Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-16
[PROPRIETORS.
From the N. O,lsrns D,2fr
Sketches Of Tehuamtcpcc.
lBY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE,

tdtas-Pidias Ayoaad--Iasidc Of the
Carc-Bones ef'a Child, and Of H3man
Sacr.fees--7he Hall IF Darkness
The Hall of Audiencc-Echo aud Tic
Nymphs-Coiumas Of Stalaefites-N The
Entry Of Hades-1hc DcrI and his
Hoyns-Ffgures qfMe SIN and Noon,
and Of lie Mysterious Red Hand, SC.
With mornings wakcned beams, when
trohc birds are chanting their early carol,
we wake, and, mounted on numbering
jackass, laden with torches for the under.
ground exploration, we seek the cave OF
| gloomy Pctapa. 1t is league away and
on the road we pass the handsome town
that gives name to the cave. with its
church, where sits Jesus on a jackass,--
where lights in silver candlcsticks burn in
the eye Of day, and where unc,ious Priests
in purple robes rccite Latin 10 staring Ya.
hoos and chant their "Patcr Noster" A
little furhcron is San,o Domingo, that has
church too, built in massive Moorish ar.
chitccturc.
Being bound underground. though no
Encas, we must have a "Eidus Achates"
10 direct us--"Fidus Achatcs," faithful
only in name Here we select onc--a
brown, bare legged boy, christened "Veu-
'u.a' VINO says nc mas .raVefSca the dark
S"'.n 'y' "io "uo"s II ioo' ~ TOOL
- pure "a'i Oh "h,'e rocks ne.oW' ana
bare wall above. and between them is the
cave. What fearful height! The wild,
red hawk, pauses ere he wings his fight
up such q dizzy steep Let us survey the
'''icui''es we are almost sorry we
ever 'nousn' Oh ascending such irownlng
aeeh',ucs' ou' US we are III ior H. III Tor II
iet Us oc'
ou boy, Ventura OF The red iegs,draw
your mdeHete-you snort sword-and cut
away The tangled underwood! Now, that
the way = clear, ascend you Salvage
ana 'n'hd 'hat you dispiace none of those
loose round and rolling stones, to the dct-
riment OF our Sims, Tor II you do, there
VIII DC mourning tonight ~ the house OF
your iather, and the "tor'illos' that your
mother has baked tor your especial appetite
Will be thrown, hike physlc, 'to the dogs!'
beware, boy, beware
Up, up, ana iurthcr INTO the mist! The
clouds enc'rcle us and we are wrapt in
darkness' J our locks Ventura, are hung
WIN wa'criJeweiS more beautiful '''"n d'a'
uio'us' a',u yoo pan' o'iu DOW ooy,worse
t;n ,iia,' u" ,Ag''aha on no, rock "A ii'tie
"'s"er up a'oVe ''i1se dark ana scene OBJ
u'.hs wafer o'ouas' even Oh 'i'ot Dchci
~ Ju'Nn sra'''e' d"o We - rest Aougi
wo'N ' rs is i'--ou' % grasp 'nat 'w,s OF acacia
u"u pun """y' A. "o'''s "'or'as 1t 'norns
n,, .r"' you 'e' 90 WIN sue.l nervous jerk
heie' NV yonr ioo' siPs' ana yo" come
gov u fo.iins' roihns' ana out ior lucky
lasP u our SURF ''anu, you wouid nave
'anen oe.Pe. nan huo'ier' VINO 'opPied
uow NV aru from morn 20 noon, from noon
" TeWy eve summer day.
p '1 "6""' LING young roc or
toS' vi Soi'' % "ha' not you SKIP up
~ ''nI 'e'o o"o arc Sea'ca al iaSt al inc
'''o.e" - ''ie ea'e
1N"o now 'o' us survey 'he gorgeous
panorama n tiia' spreads around here lay
'ne ~ '''u' SooneS We =; nave 'raVcrseu II,
.''o'r' 70 r., unc westward
sl,'eu'9 VI. =, '"st 'u'ey u 'nc Noa.~acoai
IoS :" "''n ."o ,.'e anu '''ou''r,es.m
'"'' 'Pe,' N'aD'a' 1t'ia,e"eo, ana DINERS
l'uI'os'iess-M''" , "s 'oui'Si,'ng towns
sec'uueo rahchos, IT'S groves OF orange ana
uuice, iru''s' us ieids Oh maze, gardens OF
rare SHRUBS ana It's panied b'rds that fris's
u'ouia i'"e oo44e'S" "i 'ree mowers swayed
" anu ITO py 'he WINGS, put 10 inc cave!
us NOUN mas an arch spanning one hun
Ji'u 'ee' oy 'u"'y III h'eh', iihih Is
oaiNi'ess- = i..Shl your torch' ventura and
d icm o'ners'ior ,he use OF our adventurous
o"euqia.e', I"saJ '''h py '"ear D'icnfia'h giafe
ie..s"u We 70 'rc p''' Do"h hundred
,na,,'a,, - I u o"o ~ '.,u' ~ .ne ru'e
,'a'no"a''I' n ~ r'i'1' ''ie ,eS,'ooic OF
-u oa' .,''', ,'a" "a Da'%'ess ~ IS an
,'''n'ense '''.c 'o'u"oa' many huhdre'd ieet IN
In the middle We s,umhle ovcr ,ha -
az a cL;la mi u ,bcy ra,,lo on H. ~ 'aa s,a''.'
aoo, ye ,,,ar aran;n,o,,a,an.. a'I o,, W.. n a'o"y
scJ sbou, ,nJ ,ba holIa,uaa, "nL % Pi1Y' m,
s,noo,,, &C.; i I;,,araJ ,.,;,l' ~ r.s9. no
or not,crv, oc ,n,;ono c,sh;aaa,s... ,"."s'
scls and Gro.vcss,.Is c,r,ba raa.,;,saar.;@
,;ns n aJor.,;oa IS ,I,a TO- S as. 1u ~ " VIC VIC.
GnJ @ ortho A1,acs ,rho M o'u;l"J % oo, -" i,h 'i'e
oroipa II fbe ravs v.bon Montoz,,, sal. Il
IL rao.,la oJ H.. .Aua La' u'eu
Gerce G spners,;,;an % WY ""pPy !" ''e'r
OH r. ..
s,rcw the cave. How white and pav thew
look. Ven,prai Tie, us o;vo -, IL
and make ,hemdancc again as they ,I,ncc,l
at their death hourl All are Won Iorr;enJ
nv bow. at what Won plcase n call MAJ
fanityl They are but dust.-apd va, I'M .
kick them at WILL and not one. the boldcsi
viii utter reprovins groanl No more OF
your staring, Ventura, or III make de-
funct Aztec ofyoul Sweetscpulturc would
this be for your statue like frame, and here
the dripping staiscticcs would hang your
long locks with brilllanis!
Further along, over many ledge, under