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lied to some of the tribes of wandering 
Arabs, Vheir habits are very similar, 
and those acquainted with the language 
of these tribes, might, from the meagre 
specimens I have given of the Choctaw 
language, be able to determine whether 
there be sueh a similarity as would jus- 
tify a suspicion that they were of one 
origin. I have seen no specimens of 
langnage of the modern Arabs which 
would enable me to pursue the enquiry, 
but many, no doubt, have in Eng- 
land. 
I would also remark, as to the ap- 
pearance of the Chocktaw, he is of mid- 
dle stature, though sometimes tall; 
probably the most prevailing height is 
about five feet ten inches; his face is 
rather broad, and his cheek-bones high. 
The women have round faces, and are 
often pretty. Both men and women 
have very small feet and hands ; there 
is considerable vivacity, approaching to 
wildness, in the eye, of an Indian, and 
Vocabulary of Words in the Choctaw Language. 
[ April 1, 
it has been observed that it is seldom 
at rest. 
When travelling, they never sleep in 
ahouse; they make shelters with the 
bark of trees five or six feet in diameter, 
which shelter or cainp they call albeena. 
They sleep with their feet to the 
fire, but sometimes turn their naked 
backs to it. Every family has a dis- 
tinct fire or camp. They talk but 
little; are civil, but revengeful. I al- 
ways treat them weil, and they always 
treat -‘me well. If I buy venison or 
turkeys from them, it is very common 
with my family, to give them meat 
and bread, cr milk, besides the price of 
the article, and they sometimes make 
presents ‘to us. They come into our 
house and go out of it when they please, 
every thing being open and exposed to 
them, but they never touch a single ar- 
ticle. Those, however, who injure 
them, may leok for injury io return. 
TARRY TOULMIN. 
Vocabulary of Words in the Language of the Choctaw Indians. 
English. Choctaw. English. Choctaw. } English. _ Choctaw. 
Ground Yockne To taste Cupalee |Taek, com- 
Trees itta To feel Pushaulee a anes (of ‘any monly pro- 
Grass Usbshuch To walk Neuwah nue) nounced Tiek 
Corn Tannehe To sit Benelee Day Nittuck 
A man Nockne Tolie down  |!tolah Night Ninnuck 
Horses Subbeh Yes Yough Meat Nippe 
Cattle Wanka No Kay-yough Bread Pushke 
Hands Tbbuck A woman Ouyeah House Chuckeh 
Head Nush cubboh |!None Ekshow Camp Albeena 
Feet , |Eyea All gone Tawhaw The sky Shutick 
‘Sun Hashe Milk Pishookehee | Cloud Oushoneteh 
maar Hashe ninna- ||T want Subbunnah Rain Oumbeh 
kaiab God Abaubinale — | Clean Musheleh 
Stars Fitchik Friend Tebaupashe || Frost Outonetel 
Fire Lenock I Ano ‘A light Palah 
Water Oukah Thou Ishno War Tenup 
A spring Kulle You Atishno A warrior Tushkeh 
Good Chickamah He Eaukano A knife Bushpo 
Bad Pullow We Pishno 'A fork Chufonk 
Black Lusah They Yehmau 'A cup Eshtesko 
White Toubbeh River Utcha ‘To eat Impah 
Red Hoomeh Road Heneh Let us go Killeah 
Green Oakchukko Father Uncah Come here Minté 
Long Faliah Our father Pincah A chief Mingo 
Short Uskalolee Son Sussue Salutation on Echbnvack 
To see Pisah Mother Uskeah | meeting a thaies 
To hear Ocklo Daughter Sussue-tack {Iam going  |Alliskay 
To smell Umewah Wiie Tutlackche — || 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
HE extraordinary metre adopted 
by the laureat in his last poem, 
entitled “the Vision of Judgment,” 
has naturally excited considerable sur- 
prises and although, on the whole, he 
as certainly not ill succeeded in his 
dificult attempt, it is te be hoped that 
this new style of poetry will not expe- 
rience a very general reception. . Not- 
withstanding the alledged dearth of 
novelty in the present day, especially 
in the department of literature, the 
taste of the age will surely oppose the 
introduction of so strange and objec- 
tionable a species of innovation. The 
following lines from Bishop Hall’s Sa- 
tires 
