The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-02-12

him for that purpose. What was the sur
prise-the dismay of all, when Hualco,
breaking the arrow, held out his fallen foe
and pronounced his pardon with the
words
ga monarch may punish, but he must
not revenge!''
The sullen nature of Maxila scarcely
premitted him to acknowledge with de
cency the grace that had been accorded
to him; and he retired from the presence
amid the suppressed or half murmured ex-
ecratons of the assembly, TO whom the
clemency of the new sovereign was any \
thing bn, agreeable. He passed from the
palace into the crowded street-a herald
proclaiming his pardon, and exiolling tue
nnmerited goodness Of the king-just as
j the grand procession was forming which
/ was TO precede the court to the principal
teocafii, where the sacrifices were about
to commence. The astonishment and rage
ment's pause, like that before the falling
/ of the thunder bolt, was succeeded by
shouts that shook the city TO its founda.
i tons, and thousands moving as one man
by one impulse tore the unhappy captive
from his guards, and rushing with him up
the broad stair of the ieocaiH, forced the
trembling priests to begin with him the
sacrifices which were to propitiate their
gods.
The beautiful lady to whom fate had
decreed the rather unusual honor of two
royal lovers was the only child ofthe chief
Poonius--w worldly policy had in
dnced him. to adhere to the dominant in
terest, and to 5etroih his daughter to the
usurper, for whose sake she was educated
in seclusion, according to the custom Of
the country. 1t was thus that Hualco had
slet her in his wanderines, and it was ow-
ing to her high rank and her position as
the future wife Of the sovereign that she
had been ab!e-after she had half uncon
sciously i.n6i bed an interest in the royal
wanderer-to find access to him under
circumstances which would have made il
impossible to another. Detesting Maxtla,
yet knowing her fate inevitable, she be-
lieved herself but indnlging a sentiment
Of womanly pity when she interposed to
save the young prince whom fortune had
first thrown in her way; but when she found
herself at liberty, and tlis same prince an
humble suitor at her feet, we need not
wondsF that st!s discovered SO him all txs
excellencies which his fne face and GAL
ant bearing had led her to imagine, nor
that llualco, thus accomplished and quite
as much in love as ever, should be success
fu in. his suit. His marriage with the
charming Faraltzin afforded a new oc-
casion for rejoicing to his people; AM,
through long and happy life, the pupil
of Atahuilpa maintained the character
which that excellent guardian had labored
to establish, and his history remains on
record as that of the greatest and best
monarch his country ever knew. lie es>
tablished wise laws; encouraged intelec-
tual and scientific progress among his peo-
pie, both by Institutions Of great magni.
tude and BY his own examples executed
many costly works for the convenience
and establishment ofhis capital; disposed
his immense revenues with the utmost
munidcence; brought agriculture to such
perfection that during his reign not spot,
however rude or inaccessible, was left un-
cultivated. and above all, and what is most
surprising, he not only discouraged the
human sacrifices which were universal in
| that region, but built temple" "to the nn-
known God the cause Of causes'-in
which he allow ed 20 image of any kind
saying, These idols If wood and stone
can neither hear nor feel; much less could
'hey make the heavens and the earth, and
man the lord Of it. These must be the
work of the all powerful, unknown God
Creator of the universe
We might have carried into many more
particulars the character of our hero, |
whom, now that we speak OF him histori- |
cally we must call by his real but most
unmaBageable name of Nezahua' coyotl,
but our readers will find most copous
and interesting history ofhis life and reign
in that delightful book, rrescott's "Con.
quest Of Mexicol" and if there be any yet
who have not read it, we recommend to
10 G.; IL |
the great emperor of Tezcuoo, by an at
tentive perusal of the whole story, which
we acknowledge to have been slightly al
tered in passing through our hands.
(Concluded.)
t.r SLANDER.
Believe not each aspersing word,
l.