Beauties of the StLawrence . i6 The Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Companys. roofs, the quaint spires and the historic walls that transport us onehundred years into the past ; side by side with them, the grandstructure of Laval, the new Parliament Buildings, the renovatedgates, the Court House and all these modern edifices that tell ofnineteenth century advancement and civilization. Once more wetake our guide-book, Illustrated Quebec, in hand and commencea leisurely survey of the picture before us. Every stone in the wallsof Quebec has a history, and every spot of ground is rendered sacredby t
Beauties of the StLawrence . i6 The Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Companys. roofs, the quaint spires and the historic walls that transport us onehundred years into the past ; side by side with them, the grandstructure of Laval, the new Parliament Buildings, the renovatedgates, the Court House and all these modern edifices that tell ofnineteenth century advancement and civilization. Once more wetake our guide-book, Illustrated Quebec, in hand and commencea leisurely survey of the picture before us. Every stone in the wallsof Quebec has a history, and every spot of ground is rendered sacredby the souvenirs of the past. Behind us rise the grey walls of the ancient citadel and immedi-ately under us is thecity with it strangeconfusion of build-ings, all cast, as itwere, at random up-on the declivities ofa mountain and tum-bling down in wildconfusion to theshores of the greatriver below. We donot propose goinginto any details asto the peculiar his-torical attractions ofQuebec; we will takea rapid glance at thescene before us, andthen proceed on ourhurried trip towa
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