The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-03-06
The Aztec Children.

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twenty year, Of age. as he ha, every plysiologi'
| cal mark OF having reached the period of man
/ hood aud is now only thirty.thtce and three,
iourtts inches IN height, and Weighs twenty
/ pounds The female, vino i. yet IN glrIhoud-
probably twelve years ofage-is twenty nine aud
y half inches in height, and weighs seventeen
poIuds! These are some Of the facts We have
uJw seen the ChillTcn twice, and can assure our
Readers 'iEt they are neither Santa Aunts WOO
On leg, the wOul,y horse, caught by Cul Fremont
NOT the ilre cx,inIui-hcr They are real human
telngsui pcliectauaoIuioUls structure Of lie above
inferior slz", and ,yldout.y not monsters, but sqc.
crmens Of a race heretofore unknown 10 clyllizt-
ton eXcoptin siatuary.
1;e history of the discovery of those children
and their coming to this country, j. given in the
exhibition room, and forms q most romantic story
Mr. Stephens, in his Incidents Of Travel in
Central America, Cheups and Gucntau." gives Nr
account, which he received Of a padre OF Santa
Cruz del Llulche, Of an inhabited city. beyond the
great Sierra mountain. occupied 10y Indian, VI The
same character and habits OF those found IN the
colutry generally when it WIS discovered by the
SpaHdrds. The padre declared that in his yUun
ger days hc had himself viewed this strange uu-
conquered city from the height but strangers had
never been permitted to enter II It was indeed
tel the adventurous armies Of European invaders
A. the story goes, two young enierTrsug men
probably Influenced by the paragraphs Of Mr.
stephens, uudr.lo,k the hazardou. enterprise to
iud this wonderful civ. They sailed from New
Orleans to Bazr, IN the f,ll ef lSis. aud guided
by experienced Indians. proceedet to Cupan
vhrrr lhry arrived On Here tIcy
formed an acqu uhuce wi.ha spun,uI ty ur
nIme of Pedro Ndc.qurz who was a great ,ra
ve.rr md was prepared 10 ru.or Iu'0 th.,T ? .Hu-
IN uur" bis ia'Iun. win thrls Ih,t Uu,u
red 'Npureuuta AMI faithful uu Lr,- VII, h.d a
b oN .tUg" ui ttu existence oi IXmayu. and Iur
zee e0I Cu. 40 tne expense Of murrolhir Il-k ard
! .h'r until the .p.h day 81 May, when they de
Srrd the '', i,um thr ligh peak Of the Sierra
/ They pushed "u until they u,et the military
iHccs wA".c duty It wa, to guard the mountain
7 p"--, auI ,ulirr uU stranger To enter the IXdul'
"n 'WruuN Ihls quad had 10 huuw ledge ui
tie arms hut fought with -prars and arrows. ui
d'I0y thodhuuud-. ILepaity wo- vel armed
0ut % few shots, with powder and ball. uy,iawcd
and sUhdgcd the courage II tie a.salans and
/ tiry were permitted to enter the city II WIS a
/ neat quadrangle, surrounded hv wall ky feet
/ 900 height, md orWmcutrd with ,ca'ptrsI mouu
ucrI-r and u.. thr paruphana'it of dyhiruu- vuf.
snip Ihe city contains eighty tLou-aud iuh ii
/ tau's, and is surrounded by a beautiful and high
/ Is cultivated country. Tie inhabitants have rr
cords cx,,ud.n. back four thousand wears. and
CAIN 20 le Of Syrian origin
Ouecf the ady,rtlrrrs. Hammond was wouu
ded IN the afrly ON enter.u., the coultre. aad o..
died. The other. uue,'ls. undertook lo Drr-p1d
away q g',l, e., vl.gA lr. Jn-ior si,iSe p.
lrr was BETRAYED. aud 's... {. y. FISHER.
upon the Lgh ulgr # de sun" The Spari.rd
Nrluq.o1. ml made the aruua,r'arre Of, ,uunu
priest Ny the Hnme Of Vaulr,or whom he r.rs,...
ded to ~ with lin out into the civilized world
and who lad lu charge the two Az',c Children
He c,n'lllcd to,,nycy N.rrli,ci ,rrlr strangers
W i rhr children to a country VILLAGE. Sruor
N,'a.qrrz uul mos, uf IN. cu..lauy. managed Tn
IS apr over the wall n the. n.-lt, aud iun the
vuur. priest uudnmke tl,,r c-ca,p. in about
fifteen dty- they reached U.o.wgo. after great
suffering liir Nll,qu,z reluctantly parted
wuh ru-tu'h futIul lu.lau-. uuj Irr, also Gi.
el N,a'I 'Itur u'lf urarD, uu',t'ciu.' and Il, .
uuNt'luu, of journey. By the middle Of goh,u
my Nc'asluez rr.clcd san Salvador with "tl c
cl .dun' where they became objects # the
Igic.t interest 10 h most intellectual C'nsec. a.
tm' city," llup lee conceived tie nru'p,t Of rX
hl'Iu- them iu Hurupe mud America. ".s he
gr a'r,' chronological cmio,irr, IN living frm."
ID fully .,ut Them On hy the parties whom
b. anr'um c them mpor.ry guardians" tu View
(u'k. VIZ JHuara'
Ills s. ihc sketch of the story which We have
tie IIuwi.c sha'l hr ui.cn AZ length fum the
Ms inuWal ul Sruur Ncl-qu,7. NJ mo- dj.'gut
dfo. II the whole is puuf - the >rrrrrrrrs
which tln pamphlet contains. 10 viii constitute 70
rare dish !.r 'lr l.vrr ui romuu.ir tales aud the