The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-05-12
CHAPTER v.


NAV. which fell on the village Of
Pecos. while resting under the
curse Of the malignant wizard
Of the mountains In this erner- /
genev. TO whom could they LOOK /
for succor. but the great ana
renowned Moutezurna Early on
the next morning. Gurnrna dIs-t
PATCHED number Of ms swift
rst jumpers To the village Of Zii-
nj conveying to Montezulna IN
formation. TO the full extent, OF
;beir calamities, and beseechmg
MS counsel and aid III their De-
half The courlers aS they pass
ed on their Journey, through the
numerous villages dotting the val
lies related the wonderful event,
Till the fame of the wizard ) ao-
Iantlrres 10 Peco9. went through
on+ This mountain land Soon
they arrived at Zlmi and their
message was delivered 10 Monte
NINA I'm the presence Of Watha,
rs fair haired and blue eyed
son. When Olaths heard that
portion. which related to iutna--
now the wizard had invaded her
sacred tryst. fiendIshls and an
solently replying to her apostro-
,hisjngs. aud malicionsly pursu-
,ns her, even 10 her father s own
i.o,,se-his blood ran bolling
through his veins. his clear blue
.vps hindied with hgntnine-fiash
x and his bosom heaved with
Volcanic rage.
Father cried. Olatha, i,
alone and single handed VIII
meet this wizard Of the noun
tains. a nd crush him, or per1sh
IN the attempt
Nv Son. replied Nontezl
ma. Thou knowst not wha'
thou askst. This wizard is mi
the representative Of the power
of darkness. permitted 70 assume
form and shape, when some very
great convulsion, or some malign
ant hadOw passes over the fac'
of Heaven luminarles. During
The paroxysmal stages Of this mi
ign Influence, the evil one ther
appears in whatever shape M
chooses, to vex and FURNISH mol
tails. This is weighty matter
and demands our graviest eonst
Iteration. ! must repair in per
son of the village Of Pecos.
cntezuma. then sought thu
room of his wife, impressed witt
a vague idea of the magic pow
ers. of wand, of which he haC
heard her speak. Colindrina wa:
alone when he entered.
SIontezunna commenced: Colin
drina, | indistinctly recollect that
III former years, l may have
heard thee speak of a curious
wand. whose magic powers ac
conplished wonders on the other
side of the great waters
Il did speak Of such wand
Coiindrina answered. - and l al
80 stated, thar it once belonged
10 one of my ancestors, but thou
seemingly attached so little i'm
portance to its virtues. or, rath-
er showed thy misgivings, wbeth
rr il possessed virtues at ALL
that ] refrained from pressing it
history and its claims upon thee
But wilt thou favor me with
il now. Colindrina 2" asked MOI
tezuma.
THY wish il is ever my plea
sure to crafty she replied:
Thou arr aware that l never
Knew father or mother. my par
sntS having both died while !
was an infant. Thou knowest ais
that my native country is in the
Tar East. from which l was TAX
eD too young TO have any recol-
lection OF it. My guardian and
protector. for some reason, or
doubtless. OF sound policy, con
ceated from me the names of my
parents, and also, even the name
nj the country in which I was
born.
Whenever, l urged him to let
me know them, as was my wont
Lrequently To do, he would throw,
ON dark hints that his own safe
- and mine depended upon their
.,nncealment. l infer. however.
that the necessity Of this secrecy
grew ont of the regilious creed
.. my ancestors from circum-
stances connected with this old
wand. Concerning the history of
the wand, and its magic powers
know nothing except what my
Guardian and protector told me-
lie related it to me on his
,;aath bed, under an injunction