The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-04
GUATEMA
OLD GUATEMALA IS PASSING
AWAY AND WILL SOON VANISH.
A River Tourney-"City of Flowers" on the
Shore of Lago lie Yzabel-A Heritae
from COrtes- Missionaries Arrive and are
Received With Open Arms.

from COrtes- Missionaries Arrive and are
Received With Open Arms.
Continued from 2nd Col
Shipping the image of horse. A romantic
tradition, which TALES with the tales of
That OLD cavalier and arch romancer, Bernal
Diaz, is still preserved by the inhabitants as
| the true history of Flores.
A Heritage from COrtez.
It seems that Cortez after his conquest Of
Mexico, passed this way7en route to the Rio
oulce, and, happening upon this inhabited
island on the little lake in the wilderness
| was Hospitality entertained here by Canek the
caclque thereof. Affrighted as much bv the
horses of the Spaniards-those strange beasts
whose like they had never seen before-as bv
their terrible firearms the Indians were
easl!y lnouced to embrace the religion of the
newcomers. One and all, they aocked 10
the baptismal fount, and blndly accepted the
cross, the host, and absolution, and wha1
ever was offered them. But Cortez had M
tlme 10 larry to expound the doctrines of tha
new laltn' 1or at the moment he was not bent
on conquest, either of souls or of cities.
Congratulating himself on the case with
when these new converts had been won. he
gathered his allies together and departed
leaving behind foot-sore, WORKOUT horse
TO De cared tor by the Indians, assuring them
that he would come again. After the wh;ta
| men had vanished, and only the strange heast
renamed as a memento of their visit. tho
people became sadly mixed as to the nature
OF the horse and it's relation to their newly
adopted religion: They placed the animal
N IN me Meier, Temple or their overthrown idols. on
the pyramid called Tayasal, garlanded him
with flowers, and addressed him by the name
OF Thunder and Lightning. Dishes of will
turkey, strewed with red peppers. prepared
ny the most expert cooks, and garnished with
I pst wore paced, steaming, at his nostrils
But alas The wonderful creature refused to
eat' and IN few days was dead. The people
were panicstricken. Cortez, the prince Of
gods, would return and find this emblem of
their piety, the deputy god, so to speak, per-
lshed, and wreak terrible vengeance upon
them: What should they do? Then crafty
old Canek proposed to reconstruct the dead
horse in an image Of stone. The proposition
was hailed with Joy, and, after a month Of
patient toll, which employed all the skill
OF their most talented sculptors and accom-
plisked idol makers of the past, the image OF
the horse, faithfully wrought in solid stone,
was set up in the temple to await the COM
Ing OF Cortez, the blond messiah. Years
followed years into eternity, and Canek,
with all his generation, was gathered to the
fathers. Others rose to take their places, and
In turn went down to their graves, and the
origin of the four-footed god Of thunder and
still the people watched for the coming of a
blue eyed messiah. as their fathers had
taught them to do.
". gal Missionaries Arrive. 4ss-rs y3sss-
One day, after century had passed, priest
on top of the temple, Fayasal, discovered a
tiny speck slowly moving across the blue wa
ters of the lake. AS the object appeared, two
dark-robed friars could be seen, padding q
frail craft toward the island. They were not
OF the Indian tribes-they had blue eyes and
fair "hair-truly the messiah had come to his
own at last! Quickly the joyful news travelled
from north to south. With shouts of gloe,
the beating of drums and the music Of reed
instruments, the people gathered to welcome
the newcomers. They were missionaries.
Franciscan monks, who, with, only zeal for
their guide, had come down from opulent
Merida IN Yucatan, across the trackless
forest, enduring hardship, danger, and
famine, in the hope of Ing few Indian
brands from the burning.
The hungry missionaries we're received
with open arms and Toasted as ropresena-
tives OF the long lost god, Cortez. and then,
with plous pride, the simple worShipers es.
corted them to their temple, where the proc,
OF their faithfulness was so sacredly pre-.
served. But when the good friars looked
upon the sacred horse, abhorre'ce, not ap.
prevail CLEANED from their eyes. This sure.
ly was am Idol, the work Of the devil; there
fore they determined upon their duty, though,
1t led to martyrdom. Selling whatever i'm.
PIGMENTS were at hand, they fell upon thu
image with fury, endeavoring E destroy it.
When the people recovered from Ts.er amaze.
ment at such unexpected action on the part
Of the frtars, they were disposed to tear them
limb from limb. Had not the Christians left
the horse which their ancestors had so faith
fully copied in stone, and could these be
christians, who, after SO many years, would
fain destroy it? Impossible. But thew
were mild tempered tribe and finally con-
GUIDED to free the missionaries, after taking
them across the lake and warming them never
to return. But they did return few months
!a:er at the head of am army. Thunder and
lightning" was tumbled into the lake, the
temple demolished, and the islanders reduced
70 bondage under the guise of Christianity
The pompous name of Cuidad de los Remedies
De Nuestre Sonora was given the place; and
as the ancient inhabitants fed or died, the
island became "presidio' for THE Kings
officers. To this day the people love to tai
Of ell tempo del Rey (the time of the KING.
when all was peace and plenty, with no tax
70 pay nor government duties to worry about:
wnen the King sent them money, big rolls OF
silver dollars which nobody could change.
into pieces to be spent. -,
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
All Hope Gone.
IL did not dream of this!'
II was on tne motel piazza, and, rs the young
| and beautiful girl spoke she raised her eyes
to the man at her side with gasp of sur
prise.
mo. Mr. Longgreen," she went on, ear
nestly; during the few short days that we
have been together, It never once occurred to
me that you were the sort of man who would
ask my hand in marriage. feel now in the
light Of the manly and sincere declaration YOU
have Just made to me, that I was perhaps
wrong in encouraging all those attentions
which attributed more to youy naturally
chivalrous nature than l did to the strong
current OF genuine love. listened, as any
foolish girl does, to the sentiments you ex-
pressed, thinking that they were due to the
| freedom of the seashore, and falsely giving
them much lighter estimate than knew
now you meant them for Forgive me, pray.
II have misunderstood the depth and :in-
certify of your character. 1 feel alas: that
beside you am indeed unworthy; but, believe
me, as have said, that did not dream Of
this
Her companion rose suddenly, and, turning