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THE IAclENpA or SANTA ANNA.-
Twelve miles beyond Ccrro GOrdo is The
hacienda Of Gen. Santa Anna. As this
distinguished iunCiiOnary owns pretty much
the whole county between Nela Cruz aud
Jalapa, he finds 1t convenient 10 have two
other residences; but the hacienda near
Cerro Gordo was his iavoriic retreat
Here il WAS he lived in dignity, previous
to the disastrous battle that lost him his
presidential office aud bis popularity among
bis people. Il was bold dagoon MAJOR
who, first Of our army, entered this princely
abode; he gazed with astonishment at the
surrounding splcndor and had not pro.
credcd iir TO examine, before the name OF
el General Santa Anna met his sight, and


informed him where ho was. Inc resi-.
dence was characterized BY species Of
oriental splendor; fourteen large rooms
crowded upon each other, filled with cost,
ouomans, from the walls OF which were
suspended rare works of art. Everything
had been precipilalely abandoncdi upon a
centre table in one Of the principal saloons


lay an unsoaled note, in the writing of the
Dictator. II stated that "he left everything
to the mercy oI generous enemy


The MAJOR perred about as il he had got
into an Arabian enehanimenl; hc examined
alleniyeiy the pictures and coveted sad.
die with costly liappngs aud airrups ol
gold inaid with silver; he peeped inlO Il
Iiulc recess, and his heart throbbed-lhere
was a couch for princess. Upon the
adjoining tables were scattered costly per.
tunes, aud on the floor, as they had been
abandoned by two pretty Spanish ieel, was a
pair oI elegantly wrought, yet tiny slippers.
Tho Major was gallant man and an hon.
orabe one-dragoon as he was, be could
loIego the saddle and the stirrups, gold
though they were--bu he wanted trophy,
aud he placed the slippers in bis pocket
with a thrill al their feel that would have
done honor 10 a powerful galyanic battery.
Yet his heart smo,e him, aud ho placed the
treasures back, and walked into the more