Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-18

From the ssn Francisco Chronicle.


ei. through tile influence Of Gen. Martinez
in obtaining an Interview with the Old
Mexican hero. Santa Anna. came to Mex
ico with tile Impression that he was dead
The eli man lives very quietly now, and re-
c5lye- l,,.o company. The fact that he Is
almost universally de-piSel by his country
men causes him to shln them and, for the
same reason, il is much easier for foreigner
/ To- obtain access 70 his private ysriors than
fora Mexican lie is living at present in
+ au u.I-..- liJnel Spanish house On Nergara
+ street, and, although lie Is said 10 be U10r lie
. las 4l3.t L.u NOT only tie comforts bat
many a. ,.s l-z-rie- o. lie.
Fiveo'ciack iu tAe afternoon was the hour
appointed for our call. and az that time
+ Colonel N1-o, an inmate friend Of the gen
/ errl s.. received us in the court, and conduct
+ ~ le lY % aight VI stone stairs into q long.
e.n.lr;4 y furnished room fronting on tie
street, s. piano stood ia one corner, and
several pieces 4. -,.,-ary, and a few pictures
ae-s alI there a.Jat the room. displayed q
41ic- taste. AZ one end Of the room hung
7 q magnificent and life seized painting Of a
woman in lcI Spanish costume. X wos
taken -,r years ago, when the subject was
Santa Aal. 0-i-. Sao must have been
very beaut.il. then. IT the picture Is true,
/ fJr ;hcre IS wonderful charm in the dark
sad eyes We had been seated but mo-
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h. hair sr-t..-.,5 rti1 fss r'- w.. ,1-rsi
gray There is kindly EXPRESSION in has
fare thar is strangely at variance with .le
dark tlle- that b.0J his history, and as he
received each one Of Us with some Pleasant
remars and cordial clr-q Of bis sift, w1-
mans hand. We could hardly realize that
tl- man before Us w.s the author of - many
bloody scenes.
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'.e ''4' "'n Ae was l"e guest oi ten.
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'-o '1-'''. ''-'' ''''o embarrassing cl'cun
7,''',e9 'i'' W ana us l'uo'-l'J 10 SleaH
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al.ti MS nc-i'I. heAio' never did agree
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Gci. am always better on tile coast, where
was born
'- d. ylu not weary sometime, Of thi, re-
c.u-i5u, wo inquired. "after the active life
YOU have led }'
3. X1l see am growing old now" he an
svcred, with smile that had something Of
sadness in il. s.nce 1921. when declared