The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-12-21
For the State Rights Democrat
LECTURES BY REV. H. H. SPAULDING
Early Oregon VI MIssiOns---Their I'm
pOrtance fn Securing the COun-
try to Americans.
lNuAbER FhihTf-stA'I
ESCAPE or MR.. OSBORNE AND FAMILY.

unccasing suierings for Is years from sue
cessiye ulcer sores around the shoulders, oe
oaSioned by her chills and terrific sufferings,
has, through kind Providence, regained
her health.
Mr.. Osborne says, "As the guns fred
and the yells commenced leaned my head
upon the bed and committed myself and
family to my Maker. My wife removed the
loose floor. dropped under the floor with
my sick family, in their night clothes, taking
only two woolen sheets, piece Of bread and
some cold mush, and pulled tho floor over
US. In five minutes the room was full Of In.
dams, but they did not discover US. The
roar Of guns, the yells Of the snyagcs, the
crash of the clubs and knives and the groaus
Of the dying continued till dark, Soon after
! removed the floor aud we went out. We
saw the white face Of Francis by the door :
il was warm, as we laid our hand upon it,
but he was dead. | carried my two youngest
children. who were sick, and my wife held
on 10 my clothes in her great weakness We
had all been sick with the measles, and two
infants hnd died. She had not left her bed
for six weeks Till that day, when she stood up
a few minutes. The naked, painted Indians
were dancing the scalp dance around large
fire Mt little distance. There seemed no
hope for Us, and we knew not which way to
-, hut we bent our steps toward Walla
Walla. 4 dense, cold fog shut out every
star and the darkness was complete. We
could see no trail and not even the hand be.
fore the face. 4 We had to feel out the trail
with cur feet. Ny wife almost tainted, but
staggered along. MiIl creek, which We had
TO wade, was high from late rairs, aud came
up to the waist. Ny wife came near wash.
inc Il but hall a.
myself with stick, holding child in one
arm. had 70 cross five times for the chill.
dren. The water was icy cold and the air
freezing.
Staggering along about two miles, Mrs.
Osborne tainted, aud could - M further. su
wc hi1 ourselves In the brush Of the Walla
Walla river, not fnr below Tom Suckey's "a
chief lodges. We were thoroughly wet, and
the cold fog, like snow, WIS about Us. The
mul was partially frozen NJ ne crawled.
/ feeling our way. into the daFk brush. We
could see nothing. the darkness was so in.
,euse. ! spread ono wet sheet down on tho
/ frozen ground. wife aud children croucbcl
/ upou il. aud laid the other over them.
| I,bauchgthey must soon perish, IA they were
shaking terribly with the cold, and kneeliua
/ I commended us Ia our Maker.
| The day finally dawncd, aud wo could scs
/ Indians riding furiou-ly up and down the
trail Sometimes ;bey would come close &
/ the brush. and our blood would warm and
! the shaking would stop from fear. The das
/ secuied week Expected every moment IN
wile would breathe her last. Tuesday night
/ felt our way tD the trail and staggered along
/ u Dog creek. which We wadet as we de
Mill creek. and kept on about iwo miles
when ms wife again flsintsd. Crawlcd int
/ the brush and frozen mud toshake and sufeI
on from hunger and cold, without sleep. Th'
/ children called incessantiy for food. Wednes
day nlght wife was too weak 10 stand, and
took our second child and started for Wall,
| Wal a bad 70 wade the Touchet: stoppe,
/ frequently Ia the brush from weakness
heard horseman pass and Fepass rs ! In,
sconccaled IN the :.iliows have since !earne'
il was Mr. Spalding. Re ched Fort Walli
Walla after daylight, and begged Mr.. Me
Bean for horses to get my family, for food
blankets aud clothing 10 take 10 them, au'
take care IF my child till ! could bring III,
family in, should | find them alive. Mr.
Mclean told me | could not bring my famii
to his fort Mr. Hall had come in on Mon
day night, but be could not have an American
in his fort, aud he had put him over the Co
Tlumbia river that he could not let me hay
horses or anything for my wife and children
and must go 30 Umatiila insisted ol
bringing my family to tho fort, but he rcfus
ed /; said be would not let us in. ] mex
begged the priests to show pity, as my Wit
and children must perish, and the Indian
undoubtedly would kill me, but with no bei
, ter success. then begged to leave my child
who was DOW safe in the fort, but they re
fused.
Mr.. Mclean gave me breakfast, but
saved most Of it for my family. Providen
tally Mr. Stanley, an artist, came in iron
Colyille, narrowly escaping the Cayuse In
dians. lie let me have his two horses an
some food he had left also cap, pair {
socks. d shirt and handkerchief, and Nj
Mclean furnished a faithful Indian, an
Thursday night we started back, taking N
! lchild, but with sad heart that could no
find mercy at the hands Of the priests of God
The Indian guided me in the darkness I
where ] supposed | had left my dear VIII
ana children. We could see nothing, an
dare not call aloud. Daylight came and
was exposed to Indians, but we continued {
search till was about TO give up in despair
when the Indian discovered one Of the twig
, had broken as guide to the trail. Follow
ing these we soon found my wife and chi
dren, yet alive. / distributed what littl
food and clothing had, and we started fc
the Umatilla, the guide leading the way [
ford. But just as we were about to cross
Cayuse came upon US. / gave him piec
of tobacco, He told my Indian he had com
to kill us all. Ny Indian replied 'Ye'
: you had better kill them; you have no scalT
now, but then you will have five-the sic
mans, this woman s and the three children
You will then be big brayeP 7 BY this /
: sbamed the Cayuse, who said: Il will M
kill them, but they will be killed at Umatil
and that will d0' He left and we crosse
the Walla Walla river, and the guide said
Go to the fort Ny wife said If | a.
to die | will die at the door of the white mar
We will go to the fort, if God will save US
reach that place.
The Indian had to hold my wife before hi
on the horse. Toescape the Indians we ha
to hide in the brush till dark. We reache
i the fort late Sunday night. laid mA wi
d down and knocked at the gate, and Mr.. NJ
Bean came and asked who was there. r
. piled. He said he could not let US in
must go to Umatilla, or he would put US ov
the river as he had Mr.. Hall. Ny wife r
piled, tShe would die at the gate, but 81
would not leave lie finally took US into
secret room and sent us an allowance of fot
every day. Next day asked him for bla
kets for my sick wife to lie on, but he sa
he had nothing Next day 1 urged agar
/. he had nothing, but would sell blanket o
of the store told him had lost everythin
and had nothing to pay, but if I should Ii
to get to the Willamette / would pay. /
consented, but the hip-bones ofmy dear wi
wore through the skin on the hard floor