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toueronnons and the Annieronnons, which was 
soon ended. They then, with manifestations of 
extraordinary good will, agreed that we should 
establish ourselves and reside in their country. 
Finally each one deposited his presents in the war 
kettle. We had so well displayed, arranged and 
disposed our presents, that they made a wonderful 
show. It will not be out of place to observe in 
passing that these presents consist entirely of 
porcelain collars, beads, arquebuses, powder and 
lead, coats, hatchets, kettles, and other similar 
articles. These are purchased from the Merchants 
with beaver skins, which are the money that they 
demand in payment for their wares. Now, if a 
Jesuit receives or collects some of the furs, to help 
pay the enormous expenses that have to be incurred 
in Missions so distant, to win these people to 
Jesus Christ and restore peace among them, it 
would be desirable that those very persons who 
ought to incur these expenses for the preservation 
of the country should, at least, not be the first to 
condemn the zeal of those Fathers, and in their 
tales to paint them blacker than their gowns. 
They write to us from France that they can no 
longer provide means for the heavy expenditure 
that we incur in these new undertakings. We 
devote to them our labours, our sweat, our blood 
and our lives.” 
In cases of crime the punishment, whether of 
white or red men, was invariably a fine payable in 
