The National tribune., 1898-11-17

time that our Blessed Saviour hurried
them into the Pit; and yet that noun tair
Own us is but q hang-dog Turk $ heaC
with a turban, compared to this mos
royal OEizaba, that raiseth up his from
like an Old patriarch, and smokes with
the g.orv "a mis- Maker
And yet they say continued the Cap
tain that there is Il mountain Of fire
even taller and nober than this, and thai
hard by the great city. But your worship
viii see this for yourself, with many other
wonders, wilen your worship fights the
savages in the interior
Il il please Heaven, said the cavalier
Il will see this mountain, and those other
wonders, whereof you speak; but as Ia
fighting the savages, ! must give you To
know tnat / cannot perceive how q man
who has used his sword upon raging
Mussumans, with a Sultan at their head
can condescend to draw ii upon poor
trembling harbarians, who fight with
fints and fishbOnes, and run away a
thousand OF them together, from six not
over-vaiiant Christians
Your favor said the Captain, has
heard Of the miserable poltroonery Of the
island Indians, who, truth To say, are
neither Turks nor MOOrs of Barbary; but
senior Don Arlador Gle Leste, you will find
these dogs Of Mexico to be al other sort of
people, who live in stone cities instead of
bowers Of palm leaves; have crowned
are marshaied into armies, with drums,
banners and Generals, like Christian war
rlorS; and, finally, go into battle with q
most reSOlute ard commendabl good will.
They will pierce Il cuirasS with tn cir
copper lanceS, crush AN iron helmet with
their hardened war-ciubs, and--as has
twice or thrice happened with the men of
Herman CorteZ-they will, with their
battie-axes Of flint, smite through the
neck OF horse as one would pierce Il
yam with his dagger. Truly, senior cabal-
Zero, these Mexicans are warlike people. 4"
What you tell me- said Don Amador
Il have heard in the islands as well as
that these same mountain Indians roast
their prisoners with pepper and green
maize, and think the dish both sayory
and wholesome; all which matters, ex-
cepting only the last, which is reason
able enough Of such children of the devil.
do most firmly disbelieve; for how, were
they not cowardly caitifTs, could this
rebelilouS cavalier, the valiant Herman
COrteZ, with his GOO mutineers, have
forced his way even to the great City
Tenochtitlan, and into the palace OF the
Emperor? BY my faith and here the
senOr Don Amador twisted his finger into
his right mustachio with exceeding great
complacency, these same Mexicans NAV
be brave enemies to the cavaliers OF the
plantations, who have studied the art of
war among the TRIES of Santo Domingo
i
before, has fought the Turks, and that
too at the siege Of Rhodes, they must be
even such chicken-hearted slaves as it
would be shame and disgrace to draw
sword upon"
The master of the caravel regarded Don
Amador with admiration for a moment.
and then said with much emphasis
May die the death of mule, If am
not OF your way Of thinking, most noble
Don AmadOr. To tell you the truth
these scurvy Mexicans, of whose ferocity
and courage SO much is said by those
most interested To have them thought so
are even Just such poor, spiritless. con
temptible creatures as the Arrowauks OF
the isles, only that there are more of
them; and. to be honest. / know nothing
that should tempt soldier and hidalgo to
make war ON them except their gold of
which the worst that can be lid is, first
that there is not much OF it and. secondly
that there are too many hands to share il