The Aberdeen weekly., 1911-08-11
The Fires of Montezurna
Legends of the Aztecs.
MES JOHNSTON DEAvENPoRT.

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lake by the curious Olafha and
Dongotha had been but short
time at the lake, when they dis
covered young man lying a
little distance from its borders,
with his eyes ON level with
the surface of the water.
The young man Immediately
arose to his feet and cOurteously
accosted them. saying.
:SirS it is useless for me to
lie down to allure the enchant-
ress from the bottom of this, ex
quisite lake, while yOu are stand
ing.
I'VE regret to have interrupted
thee responded both, Olatha.
and Dongoaha
by no means, repiled the
young man; Il esteem it a fortll-
nate circumstance to have met
you here; since ON this visit my
second ONE. to the lake. the en-
chantress promised me recital
of her own history, granting me
leave to bring with me one or
two friends. My name is LiOma {:
am the som of Olacha, one q.
the priests that officiate in the
Estuffa of Sante F'e,, where the
| fires of MOntezuma ever burn.
BY kindred and friends, ! am
looked upon as visionary, as
an impracticable being, and whel
| [ requested one or two of them
to accompany me TO this place,
| they hut laughed at me outright,
not deignmg to give a more form
er refusal Others whom | asked
more courteous, preferred, as they
said, to make their visit alone,
hoping, no doubt, that the enr
| chantress. might make some dis
coveries to them, which would
rebound to their individual aid
vantage. Influenced thus by one
consideration or another, every
one refused to accompany me
and so / was constrained to come
)alOne. Good fortune has conduct
ed you two thither; and instead
OF it being matter of reregt
to me, i am rejoiced that you are
| here to JOIN me In listening to
the enchantress s recital of heI
history
| Olatha and DongOtha were, In
!deed, pleased with the opening
OF the young man and resolv
led to share with him audience t6
4 the promised history of the EN-
chantress
Probably, resumed Lloma
after the recBtal of her history il
| finished, one of the other Of you
| il not both, may desire to have
| a view of the maiden that is te
/ be his wife, if with such he il
i not already blessed. If notbless
led the Enchantress will chang,
lherself into the exact form line
Iaments and features, of her o.
| whom he is to marry.
! Olatha replied; Il would fai4
| hear the history of the enchant,
iress as given by herself, but
| she whom | am to marry sits yOl
lder in the brgiht palaces of the
Isun; whose peerless form, nor en-
| chant ress, nor ought undivin'
can assume. But LiOma, thou has
! doubtless, had THY intended wife
exhibited to my view.
! Il have modestly replied LII
iona, ''but l am beset with ex
| istmg doubts and misgivings a
bout ever obtaining her. | should
rather, have said that the En-
chantress assumes the form ol
the one we would wish to marry
| The marrying of the designated
one, as my experience threatens
to teach, SENS not to be a fore
gone certainty. But it is tims
that we were listening 10 ths
Irecital of the history Of the en
| chantress.
| T'hereupOn the three stretched
! themselvs prom ON tn grass Dor
der Of the lake, with their eve.
on a hroizOnal line with tn,
! surface of its waters.