The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-28

arm, short shrunken figure, dressed
in dark calico skirt and sacque, with
a gray shawl and grey carpet-slippers,
her head queerly covered by close
fitting, black merino hood with
white kerchief inside, and no hair
visible, even upon the forehead; her
skin was almost as dark as amulatto's
and scanned with a million fine
wrinkles. Her eyes were shrunken
to such degree as to give the i'm
preston Of having disappeared alto
gether, leaving two narrow loopholes,
red as fire, and uncanny to look upon,
but she presently gave proof that
the power Of discriminating sight
remained, for, after having talked
with me fore some time, she inquired
if were married, and being answered
in the affirmative, demanded to which
fof the gentlemen present.
The Chief stood at the further end
Of the room, speaking with friend in
the party, and indicating him, said,
The gentleman with grey hair.
YES replied Eulalia, quickly, but
there are two gentleman with grey
hair; which is yours q Then survey
ing first the one and then the other,
she exclaimed rather impatlently,
We'll, / should not think you need
have married man with white hair,
and added some comments upon my
appearance, which showed that at
least her sight was perfect, whatever
may be thought of her taste, and judg-
ment. She seemed quite delighted at
my speaking to her in Spanish, and
kept up the conversation in an eager
and animated manner, and with a
strength of voice and quickness of
hearing quite extraordinary, accom-
panying her words with marked
gesticulations.
She wore brown rosary about her
neck, and on my referring to her being
a good Catholic, said that by the
crucifx she had learned the lesson of
how to live, and she hoped to die.
She, had been married twice, and
said that in her youth had had many
lovers, but could not decide which of
them to marry until the padre inter.
fered and insisted that she must make
a choice, which she accordingly did;
but she was left widow, and again
she made a selectiOnQand one based on
maturer judgment, and she had been
even happier in her second nuptials
than in her first.
When asked her age, she counted on
her fingers ten, twenty, thirty, and sc
on. up to one hundred and forty, and
it is certain and on record, that when
the present church of the Mission OF
San Gabriel was built in Ill, she was
a married woman with three children
She has three daughters and two sons
alive, and grand-childre eighty years
old, all settled around the Mission
land she lives with all of them alter
nately, going to church regularly
every Sunday.
Two years ago she executed a piece
of fine embroidery for sale at fair
and still uses her needle constantly
1t was proposed to take her to the
Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia
and she actually went as far as the
cars, when some of her relatives, tt
whom she is a revenue, interfered
and brought her home again. Perhap:
it was as we'll, for she had never beer
in all her long life further than eigh
miles from Loretto, her birthplace
and the fatigue and excitement woult
no doubt have been risk. BY thu
time she had told all this, we feared
that the dear old lady, who, blythe
way, was most exquisitely neat
might be tired, although she gave nj
signs of fatigue, and so rose to TAX
our leave. She appeared really sorr
to have us go, and followed us quit
out to the carriage, bidding the spokes
: woman an especial good-by with
prettily turned Spanish compliment
not only upon my appearance, bu
} what she called my amibility il
visiting and talking to and cheerin
poor old woman. Pressing my han
in firm, almost virile manner, sh
gently uttered in sweet pure Spanis
! the blessing which comes with sue
, Authority and sanctity from aged lip:
I and we parted with mutual regret.