for death. But the warning had been anticipated. Their faith in their newly adopted religion was shown forth in their sad hour of tribulation, by the religious exercises of the preparation. As their hymns and prayers ascended to the throne of the Most High, the giant oaks of the native forest surrounding seemed to take up the sad refrain and echo it along the valley; but it awakened no responsive feelings in the bosoms of their executioners. They reaffirmed their belief in Jesus Christ, and in the darkest hour of trial they found the sustaining grace of the Comforter. New pledges of faith were made, and friends said •good byes" reassuring one another of meeting in-the beyond, in Christian fellowship, in homes prepared by Him who said ‘ In my Father’s house are many mansions. " With gun. and spear, and tomahawk, and scalping knife the work of death progressed in these slaughter houses until not a sigh or a moan 'was heard to proclaim the existence of life within—all save two—two Indian boys who escaped as if by miracle, to be witness of the savage cruelty of the white man towards their unfortunate race.
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