I have had enough of the dark-colored flesh of our enemies," said a young brave; "I wish to know the taste of white meat, and I will eat
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 12
Many of the Indians clung to the idea that baptism was a safeguard against pestilence and misfortune; and when the fallacy of this notion was made
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 11
The above particulars are drawn from a long letter of François Du Peron to his brother, Joseph-Imbert Du Peron, dated at La Conception (Ossossané),
Plague Hits Hurons
If you will not believe me," said Brébeuf, "go to our house; search everywhere; and if you are not sure which is the charm, take all our clothing and
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 9
These heroes of the faith lived and worked in obscurity.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special
Jesuits and the Plague
Maybe the missionaries' methods were questionable but their self-sacrifice and zeal were not.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the
Jesuits Go to the Hurons
"Which will you choose," demanded the priest of a dying woman, "Heaven or Hell?" "Hell, if my children are there, as you say," returned the
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 8
Obscure toil, solitude, privation, hardship, and death were to be the missionary's portion.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 7
In the spring of 1636, the chiefs and elders of the Nation of the Bear -- the principal nation of the Confederacy, and that to which Ihonatiria