Crossword-Solution: TCHE 4 letters, 4 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

There are traditions of a plague in Tche in 1334, following a drought, which is said to have carried off about 5,000,000 people.

Tche-tchee, tchee-tchee, tchee-tchee, tchee-tchee." MARTHY--[Grinning, hands to ears.] Gawd! CHRIS--[Sitting down.] Ay'm good singer, yes? Ve drink, eh? Skoal! Ay calabrate! [He drinks.] Ay calabrate 'cause Anna's coming home.

The frequent repetition of CH, (h aspirated,) of SZ, (CH in French,) of RZ, of CZ, so frightful to a profane eye, have however nothing barbaric in their sounds, being pronounced nearly like GEAI, and TCHE, and greatly facilitate imitations of the sense by the sound.

All the Indians and children used to go around among the camps and salute one another with the words, "Ne-baw-baw-tche-baw-yew," that is to say, "I am or we are going around as spirits," feasting and throwing food into the fire--as they believe the spirits of the dead take the victuals and eat as they are consumed in the fire.

The reader may imagine how it was, when Au-tche-a landed and exhibited his strange articles--his gun with its belongings, his axes, his knives, his new mode of making fire, his cooking utensils, his clothing and his blankets.