American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-06-02
SANTA ANNA.
A VISIT TO THE ME xrcAn HERO.


st. Thomas. We copy the folio
ing:
On the 18th, Ave of us midshi
men went up to Santa Annals res
dence, hoping to get a sight of I'll
noted general. AS good luck woul
have it, one of the sudden rail-
storms peculiar to the tropics cam
| up just as we were opposite his h0us,
and, observing our condition, a
American, who appears to be tn
generals major dOmO, came out ant
gallahtly invited us to enter, prop
osition which we gladly accepted
We were shown into a kind of par
Tor, most beautifully furnished will
Brussels carpets, six large sized mir
rOrs, furniture in the way of chairs
tables, sofas, etc, and marble statu,
airy in abundance, While we were
looking at everything with true yam
kee inquisitiveneSs, the general sent
in his major domo to invite two of us
to take breakfast with him, but as
there were five of us the major de-
cided that we should draw lots for
the honor. He accordingly produced
two handkerchiefs, and tying a knot
in the corner of one, placed all four
of one and one corner of the other
together and invited us to draw, af-
ter the manner Of drawing straws. !
was unlucky enough not to draw Ell
Their the knot or the single handker-
chief, and therefore couldn't 90 in,
but | did'n regret it, as he shortly
after requested the remainder of us
to wait and take coffee with him,
which proposition we were nothing
10th to accept, as we cannot drink
coffee with Santa Anna every day.
AS soon as breakfast was over lit
ought to have been called dinner, for
it was II o'clock NJ, and they had
everything that we would have at
that meal, though cooked in Mexican
style) we went in and after being sep
arately introduced to the general,
took our seats at the table. We at
tempted a conversation with him,
but found he could speak nothing
but Spanish. There were several at
the table besides ourselves, viz: an
Dane, Mexican or two
md a Carthagenian. There was al
so a Spaniard from Peru, Senior Lo-
.ano, dark looking man, who is a
Doct. He was the only celebrity be- !
sides the general and ourselves (D
The coffee was served up in the finest .
Seryes-china, on silver saltrr, the
argest | ever saw. After coffee came
vine and cigars. The American act
d as Interpreter, and we managed
o get along very well.
The general looks like d very fine
Id man; is 50 years old, with hair of
dark brown, and appears to be in
ertect health. He does not wear
pectacleS, and seems likely to re-
ain his sight for many years yet.
Ifter cigars we made a graceful
dieu, which was rendered by the in
-Ipreter as only an expression of
lat sort can be rendered, in the
Ost flowing of Spanish sentences. ]
made HE stare to hear our short
Jeech translated into words as long
J the moral law, and as only a Span !
h-born could express it, for the t
Jet acted as our interpreter, and he {
d get it off well, too. | wanted to |
It him on the back. 1t pleased the
,neral amazingly, too, and he re- II
rned in true Hidalgo style, say t
< that everything he possessed was
Irs, and we could make ourselves i
home, etc. ! forgot to mention
at he proposed toast to lbs during ii
e meal, viz that We might all be- a
me admiralS. After everything Il
Us said and done, and we could find e:
excuse for staying any longer we a. .,
Ok our departure, well pleased with ii
+ days adventures. In fact,
ink ] never passed "A more singu- Vi
'ly agreeable day in my life. y
Gen. Whittsey is taking issue
til Gems. Steadman and Fullerton, Oh