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every kind committed by the savages.  Whether they
feared to enter into the quarrel, and were restrained from
showing sympathy solely by this fear, is a question only
themselves can determine. Certain it is, that they pre-
served a neutral position, when to be neutral was to seem,
if not to be, devoid of human sympathies.  That the
event would have happened without any other provoca-
tion than such as the Americans furnished by their own
reckless disregard of Indian prejudices, seems evident.
The question, and the only question which is suggested
by a knowledge of all the circumstances, is whether the
event was helped on by an intelligent outside influence.
  It was quite natural that the Protestants should wonder
at the immunity from danger which the priests enjoyed;
and that, not clearly seeing the reason, they should sus-
pect them of collusion with the Indians. It was natural,
too, for the sufferers from the massacre to look for some
expression of sympathy from any and all denominations
of Christians; and that, not receiving it, they should have
doubts of the motives which prompted such reserve.
The story of that time is but an unpleasant record, and
had best be lightly touched upon.
  The work of death and destruction did not close with
the first day at Waiilatpu. Mr. Kimble, who had re-
mained in the chamber of the Doctor's house all night,
had suffered much from the pain of his broken arm. On
Tuesday, driven desperate by his own sufferings, and those
of the three sick children with him, one of whom was the
little Helen Mar Meek, he resolved to procure some-water
from the stream which tan near the house. But he had
not proceeded more than a few rods before he was shot
down and killed instantly. The same day, a Mr. Young,
from the saw-mill, was also killed. In the course of the
week, Mr. Bulee, who was sick over at the mansion, was
brutally murdered.



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