The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-18

kraved upon tablet ~ gold which he see IN
secret place IN thc symbol OF tho sanctuary. 70
DO declared ia the far-on hour when the iost
Il found and tho signs OF the Day ana the
$40 thee II speaks. unborn daughter Of
chief 70 nc. whose name Is the name o oit ana
their number are iesscned and their heart y
faint, then, maiden, take 20 thyseif HUSBAND
OF the Seafoam. whom thou shalt lead hithcr
across the desert. for 50 my people snall once
more prosper and grow strong; anu me ne i aslr
east and west. and north and south. farthcr
than my eagles wing between sunrise aud set
Now as he read the face OF Tilkal
grew black with rage, and before ever
the echoes of his voice had died away,
he sprang from his seat, crying:
"Whoever IL was that wrote this lying
prophecy, god or man, let him be ac-
cursed Shall the Lady Maya, for her
II must be whose name Is the name OF a
nation, be given In marriage TO the
white dog who awaits his doom without
that door, and shall his son rule over
us? First will i see her dead and him
with heri"
Now one of the oldest OF tho council,
n man named Dimns, who, as / learned
afterward, had been foster brother TO
Zibalbay. rose and answered angrily:
1T seems to me that these things
must be SO. TilSal, and beware how you
utter threats of death, lest they should
fall upon your own head. We have called
upon the god, aud the god has spoken
In no uncertain voice. The Lady Maya
must become wife to the white man,
Son of the Sea, and then things shall
befall as they are fated."
"What?" answered Tilal, lis this
wandering stranger TO be set over me
and all of us?"
THAT do not know" said the coun-
| cillor; ''the writing does not say so; the
writing says that his son shall be set
! over us, and as yet he has no son. But
this Is certain that the Lady Maya must
be given 10 him in marriage, and in her
right he well may rule, seeing that she
Is the lawful heir to her father and not
you, Tilxal, although you have usurped
her place"
Now many voices called upon Maya,
and she stood forward and spoke with
downcast eyes.
what shall say" she began, Eek
cept one thing, that my will is the will
of the gods. and il IL Is fated that !
should be given to the white man IN
marriage, why, SO let IL be.
For many years was taught TO look
elsewhere, but he Who was TO have been
my husband"-and she pointed toward
Til<al-"chOSe himself another VIE
and now see that he did this not alto
gether of his own will, but because i
was so decreed. Ono thing more; i
whom am but a woman, have no desire
TO rule or to take the place that the
Lady Nahua now holds. The writing
saws that in a day TO come, far-of
day, some child OF mine, II indeed an
that daughter of chief whose name Il
the name OF n nation, shall rule II
truth. Let him then come in his houl
and take the glories that await him
and meanwhile, Tikal, do you sit in you
place and leave me TO rest in peace"
1.-THE Lady Maya speaks you fair
Tilsal and my daughter" said Natal
''and II the people will have IL, you ma.
do well 20 accept her offer, leaving tn
future TO shape itself. She says she
ready TO take the white man rs hus
band, but we have not yet hear'
whether the white man will take her a
: a wife. IL may be" he added, with
smile, that he will rather choose I
die, but at the least we must have III
, answer from his lips, that is, II you nc
cept this prophecy as voice fror
heaven. Say, do you accept it?"
1--WE accept it, answered the counci
! almost with ono voice.
: "Then let the white man, Son OF Tn
Sea, be brought before MS" said Malta
, lTo BIZ Continued