The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-23
VISIT TO SANTA ANN
4 snndusky Boy sreaKrasts with Ham.

The Sa-dusky (Ohio) Register publishes an in.
teresting letter from Sandusky boy, graduate
OF the United States Naval Academy, and now
midshpman In the Navy, whose vessel, the Stol-
tara, recently touched at st. Thomas. We copy
the lollowlng;- ... ....
"On the 11th, five of us midshipmen went up by
Santa Anna's residence, hoping TO ret sight OF the
noted General AS good luck would have 1t, one of
the sudden transforms peculiar to the tropics
~ just as we were opposite his house and observing
our condi hon. an American, who appears to
be the Generals Major Dome, came out and
invited us to enter, propoSlhon which we
lor most beautifully furnished with Brussels carpe 8,
six argesized mirrors, splendid iu nture IN the way
OF chairs, tables sofas etc and marble statuary in
abundance. While we were look NC at ever thing
with true Yankee nquisveness, the General sent in
hisMajor DOmO to invite two of us to take breakfast
decided that we should draw lots for The honor. He
accordingly produced two handkerchieIs, and tying
knot IN the corner OF one placed al four corners
of one and one corner of the other together and
invited us to draw, alter the manner OF drawing
straws. was unlucky enough not to draw eth r
the knot the slnge O hRndkerchie and therefore
couldn't go in; but didn't regret It, he shortly
after requested the remainder of Us TO wait and ta6e
coffee W tn HIM, which proposition we were nothing
lOath to accept, we cannot drink coffee with
Santa Anna everv day. As soon as breakfast was
ut ought to have been called dinner, for it
we wOulo have at that meal, thonPh cooked in
Mexican stylel we went In, and after being sepa.
ratey introduced to the General took our seats at
the fable. We attempted conversation with him,
but found he could speak nothing but Spanish There
several at the table besides ourselves VIZ, an
American. Dane, Mexican or two, and Cartha-
glnian. There was also Spaniard from Peru, Senor
ozano, a dark-ooking man who rs poet He was
the only celebrity besides the General and
selves(!) The coffee was served up in the finest
SevTes china, on q silver salver, the largest
1 ever saw. After coffee came wine and cigars
The American acted as interpreter, and we man.
aged to get along very we'll. The General
looks like a very fine old man; is 6S years Old
with hair of dark brown, and appears to
be perfect health. He does not wear spectacles,
ano seems likely to retain mis- sight ior many years
vet. After cigars we mace graceful adleu, which
was rendered by the interpreter as only an express
son-Ot that sort can be rendered, in the most flow
ing OF Spanish sentences 1t made me stare to hear
our short speech translated into words as long as
the moral law, ana as only a Spanish born could
express IT. for the poet acted as our IN erpre er, and
he did get it of well, toe. i wanted to pat him
the back 1t pleased the General amazingly, too
and he returned IT in true Hidago style, saying that
everything he possessed was ours, and we could
make ourselves at home, etc forgot 60 mention
that no proposed toast to during the meal, viz.
that we might all become AdmIa $. After every
thing was said and done, and we could find no ex-
for stavine any longer, took our departure,
well pleased with days adventures In fact.
think ] never passed more singularly agreeable
daV nv life -