20 PAUL LE JEIINE. [1633. 



^.hildren, greatly to the delight of the missionary, 

 who at once set himself to teaching them to pray 

 in Latin. As the season grew milder, the num- 

 ber of his scholars increased; for, when parties 

 of Indians encamped in the neighborhood, he 

 would take his stand at the door, and, like Xavier 

 at Goa, ring a bell. At this, a score of children 

 would gather around him ; and he, leading them 

 into the refectory, which served as his school- 

 room, taught them to repeat after him the Pater, 

 Ave, and Credo, expounded the mystery of the 

 Trinity, showed them the sign of the cross, and 

 made them repeat an Indian prayer, the joint 

 composition of Pierre and himself; then followed 

 the catechism, the lesson closing with singing the 

 Pater Noster, translated by the missionary into 

 Algonquin rhymes ; and when all was over, he 

 rewarded each of his pupils with a porringer of 

 peas, to insure their attendance at his next bell- 

 ringing.^ 



It was the end of May, when the priests one 

 morning heard the sound of cannon from the fort, 

 and were gladdened by the tidings that Samuel de 

 Champlain had arrived to resume command at 

 Quebec, bringing with him four more Jesuits, — 

 Brebeuf, Masse, Daniel, and Davost.^ Brebeuf, 



1 "I'ay commence a appeller quelques enfans auec vne petite clo- 

 chette. La premiere fois i'en auois six, puis douze, puis quinze, puis 



vingt et davantage ; ie leur fais dire le Pater, Aite, et Credo, etc 



Nous finissons par le Pater Noster, que i'ay compose quasi en rimes en 

 leur langue, que ie leur fais chanter : et pour derniere conclusion, ie leur 

 fais donner chacun vne escuellee de pois, qu'ils mangent de bon appetit," 

 etc. — Le Jeune, Relation, 1633, 23. 



2 See " Pioneers of France " 



