Show THE WORD in answer abaer to citi orles propounded in the a day or two ao ago with reference to the use pronunciation rail and significance of the word bayou the following ban baa been received D dear ar sir while tin ID indian territory I 1 WL was often compelled to cross a stream which the natives called the bayou by 0 giving the accent to Y and 0 thin th ie tream stream heads near tahlequah Table Tahle quah in ID toe the cherokee nation passes through manard and empties into the arkansas river a few miles mouth adouth of ft gibson it varies in also air from ao an ordinary stream to a small email river according to the season the term seems to be of long standing among the indians indiana and does not apply to any other stream in the th a territory I 1 have hare had an old french fort pointed out to me some distance diat anoe from this hi locality mr W H hen dricks postmaster post master at manard through whose whole land the bayou bunsis one of the oldest settlers there and will gladly give any other information desired very vary truly W T JACK 18 8 L city SAL lax CITY jan 7 seeing a communication in the NEWS regarding the word bayou it might not be considered improper to state hat but I 1 have often heard beard the term used by the raf raff temen men along the mis min sie sippi river biter to designate a former channel of the stream where at present there is some water with little or no current the accent Is ou the first syllable which is 18 pronounced like my ay in the aye the second syllable has the pound of 0 or oo 00 short the word is much used by the french settlers along the mississippi and to is probably of french origin respectfully J H WARD |