The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-29
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will allow him to pass freely. Yours
respectfully.
GEORGE BANCROFT"
Somehow Just about this time there
spread through Mexico the news that
Santa Anna was soon TO return. Pa
redes hearkened to the rumor. and on
July % resigned the presidency. GEN
eral Nicholas Bravo succeeding him.
But Bravo only lasted few days.
There was a revolution early in Au-
gust. and General Salas. devoted fol-
lower of Santa Anna. seized the govern
ment.
The Arnb.
On August Is, the lookout from the
crownsnest OF the ST. Mary's. OF tho
blockading squadron off Vera cruz.
picked up strange steamship.
lieutenant went aboard The strange
vessel was the Arab. chartered at Ha-
vana for trip 10 Vera Cruz. The cap
tain escorted the lieutenant to the cab
in and there introduced him to Santa
Anna and his staff The Napoleon OF
the West was returning from his FL
ba. The lieutenant reported TO can
tain Saunders and Captain Saunders re-
ported to Commodore Conner The
commodore paid visit OF state
to the general. and showed every
honor to him. That evening
santa Anna and his staff land
ed in Vera Cruz. The guns OF san
Juan de Uloa Numbered salute and
the population shouted itself hoarse IN
honor OF the man who a little more tnan
a year before had fed before tac's
/ wrath. And that night in the Cover
| nor's palace Santa Anna delivered
| speech in which he called for Death
| to the Yankees.
| His iournay to the City OF Mexico
1 was afame with enthusiasm over the
/ return OF the hero. the deliverer. He
| could have taken the presidential chair
| at once had he 30 desired. but he WAS
too skilful politician for such amove.
4 Instead he asked FOR command of the
ARMY of the North. to drive the hated
/ Gringos back beyond the sabine
Poor James Buchanan When ne
4 heard the news he sorrowed for the de-
i ceit OF man.
In 1875, veteran of two wars OF
The United States crossed the ferry
! from New York TO Staten Island. 10
drove 10 an old mansion In the interior
70 visit man he had known In the
'llong ago. The visitor was old, put
4 the man he was going to see was o!"-
err. The two men embraced, and tne
elder man, in his JOY at meetlns ms
friend Of other days, cdiso ~ so''
attendants and ordered that MS nnes.
cocks be brought out and be put INTO
the bit. and that there should be
: Grand battle TO celebrate the comm :
al the captain The cocks fought ana
: The old mans fading eyes cleaned WIKI
!, JOY. - 49, tr,and y,n
2 never can know the rapture / feel over
!, my fighting cocks They are the so!,s
= of Mars, the knights of the bird woriu
they are warriors true Nature htteo
them for strife. Look at the Dill, llKe
: a falchion: look at the comb. ike
, helmet; look at the spur. like rapier
: The cock knows no greater JOY ina
): the ioy Of battle You and are the
: same. -.
9 After the birds had fought. the two
. old men went into the house. ana there
= they played at Spanish monte. sants
= Anna was nearly eighty and again, al
J. fer three or four more terms as Pres-
u tsident. was in exile. When the two OF
s friends were parting the captain ASKED
y santa Anna If he expected to return
y to Mexico. N,,n
y "ouien sabe?" responded the Napo
s leon Of the West, with shrug OF NJ
Q shoulders. 81 fear not. Before ~ wa
d Elba. NOW 1t seems like ST.. Heleha
}, wish that your government. mig, ,.i !,
q aid me; but then. alas! he adaeo y -. !,
s a sly chuckle. our friend Buchanan :
g Downright &c, 1910, by Richard spillane'