. Young folks' history of Mexico. , in his opinion, and in the eyes ofhis people, would wdpe out the insult, to him as a king, andto the nation he ruled over. Dressed in the garb of sacri-fice, the unfortunate king was led to the temple, where thepriests stood ready to plunge into his breast the knife offlint, and to tear out his troubled heart and offer it to theirgod. But the tyrant anticipated this event and despatchedtroops to the temple, who seized Chimalpopoca and hurriedhim to Azcapozalco, where they confined him in a strongwooden cage. Here he was visited by the fugitive Princeof Tezco
. Young folks' history of Mexico. , in his opinion, and in the eyes ofhis people, would wdpe out the insult, to him as a king, andto the nation he ruled over. Dressed in the garb of sacri-fice, the unfortunate king was led to the temple, where thepriests stood ready to plunge into his breast the knife offlint, and to tear out his troubled heart and offer it to theirgod. But the tyrant anticipated this event and despatchedtroops to the temple, who seized Chimalpopoca and hurriedhim to Azcapozalco, where they confined him in a strongwooden cage. Here he was visited by the fugitive Princeof Tezcoco, to whom he related his woes, and besoughthim to remember, his poor people, the Mexicans, if heshould succeed in gaining again the ancient throne ofAcolhua. Then, giving him a golden pendant from his End of Chimalpopoca. 71 upper lip, and his ear-rings, which had once been worn byhis famous brother, HuitzilihuitI, he charged him to escapeat once from the dominions of Maxtla. [A. D. 1423.] That night, the unhappy king ended his. MEXICAN PRIEST. life by hanging himself in his cage by his girdle; and thusperished Chimalpopoca, third king of Mexico, in or aboutthe year 1423. His reign had lasted about thirteen years, during which J 2 Mexico. he had gained some victories over his enemies, and had, inthe eleventh year, brought into his capital two great stonesof sacrifice, one for ordinary prisoners, and one for gladia-torial combats. The Mexicans lost no time in electing another king, whoshould be better qualified to cope with the tyrant; and thistime they chose the brave Itzcoatl, a man of war from hisyouth, who had commanded the Mexican armies for thirtyyears. In the meantime, Nezahualcoyotl, Prince of Tezcoco, hadfled from Azcapozalco, by crossing the lake in a canoe withstrong rowers. The tyrant organized a swift pursuit, butthe prince succeeded in escaping his enemies, and in visit-ing all the important tribes in the valley, even penetratingto the province of Tlascala. Nearl
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