The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-07-03

SANTA ANNA AT RANDALSvILLE.
NeSpS. EitorS In the latter part Of
The year 1896, in travelling along the then
great mail route, CHANGED, between Che.
raw aud Fayetteville, to fall in company
with Gen. his son, and Major -,
Of the I. s. Army, and couple Of mis-
chicvous young men of the former place
Ii appears that a report had been gene.
rally circulated, that the Mexican General
would pass about that time, on his way To
Washington City. Our young men, there
fore, for lack Of something else to do, de-
termned to pass off Major - as Santa
Anna, upon the worthy yet too creduIous)
old Scotch Post Master Of the cugot Ran.
doIsNlIle. The Majors love OF fun made
him ready convert to their plan. Gen.
-, however, was not disposed to have
any thing to do with the hoax,
Night fasorlng tho project, on our arri
val Ut the office, one Of our ways slipped
into the log office, nnd in q sly way COO.
yeyed 10 the worthy old man the impor'
tan, intelligence that Santa Anna was then
in the stage, in custody Of Gen. ---- and
lis AID, (his sony "And its very much
obeeged to you, Young man, am, for to.
king the trouble to tell me-" "My soa,"
SAID he, addressing tall young man by his
81 e, and We see what it is now for your
tnher to be Postmaster Ie would
never Ina got sight Of the great man but
for it. Its mighty leete We get in the
way Of pny from the Government, bat this
sigh, will pay for all our trouble" Oar
way, after informing his victim III which
corner Santa Anna sat, returned to his
seat, closely followed by the old man, who
came to the door, while his son held a can
die in an opposite window. And its how
do We do, Meester Santa Anna And It's
sorry am to see We in this fix; bur, Noes.
Ter Santa Auna, its some very bad things
20 ha' done" " Daddy" interrupted the
young nan, "III swear he looks mighty
savrlgrous, and the thing can't talk plain"
4" Oul ava, and don't offend the gentle.
man. said the old man. Don't mind the
lad, Mees,ar Santa Anna, for its mighty
glad am to see ye, and hope you'll do
better next time. Jincral, you've got Il
mighty lIIustrous prisoner. I've rcad a
heap about him in the Fayetteville Obser-
yer, and its a mighty good Wing paper
too, Jlueral. And is this your son, Jlue,
raj He's nice young man, | warrant.
And can he Fl hit too, Jnetal These and
fifty other remarks were made by the old
man, and his son, to which Gen. - said
as little as possible. The Major answered
in dialect neither Spanish, French, nor
English. lie disclaimed all knowledge OF
the first two, and did not brag upon know
ING the last any too we'll. The remainder
of us were busily employed in stopping our
mouths. The driver luckily became I'M
patient and drove off, or our mirth would
have betrayed rs. Before we left, how
ever, thirty or forty, men, women and chill,
dren, we're seen tip,oing and elbowing each
other around the coach, to obtain sight ;
many Of whom, no doubt, succeeded, and
to this day brag Of their good luck, As to
the venerable old man, he was much troub.
led by enquiries as to his appearance, &c.
All, did shake hands with and talk TO
the great man, Meestor Santa Anna, he
would say, "and he was mighty nice and
perlite, and sorry | was that he could not
spake plain, for had great trouble to un.
derstand him." And reckon he did
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