East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-12
A startling Coincidence.

r MaJestys service at leneran, IN
srsia, and scholar OF singular learn
* and acuteno@, during his travels
In the holy land, was shown by an
aged monk connected with one Of the
numerous converts in that region, an
ancient Hebrew manuscript, with a
Greek translation attached. After
some considerable difficulty he sue
ceeded in purchasing them both, at an
expense of ESQ; and being an excel
lent Greek scholar, made the enclosed
translation, which, with its Hebrew
original, he did us the honor to send
TO this Review, with request that be-
fore giving it to the world we should
submit it TO some gentleman skilled in
the Hebrew tongue, and thus be GER
tain whether the Greek version is COR
rect. We accordingly submitted the
manuscript in question to Charles L.
Chamber, Esq, Prof. Of Hebrew Lit
erature in the Dublin University, and
are assured by him that the Greek
version is in all respects accurate, ex-
cept that the word Jumbo seems so
singular in o manuscript written at
the East, as to throw some doubts as
to the accuracy of the translation, as,
however, both the Hebrew and Greek
manuscripts are headed with words
which import that the writing in ques-
ton is o 9 Prophecy of events in the !
Western Kingdom" and as such king
dom can only apply to regions lying
beyond the Atlantic, IT is not surprising
thut the names OF persons should WIDE I
ly differ from those familiar to East
ern people, and so far from consider
ing the name in question an evidence
of fraud or forgery, zoe should rather
regard it as a proof of gerainensss.--
Both manuscripts are evidently very
ancient and the public may rest as
sured that the names Of both Mr..
Thurston and Chambers stand too
high in the republic of letters to be
voluntarily prostituted to purposes of
fraud, on so peculiarly interesting a
topic. Thepresent state of the American
continent may probably furnish So
luton to the prophecy; but we under
stand the temper of our American |
cousins too we'll to venture upon any
solution Of our own. We trust that |
the whole matter may receive on the
other side of tho water, that attention |
which its evident antiquity seems so
eminently to deserve"
/. And Shoddychadnezzar, the !
King, in the fourth year of his reign, |
ordered an image to be made and set |
up in the court which was before the
Kings house.
2. And the image was ten cubits
in height and two cubits in breadth;
it was made of clay and pitch and
bitumen, and there was neither gold
nor silver, nor precious stone, in the
image or any part thereof.
3. And the image was exceeding
black, only the eyes Of the image, and
its teeth, were white; and its head was
covered with wool, and it stood upon
two legs, and the toes Of the image
pointed toward the north, and the heels
stood out toward the south.
4. And Shoddychadnezzar, the
King, made this decree To the Prin-
ces, the Governors, the Captains, the
Judges, the Treasurers, the Counsel
lors, the Secretaries, the contractors
and to all whom it may concern, know
we, that at what time soever We hear
the sound Of the Harp, Sackbut, Ban
10, Bones and all sorts of music, We
do fall down and worship the image
which /, the King have set up; and
whatsoever falleth not down and wor-
shippeth, shall the same hour be thrown
into the dungeon, which for the glory
of my majesty and the strength of
my power, l have caused to be built
at the mouth of the great River Of the
North. ..
s. And the King called with
loud voice unto Jumbo, (now Jumbo
was chief secretary unto the King,)
and said unto him, "Jumbo, play"
6. And Jumbo answered the King
and said: What shall ! play for my
Lord the King?
4 And the King answered Jumbo
and said "Picayune Butler"
g. Then Jumbo put forth his hand,
and taking his banjo played the tune
which had been commanded him Of
the King; and all the Princes, the
Governors, the Captains, the Judges,
the Treasurers, the Counsellors, the
Secretaries, and tho contractors, con-
cubines, and most Of tho Priests, and
all of the Anticipated virgins, fell down
and worshipped theimage which Shod-
dychadnezzar the King had set up,
and cried with loud voice saying
" Great is the image and Jumbo is his
prophet"
8. And the image opened its mouth ,
and said Yah! Yahl
10. And it was told the King that
many of the people, with their chill
dren and some of the priests, and all
the. young and beautiful virgins, re-
fused to come to the dedication of the
image, or to fall down and worship
the same, as had been commanded
them Of the King. I
i'll. Then was the King wroth, and
he commanded them to be brought be-
fore him, SO these men, women and
were brought before the
King.
IL. And the King said unto them,
"lf so DO that at the time We hear the
sound of the harp, sackbut, psalter,
banjo, bones and alrkinds of music,
70 fall down. and worship the image
which L have set up--well; if not
then know that the Same hour We shall
be thrown into the pit which / have
and who is he that shall de- ]
liver We out Of my hands. :
IL. And they answered the King
and said: We ore not careful to an
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