The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 7: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1635
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 7: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1635
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
On the fourteenth and fifteenth, we made long stages, to go and
plant our cabin near two small Moose that my host had killed.
Upon the way, as we discovered the tracks of a third, my host
interrupted the journey to go and look for it. I belonged to the
rear guard of our army; that is, I was coming up slowly behind the
others, when suddenly this Elk appeared, coming straight toward
me, and after it my host in hot pursuit. The snow was very deep,
and hence, ere it had gone five hundred steps, it was killed. We
encamped near there and made a feast of it.
[302] L'Apostat continuant icy ses blasphemes, me demandoit deuant
ses freres pour les animer contre Dieu, pourquoy ie priois celuy qui
n'entendoit ny ne voyoit rien, ie le repris fort vertement & luy
imposay silence.
[302] The Apostate, continuing to blaspheme here, asked me, in the
presence of his brothers, in order to turn them against God, why
I prayed to him who neither saw nor heard anything. I rebuked him
very sharply and imposed silence upon him.
Le sixiesme iour de Mars nous changeasmes de demeure, le Sorcier, le
Renegat, & deux ieunes chasseurs tirerent deuant nous droit aux riues
du grand fleuue, l'occasion de cette separation fut que mon hoste braue
chasseur ayant descouuert quatre Orignaux, & quantité de cabanes de
Castors, ne pouuant luy seul en mesme temps chasser en tant d'endroits
fort separez, le Sorcier mena ces ieunes chasseurs pour courre les
Orignaux, & luy demeura pour les Castors: cette separation me fit du
bien & du mal. Du bien, pource que ie fus deliuré du Sorcier, ie n'ay
point de paroles pour declarer l'importunité de ce meschant homme. Du
mal, pource que mon hoste ne prenant point d'Orignaux nous ne mangions
que du boucan qui m'estoit fort contraire, que s'il prenoit des Castors
on en faisoit seicherie, [303] excepté des petits que nous mangions,
les plus beaux & les meilleurs estoient reseruez pour les festins
qu'ils deuoient faire au Printemps, au lieu où ils s'estoient donnez le
rendez-vous.
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