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Title: The Yankee in Quebec
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Gard, Anson Albert, 1848-
Subjects: Québec (Québec) -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York : The Emerson press
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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king a large pocketbook full of to boot money at Uncle 242 The Yankee in Quebec. —who walked down street in a deepstudy, saying to himself, I must seeabout gittin her trade. Its gittin toobig to lose. I reckon them bars are aleetle high. I want you to know this great Dominion—insize but little less in extent than our owncountry—including Alaska—and much largerthan the United States not counting that landof gold, Canada is a land of beautiful mountains,lakes and rivers. Its people, manners and cus-toms are too little known even across theborder. All of these have so charmed me, andfilled my heart so full of love for the Canadianand his country, that I would have all the worldknow wnat real pleasure is lost in not seeingand knowing them as I have known them. Ican only faintly draw the picture and ask you tocome to see the reality—the reality is pleasing. 243 SOUVENIR to HIS MAJESTYS SHIPS. OPHIR.—Picture. CRESCENT.—Picture. PALLAS.—Picture. PSYCHE. PROSERPINE.—Picture.
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The Yankee in Quebec.HIS MAJESTYS SHIPS. When I saw the officers and men of thevarious ships in the harbor, during the Duke andDuchess visit, come ashore, I said to the Colonel Im going to get out souvenir editions for theseships. Something that will ever commemoratethe occasion. What can you say ? he asked. Well, now, Colonel, said I, I could writeanother book on The Boys of the KingsNavee, and it would be a good one, too, if thesubject had anything to do with the writing of it,for really. Colonel, you must admit that a finerlot of men youve never seen under any flag.You see our first impression of these men ofmany seas was on Sunday morning, when theywere on their way to the various churchesthroughout the city. Wait till the boys gettheir land legs, said the Colonel, and yourcomment may not be so favorable. I waited,and having come in contact with both officers andmen, I am even more pleased with them thanwhen on their way to church. The Colonel is too much given to taking theother

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