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1645-46] JOURNAL DBS PP. J&SUITES 173same time with one robert, an excellent Christian ;his nephew and a son were killed. Thewife of this same Vincent had her scalp tornoff; she bore it well, and steadfastly assistedher husband, even to the end. Vincent wasburied in the Cemetery of Quebek, where hislate Father, who had also died holily, towit, francois boule",one of the first and excellent Christians, had been buried 5 or 6 yearsbefore. 30On the 1 8th, eve of St. Joseph (which eve St. Joseph.fell on passion Sunday, as above), betweenseven and eight in the evening, St. Joseph sBonfire was made. Monsieur the Governorcame to get us; we were at supper; fatherVimont went thither, and made my excuses,because of some Inconvenience that hinderedme. Monsieur the Governor lit the fire ;thesoldiers gave 3 salvos, and four Cannon shotswere fired ;there were also some rockets.On the iQth, when the Angelus was rung,they fired one Cannon shot, and at the mass,at the Elevation, three or four, with somesalvos of musketry. High mass began about10 o clock, and vespers followed; but Monsieur the Governor was Inconvenienced bythis, and thought that it would have beenmore suitable to separate mass from Vespers, to say mass as usual, and vespersabout 1 1 o clock. Compline was said betweentwo and three; the sermon followed; andthen we went to the Ursulines to have thebenediction in honor of St. :Joseph Iste Confessor, hie vir despiciens, the magnificat, alternis