The total population did not much exceed two hundred, including women and children. Of this number, by far the greater part were agents of the fur
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 13
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 10
One is forced to wonder at, if not to admire, the energy with which these priests and their scarcely less zealous attendants toiled to carry their
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