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precious stones. The litter was carried
by eight mobiles, all lords of towns. When
the litter approached the quarters OF
Cortes the mobiles assisted Cacamatzin to
alight and they swept the ground where
he had to pass; and when he came be-
tween them and Cacamatzin said:
"Malinche. myself and the lords who
accompany me have come here to place
ourselves at your service and to do every
thing necessary for the comfort Of your
self and your companions and to take
manded by our lord, Montezuma.'
And when our Captain and all OF us
saw the magnifcence of Cacamatzin we
took it for grand thing, and speaking
among ourselves we said: If this
Caciaas y, travels in such grand style' what
When CacamatZin ceased speaking Cortes
embraced him and gave him three stones
called margaritas, which have within
them many pictures of different colors.
and to the mobiles he gave some sapphires
and told them that he thanked them for
their offers of service; but when, he
asked. could he thank Monezuma for the
many favors they each day received from
him.
After some further conversation we
again took up our march. The people
of all the towns we passed through came
out to see us, and as the country. was
densely populated with Indians, the road
was lined with them. The next day in
the morning we reached road causeway
and passed over it to Iztapalpa.
When we, saw SO many cities and towns
built on the lake and on the shore and
that the great causeway leading to Mexico
and the grand towers Of the cities and the
lofty cues, and the beautiful edifices built
in the water and all of stone and mortar.
and the lake covered with thousands of
canoes. we we're astonished and we said to
each other that it was like one of the en-
chanted lands Of which we had read in
Amadis of Gaul, and some thought they
were dreaming.
1t is not to be wondered that should
write thus, for there is much in this to
ponder over, and do not know how to
describe things such as we now saw, for
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ships, and that he had wished to see him,
and that now that he had us with him his
only desire was to serve us and give us
everything we wanted.
He also said that it must surely be that
we were those whom his ancestors had said
would come from where the sun rose to
rule over these lands, and that it must be
us, because we had fought so valantly
and had conquered those of Potonchan
and Tabasco and Tlascala. for he had
pictures of all those battles. Cortes re-
piled through Dona Marina that he did
not know how to repay the many oblga-
tions himself and his companions were
under to him, and that surely we came
from where the sun rose and that we
were vassals of great Emperor who had
for subjects many great Princes, and
who, having heard of him, had sent US to
see him and beseech him and his people
to become Christians, as our Emperor and
all of us were. And that we worshiped
only one God and that later on he would
explain to them how to save their souls.
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asked permission to return to their own
country, saying that they were certain
Montezuma would kill all of us, and
themselves in particular, because they
had rebelled against him.
Cortes replied that there was no
one who would dare to injure them. be-
ing our friends. but as they still demand
ed permission he said to us: "God does
not wish us to take these Indians with us
by force, having served us so well in the
past" and thereupon he made them
many rich presents and sent to our friend,
the Cacique Gordo, two bales OF richly
worked mantles, for himself and his
nephew, Cuesco, another great Cacique.
And he then dismissed them, sending
letters to Juan de Escalente, his lieuten-
ant. in Vera Cruz. telling him to keep
good watch and to assist the Totonacs
against the Mexicans. After this we COM
menced our march to Mexico maintain
ing strict order, sending scouts in ad-
vance and with our arquebuses and cross
bows loaded. That day, when we came
to the rancho of Istaipan, about four
leagues from Cholula. the Caciques and
Papas of Guaxocingo and the Caciques OF
other towns on the skirts of the volcano
came to us, bringing food and small
present OF gold; and they told Cortes not
to go to Mexico, and that from this place
there were only two narrow roads. one OF
which passed through Chalco and the
other through Talmanalco; both Of which
towns were subject to Mexico, and that
one of the roads was clear, so that we
could go that way. but that across the
other the Mexicans had felled large trees
and placed distractions. And that on the
road which was clear they had in GER
tain place thrown up barricades and had
a large body of warriors in ambush to at
tack us, but if we would go they advised
us to take the road aero SIS which the Mex
leans had placed the distractions, saying
they would give us men to clear it.
The next morning we again commenced
our march. and when we came to where
the road divided we found it as those of
Guaxocingo had told us.
Cortes then called the ambassadors of
MonteZuma and.asked them the cause of
this and they replied that Montezuma de-
sired us to go by way OF Chalco, where
everything was prepared to receive us, and
that he had obstructed the other road, as
there were bad places in it and for that
reason he did not wish us to 60 that way
Cortes replied that he would go by the
obstTucted road, and we again commenced
our march, our allies going ahead and
clearing away the distractions. After
crossing the mountain we stopped that
night at its foot at some houses built
there for the use of travellers.
The next day we again commenced our
march toward Mexico, and before midday
reached TalmanalcO. and when the people
learned that we had arrived they came to
see us and those OF Chalco jo ned them, and
also those of Mecameca and Acingo, and
they brought a present of gold and man.
ties and eight Indian girls, and they said:
'Malinche, receive these presents and
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CHAPTER XIV
OF the Appearance and Manner of Life Of the
Great Montezuma, of His Guard of
Two Hundred Mobiles, and the Customs
of His Court, and of His Laws


Montezuma then said, smiling, for he
was of merry disposition: "Malinche.
l know well that the Tlascalans, with
whom you formed such strong friend
ship, have told YOU that 1 am sort of
god or Teule, and that everything In my
housef is of gold and silver and precious
stones but l know that as you are ntelli-
gent, you do not believe it. Lord
Malinche, you see that my body is flesh
and bone, like your own; my houses
and my palaces of stone and lime and
wood. As to my being great King. L
am. That treasures were left me by nv
ancestors is true. have them,- but as to
the lies and tales you have heard of me
you laugh at them know, as l do at the
stories of YOUR thunder and lightning.'
Cortes, also smiling, replied that enemies
always told evil tales about those whom
they wished to injure, but that he well
knew that in all this country there was no
other King so rich or magnificent as
Montezuma, and that he now saw that
not without cause was he so named to
our great Emperor.
While this conversation was taking place
Montezuma secretly sent one of his neph-
ews to his mayordomo to tell him to
bring certain pieces of gold. and ten car
goes of fine cloth. which he divided
amongst Cortes and the four Captains; and
to each of us soldiers he gave two collars
of gold and two cargoes of cloth, and this
he did in a manner becoming great
and valiant lord.
AS it was now past midday Cortes said:
"It seems to be the custom of the great
Montezuma to heap one favor on another,
heaping new favors on us each day, but
now as it is the hour when your excel
lency eats, we will take our leave" And
Montezuma replied that he thanked us for
our visit. and so we took our departure
after many courtesies and returned to our
quarters talking of the good breeding and
generosity he had shown in our interview.
The great Montezuma was about ~
years of age. of good stature and wei pr,-
portoned. not stout and not very dark i !
color and wore his hair not very |, ng
reaching about to his ears, and of Il slarse
beard, but well cared for. His face was
large and pleasant. his eyes were good
and of mild expression.
In his habits he was scrupulously clean
and bathed himself once day-each
evening. He had two legitimate wives
and large number Of concubines but
he was very modest in his relations with
them and W not addicted to the vices
of his couL trymen. The clothes which he
wore one day were not worn again for
four days.
He had guard composed of 200 mobiles
who occupied portion of the palace. and
when any one of them wished to speak
with him he had to take off his sandals
and rich mantle and put on one of coarse
cloth and enter barefoot and with his eyes
cast down, and after making three rever-
ences say, Lord, my lord, great lord"
The herald., 1895-03-31
CHAPTER XXI
OF How Montezuma Sent His Nephew caca.
matzin, Lord of Tezcuco, and Other Mobiles
to Meet Us, and Of the Wonders We Saw
on the ROad-The Gardens of Coyoacan

AS we were only mortal men and feared
death, we could not help thinking on
these things and as the country was
thickly populated we marched by short
journeys, all the time recommending our
selves to God and His Blessed Mother and
strengthening our hearts with the hope
that as God had preserved us in the
past he would now deliver us from the
power of Mexico.
That night we stopped at place called
IstapalatengO. most OF the houses of
which were built in the water
When the messengers CT Montezuma
told HIM what Cortes said, he sent at
once his nephew, Cacametzin, with great
pomp to receive and welcome us.
The next morning very early our scouts
came running in to say that body OF
richly dressed Mexicans were coming
toward our camp, but in a peaceful
manner. At this moment we were about OF
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commence our march, and Cortes then
ordered us to return to our quarters until
he saw what this meant.
First there came four mobiles. who
made the customary salutation to Cortas
and announced that Cacamatzin, the
lord of Tezcuco, nephew of the great
Montezuma, would soon arrive in our
camp, and that they hoped we would
wait until he came.
We did not have to wait long, for in a
few moments he came, but in a more
magnificent style than any lord we had
yet seen in Mexico.
He came in litter worked in feath-
ers and encrusted with gold, silver and
The herald., 1895-03-31
CHAPTER XIV
Of the Visit Paid by Cortes to the Great Mon.
tezuma and Of How He Explained to Him
the Principles OF Our Holy Religion, and Of
Things Which Passed Between Them

Montezuma then gave Cortes many rich
ornaments of gold, and to each of our
Captains he gave gold ornaments and
three cargoes of mantles. and to each SOL
der two cargoes of mantles, and in every
thing he seemed the great lord that he
was. When the presents had been divided
Montezuma asked Cortes il we were all
brothers and vassals of one great En-
peror, and Cortes replied that we were
all brothers in love and friendship, and
all men of quality and vassals OF our great
Emperor.
He then gave orders to his mayordomos
that we should be supplied with whatever
kind of food we preferred, and with grass
for our horses, and that we should be
given Indian women to cook for us.
After some further conversation, with
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CHAPTER XIII
How the Great Montezuma With a Noble
Train of Lords Game Out to Meet Us, and
of How He Gave Us the Palace of Axayaca
for Our Quarters, and His COurtesies to Us

At this place we were detained a long
time and Cacamatzin, the lord OF Tezcuco
and the lord of Iztapalpa and the lord OF
Cuyocan went forward to meet the great
Montezuma who was near by in a rich
litter accompanied by his chief mobiles;
and when we were already near the city
Montezuma alighted from his litter and
came toward us, leaning on the arms of
four OF his chief mobiles, under canopy
of rich and marvellous feather work, all
adorned with gold, silver and precious
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How We Commenced Our March to Mexico
and Of the Request Of Our Allies OF
CempoaI, and Of How Montezuma Placed
Ambuscades to Destroy Us-Other Things
CHAPTER XXI

len EVRYTHlNG
was ready to COM
mence our march
to Mexico the
Chiefs of the Ind
ians of Cempoal
who were with us,
came to COrteS and
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Arkansas Burning Board.

An article appearing ip number of county papers, under the above cap tion, embraces the following sentence: There was controversy over S4s0 cou- pons on Loughborough bonds belonging to the Fayetteville university. Treas arer Morrow paid them all along. State Auditor Mills contends he had no right to do so, and the board has held the matter mp for the present.
 As state auditor, my contention is, and has ever been since 1 became a member of the board, that the state treasurer had the same right, and it was, and is, as much his duty to pay the interest on the Lough thorough bonds belonging to the permanent and sixteenth section school fund as on those belonging to the A. L uniyersi- ty. As member of the board of com mlssioners of the common school fund 1 have insisted that he treat all the Loughborough bonds alike. and have never ihterposed further objection to the payment of interest to the Fayette- vile university. The matter was not held up at my suggestion nor on my objection. At the meeting of the board referred to, the personnel of the board had changed. C. E. MILLS.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

J ]. Foley, travelling salesman for the LaidlaW-Dann-ti -tiordon Go. of Gin- cinnati, was found dead in bed, at the St. Nicholas hotel in that city sunday. a revolver in his hand and bullet in his brain.
 Riley Greer and Cab Spawn got into fight at dance at the house of one Horton, ? miles south of Jonesboro, III. Greer is dead, shot through the body, and spawn is badly wounded, cut in the stomach.
 Miss Kate Kopp, of Perkins Grove, Ill, committed suicide by placing her forehead to the muzzle of 22-caliber target rifle and sending ball through her head. The was 70 years of age, and popular in society.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
The Elephant Liked His roddy.

It is a curious thing, and one which I have never heard satisfactorily ex- plained, that animals and fowls, and almost every living creature upon which the test has been made, take to intoxicants. Instead of mankind alone, as Byron had it, being distinguished from the brute creation by his ability to get drunk, the exception is largely favorable to civilized manhood. I thought of this recently when present at a private experiment on savage and domestic animals. Without any pre- liminary education the most savage animals, the bear and the lion, took to raw whisky with all the avidity of old topers. The elephant drank 1t by the bueketful, and sighed for more. Any domestic animal will do the same. It upsels I good many preconceiyed no- tions. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
Awarded EDnII,a,,n na.

At Little Rock. in the federal court a jury gave Mrs. Graenthal S11, ,998. IT against the Iron Mountain and the Pullman company.
 The jury gave her verdict of s19 GOO, and then deducted s709f83 the amount she col leeted from 8t9.e00 judgment awarded her against the Graeter estate in the courts of Niaeeanesi Ind. Never before was d more in= teresttus ease tried in The courts Of this state. i'll which points involving the travelling public as well as common carriers were eonceened- AS the main question in the triaI WAS Us To the responsibility incurred by the defend : ants ln accepting as q passenger per- soa Of unsound mind. and one whose violent outbreaks involved dahger to his fellow passengers, the argument turned upon that point The litigation recalls the bloody batehefy enacted bY John N. Graeter. passenger on an Iron Mountain train, in q Pullman car at Bald Knob, In February, 1891 Gfaetefs victims included Conductor Leach and Isodore MYeri the travelling representative nf New York house. There vas little doubt ot Graeters insanity, and WneH he ran amuek among the passengers With q reyoIVer the proof thal his mind Was unbalanced was conclusive The suit was Instituted by Mrs. Myer, who has since the tragedy married Robert GraentnaI Of New York.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
MURDERED AND BURNED.
Terrible Fate of Deformed Boy in Lake
 County, Tennessee.

UNION CITY, Tenn, May eo.-A most horrifying murder has just come to light in Lake county, although the crime seems to have been committed several days ago The report runs that q man ny name of Byons, living near Tiptonville, had gone to that place to do some work, and on returning found that his little son, who was deformed and subject to fits, had disappeared. A search was then begun, and, after being out all night. the eharred bones of the unfortunate boy were found in a log heap, burned to crisp. Byons has fled the country. and his wife is in jail, charged with the awful crime Ex- citement is hirh..
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
All Ancient nrid.,.

LoeANsPoRT, Ind., May 20.-Mrs, Susan A. Arthur, aged T, was married Sunday to Hiram Henderson, a wealthy citizen of Kewanna, Ind The bride is one of the pioneer fortune tellers of northern Indiana, and their marriage is the result of romantic meeting they had recently in professional way.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
FINISHING ARGUMENTS.

Contrary to expectation, the time after the main addresses was not occu- pied fully by Mir. Harvey. Instead, it was agreed that he be accorded fifteen minutes; then Laughlin to reply in fifteen minutes, and Harvey to con clude in five minutes. As result the finish was largely taken up with good natured chatting of each other rather than serious argument
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
Scottish Rite.

The bodies of the Ancient and Ac- cepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry of the valley of Little Rock recently held one of the most successful re- unions in the history of the rite in this state, eonferring the various degrees from the fourth to the thirty-second on large and appreciative class.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
THE ADVANCE GUARD
Of the "sound Money" Convention Gath
 ering at Memphis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 2o.-The ad. vance guard of the "Sound Money" convention to be held on May 23 are arriving. There will be delegates from nearly every city in the south, and great number of planters will also take part in the proceedings Mir Carlisle will arrive Thursday morning The committee on pro gramme will fix the hour for his speech tO-merrw.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
Arkansas Dentists.

The Arkansas Dental society met at Little Rock. Fifteen members of the society were in attendance. Dr. J. R. southworth, of Little Rock, president of the society, delivered his annual address, which was quite exhaustive, dealing with variety of topics re- lating to dentistry.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
Burglars at Conway.

Burglars have been at work at Con- way. They tried to enter ". D. Cole Go. $ store, but were frightened away. They were unsuceessful at other places.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
ArI,ansas KennnIloan LeaSns.

Col. A. $. Fowler, president of the Arkansas Republican league, has is sued a call for the fourth annual con yention of the league to be held in Little Rock, Wednesday, June ,.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
A Aiind-Reader.

Charles E. Niswonger, of the general offices of the Little Rock < Memphis Railway Co.,, Little Rock, has been givin. exhibitions of mind reading.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

MAYOR STRONG of New York city has approved the bill providing for an- other bridge between New York and Brooklyn, and it will undoubtedly be. come a law.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

ON the 16th the Japanese legation Tn Washington received brief tele- gram whel stated that the eompliea lions with the European powers had been so adjusted as to leave no reason to doubt that further conflict in the east will be avoided
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

ADMIRAL JOHN J. AMY, United States navy, retired, died at his resi- denee in Washington, on the 16th, after a long illness.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

OWING to the ruin of the grape crop by frost, sixteen grape basket fa ctories in Ghautaaqua county, N. Y, have closed down, throwing 1900 men out of work.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

MEs. MARY BROWN d monogamian pensioner, died on the f6thi Ut her home miles from Knoxville, Tenn. She was the widow of Joe Brown, a soldier in the revolutionary war, and was born in fs04 Her husband died AftK-one Years aeo.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

ON the 14th the New York state as semhly defeated motion to insert the referendum iH the Halpin greater New York bIlt by q vote Of ayes, 43; nays, a. The bill was then passed without amendment by a vote of ayes, so; nays, of
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

The treasury gold reserve was in- creased over Ss0o,0 900, on the 16th, by payments made by the Morgan-Bel
 mont syndicate, the reserve standing at S97, OR, III at the close of business.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
For the Atlanta fxposItiou.

The school board of Hot Springs has appropriated ,sl0O for the purpose of getting up materials for school ex- hibit a the. Atlanta exposition.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

HE powers have submitted to the porte scheme of reforms in Armenia which includes the appointment of Christians as public officials, and gives the powers the right to veto the ap- pointment of governors if they shall not seem satisfactory.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

TIE United States cruiser Marble head will 20 through the tic-North Sea canal, on the occasion of the open ing of that waterway with the war ships comprising the emperor's escort.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected between the treasury and agricultural departments for the proper inspection Of cattle coming from Mexico to the United States at the principal ports of entry along the Mexican border
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24
A Brothers Sacrifice.

Charles Bradway, convicted in the Phillips county circuit court at it's last term, of larceny, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. But the gov ernor pardoned Bradbury the other day. cow had been stolen and the evidence of the crime pointed either to BradWay or his brother-in-law Brad way pleaded guilty to the charge to protect his brother-in-Iaw, who had several shall children, Bradway con tending that it WAS better for him to go to tae penitentiary than to take his sisters husband from her and her children. When these facts were brought to the attention Of the trial judge lie joined in petition to the governor for the pardon of Bradway, which was speedily granted by Coy. Clarke
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

Two thousand people went from Lit tie Roe.1 to Memphis, Tenn, to see the Mcearthys drill. The Arkansas boys were credit to the state.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

REPORTS from the Michigan fruit belt, on the 18th, indicated that the low-bauging clouds had saved the benches and other fruit from the eff fleets of the recent cold weather, slight damage having been dome
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

Emrr.sGES. ScHof1ELD started from Washington on his tour of inspection, on the 1Gth, going first to Memphis, Tenn where the interstate drill and eneampment was being held. He was attended by Lieutenant =Golonels Scho- field and Sanger.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

TuE Pingree farm idea, or Detroit plan, has been put into practical op- eration in Brooklyn, though in a rather smaller way than vas at first hoped for, owing to the lateness of the ssfnr+
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

THE twenty-ninth aannal encamp- ment of the New York Grand Army of the Republic met in Saratoga on the 14th. Hon. Charles H. stargis, presi- dent of the village of Saratoga, deliv- cred q lengthy address of welcome to fhe visitors
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

MRS. ADELE FoRD, wife of Patrick Ford 2f the Irish World, died, on the 14th, in Brooklyn, after a lingering illness. For tAe past thirty years Mrs. Ford had been untiring in her efforts to ameliorate the sufferings of her kinswomen in Ireland.
The Monticellonian., 1895-05-24

TIE failures in the United States fer the week ended on the 17th, as re ported by E. C. Dun < Co, were 211, against a19 for the same week last year. For Cana3a the failures were 37, against q lust year.