Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-07-28
Santa Anna Adopting an american Boy.

Santa Anna Adopting an american Boy.
Waddy Thompson's recent work on
Mexico, gives favorable view of the
character of Gen. Santa Anna. Various
instances of his clemency are told, and
among other remarkable incidents we
have the following anecdote:
Amongst the prisoners taken at Mier
was-a very shrewd and handsome boy,
of about Is years of age, John Hill. On
their artiyalin Mexico, this boy was. not
closely confined as the other prisoners
were; and he cane to see me-. and re.
qaested that | would ask the President to
release him. ] told him to go himself,
and was sure that Santa Anna would he
more apt to do it on his own account than
mine.
A few days afterwards the little fellow
returned to my house very handsomely
dressed and told me that he had been lib
erated.and gave me the following account
of what had passed between himself and
the President: When he requested Santa
Anna to release him, the latter replied
"Why, ifI do, you will go back and fight
me again. The Santa Fe prisoners were
released on their parole of honor not to
bear arms again against Mexico; and it
was not three months before half of them
had invaded the country again; and they
tell me that you killed several ofmy Mex
leans at Mier.' The little fellow replied
that he did not know how many he killed,
but that he had fired some fifteen ortwenty
times during the battle. very well. says
Santa Anna, 4 willrelease you, and, what
is more, will adopt you as my son, and
educate you and provide for you as such.
/ The boy was sent to the house of Cen
eral Tornel, the Minister of war, and Twas
really, as | know, adopted on full foot
ing of equality in his family, and treated
with the most parental kindness. He was
afterwards placed at the principal college
in Mexico, where be was pursuing his ed.
ucation when left the country. Gen.
Santa Anna not only pays the charges of
his education, but in all respects cared
for him as son. some time after his
own discharge, little Hill came to me to
request the release of his father. l told
him no; to go and try his own hand again.
He did so and obtained at once the re-
lease of his father, sand afterwards of a
brother, whowas also among the prisoners.
A Coop ANEcDoTE.-There formerly
resided in the city of A-,aMonsieur
D., a man of great wealth, but who was
ever getting into difficulty when he found
it necessary to make an investment. His
temperament being decidedly nervous,
many were the tricks played upon him.
On one occasion he had come to the con.
clusion that bank stock was precarious
property to hold, railroad worse, and in
surance stock he wouldn't have no how.
Arriving at this point, he resolved to leave
his spare funds with Mr.. G.. for safe
keeping. Accordingly he calledupon him
and made deposit of ten thousand dol
lars. Mr. G. received it with reluctance,
but informed Monsieur d. that if he should
have occasion for the money he must give
him few days notice. Some six months
had elapsed, and all things were moving
on smoothly so far as the Frenchman's
money was concerned, when company
of young men were seen to enter the City
Hotel, and on observing our neryousfriend
one ofthem asked his companion if he
had heard ofthe failure of Mr. e., to which
they all simultaneously replied, cant be
impossible.
The Frenchman sprung from his seat,
and approaching the party, exclaimed,
Mon Dieu! what vas | hear? my friend,
broke into small pieces. Den anu ruin
myself am use ali up-I am broke into
ten thousand leetle peices. Mr.. G. owe
me ten thousand dollar. Oh, mon Dieui
vat shall | do? / shall break my neck sew.
eral times in getting dare in five minutes
With this he started off fol Mr.. G count
ing room, where he arrived nearly out of
breath, despair on his countenance, and
trembling from head to foot. Mr.. &. was
astonished at the mans haggared look,
and begged him to be seated. But no.
no seat for him-'money was his suit.
At last recovering himself, he said, 'Ah,
my friend, | hear you fail. What for you
fail when you owe me ten thousand dollas?
Why you no tell me yesterday you fail to-
dayf By this time Mr.. 6. saw through
the trick, informed Mons. d. he would
give him check for the amount. Atthis
the Erenchman was more astonished than
before, and exclaimed, sAh, you got himi
en- bien? IF you got him, don't want
him, but if you have not got him, | must
have him.
A GREAT GUN.-'Thc Boston Post
states that piece of ordnance was cast
at Alger' foundry, South Boston, on We'd
nesday, which, when finished, viii OK