’ B R I NTO N S L I B R A R Y O F A BO I A L A M E I CA N L I A E R I G N R T E R T UR . U M B E I I I N R . H I LA D E L HI P P A . 1 8 8 ’ B R I N T O N S L I B R A R Y O F I I A E A BO R I G I NA L A M E R CA N L TE R T UR . E I I I N U M B R . G U E G U E N GE A CO MEDY BALLET I N THE N HU TL-SP NISHDIALEC NI A A A F OF CARAGUA . ED I TE D BY D AN EL BRINT N A M I G. M O . D , . , . D . BR N ON G I T , H I L A D E L H I A P P . 1 8 8 ; COPYR I GHT , D G B I N O N . R T 1 883 . L I B R A R Y R GNAL AMER LTERAT RE U . N I I I O . EDI TED BY D G B R I N T M . O N , JJ PHILADELPHIA 1 883 . PREFACE . The play which is presented in this volume is the only specimen known to me of the n ative America n comedy . It f m a a r and m a mixed is o co p r tively recent o igin , is co posed in a a a n of S a and r A Na di lect , j rgo low p nish cor upt ztec ( hu atl but bo and i b a ma ) , th in its history sp rit , it e rs so ny ma of a m i and a a i of rks n tive co posit on , is so ch r cterist c the sort of humor popul ar with the tribes from whom it was b ai a fa m a a e O f b o t ned , th t it irly erits pl ce in this s ries pu li c ations . x was Ob a N a a a b a Dr. a The te t t ined in ic r gu , y the l te C rl But a a f an of and Hermann Berendt . no tr nsl tion o y part it n f r res n no notes upo it were ound among his pape s . The po sibilit for i f m f. y the render ng rests , there ore, with ysel It has x m if l w n m f presented e tre e d ficu ty, o i g to the i per ect con of x a i of Na a dition the te t , the deterior t on the hu tl words and f m a a and i a of S a or s , the n tiqu ted prov nci l senses the p nish and b a f i words , the o scure loc l re erences ntroduced . I would a a of m as a a a ra aim r ther spe k y work loose p r ph se , ed to give a and m of a a the gener l sense hu orous tone the origin l , th n as a faithful translation . x has b as in ma The te t een printed precisely the nuscript , even obvious errors in spelling and punctuation h aving been pre served . Suggestions with reference to these are made in the notes . For a a in ra a S a x u ssist nce t nsl ting the p nish te t, I wo ld a m b P f A f Pi a of cknowledge y inde tedness to ro essor dol o err , P a and D r. F a . a of New Y b hil delphi , C V lentine , ork , oth of m a a s ab who h ve p ssed con ider le periods in Central America . N ovember 1 . , 883 CO NTENTS . PA GE ' Tire N ai mas a nd Ma n ues o M eara u a . 1 . g f g Locati on of the Na uas of N cara ua . D er at on of the ord h i g , v iv i w M ea ra u a v Or n of the N cara uan N a uas . Lo cat on g , igi i g h , vi i d a e a i of the Man ues i . ca e Cfior otee s . t ons g , vii Why ll , viii R l i h p Na uas x . f e to the C a anecs ix . Cu ture e e of the O th h p , l l v l h , m n of D sa earance of t e r an ua es xi . Co ari so Man ues x . g , i pp h i l g g , p Mex co x om a ri n of he the Na u at o f N ca ra ua and of . C so t h l i g i , iii p D fferences et ween N c ra uan Man u e t the C a anec x . a g wi h h p , iii i b i g v Co m a riso n of th e Man u e or C a anec and ure Na uat xi . p h l , p g h p , ma f men of Centra Am er ca t the A ra o Peru xv . D e e o t l i , wi h y , , v l p m n f x of th e Na uatl S an s ar on x . S ec e s o it . h p i h j g , vii p i , vii 2 77m B at/es or D ra matze D a nces o M eara ua . f g ’ ’ x m sm f dan O edo 3 descr t on x . S o o the c e xx . Benz oni s vi ip i , y b li , ii ’ mar s xx H r r of Ga e s re . sto ca c aracte descr t on xx . ip i , ii g k , ii i i l h f d h xx . F e c asses o ances xxi se and t e dances . Pur o , iii iv l , ii p di The Lo as xxv. Las I n tas xxv . The c aracters xx . h , iv g , , h x - T e Ne r tos x . oro u a d o r Chine ritos xx . G ac an t e g , vi g i , vi T h f he a x Th e drama o t O t x . dances xx . , vi lli , vii ' M eara ua n Musica l I nstru ments a nd Musi c xx 3 . g . viii d r i n xx h m a i form an o . T e D rum xx The Mar ts x . The i b , ig , viii , The P o or r Musi cal ar xxxi . t st e xx x c Ol ta o . S e li J , i Whi l , iii p i n F u x xx m ns fA rs xxx . The o te . Th e u xxx e o co . The i , iv l g l , v J , v The or i on o or Carim a xxxvi . C ch A ac h xxx i u ac tli . Q j g b , hil il y , v C ara cter o f nat e mus c xxx Air f The Cac o xx x . o the h , vii h iv i , vii d C fr Ma i nc e xxxv . C oruses an o ad as xxx vi . Me od es l h , iii h i , ii l i from the Gii e i ence xl . g i , ‘ ‘ ’ ’ ’ ‘ I z zstor o the B azle ael Gzi e f enee . u 4 y f g . \Vhence the text was O ta ned xli . me and mann er of its re earsa b i , Ti h l , xli . A e of th e a x . easons for cons der n it a nat e g pl y, lii R i i g iv ro x How di fferent from th e x du on . li ct S an s comed . p i , lii p i h y , ii Nat e ots of s m ar c aracter x . Na e comed ans xlv t . iv pl i il h , liv iv i , ' ’ matz P ersonae . a o rz 5 The D r s f Me Gfi egzi e ee. Th e n xlv er at on of the n e Gii ii e ce . D ame xl v ara er xlv C ct . g , iv i , . h , l x a me . n r i nd M c ous umor x . Costu Do Fo c co a D on i i h , lvi , lvi f ac ons xlvi r Am ros o x . Con o The ernor Tastu trast t . Go b i , lvi i , v me anes x v . D eri ati on of the na xl M nor c aracters , l ii v , vii . i h , Th x x Ma i nc e . e ad Suc i D er at on of the name lvii l y h l h , lvii iv i , x .