Wanderings in Mexico; the spirited chronicle of adventure in Mexican highways and byways . Garden tjf Chapultepec. dale til ( hapuhupi-c niiiitary ci>lie<;e THE MAN WHO LIKES MEXICO 121 alert, impassive, clear-eyed, commanding, dignified: al-ways on time, no matter what the hour or the weather,thus quietly enforcing the rule of promptness in thispleasant land of manana. It seemed that in this habitof punctuality, as in all his daily life, he was modestlyand unobtrusively setting a good example to the men inMexico, whether native or foreign. And while the lightbeats fiercely on the Presid
Wanderings in Mexico; the spirited chronicle of adventure in Mexican highways and byways . Garden tjf Chapultepec. dale til ( hapuhupi-c niiiitary ci>lie<;e THE MAN WHO LIKES MEXICO 121 alert, impassive, clear-eyed, commanding, dignified: al-ways on time, no matter what the hour or the weather,thus quietly enforcing the rule of promptness in thispleasant land of manana. It seemed that in this habitof punctuality, as in all his daily life, he was modestlyand unobtrusively setting a good example to the men inMexico, whether native or foreign. And while the lightbeats fiercely on the Presidents chair as on the throne,no stain on the private life of Diaz has been revealed,even to his enemies. As for the achievement of President Diaz, all the worldknows that he went into office as provisional president in1876, it being formally decreed by Congress in April ofthe following year that he serve as Constitutional Presi-dent for a term expiring in November, 1880. He de-clined reelection, in accordance with the provisions ofthe Constitution. At the expiration of the term ofGonzalez in 1884, Diaz was aga
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