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67 mnntTs yodb voaon. iff Iftiem thftt^ thej^ need have no ftnxietjr, -becanse w« bad been aent by His Spanish Majesty to defeod: and aydethem." For several pages you have been* given thfetext of the latest translations but notwitdlstanding the suffering complained of ^hile going through the ■wUdeVness to i-each the first of the seven cities, yet by reason of thejsagacity of Monte, his knowledge of the natives and part of their language, and owing to the sober judgment of Alonso, these two manliged to keep their horse and mule in good condition'- and themselves aJso in good shape. Alonso has been taught by his fencing master to always let his adver- sary put forth his very best at first, but for himself, to have in reserve his best,, and this axiom and truism he has applied to his conduct in his present surroundings. He has schooled himself and Monte to do their duty, but to keep in reservve a stored upi force to be used when others were losing heart. Those two boys could plainly see that the time would surely come when it would be absolutely necessary to rise to the occasion, and they were both prepared for any emergency. It was July 7th, 1540, when the Spaniards reached Cibola, and viewed the city. Then it was that they discovered that the glowing accounts of the coun- try as told by Friar Marcos of Nice were without foundation; and, to use the language of a man pre,sent, "Such were the curses that some hurled at Friar Marcos, that I pray God may protect him from them. " This town was located in Valencia County, New Mexico, and no do»bt, in the Zuni Indian