guileless expressions of desire for a greater knowledge of the white men's ways

When that saintly old bigot, Father Heanepin, sailed up the IIlinois River, in 1680, earrying his "portable chapel," chalice, and chasuble, and a few holy wafers "in a stecl box, shut very close," going to teach the savages "the knowledge of the Cap- tain of Heaven and Earth, and to use fire-arms, and several other things relating to their advantage," the Ilinois were so terrified that, although they were several thousand strong, they took to tlight "with horrid cries and howlings." On being reassured by signs and words of friendlincss, they slowly tnrned-some, however, not until three or four days had passed Then they listened to the good man's discourses with "great attention; afterward gave a great shont for joy," and " ex pressed a great gratitude;" and, the missionaries being foot- sore from long travel, the kindly creatures fell to rubbing their legs and feet "with oil of bears, and grease of wild oxen, whic after mach travel is an incomparable refreshment; and prescnted us some flesh to cat, putting the three first morscls into our mouths with great ceremonies."

repity that Father Hennepin had no more tangible benefit than the doctrine of the "efficacy of the Sacraments" to communicate to the hospitable Illinois in rcturn for their healing ointments. Naturally they did not appreciate this, and he proceeded on his way disheartened by their "brutish stupidity," but consoling himself, howerer, with the thought of the nfants he had baptized. Hearing of the death of one of them, he says he is "glad it had pleased God to take this little Christian out of the world," and he atiribuled his own "preservation amidst the greatest dangers"" afterward to "the care he took for its baptism. Those dangers were, indeed, by no means in as he and his party were taken prisoners by a roaming party of these Indians, called in the Father's quaint Ho was forced to accompany

It was a considerable, old book "Nadouwessians."