Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-05-28

ing, that together make the perfe X
Day, are set in their place in the SYM
Dol which once they filled before the
dividing of the people, then il shall he
made clear what part must I've played
10y each of us wanderers in the fate that
is Ia he. To this end did Zihalbay I'M
dcrtalr his journey, and la! here In that
which he went to seek" and drew
the taliSmaa fiptm NV breast Take il
TilSal, md lay IL with It's fellow in the
place that 4 pirI,dr'' 7 = them. 50 that
W. may lcatn, and an '.our people may
lchtn. what truth there is III tha u
SLOWS ~ Hihalhar."
THAT is our desire" m ,wc7cj; 'TI,,al,
taking the severed emerald n 81 its
counterpart. which Maya gave To him.
Let the white man, Son rf the sea,
I've placed withuut the sanctuary and
guarded there awhile. for ut least lac
will gain time Ia prepare himself for
death. Fear not, LADY,. he added.
noting Maya'S anxious face. ''uu harm
| shall In done a. him till This matter Of
the pro- hccv is made clear"
Now for the second time the senior
was removed. and v,hcn he WAS gone
! Tikal spoke. tracing tho hi tory Of the
I prophecy 81 far aS IL was known, AMI
reciiing it's substance: that when nr-N'
! more the two halves of the symbol of
| the Heart were laid side l,y sid" in their
! place ON the altar in tn" sanctuary.
/ then from that hour the people Ehould
| he great arain.
"ln all this" he said. Il have little
faith; still Iihalhay, who in his way
| was wise. hc loved in il. and the story
having gone abroad. the people claacr
that it should I've put To the test. l.
this Your will also
n.
cillors.
| '1iond Then let il he done and on
| your heads I've It If harm sh"',ld com"
Of It. Nattai. the council commands
| Won t. set these fra cmcn's in the hoi
lov: of The symbol"
IF That he the will of the council !
have no choice I'M: to obey" said
/ Natal. Yet. Though nom else have
done ~. | give my voice against il, for
hold that this is chi.di hn"ss, and
never did know any good t" spring
from prophecies" and he paused a,
though waiting for an answer.
''obcv! Obey said the council. for
curiosity had got hold of them, and
they crancd their ncclls forward to see
what might happen.
Obey" repeated Tilal. "But beware
how vou shake 'hc symbol. lest we
Then Natal sct the tfrn halves of
the talisman H. the hollow Of the
Heart. and rs hcf"rc. in the midst of
an utter silence. the heart opened like
a flower. leaning forward. ! saw the
| eve within its hollow. hut II seemed 10
me that the fire had faded from the
heart of the jewel, for il now cleaned
coldly. like the eve of a man who is
two hours dead. think that Natal
noted this also, for a the symbol
opened he started and his hand shook.
Now. when they saw the marvel. a
gasp of wonder rose from the council;
then Tikal spoke, saving:
at seems that there was wisdom in
Zibalhay's madness. for the Heart has
opened indeed, and within it is stone
eye resting upon plate of gold that is
covered with writing"
Read the writing" they cried.
Dsplacing the eve he lifted the plate
of gold and scanned il.
Il cannot" he said. shaking his head.
slt is written in a character NOR" an
cient than any | have studied. Talla
II. Natal, for You are learned in such
signs
Now Natal took the tablet and
studied il long with an ANXIOUS face,
upon which at length light broke that
changed anon To wonder, or rather,
blank amaze. 50 that |. watching him.
began to think, not knowing all the
"lcverncss of Natal. that the senior 's:as
| right, and the tablet had been tam
pered with since sc saw it.
"Read. Read" cried the council.
brethren" he said. 'thc words seem
clear. and yet So strange Is this writing
that | fear my learning Is at fault and
that had best give it to others to de-
mo, read read" they cried again,
blnost anGrily.
| Then he read: This is the voice OF the
BANGLES, col that his prophet heard in the
scar Of the build NJ Il the s:n -tuary. nj
! Secret place in the SyE Dol Of the slnrtuary. to
he 'cllred in the ftr OF hour when the lost
Is found and the signs of the Day and the
Night arc como together
To thee IL speaks. unborn daughter OF q
chief TO he. whose name is the name Of ma
their numSer Sre eSsened and their S SS is
faint. then. maiden, take TO thysclf n husband
a man Of the race a tho white god, u son
OF the Sclfoam, whom thou shalt lead hithrr
across III" desert. for so my PEOPLE shall once
more pTo'p.r AMI rrov strong, and the land
shall bc TO thy child and the child OF the god,
east AMI west. and north and south. farther
than my eagles win; between sunrise md bet '
Now as he read the face of Tikal
grew black with rage. and before ever
the echoes of his voice had died away,
he sprang from his seat, crying;
"Whocveri 1t vas 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 q
nation, be given In marriage to the
white dog who awaits his doom without
that door, and shall his son rule over
us9 First will ] see her dead and him
with herl"
Now one Of the oldest Of the council,
a man named Dimas, who, as / learned
Afterward, had been foster brother to
Zibalbay, rose and answered angrily:
at seems to me that these things
must be so, Tikal. and beware how you
utter threats of death, lest they should
fall upon your own head. We have called
upon the god, and 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 Tikal, sis this
wandering stranger to be set over me
and all of us2"
THAT do not know" said the coun-
cillor; 1.-The writing does not say so: the
writing says that his son shall be set
over us, and as vet he has no son. But
| tnis IL itldt tiic Lazy InuSI
be given to him in marriage, and i'm her
right he well may rule, seeing that she
is the lawful heir to her father and not
you, Tikal, although you have usurped
her place"
Now many voices called upon Maya,
and she stood forward and spoke with
aowncast eyes.
"What shall I say she began, EEK
cept one thing. that my will is the will
of the gods, and il it is fated that |
should be given to the white man in
marriage, why, SO let it be.
For many years was taught to look
elsewhere, bur he who was to have been
my husband"-and she pointed toward
Tikal-'chose himself another wife,
and now / see that he did this not alto
gether of his own will, but because il
was SO decreed. Ono thing more: l.,
whom am but a woman, have no desire
TO rule or to take the place that the
Lady Nahua now holds. The writing
says that In dav to come, far-off
day, some child of mine, II indeed | an
that daughter of a chief whose name is
the name of a nation, shall rule in
truth. Let him then come In his hour
and take the glories that await him,
and meanwhile, Tikal, do you sit in your
place and leave me to rest in peace"
| "Tne Lady MAYA speaks Won fair