New-York tribune., 1885-09-20

keeps him prey to remorse which he tries to stiflo
by doing penance. Some say he is haunted, ana
others that be is looking for the treasure no
frequently changes his place of residence building
q new tut each time. He has plenty OF gou ounces
but seldom approaches tho village and when ne
the %aS6a at one eScs in
an awestruck whisper. There goes Mondaca
After some delay we obtained canoe to take !, us
TO the eastern coast OF Yucatan but SIX ,os osent s
structures at place called Meco, where plisrnils
used to worship every year on their way 70
Meegeres and Cozume, WHITTIER they Wens Went
as Mahometans journey TO Mecca, AIter
the bush was cut down we succeeded in meas
uring temple only ten feet high, built on the sum
nit of artificial mound forty feet hah, WIN
stone steps on the east side. In the base OF the
mound were very small rooms in which we were
just able to stand upright. Surrounding tno
courtyard where the temple was there were other
apartments of the same size that NAV have served
as lodgings for pilgrims. but only people nhieI
three feet high could DO comfortable III lnem anu
as We stopped to crawl In and out, we cOnIurei up
visions of dimnutive individuals going back anu
forth, and up and down the almost perpendc!liar
stairs in quaint and scanty ATTIRE bearing E
to proptiate the dear gods OF the sea. an tn9
other buildings Mt Meco were equally small ana
the natives affirm as q matter Of course, that they
were built and inhabited by dwaris: ..;o. t,,.,ar
There is another Of these strange cities iurthe,
down the coast, called Nizucte, and though exposed
TO visit from hostile Indians, we found there
three men, one accompanied by Ills W,e rhe anu vora
pretty daughter of eighteen summers. Ihey were
from the village of Dolores. and having put up u
thatched roof intended to romain at Nizucte lew
days. working hard at scraping a woolly substance
from the trunk of fan-pam called Ill spanish
gnqno. We asked how mnch they could earn at tllat
work. and were informed that one dToba twenty
five ppunds is worth 81 80, and three people work-
ing together obi ain that amount in two days Inc
stun is used to make cushions and pillows, being ms
soft as feathers but rmer The leaf OF the gaano is
baked underground and made into very strong
ropes that serve tho fishermen in their boats The
canoe we had engaged had no other rope III l' Inc
fresh leaves make an excellent fan that opens ana
Closes retaining its bright green color Tor eeht OF
ten days. They were pnt into our hands 10 Keep on
MOSQUITOES when we were invited to be-scatcd on
n log under the thatched roof. Tho protty girl
offered us cigarettes and was astOnished when we
declined Not sn Okel IL such consolation
Would we not try just a very little one She
seemed to re gard me as an object OF pity because
had never used tobacco. and my husband as IL very
peculiar being for having given up the use Oh the
weed.
These people informed us that the queer old
houses were close by. The largest building prOyei
to be diminutve temple at the entrance ol whch
were two enormous serpent heads made OF con
crete; they embraced ANA encirccd ny
gnarled roots that looked like dark-sklnned
serpcnts entwining the mineral representations oi
the same reptiles Near by found two large
human heads, also concrete and square pelestal
one foot high, on which was symbol OF the
Phallc worship two Holsters and small turtle. all
made of concrete The doorway of the temple was
three feet high and and one and halt feet wide,
the building consisting of largo wcll-hewn stones,
and the ceiling forming n triangular arch win
Gaping stones, though outside the building was
SQUARE ALICE ID. LIZ PLUNGEoN.