The sun., 1894-09-30

he seen by men, and keep ourselves hidden /
tho forest, for we feared lest we should be FOL
Lowell and brought to account because of th
this we were able to do since having guns an
ammunition in plenty we shot birds and deer 70
Travelling thus on mule back soon our strengt
returned TO us, even TO the old man zibalbay
from ill-treatment at the hands OF the whit
men. In something less than week we ha'
tan end far out OF reach OF the white man, an,
now were Journeying through the forest towarc
sss% nS ssFrH wrH hI bs es SsEGnSd and o endless
have been 90 had Il not been for the knowlede,
map which they brought with them; on thi,
the days OF Indian civilization pierced the coun
try in every direction.
mountain range which surrounds the lake Of
the CITY OF the Heart straight across the sierras
and The This
or rather capsewsy, was IN many places utterly
overgrown By trees and in others sunk in 10
sierras. Sometimes for two or three days jour.
ney there was nothing to show us that It had
upon the map, and from time 70 time taking our
position by the ruins Of cities marked thereon,
| we never failed to find IL again, The number of
these old cities and temples was wonderful, and
| astonished the senior beyond measure, which lie
Ssd eye ooEed them oeh
| we rode he would talk 10 me about them, and
strive to paint In words picture Of this coun.
try now but desert plains or tangled bush, rs II
must have been 500 years or more before our
day, when cities and villages, palaces, and tenn
were to,be seen eyerywhere, and the fertile face
Of the earth was hidden in The green Of crops.
and what scenes must have been enacted. on the
pyramids which confronted us day by day be-
pestiience, or both. made the e. land desolate.
Then IL would have been sight worth seeing,
and our hearts beat at the thought that II things
went well with us II might be our fortune 70
witness that sight, that our eyes might behold
the greatest Of these cities, sought for many
OF this ancient and mysterious civilization, dy-
Ing, indeed, but still existent, had other hopes
desire that sustained the senior In many dffi-
Guilty and danger OF our march. II was with
n" @ scrb WI MS Ia bs m~f When pat" o6
along hour after hour beneath the burning SUM-
and even at night. when he lay sleepless. tor
mented by insects and aching with fever.
ofqucstioning the silent zibalbay as to the his.
which we journeyed, or of listening to the lady
Maya's descriptions of the City Of the Heart. tiff
even she grew tired and begged him to speak
instead of the country across the water where
he was born, OF the ceaseless busy life. and the
Strange as il may seem. l. who watched them
both from day TO day. know II to be true that she
was in mind the more modern of the two, so
much so indeed that In listening TO their talk
might have fancied that she was the child OF the
new world. filled with the spirit OF to-day, and
ne the heir OF proud and secret race dying be-
% cannot understand you, she would say to
and stories Of people that have long been dead 7
hate them. Once they lived. and doubtless
No Were well enough in their place and time but
who live. live. live" and she stretched out her
arms as though she would clasp the sunshine to
II tell you." she went on, that ,hi. home OF
mine of which you are so fond OF talking ia
who dwell in It are like ghosts who wander to to
ana a fro thinking OF the things that they did. or
ancestors who did the things. not they. for they
DO nothing except plot against each other. eat,
sleep, drink; and mHmble prayers to a god in
Did my father but know II, he wastes time
and trouble in making plans for the redemption
for his pains, They cannot be redeemed Were |
Il otherwise do you think that they would have
years, knowing nothing Of the great world out.
be- snd m H sSS DAY their
So It Is also, II in less degree with those In
dians whom Don lgnatio here seeks to lift out !
Sir, l believe that our blood has had its day. |
There Is no more growth in US, we are corn ripe
Therefore II could have my will, while / am
stu young would turn my back upon this city
wealth that is useless there. but which II seems
would bring me many good things in other
lands, and live out my time among people who
have present and future rs well as past"
, Then the senior would laugh. and argue that
The past is more than the present. and that 1t Is
better to be dead than alive. and many other
such follies; and would grow angry and re-
prove her for her words which shocked me-
Shereat she would talk OF something else, for |
and my discourses wearied her. Only Zbalbay
ook no heed for his mind was set upon other
.hings. even II he heard us. which doubt.
ak and careless manner, the lady Maya was
earning. yes, even from me when the seIior was
lOt at hand. for she would inquire into every
hing and forget nothing that she heard. The
histories of the countries Of the world, their
nodes of government and religions. the man
iers customs, and appearance Of their inhabi-
ants he told her of them all from day to day,
ior did she weary OF listening, till at length the
ehor met with an adventure that went near TO
eparating him from her forever and showed me-
had no great love for her or any OF
ler sex; that whatever might be her faults. this
voman's heart was true and bold.