Our Christian captives wishing to confess before my departure gave me employment, I reI baptized a little girl of four years who was dying. or rather repose which I wished for.

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covered from the hands of these barbarians, the New Testament of the late Father Jean de Brebouf, whom they put to a cruel death five years ago, and a small book of devotion which was used by the late Father Charles Gamier

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whom they also killed four years ago.

Came the leave taking. Observing the custom of friends on similar occasions, having And with this view I first I made them two presents to console them.

convoked the Council, [Vol.

I.]

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FIRST SETTLEMENT AT ONONDAGA,

planted in the name of Achiendasse (which is the appellation of the General Superior of all our Society's Missions in these countries) the first post on which to begin a cabin.

the first stone in France of a house one intends to build. first bark that is to cover the cabin.

This is like laying

My second present was to throw down the

This evidence of affection satisfied them, and three of their

Chiefs thanked me publicly in speeches which one could not be persuaded issued from the lips of

men called savages. Nevertheless they seek me every where to give me my parting feast, consideration being invited in

all the men and women of my name into our cabin, according to the custom of the country, in

order to do honor to my departure.