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6f Central America, there was still
a large city inhabited by Aztecs, and
that no white person had ever visited
it, or that no one who had visited it had
been allowed to return to tell his tale.
Stephens, the celebrated traveler, who
made so many interesting discoveries
in that part of the country, tells us that
he heard such a tradition from sources
which he considered entitled to some
credit. One can hardly help thinking,
as he reads Stephens’ book, that he was
partly inclined to believe in the truth
of the story. |

Now, the gentleman who placed these