Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-12
CHANCES Of Language.

Young readers will be interested to
see the curious changes which our Ian
guage has undergone at different
periods. These will be seen in the fol-
lowing specimens Of the Lords Prayer
at different dates:
Ia. d. 1851
Fader our in heven, halewed bethe |
thy nam, thy kingeriche, thy will bethe
don in heven and on erthe. Our
werlich day Dried gif Gus to day. And
forghive GUS our detters, as we forgiven
our dettoures. And indie GUS nought
into temptation but delyver Gus from
ivil. Amen.
II. D. 1901
Fadir our in haven, Hallewed be thi
name, come thi kingdom. Thi willie
dun, as il heven and in erthe. Our
urche dayes bred give us to-day, and
forgive us dettes, as We forgive our
dettoures, and lede us not into tempta-
tioun, bote delyvre us of yvel. Amen.
Ia. d. 1479-Wickliffe's Bible.
Our fadyr that art in heavenes, Hal
load by thy name, Thy kingdom come
to, Be thy will done in earthe as in
heavene, Give to us this day our bread
over other substances, find forgif to
us our detters ; and lead Us not into
temptation; But deliver US from evil.
Amen.
II. d. 1526-Tindale's Testament.
O our father which art in heven,
halowad be thy name. Let thy king
dom come. Thy will fulfilled as we'll
in erth as hit ye in heven. Give VS.
this daye our daily breade. ind for
give vs. our tresspasses even as we for
give them which trespass vs.. heede
vs. not into temptation, but doloyvre VS.
from yvil. .Amen.
II. d. 16S9-Coverdale's Bible.
Our father which art in heaven, hal
lowed be thy name.
Give us this day our daily bread.
find forgive us dettes as We also
forgive our detters. find lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from
evil ; for thine is the kingdome and
the power, and the glory for ever.
.3men.
Now, if you compare any Of these
with the prayer repeated by our Lord
in the sixth chapter Of the Gospel of
Mathew, you will see the difference be-
tween them and our present version, as
follows:
II. D. 1861.
Our Father which art in heaven, Hal
lowed be thy name:
Thy kingdom come thy will be done
in earth as it is in heaven:
Give US this day our daily bread
And forgive US our debts. as we for
give our debtors
And lead US not into temptation, but
deliver US from evil for thine is tht
king dom, and the power, and the glory
for ever. .7men.
Sense and Sentiment.
1t is almost as difficult to recover 8
lost reputation as lost umbrella.
clock here, printer, you have moi
punctuated my poem at all" swell,
sir, am not pointer, Pm a setter. D
The necessity of being sometimes
unjust is law of life, like. that Of
sometimes stumbling, or being sick.
The most beautiful results are pro,
duced by the conjunction of oppostes
it is the sunshine and the clcud thai
make the rainbow.
1t is not known at what season Of the
year our frs. parents were placed il
Eden, but they went out in ''the Fall. >
Harsh words are like hailstones il
summer, which, il melted, would fer
tiize the tender plants they batter
down.
The superaucus blossoms on frui
tree are meant to symbolic the large
way in which God loves to do pleasant
things.
One Of the uses Of friends is that
they can say Of us with proprlety wha'
we cannot with delicacy say OF our
selves.
Friendship which flows from the
heart cannot be frozen by adversely, as
the water that flows from spring can
net CONCEAL in winter.
What we take to be our recognition
O. another's merit, is often only a re-
cognltion of what appears to be his re-
cognition Of ours
IL vine bears three grapes, the frst
Of pleasure, the second OF intoxication
the third Of repentance.
The men play cricket in the fields.
A woman plays cricket by singing
cheerly at the hearthstone.
True liberty, like true religion, i:
always aggressive or prosecuted, but
the attack is generally made upon it
by the nation that is to be crushed.
Il man who really loves travelling
would as as soon consent to pack da :
Of such happiness into an hour Of rail
road, as one who loved eating would
agree, if it were possible, to concen-
t,ate his dinner iEto Pill.
The greatest thing human being
ever does in this world is to see some
thing, and tell what be sees in a plain
way. Hundreds of people can talk
for one who can think, but thousands
can think for one who can see.
Inpatience is the parent Of more evil
that many suppose. Procrastination