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they would be sure to have a place secured 

 to them in Paradise. 



The following Sunday he informed his 

 congregation that his prayers had succeed- 

 ed, and that each might now adopt his fa- 

 vourite and favouring Saint, whom, how- 

 ever, it would be necessary to enter in a 

 book, opposite the name of each individual. 

 The reverend father then produced a large 

 book for this purpose, but not one name 

 would he insert without first receiving from 

 each person four reals (two shillings English), 

 which the poor Indians found themselves 

 compelled to pay, in order to secure their 

 supposed happiness in another world. And 

 thus the crafty curate obtained the sum he 

 required, — gaining his end without much 

 scruple as to the means." 



On the 12th, the canal being well secured 

 with planks, I began by running off three 



