New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

their custom, and some more an tb.
approacntsn IN tne procession near the wSs y
ful. and very uniform from one end : and -
being about two-thirds Of a league loo 70 tie -
iaces ~ and i mosques. ia Mo5fs1Ss nfe1ses both ~
middle OF the street with two edIns
right side and the other on the leff one
was the same great lord who as 7 one Of n
that litter TO speak with me- and tba elial SAD ar
oosher OF hontezuma lord OF that eitvo eiof va !
pan, whence had come that day All IN: Ss.i Ia
shod and the other lords were hareSslsse !,
supported him below his arms ana esd sl
preached each other descended f-aas as =
and was about to embrace him brt N ~ ny IL
In attendance prevented me. with tba5-'' tFo !,
might not touch him. and they ana aiiends >
the ceremony OF kissing the ground ass ~
ordered his brother. who came 1Titb Ls ns an,s
main with me. and take me- BY fbe nIm. q I
other attendant walked a little a abass" IN IN zn5 .
he had spoken to me all the other Ior5.O =. eS. is
the two professions also saluted ne o.ho no -s
other and then returned to the procesSsSS- ale !
The minuteness with which the cs-s.
this monarch's court is described Ia
heightened the tragic pathos with 49,. %
has been associated. The destrova- - -, aa Z
note many tri1es that go to mako ,-' :. -,
liant portrait, and the editor iudicio,.s 8
mises that he had it in mind 70 ca,,,- =
fancy Of the youthful Emperor in 80
novels were not and court life - - =
weighed on monarch OF seventies, =.
Charles appreciated the corresponda,..
there is something inspiring in fba -.
and vigor Of the description Of Nor
capital with which these selections XIII
The people OF the city had better MAJ
more luxury in their dressing ana -ss.s...alea a
those Of other provinces and cities 70 ses .ses 8
that the sovereign MOntezunna aI9g9,-s - - "a
and all the mobiles. his vassaIs freqrenfs4 - z
so better manners and more Ceremony - - 2
But to avoid being prOIiX in desc-fb5-.ss .yt-i1s
Of the city Though I would fain conti,rlss c.s q
not say more than that in the service 80 p q
OF its people their fashion Of living ne et1a t-a1a
same as in Spain. with just as much ba---.s
order; and considering that these peooa- - -
barOuS. cut of from the know IaIga - ~
other civilized peoples. it is admirable 10 -
what they attained in every respect So -
service surrounding MOntezuma is corcs--.-4
the admirable attributes Of his greatnssg -
there is so much 70 write that assure va-- !,
ness do not know where to begin 50 as ;. =
what I would say OF any part RESPECTING 7. (
as I have already said. what greater era74.
there be than that a barbarian monarch H.
should have limitations IN gold silver e+o,
feather work of all the things axis 1
heaven in his dominion Gold and silver -.
Ike to nature that there is not a siI-erym.s
world who could DO il better. ana. ragnac..--
stones. there is no Imagination which can 4
the Instruments with which they were so -
| executed. and. respecting the feather wort -
veI,Ously initiated
He was 50 feared by the present - vel
absent that there Was never prince in The =
more so. He had many pleasure horlzas =
and without the city. each as well con ytr-...
serve for its particular kind Of pastima a. =
De described AMI desired for 50 great a lord A.
the city he had residences Such and so mar
that It seems to me almost impossible 70 49,
their excellence ana grandeur. So I lu,ir ~
20 saying that there is nothing c0Inpara5ls !
them in Spain.
He dressed himself four times every dsv -
different kinds of clothing. and all new ana 1,
would ne be dressed with the same again .r
lords who entered his palace came beref0o+as
when those whom he had summoned aDpesra5
fore him. il was with their heads bert and 4
eyes on the ground in humble posture and =
they spoke TO him they did not look him N
face, because Of respect and reverence 7 =
they did this out of respect. for certain Ier5s
proved the SpaniardS saying that when thass b
spoke to me they would behave with off,
mednOr. looking me in the face. which seersl
them diSreSpectful and shameless. When NJ
yuma went out. which happened rarely All +
who accompanied him and those whom ne ne
the street turned their faces aside and in no /
looked at him, and all the rest prostrated h
selves until he had passed
Mr. MacNutt has done the general read,
well as the scholar. a service. by preses,
these great historical documents in so WORT