. A history of Canada for high schools and academies. iliarly knownThe heroism ^^ Dollard. This young noblemans name had suf-ofDoUard. fered a stain in France. He came to Montreal insearch of an opportunity for some deed that would wipe out thereproach. At length word reached the settlement that a greatwar party was on its way down the Ottawa to exterminate Ville-Marie. Dollard, with sixteen comrades, vowed to shatter thewave ere it broke on the city, and to restore respect for Frenchvalour. They took the sacrament together, and went forth to thefate of Thermopylae. Nor was this new Thermopyla
. A history of Canada for high schools and academies. iliarly knownThe heroism ^^ Dollard. This young noblemans name had suf-ofDoUard. fered a stain in France. He came to Montreal insearch of an opportunity for some deed that would wipe out thereproach. At length word reached the settlement that a greatwar party was on its way down the Ottawa to exterminate Ville-Marie. Dollard, with sixteen comrades, vowed to shatter thewave ere it broke on the city, and to restore respect for Frenchvalour. They took the sacrament together, and went forth to thefate of Thermopylae. Nor was this new Thermopylae less gloriousthan that immortal one of old. With a handful of Huron andAlgonquin allies they ascended the Ottawa, and entrenched them-selves in the ruins of an old stockade at the pass of the Long Saultrapids. Seven hundred yelling Iroquois swooped upon them, andwere beaten back. Appalled at the terrific odds, most of Dol-lards Indians forsook him. But one Algonquin chief, and a half-score of the more warlike Hurons, stood faithful. Men were these. BISHOP LAVAL DISSENSIONS IN QUEBEC. 71 savages, of the old, heroic pattern. For three days, — burningwith thirst, for there was no spring in the fort, — fainting withhunger, for there was no time to eat, — gasping with exhaustion,for the foe allowed them no respite, these heroes held the pass;and the bodies of the Iroquois were piled so deep before themthat the palisades ceased to be a shelter. Not till all were slainbut five, and these five helpless with wounds, did the enemy wintheir way in. Of the five, four died at once ; and the last, havinglife enough left to make it worth while, was tortured. But theIroquois had been taught a lesson. They slunk back to theirlodges; and Montreal drew breath awhile in peace. 28. Dissensions in Quebec. The Great Earthquakes. — Inthe year that followed this deed of chivalry, the new governor,dAvaugour, made a tour of Canada. • DAvaugour was Disputesfull of energy, hot-tempered, and obs
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