. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . we were getting along sowell in spite of the big strike. Early Thursday morning we saileddown the St. Lawrence River throughthe Thousand Islands and thedescriptions of the trip through theseislands are not exaggerated, as Ithink any one will testify who hastaken it. The morning I sailed downthrough these islands everything hada very fresh look, as we had hadshowers during the night, and thegrass and trees on the islands lookedvery fine in the early morning sun-light. One very fine view was the
. The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . we were getting along sowell in spite of the big strike. Early Thursday morning we saileddown the St. Lawrence River throughthe Thousand Islands and thedescriptions of the trip through theseislands are not exaggerated, as Ithink any one will testify who hastaken it. The morning I sailed downthrough these islands everything hada very fresh look, as we had hadshowers during the night, and thegrass and trees on the islands lookedvery fine in the early morning sun-light. One very fine view was the Trunk strike had started on theRapids King. At 6 p. m. we shot the famousLachine Rapids, and, after we hadpassed through safely, I saw theman-at-the-wheel take his hat off,and mop the perspiration from hisforehead, although it was cool years ago an old Indian tookthe steamer through the rapids, butsince he died the work has been doneby white men. At p. m. we arrived at Mont-real and I went to the Queens Hotelfor supper. In the evening I visitedan amusement resort called Domin-. Steamer Rapids King, in Lachine Rapids country up near Alexandria Bay,N. Y. At 10 a. m. I left the steamerBelleville at Prescott, Canada, andwent into the town to get a getting this shave I nearly lostthe steamer Rapids King and ifI had, that would have been anotherkind of a scrape I had not figuredupon. Some of the passengers in-formed me that I took long chances,as they had watched me climb overone steamer in order to board theRapids King. We had a beauti-ful sail down through several rapidson our way to Montreal. At aboutnoon time they opened up a buffetlunch on our steamer, and, for a fewminutes I thought another Grand ion Park. The band played a num-ber of our national airs, and thismusic made a great hit with thepeople in the park who belonged inthe States. After a nights rest at my hotel Ileft Montreal Friday morning androde on the two strike roads, theGrand Trunk and C
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