. Stories of the conquests of Mexico and Peru, with a sketch of the early adventures of the Spaniards in the New World. Re-told for youth . t least an envoy, the general kept the horsemen intheir saddles. When, however, he found it was grow-ing late, he became so anxious to know the dispositionof the Inca that he sent two bodies of horse, under thecommand of De Soto and his brother Hernando, to thePeruvians. As this party approached the camp, they came to asmall river, across which was a wooden bridge, but,distrusting its strength, or perhaps to exhibit theirhorsemanship before a battalion of
. Stories of the conquests of Mexico and Peru, with a sketch of the early adventures of the Spaniards in the New World. Re-told for youth . t least an envoy, the general kept the horsemen intheir saddles. When, however, he found it was grow-ing late, he became so anxious to know the dispositionof the Inca that he sent two bodies of horse, under thecommand of De Soto and his brother Hernando, to thePeruvians. As this party approached the camp, they came to asmall river, across which was a wooden bridge, but,distrusting its strength, or perhaps to exhibit theirhorsemanship before a battalion of Indian warriorsdrawn up on the opposite side, they dashed throughthe water, and speedily gained the bank. The Indiansstared with astonishment, and doubtlessly with fear intheir hearts, at these bearded, steel-clad strangers, andtheir still more wonderful horses. One of them pointedto the quarter occupied by the Inca, It was an opencourt-yard, with a light building in the centre, havinggalleries all round. The court was crowded vrithPeruvian nobles and the women of the household, allvery gorgeously attired, and standing in the station. Interview of Pizarro and the Inea. IXTERVIEW WITH ATAHUALLPA. 373 suited to tlieir different ranks about one who, moreplainly attired, was sitting near tlie entrance of thecourt upon a low cushion. This was the terribleAtahuallpa, the Inca of Peru, who, since the downfallof his brother, had assumed the round and top ofsovereignty of his race. The borla, a crimson tasselledfringe which surrounded the forehead, hanging as lowas the eyebrows. As De Soto, who was some distance in advance ofHernando Pizarro, accompanied by two or three onlyof his men, rode slowly towards the Inca he made arespectful obeisance. But Atahuallpa kept his eyesfixed upon the ground, moving them neither to theright nor the left. Unabashed at this unpromisingreception, the Spaniard, still sitting on horseback, bymeans of his interpreter declared that he and his com-panions wer
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