Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1893 — Cortez’s Jewels. [ARTICLE]

Cortez’s Jewels.

Cortez obtained in Mexico five emeralds of wonderful size and beauty. One was cut like a rose; another in the shape of a horn; a third in that of a fish, with diamond eyes; fourth like a bell, with a pearl for a clapper; the fifth was a cup, with a foot of gold and four little chains, each ended with a large pearl. He had also two emerald vases, worth 300,000 crowns each. You must always know who said a thing before yod can determine just what it means.