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touching circumstances. Many of these unfortunates spilled tears in hearing for the first time, on strange soil, the affectionate and sympathetic words addressed to them from such a good heart, this dignified man representing a friend to these poor and unfortunate. These tears fell in torrents, when they heard resonate in the modest temple the voice of sisters accompanied by their little orphans singing to rejoice these hearts drowning in pain, their national hymn of Saint Patrick; it was a contrast <PAGE BREAK> June 9th 1847 The TYPHUS of 1847 June 9th, EIGHT Grey Nuns and FIVE women leave for the SHEDS. (1847) A N C I E N J O U R N A L.
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(41) NOTES TAKEN FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MONTREAL for them, who had long since only heard the groans of death and the sighs of the moribund. Since then, mass was regularly celebrated daily. Until October 18th, the SHEDS were served by passing priests; but since this day, the Jesuits RR. PP. TELLIER and SCHEANSKY and a third Irish priest, M. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;MALY, were there constantly all winter long. It is impossible to explain the zeal, the charity and especially the eternal bounty they deployed in favour of these unfortunates. The almost continuous vexations and crudeness they had to endure at the hand of these employees was never enough to have them retreat even a single step with regards to their devotion. . . . .â&#x20AC;?
( 1 ) Mr Barrett, There is a great deal of unnecessary expense gone into with No 6, which was allowed to be used as a temporary chapel when not wanted as a ward, and will in all probability be required as a ward. The directions which were that it should be cased like one of these other wards and half used as a chapel, as long as it