The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-12-21

the utl speak, lfftHa KNOW, hNt Ie
resa wlH never tell II Teresa tell
white man nnd oui White man shall
neref ind mines Of Teresa's fathers,
Pretty soon Teresa die; then nobody
Know
"Rnt mother
let The young be silent while the
aid speak. When white man come
with the guns he XIII Mokis like sheep
Ile take away their blankets and their
gold and all the blue stones lie can
ind Teresa's people hide treasures
White man whip old king, the last OF
Teresa's long ago fathers, to make
him tell where treasure is. They whip
till king die, but he not tell. His
daughter know old king tell her. She
fell her daughter; that daughter tell
her daughter Snake Moki squaws
have secrets Snake Moki man not
know Old kings daughter tell her
daughter when OF Snake AIoki family
come son who Is strong and wise, not
run away before face of white man,
not let white man make drunk, cheat |
him and lind out where Snake treas |
ure Ia. Then mother of Snake Mokl
wise young man tell her sou, Son will |
be rich and know school learning and
be powerful like white man. White
man cannot tramp on him. He VIII
help Mokis
"NaonOro strong He not drink |
whisky; white man not cheat him.
Naonoro much wise Teresa tell her
own grandson where Snake Moki
treasure is. Here at this rock starts
uail where mark Is cut In rock"
AS if repeating an incarnation she
ehanted:
Twelve steps toward north star,
mark last step. Go back TO rock.
Sixteen steps toward rising sun.
Where rising sun trail ends turn face
toward where north star traIl ends.
Ten steps IN straight line. Mark
place. Go to end OF north star trail,
turn face to end OF rising sun trail.
Ten steps 10 meet end OF other ten
steps Drive stake down Dig far
down TO big red rock. Under red rock
big water jar full OF gold, blue stones,
red stones. many like stars in sky,
Make Naonoro much rich. =
Naonoro leaped forward.
A lcathery hand shot out and held
him back,
|
Not SO, not IN day. Come night, then
dig Teresa come too"
In the moonlight, with no sound to
brcak the brooding stiffness, the deed
was done \ power that was strange
and new to him was in the arms Of Ma.
)noro. lie felt II In the air In a mil
ion little waves, when, step by step,
with eyes upon the ground,
be measured twelve steps toward the
north star, sixteen steps toward the
Using sun. ten steps from each stop.
ping point til the trails met In the
,enter. Then light dawned in his
mind. {
Why, of course, the hypotenuse OF
/ right angled triangle. The old Snake ,
Ioki king, my ancestor, must have un
lerstood geometry"
Treasure treasure burning rubies,
.nough to pay railroad debt; gor.
,eous tnrquoises whose exquisite blue
cleaned even In the moonlight; thou
ands Of Spanish donbloons, theiT
hine scarcely tarnished In The dry air, !
hough more than three centuries had
hanged the face Of earth and its na. |
ions; rings and necklaces of beaten
odd. bracelets That had adorned pale
lrown arms, round and royal, turned
o dustwho knows how many cen
uries agone?
AZ Southington.
Carlos Moran. immaculate. impres
lye, royal as ever stood beside Laura !
)cgart at the window looking out on I
er garden where the roses bloomed
You told me ! might come back TO I
gu when had made my fortune Its !
lade Am | welcomeT Z
None could be more welcome" she
gently.
Il love you, Laura. You know IL
70 man will ever love you again as
lucl az | do have always loved !
on But first ! must tell you. ! have :
iy fortune. but II Is none Of my max I