He found Timon's last letter of April 20 at home last Saturday when he returned from a visit of more than 600 miles, 550 on horseback, which he performed with unbelievable ease. He was first in Edgar County, Illinois for their Easter duty; than at chicago with Father Irenaeus St. Cyr. Then he went by Michigan City, Laporte, and took part at Father Louis Deseille's Indian mission, Pokegan Village in Michigan, near Niles. Then South Bend, Indiana, visiting not the establishment, which is no more, but the beautiful grounds of Father Stephen Theodore Badin at St. Mary's of the Lake, Notre Dame, ready fore anything, for the Jesuits, for St. Lazare, for etc. Then to Chief Chickako's village, another mission of Indians of Deseille, whose footsteps all the Ferris and Carey and such mock missionaries are not worthy to kiss. Bruté was delighted with the poor people in both places. The first is within one mile of that famous Bertrand, Michigan whither $70,000 has been sent by the Protestant editors for a nunnery, but not as yet one cent by the pope or the Emperor of Austria. they use their own book in Ottawa language. He confirmed 16 at Chickako's and was presented with all the usual forms and decorum of council holding and speeches with Bruté's answers through the interpreter, Mrs. Campe?au, 70 years old and Deseille helping too. One half section of their reserved land is yet under their father Andrew Jackson's approbation. Then through Logansport, Lafayette, and Terre Haute, a rapidly improving town, though Chicago beats them all, to Vincennes. Bruté has resolved to go to get priests from the old countries, since he can get not one here. Now for almost one year appointed to this new See, a voice crying in the wilderness. He thinks of starting the end of June or July, regretting not to have seen first Father John Mary Odin, C.M. but he is gone to Spain. He asks Timon's advice and help in asking Father John Baptist Tornatore, C.M. for the $50 he was so kind as to grant to Vincennes. The bounty of the Leopoldine Association has been announced to him, but after those 24 days traveling with a neighbor, at Bruté's expense, he is left with $25. If there be a real grant for Matthew Felix Ruff, his board, etc., Bruté will account for it after a while. He requests Timon and Father Joseph V. Wiseman, C.M. to try to give Ruff what they think useful for opening his mission at Fort Wayne. He writes thus on this great festival alone. Father Simon Peter Lalumière is encircling the east and north as Bruté did the opposite side. He went from Davies county, through Columbus, Shelbyville, and Abington to Fort Wayne, thence to sweep the canal to Logansport, having more Catholics to assist than Bruté found after Edgar county., P.S. The paper is torn here but the word Olivier appears. Bruté says nothing about Ruff in whom there is so much truly good. Timon is to do all possible to prepare him well before sending him back. :: IV-3-j A.L.S. English and French 4pp. 4to.