Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-02-14

as II in horror of the grewsome flood
her surface would have to drink that
night. A red light flashed it's glare
upon the darkness; a savage yell
broke the tension of the awful mo-
ment; a woman's scream pierced the
very heart of nature; a stream Of
blood cleaned near the hames-the
red plague had come, and the woods
were filled with the fitting forms of
human demons as the bloodthirsty
lroquois rushed to the attack.
After her recovery Renee had given
herself over to her new work with
an enthusiasm that the nuns applaud
ed. Until she regained her strength
she was kept employed with her
needle. Eventually she was permitted
10 carry out her great desire, that Of
nursing the sick. Soon the fame Of
"L'Ange," the beautiful nurse, spread
through all the town and many tales
were told of her angelic sweetness by
the poor fellows after their recovery.
She was kept busy with her merciful
ministrations, for the hand of disease
lay heavy on the place that winter.
and many settlers, their strength re-
duced by the scarcity of provisions,
due to the crops failure of the previ-
Gus season, fell victims to numerous
diseases and were brought to the nuns
for their gentle care.
OFTEN calls came from the outlying
seigniories for nurses to go and attend
those too i'll to be removed to the CITY.
These were cEeerfully answered by
the nuns, Renee going several times
herself. 1t wa5 in response to one of
these demands In early spring that she
begged permission of Frontenac to go.
The comte hesitated an instant, be-
cause the seigniory to which she was
summoned lay some ten leagues I'D
the river, farther off than any previous
call had been. But as there was no
special reason for fearing immediate
trouble with the Indians, and he could
send a goodly party to escort her. he
could not find it in HIS heart to refuse
her urgent request.
The little settlement to which she
went consisted of half dozen farms
each with a house of the farmer upon
1T. AT a spot centrally located was
the home of the seigneur, flanked with
various buildings, among which was
blockhouse where was kept the pow
der and other warlike munitions. in
Guiding a small cannon. This was
built to serve as the last defense
against an attacking force. About the
group of buildings was a palisade. with
a bastion erected at each corner. In
times of trouble with the Indians the
families retired to this enclosure, aban-
doning temporarily their homes. The
seigneur and his wife had spent the
winter in Montreal, leaving affairs I'm
charge Of the head farmer. Through
improper management two OF the
servants employed about the seieniory
had fallen i'll with scurvy and were in
good chance of dying from sheer neg
lect, hence the urgent message for help
sent to Quebec.
When Renee arrived there she found
besides the sick men a couple of half
grown girls. two boys. sons OF the
seigneur. aged 10 and ~. and an old
man Of 80, also the wife OF one of tho
farmers, who stayed TO do the cook
ing, and two soldiers loaned by From
tenac TO guard the seigneur's posses-
sions In his absence. The other de-
pendants were scattered about on the
outlying farms with their families. all
hands at work as befitted tho season.
Renee managed within few days
after her arrival 10 secure some order
out OF the confusion. and her attention
to cleanliness and matters OF diet soon
showed good results in the improved
condition Of her patients. The little
spare time she had for herself che
usually spent in walking down to the
landing place or strolling along the
bank Of the stream. One afternoon
while standing with the younger OF the
two boys looking up and down the
river, while he played at skipping
stones, she noticed several times
sound as Of the mufIicd reports Of fire.
arms. Thinking it strange, she gazed
In the direction from whence the noise
came, and was surprised TO see a wom-
an suddenly emerge from the woods
and run speeding across the clearing
towards the house. "rhe Iroduois,''
she cried in terror. Renee's young
companion stopped his play. and. after
shading his eyes and gazing intentIy
an instant, seized her hand, exclaim-
ing, Run, mademoisclle. rum Here
come the Indians." and as he spoke
she saw some so or so painted savages
break from cover. As they sped 10