ery, to rally his
shattered ranks. Struck down with a mortal wound, he was
placed upon a litter and borne to the General Hospital on
the banks of the St. Charles. The surgeons told him that he
could not recover. "I am glad of it," was his calm reply. He
then asked how long he might survive, and was told that he
had not many hours remaining. "So much the better," he said;
"I am happy that I shall not live to see the surrender of
Quebec." Officers from the garrison came to his bedside to
ask his orders and instructions. "I will give no more
orders," replied the defeated soldier; "I have much business
that must be attended to, of greater moment than your ruined
garrison and this wretched country. My time is very short;
therefore, pray leave me." The officers withdrew, and none
remained in the chamber but his confessor and the Bishop of
Quebec. To the last, he expressed his contempt for his own
mutinous and half-famished troops, and his admiration for
the disciplined valor of his opponents. He died before
midnight, and was buried at his own desire in a cavity of
the earth formed by the bursting of a bombshell."

We conclude with a sketch of Pontiac:

"Pontiac, as already mentioned, was principal chief of the
Ottawas. The Ottawas, Ojibwas, and Pottawattamies, had long
been united in a loose kind of confederacy, of which he was
the virtual head. Over those around him his authority was
almost despotic, and his power extended far beyond the
limits of the three united tribes. His influence was great
among all the nations of the Illinois country; while, from
the sources of the Ohio to those of the Mississippi, and,
indeed, to the farthest boundaries of the wide-spread
Algonquin race, his name was known and respected. The fact
that Pontiac was born the son of a chief would in no degree
account for the extent of his power; for, among Indians,
many a chief's son sinks back into insignificance, while the
offspring of a common warrior may succeed to his place.
Among all the wild tribes of the continent, personal merit
is indispensable to gaining or preserving dignity. Courage,
resolution, wisdom, address and eloquence, are sure
passports to distinction. With all these Pontiac was
preeminently endowed, and it was chiefly to them, urged to