Duomenys F. Kuršaičio biografijai

but in the time of our children- 's children will go out. I myself pronounce and write (better don't know. dams)' "cut", "spit", "ugly", "well", but "harder- ", "better- ". For writing "piuti" and so on. If Mr. Jablonskis and Būga swear to us "write "piauti" and "better" the same way", Bg then we will all write and be happy with the same spelling oy "better-- to-write- !" There will be no end! You mentioned Žemaitės. This is a wife whose writings I like very much. We, the sons of Lithuania Minor, have a lot of Germanism in our language, but we can distinguish between what is purely spoken and what is not purely spoken. It is the oldest language of the Kurgan. It is not artificial. When reading Sv. work or any other writing of this day" will get sick of unnecessarily newly worked words, syntax, etc. I have to admit, I do not understand what these men write: oKoTELVOL elio. From Žemaitės and Tamstos writings I will teach to write in real Lithuanian, i.e. purely and "ungekūnstelt"*, as the Germans say. When writing my Mažvydo pratarm 3 I write as my mother taught me to speak Lithuanian, so in an ugly but not unnecessarily perverted way. I wrote badly on purpose, I will write better next time. : I hope after 8 days I can send "Mazvydas" to Tamsta. —Coming year four in Vilnius and elsewhere to look for old Lithuanian writings. I firmly believe: I will find! "Cordially health guide The Worshipper Jurgis Gerullis Kronprinzstrasse 15. 3 Defect 1 2 dark are 8 naturally, normally Alif Lam Mim Sad DATA FOR THE BIOGRAPHY OF F. KURSAITIS 1. Letter from F. Kuršaitis’ father Mikelis to J. Sneler Sekin Ice In the Manuscripts Department of the Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (Luudvikas Rėza Foundation, F 228—624) there is a letter of Mikelis Kursaitis (17807—18..- .7), father of the famous 206 RR PRT) 3 linguist of Lesser Lithuania Frydrich k Kuršaitis (1806—1884- ), teacher of the Lenkviečiai school, to the priest Johan Schneler. The letter was written on June 19, 1839 from Lenkviečiai (Lengwethen, now the centre of the Lunin district in the Neman district) and sent with the confirmant Liutkus to Gastas (Heinrichswalde, now Slavsk). The name Seikviečiai mentioned by V. Biržiška (Aleksandrynas. Chicago, 1965, Vol. 3, p. 172) is the result of an incorrect reading of the place where the letter was written. Lenkviečiai — churches about 10 km south of Ragainė. The church was built between 1732 and 1735, and the parish was established in 1741 after the Salzburgers settled there (Hubatsch W. Geschichte der evangelischen Kirche Ostpreufiens, Gottingen, 1968, Vol. 2, p. 111). According to L. Rėza (Kurtzgefafiten Nachrichten von allen seit 1775 an den evangelischen Kirchen in Ostpreufien angestellten Predigern..., Kénigsberg, 1834, p. 151), Schneller (Johann Schneller, born 1786) was ordained in 1824 and served as a priest first in Lenkwitz and later in Gastos, where his duties apparently included the supervision of parish schools. The letter consists of an address and three pages (34.5 cm X 20 cm format) of text written in Gothic italics, in a fine, rather loose handwriting. The paper of the letter has become very damp, the ink has become too thick, so the text is not easily legible in some places. The Berlin linguist F. Hinze helped to decipher the more difficult parts, and I thank him for that. The content of the letter suggests that Reverend Šneleris had recently visited M. Kuršaitis- ’s school and now Kuršaitis is as if summarizing the results of his visit, wanting to remind him of his needs. In the letter Kuršaitis highlights his poor material situation, weakening health, difficulties in teaching. The letter also shows the school’s poor supply of various teaching materials. Here Kuršaitis humbly asks for mediation to bind the Lithuanian Bible, asks for a larger, more convenient map. From the biography of M. Kuršaitis- ’s son, the linguist Frydrich Kuršaitis, we know that he did not start studying at Karaliaučius University at a very young age: before studying he was an assistant at his father’s school and a teacher in the surrounding primary schools. And after entering the university in 1836 (hence, at the age of twenty-eight), he had "two years to put his studies aside" (see T u m elis J. Fridricho Kuršaičio autobiografija // Žmonės ir kalba. V., 1977. p. 144). The letter of M. Kuršaitis somewhat explains this period of Friedrich- ’s youth. His son, a student of Karaliaučius, had to stop studying: he was ill for about half a year, then travelled on the advice of a doctor. In addition, the thieves were well out of his way at the time. The letter is one of the first surviving written documents of the Courland dynasty. It is important above all as probably the only epistolary text of Mikelis Kuršaitis providing authentic material about the realities of the 19th-century first-class school in Lesser Lithuania, preserving direct data about Professor Frydrich Kuršaitis. With its content, the letter complements the biography of other linguists Kuršaičiai (see Kaunas D. Kelios pastabos kalbininkų Kuršaičių biografijai //Mūsų kalba. V., 1983. Nr. 1. P. 50—53). We provide a translation of the letter from German to Lithuanian. 207 [Addresses] | His Excellency Mr. Priest Schneler in Heinrichswald during the confirmation* Liutkų [p.1] 19 June 1839 Your Majesty Today, in a short time, I have forgotten Your Majesty- 's most humble request. 1. It has long been necessary to bind the Lithuanian school Bible before it is completely torn. I have to use it every day for teaching, because we only have it for reading, since there is no locking bookcase in the school; and that peculiar Lithuanian Testament and Bible history from the school was stolen in please let me bind the Bible with school cash. 2. in learning to write, especially in calligraphy, I do not like my handwriting, and the hand itself, as well as my eyes, are old, I can no longer improve anything. AS please: worn tables with spelling instructions to be sent at school expense. Also, it is difficult for my old eyes to teach geography, because the sheet format on the maps is too small for me, so I also wish [p-2] large map. 3. since I suffered from joint pain throughout the winter, and then immediately before Pentecost: I was sick of jaundice, therefore I have to make a great effort to properly manage the school. This is the most important reason I got out of bed, I am just beginning to teach subjects with my students. Therefore, with great humility, I ask: I have been allocated funds here. Since I have never been sluggish in my duties and have used my meager knowledge and strength to the best of my ability, and since my meager income is not sufficient to feed me, and since the preparation for lessons also requires a lot of time, I have to skip (the teaching task) | Your Excellency, I ask you humbly to mediate so that I may receive the supplement to my small salary, which has long been promised to me and which I have hoped for until now, because I still have to help my children, which cost a lot with my meager income, and I also want to live. 4. I also want to tell Your Majesty about my son's, Karaliaučius's studioz, help. Some time ago, about half a month ago, he got sick, the doctor advised him [0.3] | * In parentheses are words abbreviated by the translator or inserted for clarity. 208 = 3 i f how far to travel, he drove po Elbing, Prussian Holland ir elsewheir re, returning “from the trip found his wardrobe and bed empty, clothes, laundry and bed linen stolen. 5. With me (Your) forgotten books you will get su (letter) deliverer. Su with deep respect I remain Your Majesty's most humble servant Kuršaitis 2, O. The Letter of Vitulski F. A letter from Otto Witulski to the future linguist also provides information about the youth years of F. Kuršaitis. This is Vitulskis' reply to Kuršaitis, written in November 1830 m. 25 d. Little is known about Vitulski himself. He came from Gumbinė and moved to the Prussian Netherlands in 1794, so 36 years ago, he was the manager of the Kalthof (Adlig-Kalthof) manor in the Prussian Netherlands district. The letter shows that he was not Germanized ("I am an old Lithuanian and I love the people of my land"). He considers himself an old man ("You will forgive me an old man"). It is not known when she died: Kuršaitis in his autobiography written in 1845 says about Vitulskis as "now already dead". V. Biržiška writes about Wittalskis (see Aleksandrynas. Chicago, 1965, Vol. 3, p. 172), but does not mention the letter itself among Kuršaitis’ documents. —In the autumn of 1830 Vitulskis met Frydrich in Braunsberg (he was there, apparently, for the purposes of the trip recommended by the doctors mentioned in his father’s letter) and took him to Karaliaučiai. Their relationship is accidental, but significant for Kuršaitis. Vitulskis, as the patron of the school, recommended Kuršaitis and in 1831 invited him as an independent teacher of the Kalthof school. Kuršaitis also taught Vitulskis' own children (for more details see "People and Language", p. 143). As a teacher at Kalthof, Kuršaitis received a better salary than in his previous positions and was able to save for further studies. | Vitulskio letter was printed in "Tilžės keleivis" 1889, No. 7, pp. 141—142. Thank you to J. Tumelis for offering to publish it. My Lord! "Gromet- 's Jufu 3". [z. M. efu gawes and fu Joy/mu over/heated. that you will praise me very much delto, that afz you from Braun/bergio to Karaliaucziaus friend emiau, it is such Respectful to me as a Friend of People without need rodofi, because I think, that it is guilty efu, if afz Man was fawo Draugzmogui —kad.ji and nepaziftu —pa/fzlu/- znus can be, [awe pati tumi not torturing; only because of the afz pafidziaugiaus or Jufu Grometa I'm happy that ifz she you so ifzradau through what afz you kept. 209 "Now, my dear fias Sir! ant mu fu Travel You're pretending you're having 4 sex. Rytpruvifskajam Walscziuje Wieta get since Lietuwos, or tikrios pukant Gumbines Walscziuje teip weik to mi It's raining mist. Youmi Ju fy Welyjimams priefzais ateidams, afz You pri ka fiulyti I want to o You will like it, it [from me Pripiulyms Juice Cziefe 4 Week ends i "Oberland” or tikriaus i Rytpru fifzkąji Walfcziu per [tatyti. If You've got it-" you, so we're here Dware gywentumbim ir beweik tape Bloody how now" Braunsberg i King's Way. — Mu fu Suilles Teacher already Meijo Mene [yj dead is, unsuitable to Man o Wieta paduti ne noredams a fz — Szuiles Patron budams — ta dalyką netefau ir dawiau Waikus over some young I can go there. Among the lessons. Iki [zios Days before Vienna i Jz¢ Szulę efu ne pawadinęs, now — You knew — Jus efu ifz fi /attacked; togidel afz fztraction I ifz of what [ziczion Master, I'll take you in. Toktai Teacher there get if o ir The sky would flee, let’s get away, that 4 Two Pries mu fu Shuil-Draugy [tes priklau fo, buk Juice per Helps keep the tour fit. I say no! More information is available here. 40 Shuilok Raitfufe, o Pufe mood He's going. This is Kumecziu Kid, but there is ir Dwaro I'm giving up. Kid, what's going on? Ju fu Instruction ir Dwaro I'm a Mi discoverer, so I can't promise ne anything. Ale You're pretending to be ir Latin. You can teach me thoroughly, o especially my language. Sun i Rudolf would be better off if Holland Mie [and Suzy is visiting. Taji as you think ir afz ze I should have helped you, I o promise You must wi fo the fact that if my Waikus ypatifzkame In the lesson my You want Je to teach the house, Ju fu wifus The jaws you get, finally fit Money to make at ir my Stalo walgyti, kol newedę bufit ir wieną moją Waiku fawo In the lesson tour fit. Yeah, my. Namu fe ir uz You'll be [talk. ] Now, my Sir, trust ap me well, but do as I tell you. at [it, because it might be that Waldzia pra zo, kad I'm a teacher. Kunigs bei Bishop already You're a fool. There are dusts, but you still have me [zitus Atte [your perfume] 1 / Birth Found 2/ when You teach efat 3/-kur You must first to Mokitoyu buwot ir 4/ how long You have been an assistant teacher. Tokius Atte [tus I'm sorry, nu Waldzia. az You ifz kito Province pawadines efu. Now, my honeys Where [zati, darykit ka norit, Prietli in me radot, Pons Diews us are [uwedes, afz You [cited I can do a prifulymu, on [zitos Wietos ne you can fall, that o ir Paczę su 6 Waikīkī. turit. You're still waiting ar for me, you ir Music ifzprowyti can, because we [ziczion daugiaus Baznycziu turim uz Wejmalunius, cocktails In Lithuania it is different, so that on Wargonu zai [you pay, you on [zitos Shul-Vivtos Gera Organifto — You can wait. Afz fens Lietuwninks budams love Java = Zemes People, kaczeig afz jau nu Meto 1794 i [cited Kampa e fu pairs, both Meiles, how many priefz fawo Zemes People I have, [aw [zitame Kampe ofa Jufipelngs. Darkart, my honeys Where [zazi, persuade, it's my ne Thing, apmiflykit wiflab by Jufu Duma ir ifzfi/kirkit kas You better go, son. If my You believe ne in words, so look at the facts [fixed accruals Sign of nu what Teacher of czion gaun; toktai Teacher at mu fu get there o that how — 210 | I've already done it. — ir Sky fugrius. Jus man fenam Zmogui atlei /it, that already Java Gromet's gone, because Zegorius, mu my son 10, Eyes filpnos o mano Nami [Zkei goes to bed. Togidel fawo mielajam Where [zacziui labą Nakti dudu, beweik o filiepimo nu jo At laukus, nefrankieruto, kas butu ar jo ar no, afz Java Lietuwininkui tikt prilinkęs palieku, wadinus ir paduta fis jo Servant. Kalthof pri Ms. Holland, 25. Nowemb. 1830. ; Wittul [ki. . Prepared by Vincent DROTVINAS 211