The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 5: Quebec, 1632-1633
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 5: Quebec, 1632-1633
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
Il a souuent dit à Pierre, enseigne vistement cét homme là, parlant de
moy, afin que nous puissions entendre ce qu'il dit. Il vient le soir
aux Litanies en nostre Chappelle quand il couche chez nous, & comme il
respondoit auec nous _ora pro nobis_, [39] Pierre se riant de cela, luy
demanda s'il entendoit bien ce qu'il auoit dit; Non, dit-il, mais ie
croy que cela est bon, puis que ces Peres le disent en priant Dieu. Il
nous a tesmoigné qu'il vouloit mourir auec nous, & qu'il ne s'en iroit
point que nous ne la chassassions; s'il n'estoit chargé d'vne si grande
famille, ie souhaitterois biẽ qu'il fut nostre domestique. Il est quasi
assez instruict pour estre baptisé s'il tomboit en danger de mort; mais
nous ne nous hasterons point, que nous ne sçachions bien parler. Comme
i'instruisois son petit fils, il me dit, Instruis moy, ie retiendray
plustost que luy, & ioignãt les mains, il disoit la benediction de
table.
He has often said to Pierre: "Teach that man as soon as you can,"
speaking of me, "in order that we may be able to understand what
he says." In the evening when he sleeps with us, he attends the
Litanies in our Chapel; and as he was answering with us, _ora
pro nobis_, [39] Pierre, laughing at this, asked him if he had
thoroughly understood what he had said: "No," said he, "but I
believe it is good, since those Fathers say it in praying to God."
He has often given proof that he would be willing to die with us,
and says he will not go away from us unless we drive him. If he
were not burdened with so large a family, I would like very well
to have him for our domestic. He is sufficiently instructed to
be baptized, should he be in danger of death; but we shall not
make haste until we know how to speak the language well. As I was
instructing his grandson, he said to me: "Teach me; I shall retain
it better than he," and, joining his hands, he pronounced the
blessing at the table.
Ie luy dis vne fois que Dieu defendoit de trauailler certains iours,
pource qu'il trauailloit vn Dimanche. Il me dit, Aduertis moy de ces
[40] iours, & ie les garderay. Lisant les Commandemens de Dieu en sa
cabane, quand ie vins à celuy qui recõmande aux enfans d'obeïr à leurs
pere & mere, il se tourna vers les siens, & leur fit signe qu'ils
escoutassent; Ayant entendu cet autre Commandement, Tu ne tueras point,
il me dit qu'on l'auoit voulu inciter à tuer quelqu'vn; mais que voyant
que c'étoit mal fait, qu'il ne l'auoit pas voulu faire. Voicy vn autre
discours.
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