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the_o great_a bay_n of_o the_o puans_n 255_o chap._n 68_o the_o author_n and_o his_o company_n stay_v some_o time_n among_o the_o puans_n original_a of_o the_o name_n they_o celebrate_v the_o mass_n here_o and_o winter_n at_o missilimakinak_n 258_o chap._n 69._o the_o author_n departure_n from_o missilimakinak_n he_o pass_v two_o great_a lake_n take_v of_o a_o great_a bear_n some_o particular_n relate_v to_o the_o flesh_n of_o that_o beast_n 263_o chap._n 70._o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o author_n and_o a_o certain_a captain_n of_o the_o outtaovact_n name_v talon_n by_o the_o intendant_n of_o that_o name_n upon_o the_o lake_n of_o erie_n who_o recount_v to_o he_o many_o adventure_n of_o his_o family_n and_o nation_n â—urther_a observation_n upon_o the_o great_a fall_n or_o cataract_n of_o niagara_n 265_o chap._n 71._o the_o author_n set_v out_o from_o the_o fort_n which_o be_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n niagara_n and_o oblige_v the_o iroquois_n assemble_v in_o council_n to_o 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manner_n of_o cause_n and_o who_o have_v be_v so_o base_a and_o ungrateful_a to_o i_o as_o to_o blemish_v my_o reputation_n and_o withhold_v the_o money_n i_o have_v put_v in_o their_o hand_n for_o my_o subsistence_n for_o which_o i_o stand_v oblige_v to_o his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n with_o who_o approbation_n i_o be_o now_o in_o this_o city_n and_o who_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o demand_v i_o of_o my_o superior_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n i._n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o meschasipi_n through_o the_o gulf_n of_o mexico_n and_o plant_v a_o sort_n of_o colony_n at_o the_o bay_n of_o st._n lovis_n chap._n ii_o unfortunate_a adventure_n which_o befall_v the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n chap._n iii_o unfortunate_a adventure_n of_o the_o two_o voyage_n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n chap._n iu._n the_o sequel_n of_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n who_o seek_v the_o river_n meschasipi_n he_o be_v kind_o receive_v by_o the_o cenis_n from_o whence_o he_o pursue_v his_o discovery_n chap._n v._o a_o short_a description_n of_o fort_n st._n lovis_n of_o its_o advantageous_a situation_n and_o adjacent_a land_n chap._n vi_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n departure_n from_o the_o bay_n of_o st._n lovis_n to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n chap._n vii_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n be_v unfortunate_o murder_v by_o the_o man_n under_o his_o conduct_n three_o man_n kill_v before_o he_o chap._n viii_o reflection_n of_o the_o author_n of_o this_o work_n upon_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n who_o murderer_n kill_v one_o another_o chap._n ix_o the_o cenis_n put_v the_o sieur_n cavalier_n a_o priest_n father_n anastasius_n and_o their_o companion_n in_o a_o way_n of_o pursue_v their_o journey_n through_o several_a barbarous_a nation_n chap._n x._o a_o voyage_n of_o the_o sieur_n cavalier_n a_o priest_n and_o father_n anastasius_n a_o recollect_v in_o a_o canow_n in_o order_n to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n and_o several_a other_o circumstance_n concern_v their_o return_n chap._n xi_o reflection_n of_o the_o author_n upon_o the_o voyage_n to_o china_n the_o belief_n of_o most_o savage_n in_o the_o northern_a america_n touch_v a_o sort_n of_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xii_o means_n whereby_o savage_n may_v be_v convert_v who_o be_v those_o which_o ought_v or_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v baptise_a chap._n xiii_o the_o savage_n of_o the_o northern_a america_n acknowledge_v no_o deity_n of_o the_o pretend_a soul_n of_o terrestrial_a animal_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o convert_v of_o savage_n of_o the_o prayer_n by_o rote_n and_o martyrdom_n chap._n xv._n how_o the_o savage_n feast_n among_o themselves_o chap._n xvi_o how_o european_n be_v adopt_a among_o the_o savage_n chap._n xvii_o marriage_n of_o the_o savage_n in_o the_o northern_a america_n chap._n xviii_o the_o remedy_n use_v by_o the_o savage_n when_o sick_a there_o be_v quack_n among_o they_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o the_o christen_n of_o a_o child_n whilst_o the_o author_n be_v among_o they_o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o complexion_n or_o temper_v of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xx._n description_n of_o the_o savage_n that_o be_v clothe_v and_o those_o that_o be_v not_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o game_n and_o diversion_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxii_o how_o the_o savage_n wage_v war._n they_o be_v very_o revengeful_a chap._n xxiii_o cruelty_n of_o the_o savages_n in_o general_a and_o of_o the_o iroquois_n in_o particular_a chap._n xxiv_o policy_n of_o the_o savage_a iroquois_n chap._n xxv_o how_o the_o savage_n hunt_v deâ—r_n admirable_a industry_n of_o castor_n chap._n xxvi_o how_o savage_n be_v use_v to_o fish_n chap._n xxvii_o utensil_n use_v by_o the_o savage_n in_o their_o hut_n extraordinary_a way_n of_o strike_v fire_n chap._n xxviii_o how_o savage_n inter_v their_o dead_a of_o their_o feast_n of_o the_o dead_a with_o some_o reflection_n upon_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o savage_n and_o their_o ridiculous_a opinion_n chap._n xxx_o obstacle_n which_o occur_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o savage_n chap._n xxxi_o barbarous_a and_o rude_a way_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o indifferent_a humour_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o beauty_n and_o fertility_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o savage_n that_o great_a and_o powerful_a colony_n may_v be_v plant_v in_o the_o north_n and_o south_n chap._n xxxiv_o how_o the_o savage_n hold_v their_o council_n their_o policy_n and_o stratagem_n against_o their_o enemy_n and_o cruelty_n against_o the_o european_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v stop_v chap._n xxxv_o proper_a mean_n to_o plant_v good_a colony_n thought_n of_o the_o savage_n about_o heaven_n and_o earth_n chap._n xxxvi_o history_n of_o the_o irruption_n of_o the_o english_a into_o canada_n in_o 1628._o the_o take_v of_o quebec_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o that_o country_n in_o 1629._o the_o very_a civil_a usage_n they_o show_v to_o the_o recollect_n of_o that_o city_n chap._n xxxvii_o how_o franciscan_a friar_n have_v outdone_a the_o jesuit_n in_o their_o mission_n over_o all_o the_o habitable_a world_n chap._n xxxviii_o sentiment_n a_o missionary_n ought_v to_o have_v in_o the_o small_a progress_n he_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o labour_n several_a other_o account_n of_o new_a discovery_n in_o america_n a_o voyage_n through_o a_o vast_a country_n large_a than_o europe_n late_o discover_v betwixt_o the_o freeze_a sea_n and_o new_a mexico_n chap._n i._n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v the_o discovery_n of_o meschasipi_n through_o the_o gulf_n of_o mexico_n and_o plant_v a_o sort_n of_o colony_n at_o st._n lovis-bay_n man_n ought_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o reason_n upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o when_o they_o 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at_o we_o european_n who_o be_v use_v to_o the_o contraray_v one_o day_n whilst_o i_o be_v upon_o my_o mission_n at_o fort_n frontenac_n among_o the_o iroquois_n the_o husband_n of_o one_o of_o our_o canada_n woman_n be_v go_v about_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o league_n off_o whereupon_o the_o other_o savage_a woman_n pay_v their_o visit_n to_o this_o man_n wife_n and_o upbraid_v she_o with_o her_o intend_a constancy_n after_o this_o manner_n have_v thou_o no_o wit_n since_o thy_o husband_n be_v absent_a take_v another_o man_n for_o the_o present_a and_o when_o he_o return_v thou_o may_v have_v thy_o own_o again_o this_o great_a inconstancy_n and_o the_o continual_a change_a of_o wife_n among_o they_o be_v thing_n very_o opposite_a to_o the_o gospel_n which_o we_o endeavour_v to_o inspire_v into_o these_o savage_n nay_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a obstacle_n we_o meet_v with_o in_o this_o great_a work_n it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o in_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o america_n and_o in_o the_o meschasipi_fw-la where_o polygamy_n reign_v to_o a_o excessive_a degree_n throughout_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o loüisiane_n you_o shall_v meet_v with_o savage_n that_o have_v ten_o or_o twelve_o wife_n apiece_o they_o will_v also_o marry_v three_o or_o four_o sister_n together_o give_v for_o reason_n that_o such_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o agree_v with_o one_o another_o than_o stranger_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o a_o man_n have_v make_v his_o present_n to_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o the_o daughter_n which_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o marry_v she_o be_v immediate_o he_o for_o his_o life_n if_o he_o think_v fit_a without_o more_o ado_n sometime_o the_o parent_n take_v their_o daughter_n child_n and_o restore_v the_o present_v they_o have_v receive_v from_o their_o son-in-law_n but_o this_o happen_v very_o rare_o if_o any_o of_o these_o woman_n be_v find_v to_o be_v inconstant_a the_o husband_n cut_v off_o her_o nose_n or_o her_o ear_n or_o else_o 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great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o the_o zeal_n and_o indefatigable_a labour_n of_o the_o missionary_n and_o the_o pretend_a success_n they_o be_v believe_v to_o have_v and_o of_o which_o they_o make_v so_o much_o boast_v in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v not_o doubt_v but_o those_o who_o have_v entire_o disengage_v themselves_o from_o the_o love_n of_o all_o temporal_a thing_n and_o be_v missionary_n among_o the_o native_n of_o south_n america_n have_v make_v very_o great_a progress_v in_o those_o country_n there_o be_v forty_o or_o fifty_o province_n of_o our_o order_n where_o public_a service_n be_v perform_v where_o they_o have_v full_a freedom_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n after_o have_v first_o rout_v out_o the_o idolatry_n and_o abominable_a superstition_n which_o in_o time_n past_o reign_v among_o they_o but_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o those_o who_o have_v labour_v in_o this_o work_n in_o north_n america_n have_v not_o make_v the_o same_o progress_n their_o method_n have_v be_v to_o endeavour_v first_o to_o civilize_v those_o barbarous_a people_n render_v they_o susceptible_a of_o some_o government_n and_o to_o put_v a_o restraint_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v upon_o their_o brutal_a extravagance_n and_o then_o they_o labour_v to_o disabuse_v they_o of_o their_o old_a superstition_n and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n they_o have_v go_v to_o prepare_v the_o way_n of_o lord_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o must_v be_v own_v that_o they_o have_v make_v but_o very_o little_a progress_n therein_o these_o barbarous_a nation_n i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o fatality_n of_o interest_n be_v still_o almost_o as_o much_o savage_n as_o ever_o and_o so_o wed_v to_o their_o old_a maxim_n profane_a usage_n gormandize_v pride_n revile_n cruelty_n and_o other_o abominable_a vice_n that_o you_o be_v to_o seek_v to_o this_o day_n for_o any_o sentiment_n of_o humanity_n among_o they_o and_o especial_o among_o the_o iroquois_n where_o i_o have_v live_v a_o long_a time_n they_o be_v still_o the_o same_o people_n they_o be_v forty_o year_n ago_o and_o upward_o and_o yet_o how_o many_o book_n have_v be_v publish_v that_o treat_n of_o the_o great_a conversion_n they_o have_v make_v say_v they_o among_o the_o iroquois_n and_o huron_n and_o they_o will_v assure_v we_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o those_o barbarian_n have_v build_v as_o many_o church_n and_o chapel_n as_o they_o have_v ruin_v before_o and_o say_v that_o the_o untameable_a philistine_n have_v make_v a_o very_a great_a progress_n in_o the_o faith_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n experience_n make_v it_o appear_v to_o this_o very_a day_n that_o these_o people_n be_v the_o same_o as_o they_o be_v at_o all_o time_n be_v of_o a_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a nature_n and_o above_o all_o enemy_n to_o the_o good_a rule_n of_o christianity_n i_o will_v not_o pretend_v to_o say_v in_o this_o place_n that_o the_o missionary_n have_v not_o faithful_o discharge_v their_o ministerial_a function_n but_o i_o will_v 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especial_o if_o regard_n be_v have_v to_o the_o travel_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o labourer_n who_o have_v be_v employ_v upon_o mission_n thither_o these_o three_o or_o four-score_n year_n but_o after_o all_o the_o care_n and_o entire_a sacrifice_n of_o a_o missionarie_n life_n will_v have_v meet_v with_o a_o happy_a recompense_n if_o they_o have_v have_v the_o glory_n to_o convert_n and_o save_v one_o single_a soul_n the_o principal_a function_n of_o the_o missionary_n consist_v in_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n to_o such_o person_n as_o travel_v into_o those_o part_n on_o purpose_n to_o trade_n with_o the_o savage_n and_o indeed_o it_o may_v be_v true_o affirm_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o traffic_n for_o fur_n and_o beaver-skin_n begin_v to_o cease_v among_o they_o the_o european_n retire_v from_o thence_o and_o be_v no_o long_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o country_n this_o reflection_n be_v make_v by_o those_o barbarian_n one_o day_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o monsiâ—ur_fw-fr de_fw-fr frontenac_n even_o in_o a_o full_a council_n hold_v at_o the_o three_o river_n in_o canada_n with_o respect_n to_o certain_a missionary_n who_o be_v not_o of_o our_o order_n of_o st._n francis_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n thaâ—_n we_o have_v any_o store_n of_o beaver-skin_n and_o other_o fur_n say_v a_o savage_a câ—â—tain_n the_o person_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o pray_v with_o we_o be_v constant_a in_o his_o attendance_n instruct_v our_o child_n and_o teach_v they_o to_o say_v their_o prayer_n and_o catechism_n he_o be_v our_o inseparable_a companion_n and_o do_v we_o the_o honour_n sometime_o to_o assist_v at_o our_o festival_n but_o when_o our_o merchandize_n be_v once_o exhau_v those_o missionary_n think_v sit_v to_o leave_v we_o imagine_v that_o their_o presence_n be_v altogether_o unprofitable_a it_o may_v be_v also_o aver_v for_o a_o certain_a truth_n that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o mission_n that_o be_v
peasure_n therefore_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o endeavour_n be_v first_o use_v for_o the_o civilise_n of_o all_o these_o nation_n before_o they_o be_v solicit_v to_o embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n for_o as_o long_o as_o they_o remain_v free_a from_o the_o yoke_n all_o attempt_n make_v for_o their_o conversion_n will_v be_v attend_v with_o very_o little_a success_n at_o least_o if_o the_o divine_a grace_n do_v not_o interpose_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n by_o work_v some_o miracle_n in_o favour_n of_o those_o people_n these_o be_v my_o sentiment_n as_o to_o this_o affair_n ground_v on_o the_o experience_n that_o i_o have_v have_v as_o well_o as_o many_o other_o franciscan_a friar_n that_o accompany_v i_o in_o america_n but_o i_o may_v give_v a_o more_o particular_a account_n of_o these_o matter_n in_o a_o three_o tome_n and_o shall_v only_o inculcate_v thus_o much_o here_o that_o what_o i_o have_v free_o declare_v be_v not_o with_o a_o design_n to_o give_v offence_n to_o any_o person_n whatever_o but_o only_o to_o write_v the_o truth_n without_o partiality_n or_o dissimulation_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o pleasantness_n and_o frutfulness_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o savage_n that_o powerful_a colony_n may_v be_v easy_o settle_v in_o the_o northern_a and_o southern_a part_n before_o we_o enter_v upon_o a_o particular_a description_n of_o those_o pleasant_a country_n which_o be_v situate_v to_o the_o north_n and_o south_n of_o northern_a america_n it_o will_v be_v expedient_a to_o speak_v a_o word_n or_o two_o concern_v the_o northern_a territory_n to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v from_o thence_o that_o powerful_a colony_n may_v be_v easy_o establish_v therein_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v indeed_o that_o there_o be_v vast_a forest_n to_o be_v clear_v from_o canada_n to_o the_o land_n of_o lovisiana_n along_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n meschasipi_n so_o that_o much_o time_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v spend_v in_o 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