Lorenzo Surprenant's smile broadened and he shook his head. "No, the idea of settling down on the farm does not tempt me, not in theleast. I earn good wages where I am and like the place very well; I am used to the work."
I can understand his sentiment, no reason to work on a farm when he has a better job else where that he already enjoys.
AFTER a few chilly days, June suddenly brought veritable spring weather.
Interesting, chilly days in June. Probably doesn't happen a lot, I would venture to say it's a rare occurrence.
"Yes, I sold everything. I was never a very good hand at farming, you know. Working in the shanties, trapping, making a little money from time to time as a guide or in trade with the Indians, that is the life for me; but to scratch away at the same fields from one year's end to another, and stay there forever, I would not have been able to stick to that all my life; I would have felt like a cow tethered to a stake."
Interesting. He understands what it would mean to continue on the legacy, but at the same time he wants to do something that he wants with his life that makes him happy.
He smoked and talked with the men now by virtue of his fourteen years, his broad shoulders and his knowledge of husbandry
Imagery, depicting a knowledgeable and wise man who has "seen a thing or two"
Gloomily would he mutter before the empty preserve jar:—"It was the Demon of gluttony who tempted me."
Interesting choice of words, very descriptive and sets the mood
"You know, you have to suffer if you want to win. Jesus had to die and resurrect. That's the kind of thing we expect from our players. You must be ready to suffer in order to win or earn us some victory. You must risk everything and sweat and fight or be knocked out," he said.
I don't feel like any friendly-match should be played as a do or die and related to Jesus.
He knows the class will attract students who are unfamiliar with religious studies and says that's okay. He noted, however, it's still an academic course.
Yes, because people who are interested in actual religious studies won't be taking a course that tries to convince them that hockey is a religion.
In Prof. Olivier Bauer's class at the Université de Montréal, worshippers can argue that their team is their religion.
I think this is being taken way out of context.
Religion is typically used to explain the origins of life, and what we are here to do. I'm not sure if anyone legitimately believes their sole purpose in life is to watch the Canadiens.
His rare defeats were their defeats.And no defeat was as personal, as galling, as the suspensionthat NHL president Clarence Campbell had handed Richard the daybefore all hell broke loose.
This does explain a bit why the fans got behind their team so much and got soo aggressive about it, but still I don't see the need for such hostility.
He got a slap in theface.
Get a grip, there's no reason to slap this man in the face here.
Sportsriots have become commonplace
Never a good look that the sports fans can't keep mature and calm. At the end of the day it's just a game.
Not surprising, then, that a French paper published a cartoon of Campbell’s bloody head on a platter with the caption, “This is how we would like to see him.”
Wow, it's amazing how this riled people up so much to the extent that they would physically like to see someone bloodied and beaten.
Campbell fined the Habs’ star $250 and suspended him for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals, a loss
That's a big penalty. Not only do you have to fork over a fine but also cost yourself the ability to play in that game
“cardinal sin”
The ultimate, unforgivable, taboo sin of all time is slashing? Yeah, it was a little aggressive but I mean come on man, it's hockey.
His tantrums had become as legendary as his goals.
That is a great way to become infamous. You achieve things, but also act with aggression and anger.
he showed up at the Forum exhausted from moving furniture all day into his family’s new apartment — then scored five goals and added three assists, setting the NHL record for most points in a single game.
Amazing! After doing all of that I probably wouldn't have been able to get off the coach, let alone score 5 goals and three assists in ONE GAME!
“RICHARD GOES INSANE”
Interesting headline. Doesn't seem very professional at all and is just sure to stir up more conflict.
The 12,023 fans brace themselves.
That is actually a pretty small stadium/arena compared to the average NHL game today
Laycoe lunges at Richard. His stick blade clips the Rocket above the left ear and opens a gash. The blood stains his scalp.
Hockey should be bringing the people of Canada together, not dividing them apart!
Garbage and various fruit rained down on the NHL boss
Classic! The throwing of garbage and various fruit!
137 arrests
That is a crazy number of arrests
offered a million dollars to the Canadiens for him (about $10 million today). Richard's coal-black eyes glowed with defiance, danger and pure disgust for losing.
That is a significant amount of money, even in today's NHL salary. $10 Million is about as much as an all-star NHL player would get now
Conspiracy theories
It is interesting how there are conspiracy theories surrounding this. But since it is so disputed and controversial, it makes sense.
A Savage having lost one of his sisters, whom he loved above all the rest, and having wept for some time after her death, resolved to seek her, in whatever part of the world she might be; and he traveled twelve days toward the setting Sun, where he had learned the Village of souls was, without eating or drinking.
This sentence invokes a lot of emotion especially for a loved one who has passed away
On the twenty-eighth of March, François Marguerie, who had gone to winter with the Savages of the [page 73] Island, brought four of them to us
Again the the use of the word "savage" and "island of the savages" just continues to throw dirt on his word. It shows he thinks far less of them, almost to the point where they aren't even human.
Paradise or Hell
These old texts have a lot of biblical references, perhaps indicative of the time where they were overwhelmingly religious.
S early as the next morning, when we had assurance of the departure of the enemy,—having had, before that, certain news, through some escaped captives, of the deaths of Father Jean de Brebeuf and of Father Gabriel Lallement,—we sent [45] one of our Fathers and seven other Frenchmen to seek their bodies at the place of their torture.
Just noticing some interesting sentence structure. A lot of commas and hyphens.
At the same time, they accused Monsieur Abraham of having violated her; he was imprisoned for this, and his trial was postponed till the arrival of the vessels. On the 15th of February, The 2nd execution of Justice took place.
Very interesting and fast judicial system! Wouldn't get that kind of time frame now a days..
This is what these Savages told us of the taking of the Village of St. Ignace,
Interesting choice of words, using savage. Shows how they really thought of them back then.
It is not a Doctor of the Sorbonne who has composed this, as you may easily see; it is a relic from the Iroquois, and a person who has lived more than thought,—who is, and shall ever be, Sir, Your Very Humble and very obedient Servant
A very creative way to end the letter, and ends with a humble remark