human
There has been a massacre of whites by the Indians not far from here, he told her.
gpt
The white settlers along the Little Sioux have been obliged to flee, and many of them have been murdered. I cannot tell thee the horrible details. They are sending out State troops. It was all brought about by the treachery of a white man, they tell me, but——
human
They say, he continued,
gpt
And they have killed the settlers—and women—and children?
human
They killed the children. They have carried the women away into captivity.
gpt
Oh, God, have mercy on us!
human
In God’s care and mercy alone can we trust, Hannah, he answered.
gpt
We will never give these red brothers cause for anger against us, and perhaps we may escape harm at their hands. But I must confess it has given me a great shock. I wish——
human
The children—the children—— she whispered in anguish.
gpt
Oh, Joshua, I wish we had never come to this terrible country. I wish we had stayed at home——
human
I have been wishing the same thing. But it is too late now. We have come too far on our way. Thee—thee would not advise that we turn back now, would thee, Hannah? When we are so near the goal?