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new eon t cits. Shorlly after tIi]R» 

 being f^^ani attacked iviih my lor- 

 luer lualafly, I was ctbJigpd' oiitie 

 more to quit my (lear tti>ck, In Jftnu- 

 ary 1851 BuurrcJier lioviu^;; heeri 

 «ent to fill iny plal!^^, waw blmsalt' 

 iiltaf^ked ijy the fever of tlie woods 

 v?hMi earripd tiim to the grave, after 

 a siynurri of ii i ciir and faw riiontliB, 

 HpttUh having- returned to me in tha 

 interval I ^^mhi reiiirncd Ui my post 

 to replane the TTurltiy BrrtHicr ii'liom 

 death hafl carried aivpy- Tliank Gud 

 r)iy liealUi has tiKeii very lEjiHid siuiie 

 that iiiue— 23rd Deceniiicr il^j^f*. 

 MeSi^rii, Bourrelier ami Contant were 

 siicceEisrul ill incr^as^n^ the h« tuber of 

 uur convert!^ ami hnd cBtahliiihed u 

 «diool for biith iUc ;;t1rls inid the hoys. 

 Tlifi!?e gchoiiJa are now my chief con- 

 sul ation ; th« cUitdreii whotri we are 

 obliged to feed and chtht omu^ to 

 the poverty of tbmr parentt;^ ami the 

 distance wbicli they live frtiiti 

 ore very well dtsciplined, and are 

 fast bisinj^ the wandering ditspoaitiDO 

 whieli chatacterififs their pai cnta. Se- 

 veral can read pcrfcetiy, and the 

 more advanced 1 have comtucnced 

 to tench arilbmetic* TJiey can 

 vmz at Mass J and know i^everal 

 French and ftlalay cftniitrlesj^most 

 iif the little g;iriii can sew pretiy welL 

 Tile tutal nunibei' of Mantrasi Uapti^- 



lip to the present time (1857) IbBIO, 

 uf wbidi number G5 me dead, Seve- 



