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Jean De Brebecoming: A Short Story

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As I sit here in the darkness, I feel the cold harsh winter winds and hear the howling of wolves in the distance. My body aches, I am battered and bruised. The Iroquois attacked our village yesterday. They are a savage bunch with the brute strength of heathens. There was so much blood shed, so much pain and violence. Gabriel and I were captured and tortured for hours. We have been tied and bound to a stake. They are collecting fire wood to build a raging fire and burn us to death. I am not afraid of death. I am anxious to transition from this mortal life to the afterlife and be with my Father in Heaven. As I await my fate, I must reflect on my life’s journey….. I, Jean de Brebeuf was born on March 25, 1593 in Normandy France. I had a typical childhood in my middle class European home with my family. I had a …show more content…

They were nomad hunters and the mission was a very harsh one. My superiors decided that it would be best for me to do my next mission amongst the Huron people as they have a settlement and are a farming and trading tribe. This would make my work of teaching and converting them to Christianity a bit easier. And so it was, I was off to Huronia. It was a very hard and cold winter. The journey to the village took us over a month to complete as we travelled by canoe down the St. Lawrence with many portages thru very dense forests. It was a great and beautiful country but it was full of very dangerous …show more content…

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