The Life of Father Isaac Jogues Missionary Priest of the Society of Jesus Slai
The Life of Father Isaac Jogues Missionary Priest of the Society of Jesus Slai
Flix Martin
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It was a large booty. Besides what each Frenchman carried as his own, there were twenty packages of church articles, vestments, books, and other things for the missionaries. Valuable as this treasure was for the Mission, it was almost worth- less to the Indians; but these articles had the great at- traction of novelty, and they were proud of having taken them from the French. As they displayed article * Now called the Richelieu or Sorel, the outlet of Lake Champlain into the St. Lawrence. The l...iid/a/is divide the Spoils. 79 after article, they gave vent to their joy in shouts, and their attention seemed riveted in their treasures. Their distribution gave some respite to the prisoners, and Father Jogues improved it to console and encourage them, while affording the succors of religion. There were twenty-three of them. Before leaving this shore, the Iroquois, after their wont, cut on the bark of trees a record of this their im- portant exploit. By the aid of rude hieroglyphical marks they recorded their victory, and the number and qual- ity of their captives.
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