Acadian Reminiscences by Felix Voorhies

Author:Felix Voorhies [Voorhies, Felix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, North America, United States, General, State & Local, South (AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; NC; SC; TN; VA; WV), Modern, 18th Century
ISBN: 9781565544420
Google: 0ZzvngEACAAJ
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 1999-01-15T16:07:54+00:00

“But to carry out this plan, petiots, we had to travel thousands of miles through a country barren of civilization, through endless forests, and across lakes as wide and deep as the sea; we were to overcome obstacles without number and to encounter dangers and hardships at every step, and yet we remained firm in our resolve. It was exile with its train of woes and of misery; it was, perhaps, death for many of us, but we submitted to our fate, sacrificing our all in this world for our religion, and for the love of France.

“We knelt down to implore the aid and protection of God in the many dangers that beset us, and, trusting in His kind Providence, we lay down on the bare ground to sleep.

“As you may imagine, petiots, no one, save the little children slept that night. We were in a state of mental anguish so agonizing that the hours passed away without bringing the sweet repose of a refreshing sleep.

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