The Dillon tribune., 1886-12-31
SANTA ANNA'S BRIDE.
a BEAUTIFUL, sHABeILY DREssro
GIRL, PLAYING WITH A KITTEN

fnSs
cf H'ch Warslrobc-A Lazy 1.,,.
a Lesson in Ncatncss-1;cc.;,;,,
Visitor.
,,s wen Ten Santa Anna lost power and
p.cs''Sc ana was eXilcd, his youn,, ,,.;f,
p lnu true and devoted woman r.,
ao.4 ,he eSllcu hero, old, broken in health
. enn. ou"ea III spirit, received pcrm;sson
.ip... 'ne Mexican government 10 r,.t,,,,,
~ =: ms hsllvc land, and then III, v,r,. r,,r:
ms ,,i'ei soiacc and did all in her ,,n,ynr
~ ''i'e',at" his moral and physical s;,t,cr.
rnss. me eN-dictator lived very nl,,.,1,.
,ol tue greater part of his foitli,t. hoi
' oeel' Sl'an"cred in the West Indies. 1hosc
WHO ni'tt 1a"ned upon him in other a,vs
u''t'ls ignored him, and he wa, tn,,li,.
ne:lecteu even by persons on v,,,, h.,
aau once conferred immense f,1yors AZ
70 ms f;tforlte generals and other ,u;li,,,,.
cn'cis' many assumed virt,,o,,, ar W..
'il'tlc Indignation and ,listlai,n,,l in,rr.
course with II man who was a .stroitor,,.
al seemed to forget how well and h,.,vn,v
zen. Santa Anna had fought against ria
Americans in 1916 >'''''' WV
Lol.LlNG IN a ROCKING CltAu
Alter Gen. Santa Anna died his family
recovered some of his former POSSESSIONS
an" MS widow was commandment
wealthy: She owned a city residence
ncre ana pretty country seat in Tacu-
paya' ller war'lrobes were filed with
SIX, satin and velvet dresses, her laccs
aiohe constituted q fortune, and she still
le.alne't costly sets Of diamonds, pearls
aIl'' enier;llds; but when the stimulus Of
Tue OH generals ambition was with
I, MIS- Santa Anna became SO care
less SO lnanc that she had not energy
enough TO sustain the position she might
nave helu II possessed of any spirit.
= ricr apathy was not, due to any regrets
lor past rank or splentlor. She was sim
ply lazy, and soon degcneratcd into a
nonehlty, and instead of opening her salon
10 those who respected her and fully nn-
prec!ated her virtues, she received but n
lew relatives and passed her DAYS idlv
1olllns i'll rocking chair. Some two
years ago Spanish lady, who was
really attached to Mrs. Santa Anna.
tried to arouse her from her oyster like
existence. One morning, when she found
her ex-hlShneSs in Il torn, soilctl wrappcr.
with her hair hangin; down and her
feet thrust into old slippers down at tho
heel, she said:
Lola, it is a shame for you to 10 50
untidy.' w wv
Mrs. Santa Anna replied: "I have no
person to dress for.''
"Nonscnse!' exclaimed her friend.
''You should remember that YOU are the
widow OF one Of Mexico's most illustr
GUS heroes. Allow me to give you one
lesson in neatncss."
''What is it.' asked Mrs. Santa Anna.
with lanyuid smile.
LESSON IN NEATNESs.
at must be given in the parlor.- re-
sponded Sonora b., and, leading the
widow into the salon, she pointed to the
portrait OF the deceased president, say
ny: ''Looll at that proud face" then
stopping before a full length portrait of
her cx-hiShness, said: "Look mt your
graceful figure, your beautiful face, those
MAGNIFICENT jewels which you yet possess
md those almost regal robes" then
quickly turning to u large mirror added
And there behold what you arc now!'
Mrs Santa Anna gazed ut the figure in
tlc mirror, then replied: yes, my
beauty has all gone"
"No,' responded her friend; "your
teeth are still beautiful, your hair is but
slightly changed, your figure is still en-
ccllent, but You arc SO slovenly that you
look worse than any of your servants,
md you arc 50 indolcnt that il YOU do
not soon rouse yourself half Of your fac,l-
Ties will I've paralyzed for lack OF cxer-
ciSc'
Mrs. Santa Anna rallied for while,
but about year ago, when the writer
had occasion to see her, and had called
and waited some time, q woman in a
faded calico dress, having her head and
form cnvcloped in blue cotton rcbosa,
such as servants and Indian women
wear, entered the parlcr. asked:
''Docs Mrs. Santa Anna know am heres
Was my card given hcr?''
The reply was: "Ah! SEQ you have
entirely forgotten me-" 1t was Mrs.
Santa Anna.
Mortified at my own stupidity, Iquickly
replied: 1.-The parlor is little dark;
have not seen you for two years, and then
You We're dressed in black But in very
truth had never seen the lady looking
quite so untidy. So little was Mrs. Santa
Anna known, or rather so completely
was her very existence forgotten, that
when she was buried not long ago some
of tho Mexican newspapers alluded to
her ''cXtrcmc old age" although she
could not have been more than 50 or IS
years old. They evidently believed the
deceased was the presidents first wife,
who would have been ut least so
City of Mexico Letter.
Snuff Taking and tho Voice.
Gen. Dearborn Of Boston was guest at
this dinner to Lafayette. At that day,
gentlemen, especially lawyers, were
much in the habit OF talsin. snuff. and
in this habit the general had SO lon. in
obliged, and to such excess, that he had
almost entirely lost his voice. Mr.. Clay
was also fond of snuff, so fond that he
would never carry box, lest he should
indulge the habit to such excess rs to in
jure his voice. his splendid, silver toned,