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have always refpefted him. A man of his cha- 

 rafler could never have lived long enough for 

 the happinefs of thefe people. This worthy 

 apoftle of Louifiana^ fell into a confumption in 

 Lent, and he died of it one Friday at half an 

 hour after eleven at night, expiring as aChriftian 

 hero. He had an admirable prefence of mind, 

 and I have regretted him very much. The 

 French and the Indians were inconfolable ; the 

 latter fent their deputies according to their cuf- 

 tom to lament him on his tomb. They came 

 in fwarms, and as foon as they arrived near the 

 houfe of the late Abbe, they cried out aloud and 

 made doleful lamentations. Thefe poor people 

 were in a great conilernation, and grief was 

 painted on their faces. Thefe people, whom 

 we call favages, know the true virtue in man ; 

 this man had worked almofl: during his whole 

 life for their welfare •, they called him their fa- 

 ther and the chief of the prayer. 



What a difference is there between this mif- 

 fionary and another anterior to him, who falfely 

 attributed to himielf the difcovery of Louifiana ; 

 I mean the father Hennepin^ ^ Recollet friar, of 

 whom I fhall fpeak to you. In 1683, he pub- 

 lilhed a relation, the title of which is not right : 



for 



