History · Clarendon · written in Patois with an English translation
Dung a di sout-wes corna a Clarendon, near weh di Milk River meet di sea, one likkle bath house tan up from 1794 — one a di oldes spa inna dis side a di worl. Di wata weh bubble up outta di grung deh warm, salty, an full a mineral. An hear dis: scientist measure seh di wata more radioactive dan almost any oda mineral spa pon earth — roun nine time stronga dan di famous bath a Bath, England. No fraid — a natural radioactivity, an people soak inna i fi jus fifteen minute one time. Di story dem seh a one enslaved man fus fine di spring. Im did get one bad beating, an afta im bade inna di wata, im body heal up. Im show di place, an from dat time people start come from far fi di healing. Till tideh, people wid pain inna dem joint, rheumatism an skin trouble come a Milk River fi soak. Dem seh di wata do dem good — an even if yu well an strong, di warm wata sweet yu see! So if yu ever deh a Clarendon, tek di likkle road dung a Milk River side. Ole time healing, farm land all bout, an quiet — dat a di real Clarendon medicine.
Down in the south-west corner of Clarendon, near where the Milk River meets the sea, a little bath house has stood since 1794 — one of the oldest spas in this part of the world. The water that bubbles up out of the ground is warm, salty, and full of minerals. And hear this: scientists have measured that the water is more radioactive than almost any other mineral spa on earth — around nine times stronger than the famous baths at Bath, England. Don't be afraid — it is natural radioactivity, and people soak in it for just fifteen minutes at a time. The stories say an enslaved man first found the spring. He had received a bad beating, and after he bathed in the water, his body healed. He showed people the place, and from that time people began coming from far away for the healing. To this day, people with pain in their joints, rheumatism and skin trouble come to Milk River to soak. They say the water does them good — and even if you are well and strong, the warm water is delightful! So if you are ever in Clarendon, take the little road down to Milk River. Old-time healing, farmland all around, and quiet — that is the real Clarendon medicine.
Dong a di sout-wes kaana a Clarendon, nier we di Milk River miit di sii, wan likl baat ous tan op fram 1794 — wan a di uoldis spaa iina dis said a di worl. Di waata we bobl op outa di grong de waam, saalti, an ful a minaral. An ier dis: saiyantis mezha se di waata muor riedioaktiv dan aalmuos eni ada minaral spaa pan ort — roun nain taim schranga dan di fiemos baat a Bath, England. No fried — a nachral riedioaktiviti, an piipl suok iina i fi jos fiftiin minit wan taim. Di stuori dem se a wan ensliev man fos fain di spring. Im did get wan bad biitn, an afta im bied iina di waata, im badi iil op. Im shuo di plies, an fram dat taim piipl staat kom fram faa fi di iilin. Til tide, piipl wid pien iina dem jaint, ruumatizim an skin chobl kom a Milk River fi suok. Dem se di waata du dem gud — an iivn if yu wel an schrang, di waam waata swiit yu si! So if yu eva de a Clarendon, tek di likl ruod dong a Milk River said. Uol taim iilin, faam lan aal bout, an kwaiyat — dat a di riil Clarendon medisn.
The history and the figures come from the sources above. The Patois is mine.
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