es, especially for the
support and comfort of the aged and weak, many of whom quickly ended their
lives. PETITION OF THE ACADIANS TO THE KING.

579. LEAGUER, an army camp.

589. See lines 49, 50.

597. See Acts XXVII-XXVIII.

604. BENEDICITE, bless you.

631. NEBRASKA, now known as the Platte River.

667. BELL OR BOOK, funeral bell, or book of funeral service.

PART TWO.

I.

674. SAVANNAHS, grassy plains.

678-9. We have already seen, in this province of Pennsylvania, two hundred
and fifty of our people, which is more than half the number that were landed
here, perish through misery and various diseases. PETITION OF THE ACADIANS
TO THE KING.

705. COUREURS-DES-BOIS (k[=o][=o]-rur-d[=a]-bwae'), guides.

707. VOYAGEUR (vwae-yae-zh[=u]r,) river boatmen.

713. To braid St. Catherine's tresses means to remain unmarried.

733. MUSE, here the Goddess of Song. There were nine Muses in all.

II.

741. THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER, the Ohio.

749. ACADIAN COAST, districts near the mouth of the Mississippi river where
many Acadians had settled.

OPELOUSAS, a district in Louisana.

764. GOLDEN COAST, banks of the Mississippi above New Orleans.

766. PLAQUEMINE (pl[)a]k-m[=e]n.)

782. Mimosa, a plant which closes its leaves when agitated.

807. ATCHAFALAYA ([)a]ch-[.a]-f[=a]-l[=i]'-a,) a river in Louisiana.

815. WACHITA (w[)o]sh-[=e]-taew,) a river in Louisiana.

821. See Genesis XXVIII, 10-15.

856. TECHE (t[=a]sh,) a bayou.

ST. MAUR (s[)a]n-m[=o]r'.)

879. BACCHANTES, followers of Bacchus, God of wine.

III.

889. MISTLETOE, a parasite plant which grows on many trees.

890. YULE-TIDE, Christmas time.

952. ADAYES (a-d[=a]'-yes) town in Texas.

956. THE FATES, three Goddesses who were supposed to control human
destinies.

961. OLYMPUS, a mountain of Greece supposed by the ancient Greeks to be the
home of the Gods.

970. CI-DEVANT, (s[=e]`-de-van) former.

984. NATCHITOCHES (n[)a]ck'-e-t[)o]sh,) a district of Louisiana.

1033. CARTHUSIAN, a Monk of an order where only occasional speech is
permitted.

1044. UPHARSIN, divided. See Daniel V, 5-29.

1054. This was considered a bad omen.

1063. See Luke XV, 11-32.

1064. See Matthew XXV, 1-13.

IV.

1082. OREGON, the Columbia River.

WALLEWAY, a branch of the Snake river.

OWYHEE (Owy'-hee) river in same region.

1083. WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS, a chain of the Rocky Mountains, in Wyoming.

1084. SWEET WATER VALLEY, in