Bruté received Timon's letter of March 13. Continued April 5. Saturday Bruté ordained Matthew Felix Ruff subdeacon, Father Simon Lalumière being with him. Lalumière returned to his parishes, St. Peter's, St. Mary's, the same morning. Bruté has to continue preparing his seminarian for many things, to yield him after Easter to the clamors of the north about Fort Wayne; so many Catholics who have not had a priest for 9 months. Bruté has lost the esteemed Father Stephen Theodore Badin who remains now in Cincinnati; it is doubtful he will return. Bruté wrote a distressing letter to Timon's superior, so affected was he by Lalumière's return. Beside the ceremonies he will have a crowd of confessions, First Communions, Easter duties of many years, and a Confirmation on Quadragesimo Sunday, to attend to. Yet he says nothing of his maladministration of temporal land of the church, debts and revenues. The parishioners cannot agree to have a subscription list. They did not subscribe half of what they did? for Father Lawrence Picot, who had not succeeded to get half what Father Anthony Blanc had. They say they will give as they choose; that means for most, nothing. Bruté lives on his abroad-money from the good young lady's! who wrote such an edifying letter. Then from a dew others, $20 and $20, as for instance Messrs. Campbell and McMeal, once so well known to Father Joseph Wiseman. Bruté does not despond but will have to think more after his first perhaps ill-directed efforts how to proceed better to fulfill his too great trust of founding a diocese. He sees the good Jesuits step back. No Father Benjamin Petit on whom to hope. Bruté has not yet heard of Mr. John? Kenny., P.S. Bruté has catechism class twice a day at present; the ignorance of the children is extreme. :: IV-3-j A.L.S. English and French 4pp. 8vo.