New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-01

FFiclAl JOURNAL OF THE UNITED sTATEs.
Z S'FFlsteAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE or LOUISIANA,



a. Susceptible Youth Fails In Love with
one OF the MOriacchi-EEe Writes a
Eetser-ssSus:. the Aeart Bowe ed
Down.
We copy the following from the Cincinnati
Tunes, go that the susceptible youth of New
Orleans may not initiate the foolish young
man OF the great Ohio metropolis. The
Morlacchi ballet troupe are now playing
at the st. Charles:
If the sylphic beauties at the National
were to relate the many attempts OF enam-
cred youth to seek their acquaintance
through admiration, it would read some.
thing like a romance. There is scarce a
CITY they have appeared in but come ardent
admirer has felt the influence Of their
fascination, as with laughing lips and twink
ling feet they move ethereal.iike through
the intricate figures of the dance.
1t is not always, however, the susceptible
youth that bow in admiration at their
shrine; for the more matured, who are not
many removes from the sere and yellow
leaf, have also sought to bask in the smiles
of the graceful Cleopatras of the art divine.
3 But 1t is not Of these we now desire to speak,
but of q smooth faced, unsophisticated
youth who, for the first time early last week,
saw the Morlacchi ballet troupe and the
voluptuous can-can. Since then he has
secretly cherished for one OF these gossamer
nymphs. Mile. q deep, unconquera-
bic love, comparable only to that OF the
classic Paris for the fair Helen. Night after
night, with lorgnette in hand, was the
enamcred lover seen in the dress circle
observing every movement of the symmetri-
cal and graceful dancer, as she pirOuetled
and swept with footballs light and airy over
The stage.
Finally, from dreaming in his air-castle
he awoke, determined on making the &C.
quaintance of her who had so enraptured
him. He cogitated over a thousand and
one methods of seeking her company, and
st last concluded TO resort to the gtlt-edge
billet deuJ, in hopes that he might pave the
way to the presence of the beautiful
dancer. To that end he sought .the SER
vices of iterateur to indite him letter
breathing the most tender, pure and poetic
love for her. The letter was completed to
his entire satisfaction, and was just such
enc as the Iove-lorn Romeo would have
sent to the fair Juliet under similar cir
cumstances.
The tender missive which was to bring
hope or despair to the youth who longed to
hear the music Of the syren's voice and TO
look love into her expressive and dreamy
eyes, was at once dispatched on it's mission
with hope that it might meet with happy
response.
The young man Of tender years now be
gan to manifest great impatience and the
sands OF the hour. glass never to him ran SO
slowly before. 1t was a long, long time till
the next day to that unfortunate lover, but
SIS "May glldes onward into june" SO did
that night glide into another day, and with |
it saw the youth early afoot and bearing |
down toward the postofice with counten- |
ance upon which was pictured an equal |
poise OF hope and fear.
The postofice clerk was at the window, |
with his usual impl2cable countenance, |
when the nervous youth stepped forward |
and inquired liz trembling tones for the ex- |
Uected letter. The clerk turned to the letter |
designated in the box, and taking out |
handful of the sealed missves, rapidly ran !
through them, until he had nearly COM |
'pleted the entire LOT, when finally he sud |
denly stopped then looking keenly at q |
letter, and taking it out, replaced the balance.
Approaching the window with business.like |
sir, he handed the letter to the youth without
= word, aud then turned his attention else
where. What passed in the mind of that
1nsophisticsted young man as he held the |
identical letter in his hand, on which WAS
legiby inscribed his own name, we will not
attempt to surmise. You, dear reader, may
probably know, if you eHer had spell Of
d'kitten love; and wrote your first impress |
Gons on the subject to some pretty baby |
faced girl, whom you constantly saw in |
dreamlaDd. Or some other place decidedly |
more earthly. Well, to hasten matters, let |
us look over the young mans shoulder as
he reads, which he does with eyes alright |
and downcast countenance, as follows:
CINCINNATI, March %, 1870.
"MR. CHARLES -: Dear Sir-AllOw
me TO inform you received your atfectionate |
letter last evening, and after hearty laugh |
ever its contents, in company with others,
consigned it to the flames. Please don't WIite
70 me any more, but if you love as you say,
manifest it by attending the National to- |
night and showering me with bouquets as I
execute my poses and pir0ueiteS in the first |
dance.
'Yours, respectfully.
MILE -
That particular evening came, but the