Philippe Druillet

At all events, the young zealot was obliged throughout a dozen long years to practice patience, while inwardly yearning with all the intensity of his soul for a life of sacrifice in the North American wilds.

The relations had borne to him the story of the trials for the church suffered by such great brethren of his order as Biard, Massé, Charles and Jerome Lallemant, Ragueneau, Vimont, Le Jeune, Chaumonot, Bressani, Druillet, Dablon, and Allouez.

They had recorded for him the martyrdom of Doucet, the giant Brébeuf, Daniel, Garnier, the gentle Jogues, Goupil, Ménard, Chabanel, Garreau, and Gabriel Lallemant.

No wonder that the heart of this son of warriors was stirred to its depths by the recital of such heroic deeds as his brothers were in the consecrated service of the church daily performing in darkest America, that he fretted beneath the bonds which kept a man of action within cloistered walls.