La storia degli Hurons . al fuoco gli Iroquois si rivolse nuovamente a St. Ignace prendendo con themPadre Brebeuf e Padre Lalemant tobe torturato. Il terribile trattamento di questi due missionari alle mani della barbarie Iroquois è uno dei racconti mostruosi nelle pagine della nostra storia.Brebeuf, anche se di costituzione più forte, soccombe dopo quattro ore di tortura, mentre Lalemant, di costruzione meno robusta, sur-vived fino al giorno successivo. I corpi di Teircharred e di mangled erano fonddopo il ritiro degli Iroquois. Quando la notizia del massacro raggiunse gli Huroni cristiani nel villaggio di Ossos-sane a t.

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The story of the Hurons . on fire the Iroquois re-turned to St. Ignace taking with themFather Brebeuf and Father Lalemant tobe tortured. The terrible treatment ofthese two missionaries at the hands of thebarbarous Iroquois is one of the mostdreadful tales in the pages of our history.Brebeuf, though of stronger constitution, succumbed after four hours of torture, while Lalemant, of less rugged build, sur-vived until the following day. Theircharred and mangled bodies were foundafter the retreat of the Iroquois. When news of the massacre reached theChristian Hurons in the village of Ossos-sane on the following day, a party ofwarriors engaged the Iroquois, and anobstinate struggle took place near andwithin the palisades of St. Louis, whichhad remained intact when the village wasburned. By sheer weight of numbers theHurons were overcome and destroyed, although the invaders lost heavily in thebattle. A day or two later the Iroquois set outhurriedly for home, laden with spoils andwith prisoners, leaving the Huron rem-22. THE STORY OF THE HURONS. nants in a panic of despair. The countrysoon became a vast expanse of smoulder-ing ruins; village after village was de-stroyed and then abandoned, lest some-thing of value should fall into the handsof the dreaded Iroquois. The panic spreadfrom lodge to lodge, the people scatteringwhither they could. Some found their wayacross the ice on Nottawasaga Bay to thecountry of the Petuns, others sought shel-ter in the Blue Mountains, while others inthe hope of finding safety removed towhat is now known as Christian Island, a short distance from the mainland. Herealso the Jesuit missionaries decided to es-tablish their mission and make their head-quarters. In December of the same year the Iro-quois, flushed with their success of theprevious spring, returned to completetheir work of conquest. Their attentionthis time was directed to the Petuns, andonce again desolation and despair followedtheir visitation. It was not warfare, butbutchery, and tw

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