San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-06

who had made good bargains from an
Atzlan point of view. They knew they
had outwitted the newcomers and got
ten something for nothing, and they
were nightly pleased with themselves.
In the evening kulcan came to Eric
and said:
Brother, tomorrow l shall hand over
to you the Office and its powers"
But" interrupted Eric, before You
do so you must perform a ceremony
one upon which | have set my heart.
You must wed us, Leila and me, as the
last act of your tenure of office"
1T shall be SOL! cried Kulcan with de-
light. Il am glad it falls to me! In
deed it repays me for the loss of the
great dignity of being governor, which
loss, believe me, does not sadden me at
all. In truth, confess to a feeling of
relief at the thought that i'll becomes my
fathers son, but still feel it."
On the morrow, when all the people
had assembled to witness the abdicatiOn
of the governor and the ceremCny Of in
stalling his successor, Kulcan, departing
from ancient usage, proud of being the
first to break the bond of traditional
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all-the Master Of all known gods, the
Ruler Of earth and sky-WhiCh was lis
tened to III silence and awe. Then there
ensued Il festival Of festivals. The day
was given to JOY and merrymaking, and
the katun cakes, the currant wine and
the baked meats were brought forth.
Far into the night they held revelry,
ard Pierce, as he noted the jovial songs
and hilarious but familiar whOops Of
mirth, was led to remark:
''Gilbert. | was about to say this
morning that, in the contact of these
people with the whites, the usual remedy
of savage races-rum-wOuld be their
worst foe. now realize that they have
already met the enemy and he is theirs"
Yes, replied Gilbert, lit will be diff
ferent here. In the case of the Indian
he was introduced to a strange and I'M
known beverage that drowned his sor-
rows and made him forget his woes:
but here, for ages, they have distilled
liquors and drank them. and they can
make good liGuortoO. They have never
known an excise law nor an internal
-,
revenue bureau anu IKE al nuiiian
dressings, OecauSe ~ 10 Tree " "ll' iioilo
care ILuch LOT IT, III al my stay mere
l nave not seen drunken men except
upon tEe Gay OF tne attack on my
mousse ana they drank theh only 10 nre
themselves 10 desperatloh' ME the
Introduction of better liquors might be-
get higher taste, don't fear that they
will be harmed by rum"
IF your plans do not miscarry they
will soon be drinking champagne like
other bloated capitalists" added Pierce
as he lighted his pipe. And as we have
some in our commissary wagon, suppose
we drink health to the new departure. y
Now began stirring times. Besides the
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