The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 6: Quebec, 1633-1634
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 6: Quebec, 1633-1634
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
L'autre raison du P. Lallemant est que ces enfans cousteront à nourrir
et entretenir en France, et la mission est pauvre. S'ils sont en un
collége, on demandera pension; s'ils sont ailleurs, cela retardera les
aumônes que feroient les personnes qui les nourriront. Je répond que
les collèges ne prendront point de pension, et quand il en faudroit, je
trouve la chose si importante pour la gloire de Dieu, qu'il la faudroít
donner. Le P. Lallemant commence à gouster mes raisons; car je l'assure
qu'on ne peut retenir les petits Sauvages, s'ils ne sont dépaïsés ou
s'ils n'ont quelques camarades qui les aident à demeurer volontiers.
Nous en avons eû deux: en l'absence des sauvages, ils obéissoient
tellement quellement; les sauvages estoient-ils cabanés près de nous,
nos enfants n'estoient plus à nous, nous n'osions leur rien dire.
Father Lallemant's other reason is that it will cost something to
maintain these children in France, and the mission is poor. If
they are in a college, their board will have to be paid; if they
are elsewhere, that will diminish the alms which would be given by
the persons who support them. I answer that the colleges will not
take anything for board; and, if it were necessary to pay this, I
find the affair so important for the glory of God, that it ought
to be given. Father Lallemant begins to appreciate my reasons,
for I assured him that we could not retain the little Savages, if
they be not removed from their native country, or if they have not
some companions who help them to remain of their own free will. We
have had two of these: in the absence of the savages they obeyed
tolerably well, but when the savages were encamped near us, our
children no longer belonged to us, we dared say nothing.
Si nous pouvons avoir quelques enfants cette [156] année, je feray
mon possible pour les faire passer, du moins deux garçons, et cette
petite fille, qui trouvera trois maisons pour une. On m'en demande en
plusieurs endroits. Si M. Duplessis m'écoute, au nom de Dieu, soit.
Quant le P. Lallemant aura expérimenté la difficulté qu'il y a de
retenir ces enfants libertins, il parlera plus haut que moy.
If we can have some children this [156] year I shall do all I can
to have them go over, at least two boys and this little girl, who
will find three homes for one. Several places have asked me for
them. If M. Duplessis listens to me, in the name of God, so let it
be. When Father Lallemant shall have found out the difficulty there
is in keeping these wild children, he will speak more peremptorily
than I do.
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