. Canada : a descriptive text book . hunt, fish, or trade. After the change to Royal government, things went on somewhatbetter and the little settlements and lonely seigniories between Mont-real and Quebec gradually increased in number. But the hostileIroquois were always a source of danger ; sometimes they lurked in the 64 CANADA. woods on the lookout for anyone so unhappy as to stray away from theclearing ; at other times they would make a sudden descent iii force andfall upon some sleeping settlement. The most dreadful of these raidswas the massacre of Lachine, when many people were slain o
. Canada : a descriptive text book . hunt, fish, or trade. After the change to Royal government, things went on somewhatbetter and the little settlements and lonely seigniories between Mont-real and Quebec gradually increased in number. But the hostileIroquois were always a source of danger ; sometimes they lurked in the 64 CANADA. woods on the lookout for anyone so unhappy as to stray away from theclearing ; at other times they would make a sudden descent iii force andfall upon some sleeping settlement. The most dreadful of these raidswas the massacre of Lachine, when many people were slain only a shortdistance above Montreal. The French colonists showed the utmostbravery in their difficult position, and deeds of heroism were constantlyoccurring. For instance, the Seigneur de la Vercheres dwelt at a lonely spot onthe St. Lawrence, a short distance below Montreal, so exposed to attacksfrom the Iroquois that it was called the Castle Dangerous of it was here that Madeleine, the fourteen year old daughter of the. Quebec. Seigneur, proved herself a heroine whose name should live so long ashistory is written to serve as an inspiration to girls and boys. Onemorning when her father was away at Quebec, and most of the peo-ple at work in the fields, she was at home with only two soldiers, anold man of eighty and her two little brothers. Suddenly the Iroquoisattacked the fort. The soldiers at once gave up in despair when theythought of their weakness and the strength of the enemy. But thebrave little girl took command and set such an example of calm couragethat the soldiers were ashamed and took heart again. She held thoIndians at bay, until some of the women from the fields managed tosteal into the fort. So well did the young leader dispose her forces, CANADA. 65 and take measures against every stratagem of the Indians that for awhole week she kept them off and foiled their best efforts. Her broth-ers, one twelve and the other ten years of age, proved able assista
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