, 1875-07-22
SANTA ANNA.

An Interview with tho Old 1ncro-I1ls
Present Appe1lruncc-&Qts Entsausi-
nam Over Old-Tlrnc Exploits.
Tie following interesting account of an inter
view with old HantA Anna ia gwen In tho pidcHe,
Of Mobile, by "D: i. b.: -., ..,....,
Probably no ltfo Of tho preaont century, II
Wristcn out, would present moro checkered,
sensational page than that Of Santa Anna. AS
Of our Ropublio 1t ID llled also with private ami
personai experiences which sound like tho OK
aGgoration1 of fction. 1t l4As been filled with
honors and a1versities, and now, at the ripe old
age Of 78. tho posaossor looka over it oil and
would faiu bo 5ouug again. It was about the
year 1885 that Santa Anua's absolute political
power Was broken. Hiuce tban with tue oxcep-
upp OF home unlmpottant part In the ETench in-
tcryention. his life has boon comparatively quiet
Happening p few months ainco to be tn tho
City Of MaTico, aud lqaruing That tho old horo
was then spending d fow weeks In Ills CITY homo,
determined, Il possible, to crafty my feelings
Of lntesaat in hia 1on,snlc career bY securing gu
Interview. Owing to 1nusnal feeling Of dislike
existing between Santa Anna aud tho AlcxEan
pcop!o, tue former holds himBolt in great re-
servo. His rooms aro open to hns foT, and IT
IL no easy n,Attor to gain All audience. Toward
Foreigners lso ia not 10 sutly nnd II ia generally
parlors than for natlse clizo5.
Wo hardly had tiIne to cast a hassy glanco
shout III boforo side door opensl and Santa
Anna himself stopped iuto tho room. His
aftor shaking hands aud making fcW common
place rssnarks to each one Of ust he motloned
toward tho ehaIrs, and we al moved oyer and
SGT down. ny surprise a. she Appearance OK fne
atsad ot tue grny-hairod old man that We haa
expected to BOO, Al upright, soldierly figure
stool botore IN. llls form vas not ydt bowed
down b7 tho weight Of yo.rs, and hsy coot black.
flashing oyes told that tho rss OF early life waro
not yet iii spent. Incredible aa It uay boen':
| banta Annals hair laa not yet turned Erny, and
| his .faos ilas kindly. hopeful expression,
strangely ss Variance With the widespread ideas
| kind, and iB as emooth-fhcod 40 woman. III
| talking ha III much troubled BY 3 badittihg
Bas ,of falao tooth. which 14!l from tho
palato, aud 10 IL slightly deaf. i WAS III nov
sofa, however that the Alarmities OF hla ago
showed themselves most conspicuous. llH false
| le9 troubled him, aud thought 10 showed .
disposition 10 hide II, for after seatinR himself
i'm aid coyored It with tue loft. ue sat up
rjglt, nor did ho loan back Or ohauge hlH posi-
| tlon tic whole honE that we wera With him.
santa Anna ~ Hla built about fect' 10 in
. lepdsomo man-ss ho ts At prcaoat 1lno;;
looking old gentleman. lie is talkatiye aud
aocal-loyeR to recount his own exploits, aud
seems to live st present altogether in tho past
uo kpows TINT the future holds nothing for him,
consequently he takes very little lnterest ia tue
passing eyente Of tle day. LIZ did pot eYon know
Tue naiuo Of the President Of the United 6tatep.
fat1s tfat aimbst INV school -boy would 10 cana
i,n at answsrinu. After no,no general iunuirics
abm,t his fsaitf1 the eilect Of tlfu tocept ralna
on lis diseaao (he il troubled viii catsrrn}, aud
| fia nrofects fof nnpsing tho aulnmor wouething
wss mi ti,at lad }m nf on tho Tery track wo had
boo, hnnn. for. viz. limsaIf And Lis Own exploits
Az ho fonnd Iimsolf drift1ug on thirty, forty
Ind oyet, fiftY yasra Into the psst, bis Old form
strxiahtcnnli IN. lii nyos nbono iIke those Of U
hns and hc sesnea tn ia living II ali over again,
IN tiasas,hiho tl,o syanta Of hslf century ago
ma SaTa astnn,nhei 10 nota The ACCURACY with
wi,cb he gAYo tLo miuutest PARTICULARS, Every
|.ta nd nc;fent eaenefa to- 10 "a Arosl in hi
nan,a.. 49, thnnrh It wsra An cyent Of the day
hoga,r" 40 ''S"s7 - ~"
1't' IL ".xa r.. =, aceount OF tho early Hopub.