. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . the fatal guns, and they hastily retreated when theyfound the town prepared for defense. The life of Champlain is the history of Quebec for nearly thir-ty 3-cars. But the most useful life is not always possessed of themost interest; then let us pass over in silence the next thirteenyears, eventful to the struggling colony, but of little importancesave to the local antiquarian. 1635 was the date of the severest MARQUETTE. 63 misfortune which had yet befallen the struggling colony, for thenit was that Champlain died. His strong hand had sustained itt
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . the fatal guns, and they hastily retreated when theyfound the town prepared for defense. The life of Champlain is the history of Quebec for nearly thir-ty 3-cars. But the most useful life is not always possessed of themost interest; then let us pass over in silence the next thirteenyears, eventful to the struggling colony, but of little importancesave to the local antiquarian. 1635 was the date of the severest MARQUETTE. 63 misfortune which had yet befallen the struggling colony, for thenit was that Champlain died. His strong hand had sustained itthrough troubles from without and dissensions within; winningthe resj^ect of the savages, he prevented danger from that quar-ter; and by his indefatigable exertions foiled the efforts of thosewho would have sacrificed everything to their own gain. MARQUETTE. But, whilo Champlain was dead, the spirit of adventure wasstill alive, although for a little time it slumbered. It will be re-membered that a number of Franciscans had come to New France. JESUrr MISSIONARY PREACHING TO THE INDIANS. to engage in missionary work; later, when Calvinists were per-mitted to trade there, it was on the express condition that theymaintain a certain number of Jesuits in this wilderness. Thesemen, vowed not only to chastity, poverty and obedience, but togo wherever their superior should send them, left the cells wherethey had, perhaps, studied half their lives away, and wore awaythe remainder of their days amid the hardships of the claimed to be successful in their work, and certainly theclaim is justified if we consider only the number of converts; but 64 MARQUETTE. when we come to the extent of conversion which each Indianunderwent, the case is altered. Whatever they may or may nothave accomplished spiritually, certainly they thought they weredoing their duty, and no privations deterred, no dangers dauntedthem. They penetrated into the wilderness in every direction,and becoming emhue
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