The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28

tai,ty from one source, and alike
tlo,somed. and shed around their
.rs GRANGE
When it was proclaimed that
the lots had fallen on these fav-
orire children. the people muir
iaured ard demanded that two
of their own should be offered
~ Hictims in their stead. but the
governor and priest rehuhed the
rising tumuIt. BY declaring that
the viii OF their gods should pre-
vail. although ii would deprive
each of them Of his only child,
and weigh down their hearts
with sorest sorrow None essa.. ed
r. answer, save with tears, and
the ioudest lamentations. So these
Young and beautiful children, the
idols OF 1iie tribe. were ARRAY Ell
AZ victims. led to the edge Of the
over hanging rock. and east into
the boiling surge. beneath whose
devouring waves they SINK to
rise no more.
From that moment, the waters
began o abate. and, day bS day.
receden. until they finally disap-
peapetl Not Ear from the rock
from which tte children were
thrown. stand two pillars Of fine
stone. near each other. rising
from the plain. The Zunians
claim that MonteZuma and Colin
drirna were converted into these
pillars OF stone. and 70 this day
they are called. The Pillars OF
he Young Lovers.
Upon the subsistence OF the
waters the Zuniaas returned TO
their old village, and found it in
aims. from the ravages Of the
.eluge. They conVOked y council.
to decide whether they should re
.uiid the old village. or II new
NE. TTer unable 10 agree tTcain
more and more divided. till rea-
son and soberness fled the assem-
biage. and rancOurous hate. and
preludices. ruled the hour
To calm the tumult. the pious
lia priest. one OF tho council,
Who had hitherto been bur list
tener. now arose. and said Men
Of Iunit the floods have ceased.
Try land appears, and the god OF
day. dissolving into azure the
evaniShing mists again tips orr
mountain tops with FURNISHED
gold. The rainbow. bent on the
,oeom Of the clouds reflects the
smiles Of our pacified gods. Have
we forgotten AT what price we
purchased their good Will when
we stood trem bling on the rock,
and the dark surge. threatened
- engult US. Whose hearts
were then cleft in twain by the
owing locks Of the raven hair
ed boy Of our aged governor
and where the streaming treSses
Of my dark eyed girl? The angry
waves have wreathed them into
pillared stone. No more their be.
loved forms bound with life be-
fore us: bEt stand on Wonder,
plain. changed into cold mute
marble. These lovely children,
we're converted into coilmn.ti
rocks FOR some wise purpose
;nay siam! as oracies 70 be con
suited; Us OXIDES 10 direct us
through the intricate future. Let
e no longer. then. wrangle a
n,ce 10 the two pillars, while l
must renain. and fast, and pray
md enquire Of our gods what is
best TO be done in this emer-
gency.
The heart stricken governor lis.
tened with approving mind to the
words OF the priest. and forth
with ordered that the council
should close for the day; and, af
ter expressing fhe wish that each
and evart member should cool
his fevered brow with dewy sleep
and purify his heart with special
sapplieations to their gods. He AZ
pointed an early hour for them
TO meet at the two pillars on the
morning of the morrow.
Morning came. and. from her
eastern windows. east on the
mountain tops the sun S gorgeous
mantle. tinged with a thousand.
dyes. His beams were jsst be-
.snnino TO gid the submits OF
the pillars. as the Znni council
entered the plain. An underlined
form was at first dimly seen on
each pillar. whose outlines round
ed into more and more distinct
proportions. as they approached,
till finally it resolved into a real
shape. Perceiving now that the
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