FIRST VERSE OF SCRIPTURE TRANSLATED INTO MICMAC BY DR. RAND . Mudu Nikskam te/iksatcus oositcumoo wedjeigunum- ooedogub-unn neooktoo-bistadjul oocwisul, coolaman visit wen tan kedlamsitc ootenincu, ma oonma-djvipooc, cadoo ooscoto apskooawe memadjooocun — John III : 16. " I can never forget the thrill of emotion that filled my soul and body at the completion of this task—for task it was, taxing all my powers of mind and body."—Extract from Dr. Rand 's private diary written during the summer of 1849. J. S. C.