CHAPTER XXXI.

The Tragedy at Waiilatpu--Dr. Whitman's Arrival at Home--Monday Morning at the Mission--Commencement of the Massacre--The First Victim--"Oh, the Indians!"--Horrors of the Attack--Shooting of Mrs. Whitman--Treachery of Jo Lewis--Sufferings of the Children--Indian Orgies--The Victims Tortured--The Two Compassionate Indians--A Night of Horror--Remarkable Escape of Mr. Osborne and Family--Escape and Fate of Mr. Hall--Cruel Treatment of Fugitives--Kindness of Mr. Stanley--Inhospitable Reception at Fort Walla-Walla--Touching Kindness of Stickas, 344