The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-15
LEFT EVIL LEGACY
MlsfoAruNe BANS TREE PLANT.
co BY sAp MAN.
superstitIous Mexieans Believe Inn
pIicitiy In Story Of Misspent Life
and lts Punishment--TragIe
Deaths Have Been Many.

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I The, tree of Tula and the tree OF Sad
Night are known throughout the world
but there is tree In Mexico which
has acquired local reputation some
what shady.
Ell Arbol Maldito is said to have
been planted by gentleman who had
the misfortune to be swallowed up by
Mother Earth on account Of his crimes.
He was known throughout the country
as unhombre muy malo. He never
went to mass, never confessed his
sins, nor did he have the image Of
saint In his house, wear q rosary
around his neck or make the sign of
the cross as respectable man should.
He never gave Il beggar even n centa-
vito, and when he met padrecito on
the street he did not deign to remove
his hat.
Now 1t was rumored, says Modern
Mexico. that this gentleman was re.
sponsiblo for many murders and afro.
cious crimes Of every description, but
he was never confined in jail because
II was known that he had q compact
with the devil. SO that whenever he
invoked his Majesty he was rendered
|. invisible to the human eye, or at least
so small that he could easily escape.
He was Stunned by ALL and he had
neither friends nor relatives.
But peculiar thing about this man
was that he loved tho trees, the birds
and all the animals. He planted a
great many trees and fed flock Of
birds every morning.
1t was many years ago that the
event of his departure took place, but
Is still remembered by the ancient In.
habitants OF the neighborhood. Every.
body on tho Haciendita ranch had at
tended the religious services of the
morning. and they were returning
home when a terrific noise was heard.
They rushed to the street where It
came from. and there they saw how
tho earth had opened up under the
feet of that hombre muy malo. He
was enveloped by thick flames and
smoke and quickly disappeared be.
meath the surface Of tho earth.
This was considered a just punish
ment In view of the SITUATION. and
every one was exceedinly pleased.
While the faithful had been attending
the services of the church the cursed
one had-nOthing else to do but place o
burning cigarette between the lips OF
an image on a big crucifix, carried by
an altar on the street. II was then
that the convenient cavity opened up
and he was engulfed by the earth.
That very day all the trees which
he had planted, except El Arbol Nal.
ditto, dried up and died--and SO did
the birds which he had fed from his
own hand. An attempt was made to
cut down the tree that did not dry
up, but the foolish man who made the
attempt dropped dead on stepping nm
der the shadow of the foliage. AS no
one had the temerity to approach and
remove 1t the mans body had to be
left there to be eaten by the crows
Since that day many have met q
tragic death under the tree A pcdes
train who went under u for shade on a
summer day was bitten by snake
and died in tow hours. Three men on
different occasions sought shelter from
rain under its branches and were
struck by lightning.
A woman hanging some clothes to
dry from the trunk of tho tree was at.
tackled by a goat that came from no
body knows where and WAS never seen
again. Three years ago n little boy
riding burro. lod his animal TO the
tree. lie was thrown off aud kicked 10
death
Tho last victim of this fatal tree
was man by the name of MclquIades
Arcvalo, who ran under 1t for shel
ter during "A rainstWn a year ago. and
like his predecessors, he was struck
by lightning.
The antlpathy that the poems have
Tor this tree Is such that they refuse
to work In the fields for half a mile
around II. Somo time ago lProspero
Garcia, proprietor OF the ranch where
FL Arbol Maidito grows. resolved to
have II blown up with dynamite. bu,
no doubt he has been unable to find u
ban brave enough to venture near a
tree which shows such symptoms oil
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