74 BENGALI LITERATURE Hail Mary. Pronam Maria / Crepae purnit; / Tomaté Tahacur assen: / Dhormi tomi/ Xocol xtrir Specimens of 1৯ Joquer moidh / Dhormo pho! / Tomar language and style. ‘ i . udore/ Jesus. / Xidha Maria / Poromexorer Mata / Xadho amora papir caron / Eqhone, ar / Amardiguer mirtur calé. / Amen Jesus. The second extract is a story illustrating the efficacy of the Cross in warding off the powers of evil : Guru: Boro Axchorzio cotha cohila: emot hce: ar coho ; xidhi erux corile Bhuter cumoti ni dur zaé ? Nirio. Hoe: bbuter cumoti dur zae, ebong Bhute o polae. Ehi xonar proman xono. Ky rahoal merir assilo ; tahare Bhute bazi dia cohilé: tui zodi amar nophor hoite chahix, ami tore oneq dhan dibam : Racolae cohil6; bhalo, tomar dax hoibo tomi amaré dhon dibt. Bhute cohilo, tabe amar golam hoile: tor uchit nohe dhormo ghare zaite; ebong xidhi Crux ar codachitio
coribi na, emot ze core xe amar golam;ehi «mar ageuia, taha palon ecoribi; emot zodi na corix, tomare aa boutthbotth tarona dibam. Raghoale cohilo: zaha aggaia coro, taha coribo; zodi emot na cori, tomar ze iccha, xel hoibeg. Oneq din obhaguia Raghoale bhuter xaeri corilé; tabar | por eq din munixio bol coria reqholaque dhoria dhormo ghore loia guelo. Dhormo ghore eq Padri assilen, xei boro xadhu : tini log xocolere cohikn: 'Tomara raghoaler upore xidht Crux coré. Emot log xocole corilo. Toqhon bbute bor6 cord coria raqghoalera oneq tarona dite laguilo. Eha deqhia Padre raqhodlque dhorilen, bhutere tarona dité mana corilen. Tobe Bhute aro bex eord coria Padriré cohil6; Ehi munixié amar dax, amar azgiia bhanguilo, tahare xaxtti dibar uchit: tahare
