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Santa Anna's Favorite Retreat

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Day
10
Month
July
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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The New Orlpa;s Na'ioml stntes ihnt tive!ye miles beyond Cerro Gordo, s lhe hacienda of Sania Anna. As this dsnguis'ic J funclionnry owns pretty muc1) lhe wlxile country between Vera Cruz and Jal.-ip.i, he finds t convcnlont tó hnve two ther resilientes ; biv I lhe hacienda n?nr Cerro Gordo wns his favorita retieat. fiere t was he lhed n d guit) pi-Hvious to the disastmus battle that lost him his Presiden'ial odie? ind liis populnrity nmnng his people. It wns a bold drngoon nvij'ir who, first of uur army, entered this princely abod ; he gazed with astoriisliinnt at the surrounding spletidnr, and had not proceded fur t" examine, hel'ore the name of el Genera] Santa Anna tnet his sight and inlbrmed him where lie was. Th'? re.sidencn was chnracteiiz"d by a species of Oriental splendorj ourteen In rge rooms crowried Uirn each otliei1, filled with costly ottoinans, frora the wtAU of whieh wem sus. peiidet) raro works of art Everything hnd been precipitately nhatidoned ; npon n centre tahle in one of the principal saloons, Iny on nnsealiid note, in the wiiting of lhe Diciator. It stated that "he left everything to the mercy of a generous eneiny." Tlie Major peered about as if he had got into au Atnbinn euchaniment ; he exnmined iittentively the pictures, nnd coveted a saddle with coslly Inippings and slirrups of gold inlaid with silverj he peeped into R little recess, and his heait ihrobbed - there was a conch fora piincess. (Jpou tlie adj-iining t;ib!es were senttered coaly perfume-, and on the floor, es th' y had abanüoned tivo prey Span sh feet, was a pair of elfgamh wrought, yet tiny slippers. The Major was agallant man and an honorable ono; drngoon as I-r-, was, he could foi-pgo the sacldle nndstirmps, g-.]d though they were - bilt he wanted a (rophy, and ho placad the slippers in his pocket with a thrill at Iheirfeel that would liave done honor to a piwsrful galv.inicbattery. Yet his huri single him ind hn placed the trensures back, and wnlked into the more nzpnftd parts of the house. He vent into tlie ne gliboring pnunds nnd viewed the splpndid cattle and horses that were luxuriatin? nt ense ; when, preeiitly, ihfre dashed up an aid of Gen. Siott, ordering thp dragoons lo pursue the ret renting Santa Anna. In an instant the Major was mounted, and hi men followed with a yell of delight. A ftw hours elapsed ■bn he returned to the splendid ln. What a chnnge ! the fine cattle bad been driven off( the saddle stil! remained hut tliR gold and silver was gone. Th" pictures ere dfs'royed nnd hung in fragmen's from ihe'r fiamas; the splendiH cu3hions hnd been cut oprn, ni the m:rrors broken into a thousind fïngments. - Sn ended an incident in the drama of tho Me.tican wnr.

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Signal of Liberty
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