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The chief orator of the Onondagas was a remarkable person, who either for his eloquence or aspect is called by La Hontan, Grangula, or Big Mouth. Having listened to La Barre's bellicose words and their interpretation, 'he rose, took five or six turns in the ring that the French and the savages formed, and returned to his place.
"And those who go to the galleys get no more furs to divide with the Governor of New France, and the governor who gets no furs goes home a poor man." M. de la Barre's sallow face wrinkled again in a dry laugh. "La Chesnaye has told you?" "La Chesnaye's son " "Have the ships a good cargo? They must remain here till our officer examines them."
"A mere boast the boy made, yet with a grain of truth to bolster it. La Barre acted with authority, but there has not been time for his report to be passed upon by Louis. No doubt 'tis now upon the sea." "And now for this reason to lay his cause before the King, the Sieur de la Salle, sailed for France." "Yes, but too late; already confirmation of La Barre's act is en route to New France.
"Memorial History of Boston," ii, 31. "They nourished by your indulgence? They grew up by your neglect of them!" Barre's speech in Parliament, February, 1765. "Memorial History of Boston," i, 340, 376. See, on this point, Sabine's "American Loyalists," 7. Bancroft's "United States," ed. 1855, v, 265. References to Bancroft will at first be to this edition. Bancroft's "United States," v, 266.
Soon after La Barre's arrival, La Chesnaye is said to have induced him to urge the Iroquois to plunder all traders who were not provided with passports from the governor. The Iroquois complied so promptly, that they stopped and pillaged, at Niagara, two canoes belonging to La Chesnaye himself, which had gone up the lakes in Frontenac's time, and therefore were without passports.
Convicts revolted, made a break at the prison and on the way to the quarries at the same moment! Of course seized the time when the post was weakest, helped by ticket-of-leave-men and led by Henri Durien, Gaspard, and Gabrielle Rouget. Gabrielle Rouget, eh! And this is the twenty-fifth! Yes, I will take Barre's horse, captain, thank you; it is fresher than mine. Away we go!
On the morning of the 22d, Weitzel, having completed the object of his halt at Murdock's plantation, marched at a stretch the thirty-four miles to Simmesport without further molestation, and arriving there on the morning of the 23d, at once began the crossing. Chickering marched from Barré's Landing on the morning of the 21st of May.
However, in spite of all Barre's attempts to distract the attention of the bystanders from the subject, they still persisted in desiring to discover the extent of the devil's knowledge of foreign languages, and at their suggestion the bailiff proposed to Barre to try him in Hebrew instead of Gaelic.
He stared at me, his slow wits scarcely translating my words. Seemingly the man had but one idea in his thick head. "How know you the truth of all you have said?" he asked. "Where learned you of this wealth?" "By overhearing conversation while hidden behind the curtain in La Barre's office. He spoke freely with his aide, and later with Cassion.
My soul delights in the repose and gracious curves of the Venus; and in Barre's bronzes the secrets of the jungle are revealed to me. A medallion of Homer hangs on the wall of my study, conveniently low, so that I can easily reach it and touch the beautiful, sad face with loving reverence.
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