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narratives 10 devoted by Mt. Parkman to 4
skctcl, Of The condition ot New France uulrr the
rule Of Fron.cpac, the able anil congental scr7-
ant Ut Louis XIV. II mns In iB12 that the Count
was first appointed Governor and Lieutenant
General for the King IN all New France, when
he had attained the mature age Of 5o. Accord
tng 10 St. Simon, the courtlcr honored With this
high responsibility was "a man Of excellent parts,
living much In society, 0n1 completely rntnrh.
lie found II harl to bear thc impurfous temper |
Of his wife; and hc was given the gov |
crnmcnt Of Canada 10 deliver him from /
her, and afford him some means Of living"
According 10 popular opinion, the King was giad |
to send the gay gallant 10 n distant land for
scandal had united bis name with that Of Ma
dnme de Montcspan In manner dlspleastng to
her Royal lover. BE It ~ It maY. Count Frontc-
nae, when he sailed for Qncbcc, proceeded alone
to his remote and trying post. leaving hts vile
behind to exercise hes rare soeta! Etits Ia the
support 81 q one of thc most Lr'li1ant salons o'
On arriving at tho Capital Of the French En-
ptre III An1erra; the new Governor itn1net'atrly
lnauguratcd active measures to further tue prus-
perttY of the Province, and a'so 10 establish ~
power upon an tmmoyable foundation. Ills
naughty temper and unyieang obstLnacy In
volyed him in perpetual difficulties With pts sub
1ects and un1ef-olllccrs. and At the emu Of zen
Barre, who succec.led him. was unequal
| to tie task Of managing the colony
nuu irna,oe mi in tbrcn vrars' time was super-
.,ISti ~ fhs Marut,js de Dcnonr1llc, Alter
ft,,.r ,,,';-r vrors ~ m,errattc nsrulc, dnring
whIcl, "iarninc, destitut,on, disease. and the
1roa,tois were making Caiaala the1r ttey;"
| Of ptIlce and dispatched 10 the wasting Colony
| IL the hope TINT hs vigorous spirit would tnfusc
NE Into 4. fe0Peg #, sssTass sssT xst his cou,.r.
ae,erna Ms a, an aasG" ta aaso.
soldier repaired 9nss nloss 10 ~ tle t., a.tant
Fro'lnee - sptn e in,a ~. ,'no, T.,
I'm ,Ma H. hs ialnrc with undtmnsht,,g zeal to re-.
yiye lie strength Of the weakened settlements
In New France, and. when his placc WIS finally
made vacant, sne5 naa '"o'e LII" seeoscfeo
'Gis .o..t,r,i ri III. aecon1 nrrtnt of Fron.e
nac,e rule in tapat,a Is tt1cd win tho cruel de-
fnIis Of war and rapne. Engagements with ur.
friendly lndiant, aud raids upon the oht1o4th ot
nc Enesn any c,arrer, au1 ",,I wrrc ~ nn.
"enic1 viii ali the horrors Vi d crusade In which
tha suyare rcl.,r,a s either an ally OF an enc
my. It was an unhappy era II the history Of
tho country, anu tlc sKll o1 Mf. ratkMan has
s oSe. ILL., a,,n-atr ~ r,cact sc chi"f mr.
ptess.nE Iv . 1rs,n ~ nnIr ir IL" ev"s NJ Tia
~ nnH ~ nrod~ ~ ,xhom Rc as encro,is
.'s1tn"t. a' nn i"afsrtnr em, hfs ,1tal,tcx
see!n prasswortny aha ~ aetrt .n,,u In, ha. ham
erto ' esr. IN lie annals e u i thc me peroG
"ratst,,1 rcc"euitio,' IL ,r tn TIC aMthor. he
Eos .irawn % III infornation mainly from original
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