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to prevent the introducing any new relaxation of 

 manners. Intoxicating liquors, the mod common 

 and almoft the fole (tumbling block, which is able 

 to caufe the favages to fail off, are prohibited by a 

 folerrm vow, the breach of which is fubrhitted to a 

 publick penance, as well as every other fault which 

 bccafiOris fcandal ; and a relapfe is generally fufH- 

 tient to banifh the criminal without any hopes of 

 return from a place, which ought to be the impreg- 

 nable fortrefs and the facred afylurri of piety and 

 innocence. Peace and fubordi nation reign here in 

 a perfect manner ; and this village feems to confti- 

 tute but one family, which is regulated by the pur- 

 en; maxims of the gofpel. This mud always oc- 

 cafion matter of furprize to every one, who confided 

 to what a height thefe people, particularly the Hu- 

 rons 1 , ufually carry their natural fiercer,' is and tht 

 love of independance. 



The greater!, and perhaps the only trouble which 

 the mifiioiiary has, is to find wherewithal to fubfift 

 his flock \ the territory which he pofieiTes, not be- 

 ing fufficient for that purpofe, and there are very 

 good reafons againft abandoning it ; however, Pro- 

 vidence fupplies this defect. Monfieur and Ma- 

 dame Begon were of our pilgrimage, and were re- 

 teived by our good Neophytes as perfons of their 

 rank ought to be, who, at the fame time, never 

 buffered them to want the neceflaries of life. After 

 a reception, entirely military on the part of the war- 

 riors, and the acclamations of the multitude, they 

 began with exercifes of piety, which contributed to 

 the mutual edification of all prefent. This was fol- 

 lowed with a general feftival at the expence of Ma- 

 dam Begon, who received all the honours of it. The 

 men, according to cuftorri, eat in one houfe, and 

 the women with the little children in another. 1 



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