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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]-bwä’), guides.
707. VOYAGEUR (vwä-yä-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.
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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]’-á,) a river in Louisiana.
815. WACHITA (w[)o]sh-[=e]-täw,) 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.
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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]`-dè-van) former.
984. NATCHITOCHES (n[)a]ck´-é-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.
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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 Wyoming. NEBRASKA, the Platte river.
1085. FONTAINE-QUI-BOUT (f[)o]n´-t[=a]n-k[=e]-b[=o][=o]) a creek in Colorado.
SPANISH SIERRAS, Mountain range in New Mexico.
1091. AMORPHAS, a shrub having clusters of blue flowers.
1095. ISHMAEL’S CHILDREN. The Arabs are considered descendents of Ishmael. Because of their warlike spirit the American Indians have been thought to be descents of Ishmael. See Genesis XXI, 14-21.
1114. FATA MORGANA (Fä-tä-Môr-gä´-nä,) mirage.
1139. MOWIS (m[=o]´-w[=e]s.)
1167. BLACK ROBE CHIEF, Jesuit priest at the head of the mission, so called because of his black robe.
1182. SUSURRUS, whisperings.
1219. HUMBLE PLANT, a plant that grows on the prairies whose leaves point north and south, thus serving as a guide.
1241. MORAVIAN MISSIONS. The Moravians are a Christian sect noted for their missionary zeal.
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1256. A number of streets in Philadelphia have the name of trees, as Walnut, Chestnut, etc.
1257. DRYADS, Goddesses of the woods.
1288. SISTER OF MERCY, a member of an order in the Roman Catholic church. The members devote their lives to works of charity.
1355. See Exodus XII, 22-23.