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T. A. Willard. The City of the Sacred Well
The City of the Sacred Well
Table of Contents
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
CHAPTER I. YUCATAN, THE LAND OF THE MAYAS
CHAPTER II. THE CHURCH OF SAN ISIDRO AND ITS FRAGRANT LEGEND
CHAPTER III. THE FIRST AMERICANS
CHAPTER IV. DON EDUARDO’S FIRST VIEW OF THE CITY OF THE SACRED WELL
CHAPTER V. THE ANCIENT CITY
CHAPTER VI. AN IDLE DAY IN THE JUNGLE
CHAPTER VII. THE SACRED WELL
CHAPTER VIII. SIXTY FEET UNDER WATER
CHAPTER IX. TWO LEGENDS
IX-LOL-NICTE
XKAN-XOC, THE FOREST BIRD
CHAPTER X. THE CONQUEST
CHAPTER XI. THE FINDING OF THE DATE-STONE
CHAPTER XII. THE CONSTRUCTION OF MAYA BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XIII. STORY-TELLERS OF YUCATAN
CHAPTER XIV. FORGOTTEN MICHAEL ANGELOS
CHAPTER XV. THE TOMB OF THE HIGH PRIEST
CHAPTER XVI. THE LEGEND OF THE SACRIFICIAL PILGRIMAGE
CHAPTER XVII. THIRTY YEARS OF DIGGING
APPENDIX. LIST OF MORE IMPORTANT GOLD AND JADE OBJECTS FOUND IN THE SACRED WELL
INDEX
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T. A. Willard
Published by Good Press, 2021
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The Maya men are exceptionally fond of children and a widow with children stands an excellent chance of finding a stepfather for her brood. It is not uncommon for a man of twenty to marry a widow twice his age, chiefly for the sake of a ready-made family. Incidentally, the unmarried Maya maiden with a child or two, especially if the children are boys, is somewhat more likely to find a husband than her virgin sister. The fact that there may be some question as to the paternity of her offspring is of small consequence in the eyes of her prospective husband. But once married, she may accept no attentions from men other than her spouse. The husband may and does shoot on sight any cavalier found hanging around her. It used to be the custom to suspend a string of shells near the door, and one did not enter a house without giving due warning by shaking the string. A man did not enter at all unless the men of the family were present.
Maya nature is that same human nature found the world over. If abused, these people can be ugly and vengeful. Treated in a reasonably decent manner, they are kindly, generous, hospitable, and scrupulously honest. Personally, I have never been cheated nor overcharged by a native. I suppose that as more and more tourists come to Yucatan the invidious custom of fleecing the traveler will be established here as it has been everywhere else.
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