opens with the SaguenayRiver. Do you know, Ru^e, where Howellwrote that story ? No, said I, but Imalways interested to know where books I likehave been written. Why, do you know ? Yes, it was written
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