At night our host draws me aside and tells me very affectionately that he always loved us, that that finally his heart was satisfied, seeing all the tribes of his nation demanded nothing but peace the Seneca had recently come to exhort them to manage this matter well for peace, and that with that view he had made splendid presents that the Cayuga had brought three belts for that purpose, and that the Oneida was glad to be rid of such a bad affair through his means, and that he desired no tiling but peace that the Mohawk would, no doubt, follow the others, and thus I might take 6th.
I was called to divers quarters to administer
I baptized some of them.
I confessed
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courage, since I bore with me the happiness of the whole land. 7th.
A good Christian named Terese, a Huron captive, wishing to pour out her soul to me away
from noise and in silence, invited me to visit her in a field cabin where she lived. My God What sweet consolation to witness so much faith in savage hearts, in captivity, and without other assistance !
than that of heaven.
God raises up Apostles every where.
This good Christian woman had with
her a young captive of the neutral nation [de la Nation Neutre), whom she loved as her own daughter.
She had so well instructed her in the mysteries of the faith, and in sentiments of piety, in the praywas much surprised. Eh sister, I asked, why did you not baptise her, since she has the faith like you, and she is Christian in her morals, and she wishes Alas, brother, this happy captive replied, I did not think it was allowed me to die a Christian 1 Baptise her now, yourself, since you consider her worthy, and to baptise, except in danger of death. give her my name.