she was universally known and esteemed, to tell the news, and call to
his aid the sympathies of her friends. As a matter of course, every one
disapproved of her proceedings (when was anything undertaken for the
glory of God, approved of by the children of this world?), and she was
overwhelmed with letters from all quarters, containing criticisms on her
conduct, and assuring her that she was acting a very foolish part. But
her constancy remained unshaken, as conscience told her her resolution
was made for the glory of God. This trial was followed by two others,
which were calculated either to unsettle or confirm her vocation, as,
under the guise of prudence, a seemingly greater good was proposed. In
fact, a person less enlightened in the ways of God would have wavered at
this period of her life. During her sojourn in Paris, she resided with a
certain Mme. de Bellevue, a woman of merit and and virtue, but who, it
must be acknowledged, used her tongue pretty freely on certain
occasions.

This lady had two distinguished brothers, one a canon of la Sainte
Chapelle, the other being Provincial of the Carmelites in the Province
of Paris. Both gentlemen were informed of the arrival of the lady from
Troyes, whom Mme. Bellevue described as wonderfully as possible.
However, they learned from _herself_ two things, which the devil
endeavored to turn to _his_ advantage; first, that she was on the point
of going alone to Montreal with M. de Maisonneuve, and second, that she
had at one time a strong inclination to join the Carmelite Order, which
had so far refused to receive her. These good people conceived a high
idea of her sanctity during her short stay among them, and persuaded
themselves they would be doing her a service, if they could induce her
to give up the Canadian mission. The news of the murderous attack of the
savages on the colonists of Montreal had reached them, and they made the
most of the information. They even represented M. de Maisonneuve as a