The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-08
The Fires of Montezuma
Legends of the Aztecs.
JAMES JOHNSTON DAVENPORT.

grizzly bear, upon which they all
Toasted. After finishing their mea
they proceeded to carry into exc
cution the plan agreed on the
preceding evening.
The morning was propitlous.
the sky being clouiless, and the
sun shining brilliantly Lioma,
conducted Olita near the lake,
| and instrcuted her as to the nee
essary preliminary steps to be
| taken to summon the enchant
ress. and they returned to his
| companions. Olita followed Lii
oma s INSTRUCTIONS, and In short
time, Kaleidisca rose up to the
surface of the lake.
Good fortune, commanded the
cnchantress, has conducted thy
footsteps thlther, Olita, although
it was more curiosity than aught
else that prompted thee to come
BE not surprised that | should
call thee by name, or know who
thou art. More times than num-
Der the turquoise leads around
| thy neck, have | been invoked
| by thy constant lover, 10 assume
thy shape and form and | have
delighted to linger IN the trans
formation and view myself in
| the polished sea shell mirror. |
have in my hami, my ears also
| have delighted to drink IN the
musical liquidness and enphOny
of thy name, as thy enraptured
lover would pronounce it, and
as the lake-echoes would take it
up and bear it from answering
cliff to answering cliff Good
fortune, i sand has conducted
thy footsteps thither, Olita; by
that is meant, | am rejoiced that
one of thy sex has come, to whom
II can believer some important
document, and find that they
relate more to the affairs of your
upper world than to those of our
Town. The first document for there
are several, contains the prophe-
cies of the sea prophet whose pre-
dIctions concerning the airy hall
kept it from being demolished
after the cruel fate of the i'll
istarred Unisca. The second lis, Il
manuscript written by the young
| Islander whom | had the I'LL for
tune to fall In love with, which
passion drove me from my home
and caused my exile TO this dis
tant lake. The first document
| Olita,- thou canst deliver to Ola
tina, the Write man; but the next
charge thee, If thou pOssessest
a women's true heart I'M thy hos
ON, and canst feel for one of
thy sex, though a different world
and race, promise me In the pur-
lily and faith of its truth, to de-
liver to DongOtha the dwarf
| From the earnest manner OF
the enchantreSs, Olita readily
lpromiSed to do as she requested.
| The pledge and simple prom
He, of pure woman s heart is
worth more than the bonds. or
even oaths of men, said kaleid-
isca, and l will trust thee. Upon
thy fidelity depends thy happi-
ness, Olita: for, if thou, deliver
est these documents according to
my directions. ] can, in short
time, return to my ocean home.
SO saying, Kaleidisca floated
to the shore of the lake, and de-
posted thereupon sea shell.
"This is the one, Olita,' said
the enchantress, thou must de-
liver to Olatha, and / care moth
ing about whether its contents
are concealed or not concealed,
as no harm can result in either
case. But this one, continued
she, depositing another sea shell
near the first, t'deLiever to Don
gotha and let no one see it, but
himself, and I'M my name charge
him to read it. After reading 1T,
what further he must do his own
sagacions judgement will dictate,
And here, Olita is still another
sea shell. to be given to LlOma,-
the third and last of the docu-
mems; and now | must descend
to my coral cave beneath this
lake. to finish some letters which
the ocean cOuriers are waiting
to bear to my Distant home in
the eastern archipelago.
"Adieu, adieu,'' said the en-
chantress, and beneath the waves
she disappeared. /
Olita, arose, and approached
the spot where kaleidisca had
placed the sea shells. She first
took the ONE intendd for Dongo-
tina, and concealed it in her bos-
ON then, the other two, one Ia
each hand. and returned to her
companions.
They saw her returning, and
Lioma in his eagerness, ran to
meet her.
And did she appear' he eg-
erly asked, as he approached her.
s.She did, answered Olita,-I
and see, Lioma, what she has
sent to thee, showing him the
sea shell.
s'ThiS for met cried he. how
beautiful whose Is the other.
1T is for Olatha,' she SAID. |
did she give theenOthing,-I
Olitaf, enqu1ed IiOma
Yea Olita replied, II not
what Is thine, mime alsO-
LiOma, too happy to respond,
accompanied Olita to the place
where Olatha and DongOtha were
sSho xloli,arod 1 he other ana she'll l