Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-08
"THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT"
OF JEWISH ORIGIN.

WAS designed TO illustrate. And fewer still
uld suspect that it was only an accommodated
4 altered translation Of an ancient parabolical
nn, sang by the Jews at the feast of the pass
n, and commemorative of the principal events
the history of that people. Yet such is the
The original is in the Chaldean anguage.--
here furnish literal translation Of It, and
! the Interpretation, as given by p. N. Le-
,chi, Leipsic, 1871;
A kid, a kid my father bought,
For two pieces Of money;
A kid, kid.
Then came the cat, that ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money ;
kid, kid.
Then came the dog that bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces Of money:
A kid, n kid.
Then came the staff, that beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
Tint ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.
Then came the fire, that, burned the stah'
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces OF money:
A kid, kid.
Then came the water that quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That eat the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces Of money:
A kid, kid.
Then came the OK, and drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces of money:
kid, kid.
Then came the butcher, and elew the OK,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That eat the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces Of money:
A kid, kid.
Then came the angel of death and killed thu
butcher,
That slew the OK,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the stick,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought,
For two pieces Of money
A kid, kid.
Then came the holy one, blessed be He,
That killed the angel of death,
That killed the butcher,
That slew the OK,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That my father bought,
For two pieces Of money;
A kid, kid.
The following ia the Interpretation:
/, The kid, which was one of the poor ami
mails, denotes tho Hebrews. lhe Ihtheri
whom 1t was purchased, Jehovah, who is repre-
nented as sustaining this relation to the Hebre
nation. The two pieces of money signii
Moses and Aaron, through whose mediation IL
Hebrews were brought out of Egypt.
9. The cnt denotes Assyrians, by whom Il
Ten Tribes were carried into captivity.
8. The dog is symbOlical of the Babylonian
a. The staff signifies the Persians.
6. The fire indicates the GreCian Empire vi
der Alexander the Great
G. The water betOkens the Romans or 4
fourth Of the grent monarchies to whom the Je'
were subjected.
7. The OK is symbol of the Saracens, vi
aubdued Palestine, and brought it under Il
cRliphate.
8. The butcher that killed the OK denotes I
crusaders, by whom the Holy Land was wrest
ont Of the hands of the Saracens.
o. The angel of death signifies the Turk
mower, by which the land of Palestine was tax
from the Franks and to which it is subject.
10. The commencement Of the tenth stanza
intended to show that God will take signal VI
Vence on the Turks, Immediately after VIII
overthrow the Jews are to be restored to th
own land, and live under the government of th
long expected Messiah.
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