It seems almost a century since they stopped corresponding. DuBourg suspects the cause and it is time now for him to explain himself. Brute thought him cool but that is not true. Brute's ordor was such that DuBourg thought he should not have him with him, but he prayed for him that he would attain his purpose in life. Recent letters of Brute have convinced him that his prayers have been answered. He knows no one better prepared to render service to religion than Brute. Perhaps Brute finds him cold and he will agree with that opinion. He asked Sister Marguerite to communicate to Brute some details about the starting of the mission among the Osages. Several other tribes of Missouri Indians manifest the same interests. He has charged Father Mathew Bernard Anduze to tell Brute about them. He will talk over these matters when he has occasion to visit Brute next spring. It is not only the Indians that are well disposed but also some Protestants. All the members of the government family are exemplary in the practice of their religion. He believes that Brute's call is there. :: II-3-o - A.L.S. - French - 3pp.2