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to thefe two Wretches. The Jefuits were thereup- 

 on fent to Baptize them, and oblige them to ac- 

 knowledge the Trinity, and the Incarnation, and 

 to reprefent to them the Joys of Paradife, and the 

 Torments of Hell, within the fpace of eight or ten 

 hours. You will readily confefs, Sir, that this was 

 a very bold way of treating thefe great Myfteries, 

 and that to endeavour to make the Iroquefe under- 

 (land them fo quickly, was to expofe them to their 

 Laughter. Whether they took thefe Truths for Songs, 

 I do not know; but this I can alTure you, that from 

 the Minute they were acquainted with this fatal 

 News, they fent back thefe good Fathers without e- 

 ver hearing them ; and then they began to fing the 

 fong of Death, according to the cuftom of the Sa- 

 vages. Some charitable Perfon having thrown a 

 Knife to them in Prifon, he who had the leaft Cou- 

 rage of the two, thruft it into his Breaft, and died 

 of the Wound immediately. Some young Hurons of 

 Lorette, aged between fourteen and fifteen years, 

 came to feize the other, and carry him away to the 

 Diatnant Cape, where notice was given to prepare a 

 great pile of Wood. He ran to death with a great- 

 er unconcernednefs, than Socrates would have done, 

 if he had been in his cafe. During the time of Ex- 

 ecution he fung continually ; u That he was a War- 

 " riour, brave and undaunted ; that the moft cruel 

 C€ kind of Death could not ILock his Courage, that 

 * no Torments could extort from him any Cries, 

 iC that his Companion was a Coward for having 

 <c kiird himfelf through the fear of Torment ; and 

 " laftly, that if he was burnt, he had this Comfort, 

 €C that he had treated many French and Hurons after 

 " the fame manner. All that he faid was very true, 

 and chiefly as to his own courage and firmnefs of 

 Sou! ; for I can truly fwear to you, that he nei- 

 ther ilied Tears, nor was ever perceiv'd to Sigh ; 

 but on the contrary, during all the time that hefuf- 



