The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-04
THE INDIAN POET-KING.
Ae who Butt - Magnificent Tower for the
Worship Of the Unknown God.
Frvn n, ~" frasci.co bulletin


CITY OF MExICO, Jan. al am going 10
tell you OF a trip to the mountain of Tcz,osngo.
famous in Aztec days as being the pleas gar
den and retreat Of the Indian poet, king, Nezq
huacOyult. From TexcOco the trip Is wildly
picturesque and grandly. beautiful. The Gu,
riously constr acted bath u Nezahuacoyolt is cut
from solid block of granite overhanging the
brow Of the hill. The rock has a smooth sur
face several yards square, and dropping from
Its centre IL "a circular basin some three OF four
teet deep anu dozen or more IN clrcumier-
ence. Out OF one side II cut a seat for the A.
commodation Of the bather. while rising from
the surface a little back IL another having per
fect chair form, with rest on one side for the
N mart of tho same rock-into which seats have
been cut. and various little inches i'll the form
OF miniature stops which might have been
used by the old Indian monarch rs reccptacles
Tor his toilet paraph"rnalH.
Following along tho still well-preserved path,
we came 20 a chamber cut INTO the side Of the
Ing strewn with debris AT the end OF this vault
ed chamber was "a raised platform loot ~
height and several feet square, hewn from solid
rock. and on either corner, BACK oi inns were
inches rhi-rlled out. with fragments OF cement
Itill cllnglng TO their sides. We have since
learned that between these above the platform,
there still remained at the beginning OF the
present century a large calendar stone. which
Nas later DESTROYED by ine nrghboring Indian.
In search Of treasure. This curious work must
have cost Its builders Il vast deal Of labor.
Separating himself from the cares Of his
kingdom, NrNlhuac0yolt came for retirement
b this beautiful mountain, ana here, four times
every day Tor forty days, on Bonded knees. he
offered prayer and Incense y the all powerful
God, hidden and unknown"
1t IL snld that in answer 10 these earnest petit
hons vision appeared 10 onc OF his servants IA
attrndanoo. directing him TO go at once to his
master with the comforting assurance TINT the
unseen God had been pleased 10 accept his
prayers and offerings, aud would avenge hun
by the hands OF his son ANoluHtzin, II boy Of
only seventeen years. The KING could not ae-
cept the. Supernatural vision, which WIS. how
ever, fulfilled.
Nczlhuaroyolt. upon hearing Of the fulnl-
ment of what he mad considered a fails" nrOph-
ecy, retired in Humiliation to the garden Of nus
palace. and, knreling ON the ground. gave
thanks 60 IA" unknown God for his signal hHnr-
nts. promising 20 huld a mplr 10 nus house.
10 abstain from ido.ulrHus worship ana human
sacrifices, ANA 10 alone H'huOwl dg' tic su.
prcmacy Of the unAnowu God. In .omWuur'
with his VOW he built tow n me- sfprl.s lI4l.
the interior of whirh b." gam SuNd,w tn gold
nnd precious stones, and the exterior hr COVE
ercd with tdark cement, rmheluAhrl with EHrs
The workmanship Whh Ol t'r most "Ap.urlN,
order, In tina superb tower wrr" stnlouua
men whose duty II was. 10 c'riin hours ul tho
day ortr Is" unon rlHtrs OF me urtn an Tho
sound "i winch ulo monarch Tell upon ms knnet
Drawer.