I Don't Think I Told You About Mr.
Tan Horn's Conversation With Me At Montreal He Said "We Are A Great Deal
Too Quiet In Canada; We Don't Puff Ourselves Enough Or Make Enough Of
Our Advantages And Our Doings.
Why, we live next door to fifty millions
of liars and we must brag or we shall be talked out."
_Monday, later_. - I have just returned from a drive with Miss M - -
and Hedley to Toronto, and I am surprised at its size and importance,
and busy look and general air of English prosperity and neatness. Though
Montreal is very pretty, the town is too French and idle-looking to be
impressive - there are numbers of well-kept villas and gardens here. We
are now going out to see a regatta on Lake Ontario and to the island.
Lady M - - said last night, when making arrangements, "I think this will
suit the young people," and I exclaimed "Don't put me among the old
ones, please," so I am going. Sir D - - has gone to Ottawa on Ministerial
business.
Letter No. 5.
_September 12th, Niagara Falls._
On Tuesday we drove with John, and Dr. Wilson showed us over the
University and some pretty sketches he had taken. We got berths on board
the steamer from Owen Sound on Saturday. It is difficult to find out who
manages these things, and we had telegrams going to two or three places
before we could make certain of our berths. At four o'clock all sorts of
people called, being Lady Macpherson's "at home" day, and many on me and
E - -. I don't admire Canadian women _especially_! We had fourteen
at dinner and a delightful old Irishman, Chief Justice Haggerty, took me
in.
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