The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-23

sSs F<Ty Seussc-pes4 q sna& Which had
descended to me from my forefathors.
and which wore about my neck.
ut would seem SO. unless my eyes
deceive me-" answered. And Is this
what you have come SO far TO seek, III
balbay2" and I drew forth the ancient
symbol of the Broken Heart.
Now he leaned forward and examined
first the one half and then the other,
searching them with his eyes.
Then he turned 20 me and said
"Now have day aud night come to-
gether and soon shall the new sun
arise, the sun of glory, for already the
dawn Is breaking. Take that which Is
In your keeping and / will take that
which is mine, for not here must they
be joined, but far away.
Listen, brethren, to my tale: Per-
chance, my brethren, you have heard
legends of that ancient undiscovered
city, the last home of our nlce, which Is
undefiled by the foot Of the white con-
queror."
I'VE have heard of IL and greatly de-
sire 10 see it, answered.
IF this be So" went ON Zilbalbay,
sin us you have found those who can
guide you to that city. Of which am
the cacique and hereditary high priest,
and my only child here is the lady. You
wondsr how IL comes. then. that we,
being of this condition, are found un-
| guarded and alone, wandering like beg
Pars in the lands of the white man.
Listen:
1.-THE City of the Heart, as IL Is called,
is of all cities the most beautiful and
ancient, and once In the far past she
ruled these lands from sea to sea.
$50 great was her power in the carly
days that all the cities whose ruins
may be found buried in these forests
were her tributaries; but as the years
went by hordes of barbarians rolled
down upon her frontier towns, SO that
they were lost to her. Still no enemies
came near her gates, and she remained
the richest and most powerful OF the
cities of the world.
'Now, the City of the Heart Is built
upon an island in the center of lake,
but many thousands of her children
upon the mainland, where they culti.
waited fields and dug in the earth for
gold and gems.
$50 she flourished and her children
with her, till twelve generations since,
when there came tidings TO the king
of that day that "a nation OF white men
had taken possession of the empires
near the sea, putting their inhabitants
| 10 the Sworn dHu pponCSSinR thtihoSlNSs
of their wealth. Tidings came also that
these white men, having learned the
tale Of the City of the Heart and of the
measureless treasures OF gold with
which it is adorned, purposed TO seek II
out and sack 1t,
when the cacique was sure that these
things were true, he took counsel witt
his wise men and with the oracle of tho
god, and issued decree that all those
who lived upon the mainland should bC
brought within the walls of the city, sc
that the white men might find none K
guide them thither. This was don,
then, and the spoilers sought in vain
for many years, till it was reported
among them that this legend of a towI
filled with gold was but a fable.
"Now. however, great sickness tool
hold of those who lived in the City o
the Heart, because IL was over full o
men; so great sickness, indeed, tina
soon there was space and TO spare fol
all who remained within its walls Th'
sickness went away, but Us the genera
tions passed new and worse trouble
fell upon our forefathers. The blooC
of the people grew old, and but few
children were born 10 them.
TO DE Continued