The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-08

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scin language. -N"e'
This translation of the story will give some co,
ception of the Indian modes of thought and wav %
putting things. u
will give, first, several sentences in the Ian
guage in order that you may at least see ho,y !.
looks.
lwacha chaw ticham; iwacha chashsim sza-at
cu God pkwinma Gu ticham tkanana; icush AMI.
'ehainha Cu enJa ipkwinma, iwatta wawt,,".
sza-at GU ania alkaik Gu ana kaslu N"'uct
Will now give near, by literal transI+;
possible ASdtion.
translation Was earth: was water op,
darkness. And God thought (verb form me-.
thought IN this direction) WELL there ought -
earth and (when) he thought (willed) this dire.
ton earth became. So he made this drot;
earth And then he thought we'll. there me- I
nght, and he made sun and became light And
he thought well, there must be day. night
ne made (yonder) moon and he made star. And
lie maze all kinds of animal creeper. And he
made all bridal he made and then WHATS tho
matter this is, there must be boss of evervtb;rr
ana ne made 1t OF earth; he made man (or Indian9
OF earth. He blew with breath and became No.
and he called him Adam. So man was man
Siale!. lhen God said. what's the matter that
ne is just male. So then I will make a woman
and he gave Adam sleep and Adam slept and he
cut out his rib and he blew with breath and If
became man Qndian) and was called Eve.
lie woke up and God said to him, Here is your
RIB; this is your wife" So the two became rnates
And he made camp and made everv kind of tron
Tor them You can have this fruit, food I am
gong away and after while will come back, and
then will give you this food and you can eat if
And SO then God went up to heaven
They camped for some time and then thew saw
man Cor lndian) and they said, "Ah, you have
conner" and he said to them, "You better eat!"
But they said, mo, after while he will come our
BOSS and then he will give u.s." And he said to
them, No, am just the safhe: l made it for YOU
Nobody else coming at all'
And Eve spoke and said, $50! let's eat Seems
to be Just the same, O he speaks truth"
Adam said, mo, he's different We will not
eat it. Afterwhile he coming, our boss"
And he looked at them to heart and he said to
them: do not think that way 1 am he made
this fruit for you'll"
Eve declared, at is he! Let's eat" And Adam
declared, eyes, we'll eatl" And they ate and
they found out that he not Indian Cor mani
at all, and they looked on the ground, rattlesnake
went away and then Adam declared, "Ah he's
different?' Then they themselves no pants
no Dress naked. Then they were ashamed and
took leaves and covered themselves and they knew
that on this day he coming our boss And they
hid inside tree.
After little they heard he is coming and he said
Adam, Eve, come here! Where are you? Come
here" They not come They were ashamed.
Adam said Ito Eve) Look at him! 1t is heP
God said, Gear not, come How does it come
you saw yourselves? Do not be ashamed of your
selvesF So they out and went to him
naked, no clothes. Adam said "Not 1; this Eve
she stumbled" And God said:
yes you dead: Satan stole you'll He gave
you food and you ate it. You ate wickedness, it
choked you to death. He gave you all kind OF
sickness, death, wickedness, envy, fraud all kind
of old-woman-age, .old-manage If you had wait
ed till /, God, came would have given you food
ant-death, anti-evil ant-old age, anti-want. You
would have been satisfied you would have been
good. And you ate it and you will be FOLLOWED
by stealing, death, some kind of consumption and
you will be weak And you will have to eat and
you will have to be clothed and if you do not
work you will suffer want, and you will become
thief from want. That is what you ate it. tbs