The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-08-03

% - go" cry HHI confer "+fh tA'"i~'
fe.-B atsu fus- matter and Tia" l.eUer.-.
eF.~., og the u.r arrivals upon 'f5" rlty7
welfare In I.t--ius tlru@ - 'hs tempt.
C;ifty-rt noted carefully tie '.s'"- ~ Ia"
rs-,,..e and WA ,.a1 10 Jt-erE'- s cheer
f1I TEMPER apparent Wn!e there was
,rourllry he knew. IN --ycr.l npU--s
p. could -... To evidence II M III ieri-
iug aud h~ hop@-i that tn" crl-is was
oy.r a-! ,ur deaths 81 the fAa@, Violent
...,. f-....,rfaI leader had ended ali trOu-
bic
Tn-y found old lklapeI II the temple
and many pIl,-t- around hlu- lie had
mt finished q wise and tprclblc sermon
/ =, winch ise had outlined the many lone
it, which would accrue - the nation
from following ErIc.- plans, accusing
/ Cualpa.s memory bitterly and with great
force, ~ the. caused All dls-corI He had
depr.-at,d the craving for power and
pl.lc. winch had caused all the trouble,
and had drawn hl- hearers by his power
fu! ja.,Ic and noble orAtnry - . rrCDg-
milton II the truth-tuAt civilization
would. If adopted at ono" without re
serve. place them upon an equality with
the re-t # the world and prevent the
,f,.,.,.t..,,... which ,y,ulI surely
a,,-,,,. y tbry r,ntiuu,-I III their old
/ customs and beliefs.
Then. following upon the old priest :
words. Enc stood before them and told
,.,..,,, -,,u,ly. and carefully IF the his.
r,,ry Of other nations. For tyx1 hours he
sJ.I,.--.J fL. and the Gathering q
,,l..-t- .,.,..y t,4t great multitude gro ilc
Lld ended telling them Of Greece ami
Rome of ENGLAND and America: Of
Peru and Mexico. and IF the race Of In
dian, dying of the face OF the earth be
cause civilization l. too powerful for
them to resist, and they are too weak to
accept ts customs. When he had I'm
i.hed. behold. kuIcan arose. and raising
his hands cried:
"jIy brethren ard friends, our Quet-
zal leaks wise words. fear he Will
leave lis If we are stubborn and head
strOng. and We want linn with us. DO we
uot?" He was answered with shouts or
hearty volume and feeling. Now that
Chalpa is gone from Us there Will be no
more trouble, and | feel that if Quetzal
were our governor we would be PROSPER
Ous and content | desire not the office;
it i'll BELTS me, for am too easily intlu-
enccd TIN, 0ay and that Yon want a
WISE man. y great father like our Duet
zal, who knows the men of all the earth
tnl their tongues and their willy ways.
that ho may protect Us from them and
guard IL from the enemy who comes in
forms We know not Let us have "a great
meeting in the estufa tonight and hold
another eIectiou Go now and tell all
the people. and think well upon T;lapel's
words and Quetzals and mine, the least
Of you all"
They dispersed. and Eric led Illapel
into the temple and seated himself be
side him. Pierce standing outside looking
down with curious ewes up0n the CITY.
Eric opened at once upon the subject
Of the treasure, telling him frankly how
much it was valued bv the rest of the
world and g. what mad extremes men
would go for tenth or a twentieth of
it. He toll him its worth. but succeed
I'd only III ,iimIv impressing it upon the
priest. but Iklapel realized keenIv the
evils that would follow n renetition of
the scenes of CorteZ or Pizarro's plum
behring's rs Denoted by Erie, He heard
the latter through without saving mucb
until Eric finally said:
Now. my father Iklapel. YOU are the
oldest here. You have said fine treasrra
is mine bnt il is vours and vour npoDle's
to hold or TO give away. Tell me- now
what saw Won AS 70 its disnositione"
"You have told me many THINGS he
began. You have made nv heart soar
and my ears burn with wondrous tales
of Your great PEOPLE and their cities. |
vearn to See them. | long TO witness
these wonders bnt am ola .nd ,,,.o,,,
feeble, Hnt my neonIe are Young. tbav
are yo1r brothers now Why shonId they
not see and have these marvpls? Won
roll mo tn ,,.o bo,., 49,. ,-.a~,1t1, e
nations anI +ha+ u-oa1tL ao" 'i III t,li 4,
Whv cannot vnn h,in1- tIesa wan ,,
| boras Ta,.f 49,, 11a - .-7
cormo,,J +bo,, +l,;,,,-9 Sa17 -N
a,ro,, # ,,or, Gov, - +h,1, ko.o ~ 50
/ Tins we Gan ~ ono tor,,I ,,-o-Soal1 tI, ,',
/ guIf whi,s, sarorata. ne fro,,, +ba Na-,.
/ WorII and Lo'nnnol =, ,rooltL anII-,,a,,.,
/ al,,,.
. seun.,,, ~ 1,,m. nv ca 49, H.
/ and Won, y.iII he ,,,.c,,1 ,f --n',u 10y
hof,ra, ,,,,,i,ln 1,I,.. I,'>' va 0"' peol'io
Ms ci,. ,1aI, p'',. ~ Al
,,,,+ .' l'',- p-''.l nc" enSoi ~ ise''
ra,,t Gu. eil0ol ies u govern
l''',i,e Va '1ilo ''ii' ieil' A'-l"h'
o., - iii,i,Ioi les VI 'dS' ages
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hands nb NV G,ataa1. ;e"se n III our
arIan,., 4I' n.y. S,'e'-,'''' 'I2 o'is - TAKE
hsr. ,,1 1r''sNIe, give II 70 you
nav '.-S power, puI ponder Well my
,''s i are l'il ol WISDOM given
..p,,t veg ~ p',' i I,i
',-.,',e'e,' INC IL Is no or"l-
,l,ay , ,,',, ','Nt"7 va, ~" propose. one
aIHn, 80. NV 'i0pe ~ ''ie 'iliS people
o.Yo,, will h.,,,,n a..
aaItb haI,;,'i IL, ~ '.io p'Nel vi tlilS
W., ',,,, H. me- "l''e'i lhial'el'
..nrt nn l-'' n,,f. 'n.o law"
~. s . i-' .nio,Ie It, MY oiu TREND
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