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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. 



Born in Nohcacab in the year 1789, married at the same village to 

 Victoriano Machado in 1808, and died on the first of August, 1833, 

 after a union of 25 years, and in the forty-fourth of her age. 

 He implores your pious prayers." 



The widowed husband wrote several stanzas 

 more, but could not get them on the black board ; 

 and made copies for private distribution, one of 

 which is in my hands. 



Near this were the bones of a brother of our 

 friend the cura of Ticul and those of a child, and 

 in the choir of the church, in the embrazure of a 

 large window, were rows of skulls, all labelled on 

 the forehead, and containing startling inscriptions. 

 I took up one, and staring me in the face were the 

 words, " Soy Pedro Moreno : un Ave Maria y un 

 Padre nuestro por Dios, hermano." " I am Peter 



Moreno : an Ave Maria and Paternoster for God's 

 sake, brother." Another said, " I am Apolono Bal- 



