M TRAVELS THROUGH LOWER CANADA T 
g ; ims in hand.; and proceeded on foot to ff Le 
Coteau des Cedres/ 5 the Hill of Cedars, about 
nine miles higher up the river. In going thither 
you soon lose sight of the few straggling houses 
at the cascades, and enter the recesses'of a re¬ 
markably thick wood,, whose solemn gloom, 
together, with the loud roaring of the waters 
at a distance, and the wild appearance of every 
object around you, inspire the mind with a 
sort of pleasing, horror. As you approach 
^ Le Coteau des Cedres'/ 3 ’ the country as¬ 
sumes a softer aspect; cultivated- fields and 
neat cottages once more appear in view, and 
the river, instead of being agitated by tre¬ 
mendous rapids., is here seen’gliding on with an 
even current between its l-ofty banks. 
The village of the Hill of Cedars contains 
about thirty houses, amongst -which, we were 
agreeably surprized to find a remarkably neat 
and excellent tavern, kept by an English¬ 
woman. We remained here until three in 
the afternoon, when we.again set off on foot, 
partly for the pleasure of beholding, from the 
top of the steep banks, the many noble and 
beautiful prospects laid open before us, and 
partly for the pleasure of stopping occasionally 
i£o chat, with the lively Ereiidi girls, that, dur¬ 
ing this delicious season of the year, sat spin¬ 
ning, in groups at the doors of the cottages. 
About five o'clock the bateaux overtook us: 
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