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He seized the stout old seaman by the arm and held him by main force to prevent him from breaking off through the woods. "There is one thing which we can do to spoil their night's amusement," said Du Lhut. "The woods are as dry as powder, and there has been no drop of rain for a long three months." "Yes?" "And the wind blows straight for their camp, with the river on the other side of it."
And when it cleared they saw how deadly their aim had been at those close quarters. Only nine shots had been fired, and seven Indians were littered up and down on the straight stone stair. Five of them lay motionless, but two tried to crawl slowly back to their friends. Du Lhut and the censitaire raised their muskets, and the two crippled men lay still.
As they stood there, stealthy steps were heard, and before they could conceal themselves White Otter and eight of his men were upon them. Du Lhut grasped a club from among the weapons that with other offerings strewed the earth at the statue's feet and prepared to sell his life dearly. The priest drew forth his crucifix and prayed.
As they stood there, stealthy steps were heard, and before they could conceal themselves White Otter and eight of his men were upon them. Du Lhut grasped a club from among the weapons that with other offerings strewed the earth at the statue's feet and prepared to sell his life dearly. The priest drew forth his crucifix and prayed.
The only regrettable circumstance is that the story should have been told by Hennepin instead of by Du Lhut or rather, that we should not have also Du Lhut's detailed version instead of the brief account which he has left.
"I would that the women and children were in a safe place, but we may send them down the river to-night if all goes well. Has anyone heard anything of Du Lhut?" "Jean has the best ears of any of us, your excellency," said one man from beside the brass corner cannon. "He thought that he heard shots a few minutes ago." "Then he has come into touch with them. I am too short-handed already.
'He was, says Vaudreuil, 'a very honest man. In these words will be found an indirect commendation of Frontenac, who discovered Du Lhut, supported him through bitter opposition, and placed him where his talents and energy could be used for the good of his country.
It was five minutes before Du Lhut thought it safe to rise from their shelter. "By Saint Anne," he whispered, "did you count them?" "Three hundred and ninety-six," said Amos. "I made it four hundred and two." "And you thought that there were only a hundred and fifty of them!" cried De Catinat. "Ah, you do not understand. This is a fresh band.
Such was the man who now walked by their sides along the bank of the Richelieu, and both Amos and De Catinat knew that his presence there had a sinister meaning, and that the place which Greysolon du Lhut had chosen was the place where the danger threatened. "What do you think of those fires over yonder, Du Lhut?" asked young De la Noue.
While Du Lhut, chief of the coureurs de bois, was trading on Lake Superior, La Salle, the greatest of these merchants, was preparing his far-reaching scheme for colonizing the Indians in the Illinois region under the direction of the French, so that they might act as a check on the inroads of the Iroquois, and aid in his plan of securing an exit for the furs of the Northwest, particularly buffalo hides, by way of the Mississippi and the Gulf.
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