Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1889 — THE HOUSE JACK BUILT? [ARTICLE]

THE HOUSE JACK BUILT?

Curious Hebraic Ortfffa of the BestKuo wn of Nartery Legends. It is said that tho Jewish original of this celebrated cumulative u an altered translation of an ancient parabolical hymn which the Jews were wont to sing* at the feast of the passover. It was written in tho Chaldee language, according to a writer in Notes and Quiries. and may bo found in “Septer Haggadah.” vol, xxiit There is a tenth stanza beginings "Then came tho Holy Ono—Blessed bo He—that killed the Angel of Death,” etc. The following is tho translation of the parable: 1. The kid, one of the pure animals, denotes the Hebrews. The father who purchased it is Jehovah, who is represented as sustaining this relation with the Hebrew nation. The two piece.) Of money signify Muses, Aaron, through whoso mediation the Hebrews wore brought out of Egypt. 5. Tho cat Is tho Assyrians, by whom tho ten tribes wore carried Into captivity. 3. The dog symbolizes tho Babylonians. 4. The stick or Li. . LJi slguitioi tfco Persians. 6. The fire indicates the Grecian empire under Alexander the Great. 6. The water betokens the Romans, or tho fourth of the groat monarchies to which the Jews wore subjected. 7, The ox means tho Saracens, who Jubduod Palestine, and brought it unfir the authority of tho caliph. 8. The butcher denotes tho crusaders, who wrested the holy land from the grasp of the Saracens' 9. The Angel of Death is the Turkish power, by whoso might Palestine was taken from tho Franks. 10 lhe beginning of this stanza was designed to show that God will take signal vengeance on tho Turks immediately after whose overthrow the Jews are to be restored to their native land, whore they will dwell in Safety under the rule of tho long-ex-footed Messiah.