118 THE LILIPUTIANS.

 

pigmies in the possession of those who
were exhibiting them, at the time I
saw them, claims that they are Aztec
children, and that they came from this
city in Central America. He claims,
too, that they belong to a distinct
branch of the Aztec race, all of whom
are pigmies, like those two children.
It seems to me pretty clear that the
children are Aztecs; though as to the
rest of the story, I am in doubt. I can-
not so easily believe that there is really
a, race of little creatures, such as before
have only been known to the civilized
world in fable. But whatever they are,