Show emes ewes Elli eill indian bible A copy of this literary curiosity lies before me it is in quarto form rough and rusty with old age and hallowed by old associations the ohp language in which it is written is is dead entirely dead no man living can either read it or speak it this bible was printed in 1635 1633 the ty of the paper is is poor enough and the type is uneven and unsightly that of the title page seems in part to hae been cut with a penknife for the occasion it is bound in sheep with heavy ribs upon the back the illuminations at the beginning are extremely rude and the lines glines are bent and broken the difference between this bible and the fine edition last issued by the he american bible society in a typographical point of view view appears almost as great as that between the rude wigwams which its readers inhabited and those elegant and commodious dwellings which now occupy the site of them this copy before me contains the old and new testaments with the psalms of david rendered into indian verse the title at the beginning of the bible is sM lamusse Ma amusse musse UP GOD Nanee swe testament kah buskee testament no nash po IN V chri christ st noh john elliot ontcho too cambridge green 1635 the old testament contains pages and is said to have been all written with a single pen athas it has hab a very few marginal refer references encel and the titles of the chapters are given in english the language which is the Nip muck seems toa to abound hound in long harsh and lutteral gut teral words m and n occur as frequently as in the latin the longest word which I 1 can find in this bible is in mark and signifies kneeling down to him whenever the object whose name was to be translated was unknown to the indians elliot used the english crimlish word e ether ther alone or with the indian case or tense endings appended go 0 o that such words as the following are constantly oc cu curine curing rine chari charl cherubim loh lob apostle sog seg silver sliver go id temple wine carpenter sob bob mason soh bob a and nd the like in translating judges the mother of sisera looked out ont at a window and cried thye thre the lattice he asked the indians for the word lattice and found when his translation was completed that he had written and cried tard tafe the cel eel pot that being the only object which the natives knew as correspond corresponding in 0 with the object mr elliot described to them hem the psalms are translated into that form of verse which is termed in our hymn books common metre and nothing can call be more clumsy and uncouth than the structure of the rhymes St ernhold and hopkins even may be read with exquisite ite pleasure after perusing a few stanzas like ilke the e following which are from the psalm the heavens declare ane glory of god ar 1 keuk god 2 Hobsek koeh koth i v fah fab hobsek hohe kee koe oe nn na konash T the ie first edition of this bible bibie was published in 1663 the type was wait set get by an indian and it was three years yearn in going through tile the press it is the first edition of the bible ever published in america it contains nearly all that is left of the literature of the aborigines our out state W boston traveler manners MASHERS few persons in these days are ro cynical as to maintain that manners are of no consequence though they are but the external surface of character and therefore not ol 01 the vital importance which belongs to the inner heart and root of it still it would be absurd to deny that the qualities of that surface e do not contribute very much to the happiness both of the individual and of society the gardeners gard eners enera labor is not spent in vain when he cherishes cheris cheri hes shw into bloom merely the brilliant tinted flower the wise cultivator of the human plant however will bear in mind the analogy of nature and will not think he can produce that beauty by painting the surface if art can add a tint to the flower it must roust be by laying no pigment on the petal but by infusing a new chemical element into the soil which must by ascending the stem be elaborated in its secret glands and so to cultivate manners that will be really attractive we must labor from the heart and soul of man outward and they in their turn will react upon the heart and aid the growth and development of virtuous character as its those flowers whose leaves with their polished surfaces sur bur faces facea imbibe the sun and air give back nourishment to roots and stem good manners should be cultivated because first they are good they are beautiful suitable proper they gratify the artistic perception in ourselves and a refined mind would prompt to elegant actions in a solitary wilde wilderness aness in the second place because they are agreeable to others and to give pleasure is no mean branch of coi benevolence let children be taught and trained to sit quietly to talk gently to to eat with nicety to salute gracefully to help another before themselves because it is proper it is kind it is becoming to do so politeness which dr johnson describes to be the never giving any preference to oneself frequently we know lies all upon the surface still this is better than the absence of it for an a we have already intimated the habitual regard to observances which are prescribed upon the principles of benevolence which is at the root of all politeness and good manners will lead by degrees to the love and practice of benevolence itself and when it is considered how contagious are all the le elings of our nature whether good or evil how the frown rown will excite an an frown as smiles will kindle smiles how the rude jest will provoke the insulting reply how he that always takes care of number one will find himself jostled by a host of equally independent unities whose bristles are roused in emulation of his own it is evident that the of society is affected in no slight degree by the regard which is paid to the outward decencies cenciel and amenities of life manners may not now mean morals but they are the best possible substitute charles bray THE tur fashionable CHURCH that whited sepulcher ge the whited church in which lie rotting all the truest and nd noblest impulses of the human heart is a theme for every pure minded satirist of the day no matter where it may stan dit ia in detested by the populace ep its sacredness has vanished in the light of reason and error cannot much longer find a sevastopol within its holy walls the people have been led through the dark by the blind long enough now they want to see for themselves and see they will for the torches are being brought in and old superstition is trembling with dread I 1 but read the following from the pen of the truehearted be arted keen eved eyed fanny fern ex you enter the church porch the portly sexton with his thumbs in the arm holes of hie his vest meets you at the door he lie glances at yom yow your hat and coat are new so he graciously escorts y you ou to an eligible seat in the tile broad aisle close behind you follows a poor meek plainly clad seamstress reprieved from her trend tread mill round to think one day in tile the seven beven of tile the immortal Immor tab tah the se sexton bexton Z is struck w with ith sudden blindness she stands blanda embarrassed one moment ino then as the truth dawns upon her retraces her steps and with a crimson blush re 0 crosses o the threshold which she had bad ed with her plebeian feet hark to the organ it is a strain from norma normay slightly now the worshippers wor shippers one after another glide in silks rattle plumes plumps waves rating sating glisten diamonds glister and scores ot of forty dollar handkerchiefs shake shakeout out their perfumed odors what absurdity to preach the gospel of the lowly to such a set the clergyman knows better belter than to do so he values his fat salary and handsome personage too loo highly so with a velvety tread he walks all around the ten commandments places the downiest dow niest pillow under the dying profligates gatet head and ushers him with seraphic hymning into an upper ten heaven CHEAP AND EXCELLENT CAND cann CANDLES cannles les Lys the following recipe I 1 have tried twice and find it all that it is cracked up to be I 1 have no doubt that it would have been worth more than 20 to moe roe if I 1 had known it twenty years ago most farmers have a surplus of stale fat and dirty grease which can be made into good candles at a trifling expense expanse I 1 kept k t p both eboth tallow and lard candles through the last su summer amer the lard candles standing the heat best and burning quie quite as well and giving as good nood a light as the tallow ones one directions for making good candles from lard for 12 ibs lbs of lard take I 1 ib of saltpetre salt petre and I 1 ib of alum mix them and pulverize them dissolve the saltpetre salt petre and alum in i a gill of boiling water pour the compound into the lard before it is quite melted stir the whole until it boils boil skim off what rises let it simmer ammer until the water is all boiled alit nt or till it ceases 1 ases to throw off steam pour off the lard as soon oon as it is done and clean the boiler while it is hot if the candles are to be run you may commence immediately if to be dipped let the lad la d cool first to a cake and then treat it as you would tallow acor cor new england 11 farmer a to morrow is like a juggler that deceives ns us a quack that pretends to cure us 1 and thenice thin ice that will not bear our weight it is a fruit beyond our grasp a glittering bubble that bursts and vanishes away a willo will o the th wisp ewi that leads rna many mant n V into the mire and rock on which many marinero mariners nar ma iners have struck and suffered shipwreck it is is an ati illusion to all who neglect the present hour and a reality to those only who improve today to day dav J |