, 1874-11-08
MEXICAN WONDERS,
The Great Pyramid of r1..
Gala,
Human Sacrifices ... Thu =
Hand. "ea

Human Sacrifices as. The o.,
Hand. "e'
In fhe beautiful land OF Mexico.-th.,,.,.
usas only on memories Of q vondsrtn, ~ ~
halfway between the shores OF tha H. r.. pssf-
psachy and the City Of Mexico. vhjoh ~ ~ I'm
Spain was styled !" The Venice Of H. ~ ~. oass
World, sze now to be found thu ,,,;a. "es'as,
the once powerful oa:J q
REPuaL1o or TLAscl14-
NOE many Leagues away lay tho Eipes,,, =
the powerful Mootezuma. THOUSANDS Sa -, q
"orahlped aud dreaded him At th, ,..ss' ssopa
parts OF h's Kingdom, his subjects x.,. 11s AZ :
win are At accounts Of his greatness. 'N*@
1he Republic OF Tlascala being comno..& :.
"a1nRe ana valorous people, 1t had in e,rlv W
asserted iss Independence, and, though 1s,.s.
tue heart OF country whose pumeron. 80
Rugs we're governed by one monarch Mrs.a Ma
zuma' 1t had for years maintained ia r;.s.*
aeH-go'ernment, and had xon tho yo,r ~. =
mlsstlon or al shat derce aud wsthla n.on,.
Nature hsd much assisted them In ,.s"s..
and maintaining their own rights, havn, 4aa s:s
| a. she hsd to Switzerland, e''a
4 NoUs1A1S-wAI1. OF psorEcr,ox
which fortified three rides of their cor...
several leagues Of the REMAINING hoas!
sry lsy open to tho approach Of III. aS ,,,..a
dreaded Azteca- shaiehtway this httla n..:s a
SCI TO work, Dothips daunted 1t tho nro7s,.".
ness OF the task, and built wall. 9 fa,t ~,
and 70 thick. for distance Of 2 pn;1aI- ~ ~
completing tho breastworks Nature hid ~.
up for their benefit. '4t'"
oevent7-tour years ago. at the ho5d Of
quering army. Napoioon cheered biz trna..s W %
gard to the combat BY the CRY OF y. soIIi.s.ss %
france, forty centuries look down uoou w.
. 1nls was tne battle fought at the foot of T.,
part Of the realization Of the boyiah dre.n'. =.
the Little Captain" 14eA@'a
aeee, on another continent. thms,cax =,
miles away, IN the heart OF ths Tiascalaa Rsrs
lie, lies 8spaa
ANOTHER PrRAA1D,
one OF the worlds unknown vonder, H,,,..
oa1sIes haye been fought 1t its base. TeTTibSs
human blood Strange and avfni nroc..s
haye wound around it from base tn aaar 1s.axa Jug
shipping multitude below have knaIf ahi1. w ~. !
tltices naoat revolving have be-n made m ,hs :,
t7rs On its summit to the "Unknogu God ~.
Cause Of Causes" wv -
Ay'0n1u " EgTDt, Cheopa. toyen
an area OF II acres, and rises to ha,ent oftt
feet. The Mexican p-rsm1d's base eorar. q
aG1es ,nd It's aldes rise to the heish: Of III Int
while the platform On ita sum1uit is mo,e tss1,
~ acre IN extent Its #alIs sre comooaad -
LAYERS OF brick and clay.
IN olden times. when busy people t,ronead
snIs !1nd, this Vas the great ~Toocailla
worship to the awful "'@'4'
m4rzuoporcu,
Was offered.
stairway wound round the oufs;da Of IL, (
building, leading from its foot to thu anar.
and' on the great feast-days IN imposing oro.
cesaion OF Priests. carrying in their 1anks In +
rlsoneTs to be sacrificed ia honor Of tha ar [
marched up the Pyramids aide.
bEliiaut spectacle it WAS. as clad In Their
scarlet rones. and bearing gorgeous tanns1
made OF the festhers Of their trop,eal b;,dt
they tscended the stairway, in the fuIl 7ier d
the Peo,le. singing meanxhila chauu % tha
- God Of War" and the "God Of Au"
The victims. who for maoy 4 month Aaye
ased on the best and most fattenine Of food s
de isnd coutained, and daily Lsen trzined Tor +
nls ordeal, are brought forth. Ons BY one thsy +
re laid on the altar. 4 de3t1ous mo1enent r
makes tue keen knife glisteo in the II. min &
1te, aud then deep gash in the slds Ia m1da,
THE HEART u TORN OUT, +
eakln8 with b1ooi and qulvesing with 1ifs, md &
1rdjr ma os;L,o ~ s'A~s s<as E
a. ~ md ~ +h-,,,,,h ~. ,o,~ r.. B
.kan II war ~ ths psst .uw sna un ~. ~ " e1'
,a;r vn,no ~.ar ..5 ";as.
,,tct,a~s aiaz >N'@ AAa41e4'' eAeo' su1'S E
4fter sn ,t,.ct A., ~. r;,r =, ,e,x;, ..s. &
a1a,f tarr;nia ~, " ~ ~ ai.nn5sr ~ -. ~ ~ ~
- tstsn Ha-asndn rnrtl si,i ua 10 h..sA r
,i'owara -ast;.@ ~ sLS;n xo - st 1a. nsnua.
scans iSss'uE IT. thie oo tue l3 a0o7 ooheo COW
C,mr.na . ~. s..o aa.s. H., .o..,. ..;, +
.nna.se tba h,aadth;.s. We ~ m.e ou ~ ~.
~ ~ hnno ~ ~ ,onn;an1 , rars ~ .h.s /
.cten sn3 -. -,r.;; aat.o1 1i ,ar a..,,;;.+
rooiclaa annther draeJf.'I " hatoasn.t ~, - '1|'
~ 1907, :. s. .S"t.s.,. eaalu1 nooe.ue.'
II be- - .ona NJ sapsE, - 91i IN n'1as ~ 1of'1 1o*
rs On his Kind .nJ Jans hte ~ b-@ 49,. hind
> fellow leada where hiddea pitfs.iJ Hs
d drinks with ecstasy his dyin: SIGH 4
The remains OF these pyramids a-a foundat
Tough the country Of Mexico. and eTan aclosa
, Gulf into Yucatan. Moat Of them ara /
i'd throughout !; Lnr, in some rooms bars 4
% discovered, though whether theY 1ers n Il
,ded fos tomba. or ss the tsHoly Of Horss q
tho outer temple On their sunam.ts no ous i
tell. II
The only Tolce that comes to Us from thts L
y "tso w euoeo pa1aoeS tnss az 4ooua 4
satiououlnB county. 1hts u ~ lmpfeas~ !
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