The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

THE CHOICE AND PROPHECY.
so as to effectually conceal their contents, they called
together the different tribes, and said unto them, "Choose I
And as ye choose, so shall it always be with you through
life."
The Navajoes, having preferred their claim to the first
choice, upon its being allowed, immediately chose the
beautiful tenaja, which they carried in triumph away,
leaving the two plain ones to become the property of the
Zunis and Pueblos.
The Zunis, choosing next, found their jar filled with agricultural and mechanical tools, as well as other useful articles; and the Pueblos, upon opening the remaining jar,
found it to contain flocks and herds, and articles with
which to manufacture clothes, besides others of less value.
The Navajoes, after witnessing the opening of the plain
jars, were quite jubilant at the prospect of the good things
in store for them, and it wI.ts with no small degree of
ostentatious pride that they proceeded to remove the covering from the beautiful jar of their choice.
Imagine their chagrin and disappointment upon finding
it filled with worthless trash, and containing not a single
useful article. After the choice had been made, and the jars
opened, the old men addressed the assembled tril)es as follows: " Thus shall it ever be with you. You Navajoes shall
always wander over the plains without permanent homes
or habitations; you were pleased witb the outside, and
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