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Show MEXICAN HANDICRAFT. Wonderful Bill! In I"lilonlo(j dome Into C'nrloui fllmpi. It la recorded of tho Mexican lapidary to whom was Intrusted tlio faslilonlutf of tho cMiulsito wcddlnff-ffUt of Cortea to his wlfo In lfi2t that ho was n workman work-man "unusually (fitted with n dollcato snro touch, woutlerful skill and unparalleled unpar-alleled ingouuity." Tlio first of tho five famous emora.Ua fnrnilnff tho rlnp was in tho form of a rose; tho r.ccoml, that of n horn! tho third was lll;o unto n flhh with oyes of Kolil; tho fourth was llho n llttlo boll, with n lino pontl for tho tontfuo. On tho rim of this tiny ImjII was Inscribed, In lintln: "lllcssed is ho who created thee." Tho fifth emerald, tho ono of tfrcalost value, was fashioned like a llttlo llt-tlo cup, with a foot of Kohl, and four ilutleala (fold chalnn wero attached to a largo jearl os n button. Tito edge of this cup was of gold, on which was engraved, In Latin: "Internatos mu llcrum "non Burrexlt major" Among tlioio born of woman nouo greater hai arisen. It Is recorded that for Just ono o theso precious gems tho nlmost falm lous sum of forty thousand ducats wui offered, and declined by Cortcz. Tho solo rullo (thatcanhohlcntiflod) now In existence of tho Incredible wealth of undent Mexico Is a gold goblet gob-let with tho sides rudely repousse, with tho representation of a human head, upon one side lit full face, on tho other In prolllo, and on tho third tho back. This wonderful plcco of nnclcnt handicraft seems to' bo of pure gold. It was brought from Moxlco and purchased pur-chased at Cadiz by IMward Earl, of Oxford. Ox-ford. It is Rtntcd that it wasonco tho property prop-erty of Montezuma. This goblet stands four and ft half Inches In height; its diameter of lip measures threo and a quarter Inches. Its weight Is Bald to bo n llttlo over five ounces. |